Executive leadership

UN Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous. Photo: UN Photo/Evan Schneider.
Ms. Sima Bahous
Executive Director of UN Women and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
Ms. Sarah E. Hendriks, Deputy Executive Director for Policy, Programme, Civil Society, and Intergovernmental Support, a.i.
Ms. Sarah E. Hendriks
UN Women Deputy Executive Director for Policy, Programme, Civil Society and Intergovernmental Support, a.i.
Mr. Moez Doraid, Director, Division of Management and Administration, and Deputy Executive Director for UN Coordination, Partnerships, Resources and Sustainability, a.i. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown.
Mr. Moez Doraid
UN Women Deputy Executive Director for UN Coordination, Partnerships, Resources and Sustainability, a.i.

Former Executive Directors

Former UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. Photo: Kea Taylor.Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Former Executive Director of UN Women
Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
August 2013 – August 2021

Former UN Women Executive Director Michelle BacheletMs. Michelle Bachelet
Former Executive Director of UN Women
Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
July 2010 – March 2013

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