biography

Omnia is an Egyptian medical doctor with nine years of experience in climate change and health. She served as the first official Youth Envoy for the UN Climate Summit (COP27) to the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, facilitating the participation of thousands of youth in climate negotiations, and was then appointed as the Health Envoy for COP28 UAE, where she co-chaired the first Ministerial on Climate and Health.

Omnia has been a Climate and Health Policy Fellow at the Climate Cares Centre at Imperial College London focusing on climate and mental health. She co-leads the Equity Group of the Lancet Commission on Viral Spillover Prevention and serves on two other Lancet Commissions. 'Apolitical' named Omnia one of 50 Gender Equality Gamechangers of 2024, and she was selected as the 2023 Women of the Future, 50 Rising Stars in ESG. Fast Company ME recognised Omnia as one of 35 Most Creative People in Business 2023. She has published 30 research papers and serves on advisory boards with philanthropies and policy.

Omnia is a Reuben-Blavatnik scholar.