Zaiye Dehkee is an expert in Liberia's natural resource law, who previously served as the country's Minister of Lands, Mines, and Energy. He holds a Master of Law Degree in Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law from the University of Houston in Texas, the United States of America. He also holds a Bachelor of Law Degree from the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law at the University of Liberia, from where he also attained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mining Engineering. He currently heads the Natural Resource Practice at the prominent Pierre Tweh and Associates Law Firm of Monrovia, Liberia.