Maimunah Mohd Sharif
Maimunah Mohd Sharif | |
|---|---|
Maimunah in 2018 | |
| 15th Mayor of Kuala Lumpur | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh |
| Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) | |
| In office 20 January 2018 – 19 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Clos |
| Succeeded by | Michal Mlynár |
| Acting Director-General, United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) | |
| In office January 2019 – 8 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Hanna Tetteh |
| Succeeded by | Zainab Bangura |
| Mayor of Penang Island | |
| In office 1 July 2017 – 19 January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Patahiyah Ismail |
| Succeeded by | Yew Tung Seang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maimunah binti Mohd Sharif 26 August 1961 Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Residence(s) | Nairobi, Kenya (2018–2024) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2024–present) |
| Education | Sungai Dua Primary School Tunku Kurshiah High School |
| Alma mater | University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology (BSc) University of Science Malaysia (MSc) |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Profession | Urban planner |
Dato' Seri Maimunah binti Mohd Sharif (born 26 August 1961) is a Malaysian civil servant and urban planner who has been serving as the 15th Mayor of Kuala Lumpur since August 2024. She also served as the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) from January 2018 until January 2024, becoming the first Asian woman to serve as Executive Director of UN-Habitat. On 20 January 2022, she was re-elected by the UN General Assembly for a two-year term that ended on 19 January 2024.
From January 2019 to January 2020 she also concurrently served as the acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON). She holds the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations in the UN System and sits on the United Nations Chief Executives Board for Coordination and the Secretary-General's Senior Management Group.
Prior to her appointment as Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Sharif was the Mayor of Penang Island, Malaysia. Before her appointment as Mayor, she was the President of the Municipal Council of Seberang Perai from 2011, the first woman to be appointed to the position.