Dr. Abdulla Malek is Director of Energy Transition at COP28 Presidency.

With more than 13 years of experience in the energy sector, he led development of key energy transition initiatives under the Global Decarbonization Accelerator (GDA) launched by the COP28 Presidency at COP28 to catalyze global efforts towards keeping 1.5 within reach.

The GDA includes flagship initiatives for mobilizing climate action by private sector including the Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter (OGDC), and the Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA).

His previous roles in the energy sector includes strategy, transformation, governance, engineering and project management.

He earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in USA focusing on modelling and optimization of biofuel systems.