David Bassiouni
Dr David S. Bassiouni, Chairman and CEO of the New York-based Global Development Firm, The Bassiouni Group, since 2010, was formerly a Senior UN Official and South Sudan’s Regional Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He served in the United Nations System for over 26 years, primarily working with UNICEF, DHA, OCHA and UNDGO. He was the first-ever Humanitarian Coordinator and the only UN Coordinator to be appointed by the Secretary-General and the UN Security Council.
Dr David S. Bassiouni, Former UN Senior Official and South Sudan Minister of
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Dr David S. Bassiouni, Chairman and CEO of the New York-based Global Development Firm, The Bassiouni Group, since 2010, was formerly a Senior UN Official and South Sudan’s Regional Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He served in the United Nations System for over 26 years, primarily working with UNICEF, DHA, OCHA and UNDGO. He was the first-ever Humanitarian Coordinator and the only UN Coordinator to be appointed by the Secretary-General and the UN Security Council. Dr.Bassiouni expertise cuts broadly across Humanitarian Affairs and Assistance, Complex Emergencies, Conflict and Crisis Resolution, Safety and Security, Change Management, Sustainable Development, Agricultural and Natural Resource Development and Management.
Dr Bassiouni held several senior positions in the UN including Deputy Director of UNICEF’s Office of Emergency Programs, Chief of Inter-Agency, and Response Branches in DHA/OCHA and Coordinator for IASC/ECHA, Rapporteur to the High-Level Panel on the Humanitarian Response Review and Senior Technical Coordinator for the Joint UN/WB Needs Assessment of Somalia. He has also served as UNICEF’s Representatives in seven countries including Somalia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Ethiopia, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Egypt, and Bangladesh. Prior to his career in the UN, Dr. Bassiouni served in senior government positions, including Regional Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources in the Sudan.
A Graduate of the School of Veterinary Medicine of Khartoum University, Sudan, Dr. Bassiouni holds an M.A in Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government as well as a Senior Parvin Fellowship from Princeton University. In addition to his role on the Board of Directors of the International Institute for Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), he sits on the Boards of the Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation, the Non-Violent Peaceforce, the Mary N. Bassiouni Foundation and The Bassiouni Group (TBG).iou