| Intro | Kenyan diplomat |
| Is | Diplomat |
| From | Kenya |
| Type | Politics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
1957, Kenya |
| Age | 64 years |
Adnan Z. Amin is a Kenyan diplomat and current Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). He took over the presidency of IRENA on 1 November 2010 from his predecessor, Hélène Pelosse, who had resigned in August 2010 after, only 18 months.
Amin worked on development policies at the Institute of Development Studies at the British University of Sussex as well as at the World Bank until the 1980s. After that, joined United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and performed various functions there. In 1997, he was appointed Director of the UNEP Office in New York.
Before joining IRENA, Amin served as Director of the Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB), the most important body for the UN-wide coordination of his 28 member organizations.