Yarob Badr
Functional Title:
Regional Advisor on Transport and Logistics
Institution:
ESCWA - Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Email Address:
badr3@un.org
Phone Number:
+961 76 370 602
Bio
Dr. Yarob Badr is currently the Regional Advisor on Transport and Logistics in ESCWA since September 2014. He is coordinating ESCWA activities to formulate a regional strategic vision for the development of future multimodal transport that would improve vital connectivity and regional integration between the Arab countries and the rest of the world.
Born in Damascus on June 1959, Yarob Badr obtained a PhD in Transport sciences from the French National School of Bridges and Roads (ENPC-Paris) in 1991.
He worked as Assistant professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Tishreen University in Lattakia Syria, where he participated to the implementation of specialized curricula on Transport Engineering and planning.
He was appointed as Minister of Transport in Syria between 2006 and 2011. During his mandate, Public Private Partnership (PPP) operations were implemented in Tartous and Lattakia ports container terminals, with the activation of PPP unit in the Syrian Ministry of Transports and the formulation of PPP long term strategy to attract private investments in all sectors of transport. Also, under his mandate the number of traffic fatalities in Syria dropped by 24% between 2008 and 2010.
Dr. Yarob Badr is currently the Regional Advisor on Transport and Logistics in ESCWA since September 2014. He is coordinating ESCWA activities to formulate a regional strategic vision for the development of future multimodal transport that would improve vital connectivity and regional integration between the Arab countries and the rest of the world.
Born in Damascus on June 1959, Yarob Badr obtained a PhD in Transport sciences from the French National School of Bridges and Roads (ENPC-Paris) in 1991.
He worked as Assistant professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Tishreen University in Lattakia Syria, where he participated to the implementation of specialized curricula on Transport Engineering and planning.
He was appointed as Minister of Transport in Syria between 2006 and 2011. During his mandate, Public Private Partnership (PPP) operations were implemented in Tartous and Lattakia ports container terminals, with the activation of PPP unit in the Syrian Ministry of Transports and the formulation of PPP long term strategy to attract private investments in all sectors of transport. Also, under his mandate the number of traffic fatalities in Syria dropped by 24% between 2008 and 2010.
Economic
Years of experience 15+ Years
Additional fields of expertise:
Transport Planning, Road Safety Urbanization
Years of experience 15+ Years
Urbanization field:
1
Additional fields of expertise:
Urban Transport Planning and Management , Public Transport
SDGs Expertise:
Countries of Expertise:
- Capacity building
- Communication
- Project management
- Resource mobilization
- Strategic planning
| Degree Title | University | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Ecole Des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC, Paris) | 1991-03-10 |
