Abdirashid Duale is CEO at Dahabshiil, Africa’s largest money transfer company.

Abdoulaye Mar Dieye is director of the Regional Bureau for Africa and assistant administrator of the U.N. Development Program. Previously, he served in other roles at UNDP and other U.N. agencies, and before joining the U.N. system worked for the government in his native Senegal.

As chair and CEO of the Hayel Saeed Anam Group, Abdul Gabbar Hayel Saeed leads the multinational conglomerate’s business operations across its core markets. He became CEO in 2010 and took office in 2013, having held the positions of senior director of HSA Group’s regional office in Hodeidah and head of the industrial division of HSA Group in Yemen. Throughout his career, he has held a number of high-profile board positions, including chair of the Yemen Chamber of Commerce, president of the Yemenite Industrial Association, and chair of Tadhamon Capital, Bahrain. Gabbar holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Cairo University.

Dr. Abdulaziz Adish is deputy regional director and nutrition adviser for Africa at the Micronutrient Initiative. He’s based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Abdullahi Nur Osman is CEO of Hormuud Salaam Foundation, Somalia’s first and largest corporate foundation. Built by Somalis for Somalis, HSF funds and executes a range of impact-led development programs across the country, spanning health care, education, emergency response, and job creation.

Abdullah Khalifa Al Ghafli is the director of the United Arab Emirates Pakistan Assistance Program.

Dr. Abdulrahman A. Rahman Hussain Jawahery is the president of the International Fertilizer Industry Association and the president of Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company. An engineer of repute and an environmental specialist, he serves as director at the National Safety Council and Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), and is a founding member of the Bahrain Society for Transfer of Technology.

Abhishek Anicca is a writer, researcher, and a poet. He identifies as a person with a disability and chronic illness. He lives in Ranchi, India.

Abigail Higgins is a freelance journalist in Washington D.C. covering global health, gender, and international development.

Abigail Hunt is policy and advocacy manager at Womankind Worldwide. She is also co-chair of the UK Gender and Development Network Working Group on Women’s Participation and Leadership.