Sherbaz Muhammad - Director

Representative for Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory, and Nunavut

Chief Financial Officer
Délįnę Got'įnę Government
22 Main Street
Deline, NT X0E 0G0
Tel: 867-589-8100
E-mail: dff.cfo@gov.deline.ca

Sherbaz Muhammad brings over 20 years of senior leadership experience to Northern governance, currently serving as Chief Financial Officer of the Délı̨nę Got'ın̨ ę Government — Canada's first combined Indigenous–public self-government, located in the Sahtu region of the Northwest Territories. Rooted in the daily realities of remote, fly-in community governance, Sherbaz is a dedicated advocate for resilient, innovative, and sustainable Northern communities.

Throughout his career, Muhammad has directed annual budgets exceeding $500 million and developed deep expertise in financial governance, strategic planning, and public sector administration. Before joining the Délı̨nę Got'ın̨ ę Government, he served as Senior Administrative Officer with community governments in the Tłıc̨ hǫ region and as Executive Director in Fort Good Hope, where he advised self-government negotiating partners through complex implementation processes. His earlier international career included serving as a senior in-country representative for governance initiatives across South Asia and the Middle East, giving him a rare global perspective that he brings to every local challenge.

He holds an MBA in Finance, a CPA with public sector specialization, and executive credentials from the Harvard Kennedy School. He is currently pursuing a Master's in AI for Public Services — a deliberate investment in understanding how emerging technologies can be responsibly and effectively applied in the municipal sector. For Northern and remote communities, where service delivery challenges are amplified by geography and limited resources, the potential of digital transformation and AI-assisted governance is especially significant, and largely still untapped.

In January 2026, he was recognized as the first credentialed manager in the Northwest Territories upon receiving the ICMA Credentialed Manager (ICMA-CM) designation from the International City/County Management Association, making him one of only five ICMA-CMs across all of Canada. This distinction reflects not only his individual commitment to professional excellence, but the Délı̨nę Got'ın̨ ę Government's broader dedication to governance standards that serve their citizens with integrity and ambition. He has served the Local Government Administrators of the Northwest Territories (LGANT) as a Board member, and has contributed to the CAMA Toolkit Task Force, demonstrating his commitment to strengthening the profession nationally.