Omar Elmawi is a lawyer with over 10 years of experience assisting communities to assert their rights and have their voices heard in local development projects. Currently, he is coordinating the Stop EACOP campaign, a global push to stop what would be the world's longest heated crude oil pipeline in East Africa if constructed.
Elmawi is knowledgeable about energy, climate change, and environmental laws and has dedicated his career to supporting marginalized communities in safeguarding and enforcing their rights as crucial stakeholders in projects that stand to impact their lives and livelihoods.
He has a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Nairobi and is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya having completed the Advocates Training Program at the Kenya School of Law.