Adnan Z. Amin

Adnan Z. Amin (born 1957) is a Kenyan diplomat and a development economist with a specialty in sustainable development. He served as the first Director-General of the Abu Dhabi–based intergovernmental organisation, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Amin was elected in April 2011, having previously served as the Agency's Interim Director-General in 2010. Prior to his appointment at the IRENA, he worked in a variety of senior positions within the United Nations system in areas relating to in renewable energy, sustainable development and environmental policy. He served as the director of the New York Office of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Special Representative of the UNEP Executive Director.

Early life and education Adnan Z. Amin was born in Kenya in 1957. He attended the University of Sussex where he received a master's degree in development studies. He was succeeded by Francesco La Camera, an Italian bureaucrat. Shortly thereafter, Amin became a Distinguished Fellow of the Atlantic Council in Washington, D. C. and Honorary Professor of Practice at his alma mater, the University of Sussex.

Later career Amin later became a Senior Fellow of the Geopolitics of Energy Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.

Other activities Porsche, Member of the Sustainability Council (since 2021) World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Trustee and a Member of the Board of Directors