Rashid Ahmad bin Fahad () was born in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, in 1964. He was the Minister of Environment & Water from February 2008 to February 2016.
He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering (Environmental Specialization) from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, UK (2001), a Master's in Environmental Sciences from the United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain (1994), and a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, USA.