Mohammed abu Asaker

About Mohammed abu Asaker

Mohammed Abu Asaker is a Senior Partnerships and Philanthropy Officer covering USA and Canada. Prior to that served as a Senior Policy Officer at the Office of the Director of the Middle East and North Africa Bureau of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Mohammed has a masters degree in Public Administration from Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2019), and another masters degree in International Development from American University, Washington DC (2007).Mohammed has over 20 years of professional experience working in the humanitarian field. He served as a UNHCR\'s Senior Regional Spokesperson where he covered the humanitarian situation of refugees from Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Libya Rohingya refugee crises, among others. He led the initiative to work with social media influencers to raise awareness about refugees, and created the largest digital fundraising campaign in UNHCR’s history, raising over $15 million for relief efforts. Mohammed is the recipient of the Michigan Arab-American Association’s International Justice Award (2015), and the White House American Presidential Scholarship (2005).

Experience

1. Senior Partnerships and Philanthropy Officer

   Unhcr, The Un Refugee Agency

   Oct 2020 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• American University

  Master's degree, International Development

  2005 — 2007

• Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

  PhilD, Philanthropy and Leadership

• Harvard University

  Master of Public Administration - MPA (Harvard Kennedy School of Government), International and Global Affairs

  2018 — 2019