Muthana Alhayou is the East Area Manager of Polish Humanitarian Action. In this role, he is responsible for providing technical leadership for big multi-sectoral programs.
As a specialist in humanitarian work and crisis response leader, he has signed and implemented relief and transition programs in some of the world’s most challenging conditions. He has worked extensively to combat humanitarian crises in numerous countries across several continents, including Türkiye, Syria, and Ukraine.
Since becoming PAH’s East Area Manger in 2021, Muthana has established strong links with technical cluster groups and local authorities, analyzing the continuous changes in the field and providing focused guidance along with early mitigation measures that contributed to the development of the intervention strategy and technical research to ensure the quality of the service provided and the project´s humanitarian orientation.
He has over 10 years of experience coordinating global programs and operations and has held various senior leadership positions at multinational and mid-size organizations in a variety of sectors (logistics, livelihood, CASH, early recovery, nutrition, governance). He has furthermore successfully coordinated numerous programs and operations in the Middle East and Europe.
Despite holding a degree in pharmacy, Muthana decided to take up humanitarian work to contribute to the creation of better living conditions for people affected by conflicts and humanitarian crises.