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OPEC elects Kuwaiti candidate al-Ghais to become next Secretary-General

Oil&Gas Materials 3 January 2022 21:41 (UTC +04:00)

Ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) appointed Haitham al-Ghais from Kuwait to become the next OPEC Secretary-General in August 2022 at Monday’s meeting held as a video conference, an OPEC source told, Trend reports citing TASS.

"That’s all. Al-Ghais has been appointed," he said.

Haitham al-Ghais will take over from Nigeria’s Mohammad Barkindo, who has been OPEC Secretary-General since 2016. Al-Ghais was the only candidate for this position.

Under the OPEC charter, a secretary-general is elected for three years and can serve maximum two terms.

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