Malik Abaddi

Malik Abaddi is a Senior Policy Associate at the UM6P-J-PAL Agricultural Lab for Africa (UJALA). In this role, he helps develop partnerships with private sector actors, governments and NGOs, manage research competitions, and conduct evidence-to-policy communication and dissemination. 

Prior to joining J-PAL in 2024, he held roles at the University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS), and Search for Common Ground (SfCG). 

Malik holds a master's degree in African Geopolitics and Geoeconomics from HEC Paris and a bachelor of laws from Durham University.