Mohamed Beavogui
Member, AfricaRice Board
Mr Beavogui is a former Prime Minister of Guinea (2021-2022), a former United Nations Assistant Secretary General and the first elected Director General of the African Risk Capacity (2015-2020). He also served as the Board Chair of the United Bank for Africa in Guinea.
Prior to this, Mr Beavogui worked as Senior Director Partnerships and Resource Mobilization and Senior Advisor to the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development-IFAD (2011-2015) and Director of Africa1 programs (2001-2010). Before IFAD, he served in senior positions in the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the African Regional Centre for Engineering Design and Manufacturing (ARCEDEM) in Nigeria.
In his early professional career in his country, he also worked as engineer then Director Technical Services for the Industrial Technology Pilot Center. Mr Beavogui holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Gamal Abdel Nasser, a Master degree in Machine Design and Manufacturing from Saint Petersburg Polytechnic, as well as a certificate in Management and Leadership from Harvard University, Kennedy School.
Mr. Beavogui is a member of several panels focusing on regional and global issues related to Development Finance, Investment, Poverty Reduction, Rural Development and Food security. He is also a recipient of several awards and distinctions.
