The Middle East’s

1. Muawieh Radaideh

Minister of Environment
Country: Jordan

Radaideh assumed his current role in 2021. In August 2023, the Ministry of Environment announced that Jordan’s goal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 31% by 2030 requires an estimated $10.6 billion in investments. In July 2024, Jordan secured a $45 million funding grant from the Green Climate Fund for its Integrated Landscape Management Initiative project (JILMI). Radaideh was previously the manager for environment, energy, and water at the Royal Hashemite Court and CEO at SEE NEXUS in Dubai, which worked on sustainable city projects.