As Strategic Partnership Advisor, Abdoulaye Harou supports RIMES through advice and inputs for formulating strategic, policy as well as programme/ project documents and instruments to take forward the collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Abdoulaye served as Chief, Data-Processing and Forecasting System (DPFS) at the World Meteorological Organization  (WMO) from April 2014 to June 2020. For seven year (2007 to 2014) he was the Director of Aviation and Defence Weather Services with the Meteorological Service of Canada.

He has more than 40 years of experience in various leading positions in the field of meteorological services and project management, one of which includes military experience as Captain with the Canadian Forces and was awarded the Special Service Medal. He holds an M.Sc. Atmospheric science (Numerical Weather Prediction) and a Graduate Certificate in Agricultural meteorology.