Amina Mohamed

Amina Mohamed
Aamina Maxamed Jibriil أمينة محمد جبريل
Mohamed in 2013
Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage
In office 2 March 2019 – 27 October 2022
President	Uhuru Kenyatta
Preceded by	Rashid Echesa
Succeeded by	Ababu Namwamba
Cabinet Secretary for Education
In office 5 February 2018 – 2 March 2019
Appointed by	Uhuru Kenyatta
Preceded by	Fred Matiang'i
Succeeded by	George Magoha
Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs
In office 20 May 2013 – 5 February 2018
Appointed by	Uhuru Kenyatta
Preceded by	Sam Ongeri
Succeeded by	Monica Juma
Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme
In office 13 May 2011 – 20 May 2013
Appointed by	Ban Ki-moon
Preceded by	Angela Cropper
Personal details
Born	(1961-10-05) 5 October 1961 (age 62) Kakamega, Kenya
Political party	Jubilee Party
Spouse	Khalid Ahmed
Children	7
Alma mater	Kenya School of Law (LLB) University of Kyiv (LLM) University of Oxford (PGDip)

Amina Chawahir Mohamed Jibril (Somali: Aamina Maxamed Jibriil; Arabic: أمينة محمد جبريل), born 5 October 1961, is a former Kenyan cabinet secretary, lawyer and a diplomat of Somali descent. She is the immediate former Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Heritage and Culture in Kenya.^[1] She previously served as chairwoman of the International Organization for Migration and the World Trade Organization's General Council, as well as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. She served as the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Kenya from May 2013 to February 2018, when President Uhuru Kenyatta, after re-election, moved her to the Education docket.^[2][3] In March 2019, she was moved to the Sports Ministry replacing Rashid Echesa.^[4] The KNEC Director, George Magoha replaced her in the Education docket.