Ambassador (Dr.) Amina Mohamed

  • Cabinet Secretary, Ministry Education, Kenya

Ambassador (Dr.) Amina Mohamed is an accomplished and committed international civil servant and diplomat. She is the current Cabinet Secretary (Minister) for Education and the first woman Minister in this docket since independence.

She served as the Cabinet Secretary (Minister) for Foreign Affairs and International Trade and was the first woman to hold this position in Kenya. During this period, she raised Kenya’s international foreign profile leading to the highest increment of Foreign Direct Investment to the country by 400%. The country also received during her tenure the highest number of Heads of State and Government and dignitaries in history.