Lamia MOUBAYED BISSAT

Lamia Moubayed Bissat is a development specialist with more than twenty years of experience in strategic planning and policy design, implementing development cooperation programs, managing institutions, mobilizing resources, and advising senior decision makers. Her experience spans senior positions in Government, international development, and the private sector, working for and with the IMF, the WB and UN agencies. She advises at global level on Agenda 2030 for sustainable development as vice-chair of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration where she was appointed for two consecutive terms (2018-2021 and 2022-2025) by the UN secretary general. She currently leads a center of excellence in governance and public financial management (PFM), advises Prime ministers and ministers of Finance and serves on boards of regional organisations.

Her various roles presented her the opportunity to witness, act on and publish about major development issues in countries of the Middle East and Africa, particularly on topics including governance and institutional reform, public budgets, public procurement, gender, and sustainability. A fervent supporter of South-South cooperation, Ms. Moubayed contributed to creating and strengthening six institutes of public Finance and the foundation of two knowledge networks in the Middle East and North Africa region. In 2016, she was elected to the Board of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration.

Fluent in four languages, Ms. Moubayed holds a master’s degree in development economics, and certifications in Strategic Management, Policy Planning and Leadership. She was awarded the prestigious French distinctions of “Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur” (2015) and “l’Ordre National du Mérite” (2004).