Mahboub Maalim Mohamed

Amb. (Eng.) Maalim Mohamed (60 years) joined the Board of Directors of the Kenya Power on 1st December 2017 and was appointed the Chairman of the Board on 9th January 2018. He is a registered Engineer with the Kenya Engineers’ Registration Board and a member of the Institute of Engineers of Kenya. Amb(Eng.) Maalim Mohamed holds M.Sc. and B.Sc degrees in Civil Engineering from Texas A&I University in USA. Before going to study in USA he trained on water technology for three years in the Kenya Water Institute and served as an Inspector of Water responsible for water supplies, planning, construction and operation & maintenance in Kenya, where he rose to the position of District Water Engineer serving in various areas in Kenya.

Mahboub Maalim Mohamed has served in various senior positions including District Project Coordinator for World Bank financed Drought Recovery Project in the Arid Areas of Kenya, Deputy National Project Coordinator and National Coordinator of Arid Lands Resource Management Project. He also served as Permanent Secretary in Ministries of State for Special Programs in Office of the President and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and executive director at Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the Ambassador at IGAD.