Rana is the Chief of the Division of Energy and Climate Action at UNIDO where she oversees the organization’s strategy and programmes in promoting low carbon industrial development and a just energy transition.

She has a long-standing experience of over 20 years in design and implemention of programmes in the energy sector globally especially in Africa and the MENA region. She championed UNIDO’s approach on industrial decarbonization, guiding key global initiatives including the e Clean Energy Ministerial’s industrial deep Decarbonisation initiative (IDDI) and green public procurement pledge (GPP) where countries commit to off-take of low carbon construction material for public construction projects. She’s a believer in the role of industrial and innovation policy in supporting developing countries to fully benefit from the energy transition and is committed to mobilize partners and funding to advance that.

She is an advocate for gender and youth inclusion to fully benefit the energy transition. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from the American University of Beirut and a Master’s degree in Environmental Economics from the Imperial College London.