Biography — Maimunah Mohd Sharif
Maimunah Mohd Sharif
Member, Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize Council
Mayor, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Former Executive Director, UN-Habitat
Dr Maimunah Mohd Sharif is the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia’s Special Envoy for Sustainable Urbanisation. Appointed in 2024 as the city’s first woman mayor, she leads efforts to make Kuala Lumpur a liveable, loveable, and carbon-neutral city by 2040. Formerly the Executive Director of UN-Habitat (2018–2024), she is a globally recognised advocate for sustainable urban development. A professional town planner, she serves on several international panels and advisory committees, including the COP29 Urbanisation Advisory Group.
She holds a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Town Planning Studies from the University of Wales Institutes of Science and Technology, United Kingdom and a Master of Science in Planning studies from the Malaysia Science University. She is married and has two daughters. O