The
Chairperson of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), Deputy
President David Mabuza is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Yacoob Abba
Omar as the Chairperson of the Board of the South African National AIDS Council
Trust.
Dr Abba Omar is currently a Trustee of the SANAC Trust and the Head of Strategy
and Communications at the Banking Association of South Africa. Prior to that,
he worked for Mapungubwe Institute (MISTRA), a Johannesburg-based research
institute. He also served as South Africa’s Ambassador to Oman from 2003 to
2008 and then the United Arab Emirates from 2008 to 2012.
Dr Abba Omar has also worked for various private and public entities including
Meropa Communications and GCIS (Government Communications and Information
System). He holds a PhD in Sociology from Wits University.
“I would like to congratulate Dr Abba Omar for his appointment as well as thank
the outgoing Chairperson of the SANAC Trust, Dr Ayanda Ntsaluba for his
invaluable contribution to the work of the South African National AIDS Council
Trust,” said Deputy President Mabuza.
Dr Omar will assume his duties with immediate effect
