10/10/2025
Sharakpur is delighted to announce the addition of Rana Al-Madfaay as its Principal.
Please join me in welcoming her aboard.
Her excellent credentials and a distinguished career to date are enumerated below:
Rana is a legal professional and public service administrator with more than two decades of international and Canadian experience across law, human rights, and government operations. Fluent in English, French, Arabic, and Turkish, Rana brings a global perspective and a deep commitment to justice, integrity, and excellence in public administration.
Rana began her career as a lawyer in Damascus, where she represented clients in civil and international law cases and founded Madfaay Legal Consulting Firm, advising on complex legal matters and international humanitarian law. She later served as Legal Advisor and Communication Officer with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), acting as the organization’s official spokesperson in Syria and working closely with government institutions to promote the implementation of humanitarian law.
Her dedication to human rights and democracy led her to the Leaders for Democracy Fellowship at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, and earned her the National Peace Foundation Award and Honorary Citizenship of Louisville, Kentucky in 2008. Her career reflects a lifelong dedication to advancing human rights, effective governance, and ethical leadership—values that continue to guide her work in Canada’s public service.
Rana holds an LL.M. in Human Rights Law from the Catholic University of Lyon, France, where her thesis examined the ineffectiveness of international conventions against torture, and an LL.B. from the Faculty of Law at Damascus University.
