Our team

Executive Team

Dr. Tarifa Alzaabi

Director General

Dr. Ganga Rao Nadigatla

Chief Scientist
DG Office

Mrs. Amal A. Magzoub

Head of Partnerships and Resource Mobilization

Ms. Nasiba Nurmatova

Project Management Specialist (Monitoring and Evaluation)

Mr. Surya Gotame

Driver
Directorate of Programs

Dr. R. K. Singh

Head of Crop Diversification and Genetics Section

Dr. Khalil Ammar

Program Leader, Sustainable Natural Resources Management, Principal Scientist - Hydrology/Hydrogeology

Dr. Asad Sarwar Qureshi

Senior Scientist - Water and Irrigation Management

Dr. Sridhar Gummadi

Team Leader, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Dr. Ashraf Khalifa

Senior Scientist – Soil Management

Mr. Rashyd Zaaboul

Modeler - Climate Change

Dr. Mohammad Shahid

Geneticist

Dr. Srinivasan Samineni

Plant Breeder for Halophytes Germplasm Enhancement

Dr. Henda Mahmoudi

Plant Physiologist

Dr. Marguba Rejapova

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, CAC Program

Dr. Houda Chelaifa

Halophyte Agronomist

Dr. Hifzur Rahman

Scientist - Plant Molecular Biology

Dr. Bokhir Alikhanov

Postdoctoral Fellow GIS and remote sensing

Ms. Evelyn T. Gope

Senior Project Officer

Mr. Kaleem Ul Hassan Naeem

Laboratory Technician

Mr. Balagurusamy Santhanakrishnan

Agronomy Assistant

Mr. Saif Ul Islam Mehrab

Field & Forage Crops Technician

Mr. Velmurugan Arumugam

Irrigation Technician

Mr. Anil Kumar Vadakekundilil

Plumber
Directorate of Corporate Services

Mr. Mohy Eldin

Senior Officer-Admin/Government Relations

Mr. Sherzod Kosimov

Knowledge Hub Specialist

Mr. Al Hareth Al Abdullah

Facility Supervisor

Mr. Ahmad Karim

IT Specialist

Mr. Ghazi Jawad Al-Jabri

Capacity Building Specialist

Mrs. Febin Shams

Senior People Resources Officer

Mrs. Ryma Affani

Curator of Emirates Soil Museum

Mr. Abdul Khalid Jalal Khan

Senior Officer-Project Accounting

Ms. Zareen Nyambura

Procurement Officer

Ms. Iman Mohamed Abdalla Jama

Senior Officer - General Accounting

Mr. Jerson Manalac

Storekeeper

Mr. Sahajad Ansari

Senior Assistant - General Maintenance

Mr. Sijimon Chamavalappil

Driver

Mr. Nazir Ahamed

Driver

Mr. Muhammad Rahman Shah

Farm Machinery Operator