Our People
Our team brings together people of diverse backgrounds and expertise. Learn more about us below.
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Mohamud Hassan Abdi
Logistical and Financial Officer
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Sharif Abukar Ahmed
Project Manager
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Sabah Al Nakouzi
Project Assistant
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Yemen Unit Samah Altaher
Junior Project Manager
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Afghanistan and Central/South Asia Unit Shahir Amin
Logistics Officer
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Ali Anan
Lebanon team
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Michael Arensen
Senior Project Manager
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Europe Unit Bakhtiyar Aslanov
Project Manager
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Lara Azzam
Senior Project Manager
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Yemen Unit Dalia Barsoum
Head of Unit
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Yemen Unit Ronja Birk
Junior Project Manager
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Afghanistan and Central/South Asia Unit Theresa Breitmaier
Senior Project Manager
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Rebecca Davis
Project Manager
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Jan Deeg
Project Manager
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Julian Demmer
Senior Project Manager
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Kasahun Dender
Project Coordinator
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Maria El Sammak
Junior Project Manager
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Afghanistan and Central/South Asia Unit Basir Feda
Head of Unit
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Nadine Francis-Pohle
Project Manager
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Afghanistan and Central/South Asia Unit Janina Gäde
Logistics Officer
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Regional Peace Support Janel B. Galvanek
Head of Department
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Europe Unit Armani Gambaryan
Project Manager
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Afghanistan and Central/South Asia Unit Hans-Joachim Giessmann
Director Emeritus
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Pascal Grimm
Project Manager
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Berite Gudeta
Dialogue Track Officer
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Christian Gülisch
Head of Unit
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Turkey team Ekrem Güzeldere
Project Manager
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Europe Unit Tamila Gvadzhava
Junior Project Manager
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Yemen Unit Ali Saif Hassan
Yemen Team
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Afghanistan and Central/South Asia Unit Isabel Hoffmann
Junior Project Manager
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Yemen Unit Calum Humphreys
Project Manager
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Heidi Huuhtanen
Senior Advisor
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Yemen Unit Katharina Jautz
Project Manager
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Feras Kheirallah
Senior Programme Manager, Representative – Beirut office
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Europe Unit Izzat Khushbakov
Project Manager
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Mary Kidane
Junior Project Manager
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Nike Löble
Junior Project Manager
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Hassan Mais
Lebanon team
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Feben Makonnen
Project Officer
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Linda Maurer
Junior Project Manager
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Zainab Mohamed
Project Officer
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Mohammed Moneim
Lebanon Team
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Mir Mubashir
Advisor, Dialogue and Mediation Support
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Yemen Unit Rasha Nagi
Junior Project Manager
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Sonja Neuweiler
Senior Advisor
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Paola Ottomano
Project Manager
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Yemen Unit Kenza Rady
Junior Project Manager
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Yemen Unit Joshua Rogers
Senior Project Manager/Advisor
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Thailand team Norbert Ropers
Senior Advisor
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Abass Kassim Sheikh
Senior Project Manager
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Afghanistan and Central/South Asia Unit Omaidullah Stanikzai
Junior Project Manager
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Arrliya Sugal
Junior Project Manager
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Afghanistan and Central/South Asia Unit Miriam Trefzer
Project Manager
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Latin America Unit Barbara Unger
Head of Unit
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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Maria Paula Unigarro Alba
Student Assistant
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Regional Peace Support Oliver Wils
Head of Department, MENA & Yemen
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Europe Unit Oliver Wolleh
Head of Unit
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Middle East and North Africa Unit Talal Zeidan
Junior Project Manager
Our Board of Trustees
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Board of trustees Sandra Breka
Member
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Board of trustees Diana Chigas
Member
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Board of trustees Hilde Frafjord Johnson
Member
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Board of trustees Kjell-Åke Nordquist
Member
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Board of trustees Dieter Senghaas
Member
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Board of trustees Christian Sundermann
Member
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Board of trustees Mathias Terheggen
Member
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Board of trustees Johannes Zundel
Chair