Yahia Abdel Mageed

Yahia Abdel Mageed FAAS (Arabic: يحيى عبدالمجيد, 1925–13 December 2020) was a Sudanese Minister and the Secretary-General of the 1st United Nations Water Conference.

[2][3] Kurt Waldheim, the UN's then-Secretary-General, selected Yahia as the Secretary-General of the UN Water Conference (UNWC), in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in late May 1976.

[6] Yahia contributed to the UNWC being one of the most successful and effective global conferences, the UN has ever hosted with his practical understanding of water, charismatic personality, and excellent administration.

A few times after the UNWC concluded, Tolba appointed Mageed, Gilbert White, and Biswas to the International Water Resources Association (IWRA).

[4] He then returned to Sudan as a consultant to the government[11][12] and UNESCO[13] on Water resources and Hydrology including international disputes about the River Nile.

Committee on Natural Resources Holds Second Special Session as Preparatory Body for 1977 Water Conference. Yahia Abdel Mageed (3rd from left), Secretary-General of the Water Conference, is seen making a statement. To his left is Leslie O. Harriman (Nigeria), re-elected Chairman of the Committee. [ 10 ]