Hiba Ahmed_Dr. Hiba, a Sudanese citizen, graduated from the department of economics, University of Khartoum, then moved to the United States and completed her graduate studies in the University of Michigan, from which she earned her Ph.D. She also earned several post graduate certificates in economics and sustainable development from Harvard. She began her career as an employee at the Central Bank of Sudan in Khartoum, after which she traveled abroad to continue her studies. She worked for the World Bank, Saudi Aramco Oil Company, United Nations Development Program, United States Agency for International Development, and the International Food Policy Research Institute focusing on economic development and poverty alleviation. In 2022, she was appointed Director General, Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development.