Susana Muhamad

María Susana Muhamad González (born November 4, 1976) is a Colombian political scientist, environmentalist and politician belonging to the Colombia Humana party. Since August 7, 2022, she has held the position of Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of her country, in the government of Gustavo Petro.

Susana Muhamad
Muhamad in 2023
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development
Assumed office
August 7, 2022
PresidentGustavo Petro
Preceded byCarlos Eduardo Correa
Councilor of Bogotá
In office
January 1, 2020  July 14, 2022
Secretary of Environment of Bogotá
In office
July 2, 2014  January 1, 2016
MayorGustavo Petro
Preceded byNéstor García Buitrago
Succeeded byFrancisco Cruz Roble
In office
June 27, 2012  July 13, 2013
MayorGustavo Petro
Preceded byMargarita Flórez Alonso
Succeeded byNéstor García Buitrago
Secretary General of Bogotá
In office
July 30, 2013  July 2, 2014
MayorGustavo Petro
Preceded byOrlando Rodríguez
Succeeded byMartha Lucía Zamora
Personal details
Born
María Susana Muhamad González

(1976-11-04) November 4, 1976
Bogota, D.C., Colombia
Political partyHumane Colombia
Alma materUniversity of The Andes
Stellenbosch University
Profession

Muhamad is a nationally and internationally recognized environmentalist and her work focuses on developing actions that allow Colombia to consolidate as a world power of life, through compliance with international agreements on climate change and loss of biodiversity, the protection of environmental defenders, and the fight against deforestation in the Amazon region.

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