Ali Abdo

2024-2025 Obama Foundation Africa Leader

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Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Ride to 2030

Egypt

Ali Abdo is the co-founder and chief executive officer of The Ride to 2030, a dynamic and evolving initiative dedicated to tackling climate change and promoting sustainable development across Africa and the Middle East by empowering youth as agents of change. Ali has spent the last five years traveling on electric motorcycles in an effort to educate youth about climate change and fuel his passion for a greener future. As an Ambassador of Sustainable Development named by the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development in Egypt in 2024, Sustainable Development Goals expert, and climate activist, Ali is committed to fostering an equitable world by 2030 through making climate work more accessible and inclusive.

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