Mr. Rajendra Aryal

FAO Representative in Timor-Leste and Indonesia

Biography:

Prior to his current appointment as FAO Representative to Indonesia and Timor-Leste in September 2021, Mr. Rajendra Aryal was FAO Representative in Afghanistan from 2018 to 2021.  He has been with FAO since 2003, holding several positions including as Senior Programme Advisor for Resilience Building in FAO’s Office of Emergency and Rehabilitation in Italy, Senior Resilience Manager for Eastern Europe in Serbia, Deputy Representative in South Sudan, Senior Resilience Coordinator in Pakistan, Senior Regional Recovery Coordinator for Asia in Thailand, Representative a.i. in Sri Lanka, Maldives, and the Philippines, Senior Rehabilitation and Recovery Coordinator in Indonesia, Recovery Coordinator in Bangladesh, and Area Manager in Afghanistan. He holds a Master’s degree in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering from Leibnitz University, in Hannover, Germany, and a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, in Trichy, India.

The members at the FAO Representation in Timor-Leste are as follows:

Ms. Paula Lopes Da Cruz, Assistant FAO Representative (Programme)

Mr. Som Khanal, International Program Coordinator

Ms. Ligia Parada Maria Rangel, Assistant FAO Representative (Administration)

Ms. Liesel da Costa Coimbra, National Procurement and Logistic Officer

Ms. Sherlia Maria do Rego Moniz Mali, Admin (Finance) Assistant

Ms. Julia Manuela Belo Dos Santos, National ME Officer and Data Analyst

Mr. Nelson Tou, IT Expert and Project Coordinator

Mr. Jerry Tou, Junior IT Trainer (National)

Mr. Domingos Tilman, National Communications Officer

Mr. Joel Barreto M. Goncalves, Admin/Office Assistant

Mr. Claudino Nabais, National Senior Climate Smart Agriculture / Conservation Agriculture (CSA/CA) Adviser

Mr. Lourenco Cosme Xavier, National Disaster Risks Management / Climate Change Adaptation (DRM/CCA) Coordinator

Mr. Marcolino Goncalves, National Agriculture Climate-Risks Early Warning Expert

Ms. Livia Napoleao Fatima, National Field Operation Coordinator

Mr. Francisco De Araujo, National Project Support Officer

Ms. Joana do Rosario Belo, National Project Advisor

Ms. Claudia Ximenes, National Food Loss Specialist

Ms. Ercia Amaral, Video Producer

Mr. Julito Dos Santos de Araujo, National Community Forestry Specialist/Project Coordinator

Mr. Elvino Aparicio de Oliveira, National Forest Inventory Specialist

Mr. Joanico Oliveira, National Project Coordinator, Green Jobs For Rural Youth Employment Project

Mr. Alcino Sarmento, National Mechanization and Institutional Market Municipality Coordinator

Mr. Jose Ferreira Soares, National Field Facilitator Coordinator for Manufahi

Ms. Agustinha da Costa Goncalves, NFF Assistant Coordinator for Manufahi 

Mr. Zaulino Sarmento, NFF Coordinator for Viqueque

Mr. Noguera Soares, NFF Assistant Coordinator for Viqueque

Mr. Custodio Ximenes, NFF Coordinator for Lautem

Ms. Cesaltina Baptista Ximenes, NFF Coordinator for Baucau

Mr. Rui Joao Inocencio Noe Soares, NFF Assistant Coordinator for Baucau

Mr. Samuel Menezes, NFF Coordinator for Ermera

Mr. Angelmo Trindade, NFF Assistant Coordinator for Ermera

Mr. Bendito dos Santos, NFF Coordinator for Manatuto

Mr. Ruben Miranda, NFF Assistant Coordinator for Manatuto

Mr. Ismael Gusmao, NFF Coordinator for Covalima

Mr. Agusto Tavares, NFF Coordinator Bobonaro

Mr. Juvencio Lopez, NFF Assistant Coordinator Bobonaro

Mr. Ivan Xareal, NFF Coordinator Ainaro

Mr. Amancio dos Santos Marques, NFF Assistant Coordinator Ainaro