Mr Yuseph Deen has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer with NSW Aboriginal Land Council

Who: Yuseph Deen

Position: Chief Executive Officer

The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) is very pleased to announce Yuseph Deen as the peak body’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on a three-year term.

Yuseph is a descendant of the Wuthathi peoples, with customary family connections to the Gunggandji peoples, as well as ancestral connections to the near Western Islands of the Torres Strait.

Yuseph has 25 years of extensive experience and leadership working across the NSW Land Rights network and with First Nations People. He has been NSWALC’s acting CEO since June 2021 and was previously Executive Director of Network and Program Delivery, which included the establishment of the Yarpa Indigenous Business and Employment Hub during its crucial setup phase. He has also served as the Southern Zone Director overseeing support for a network of 34 Local Aboriginal Land Councils.