OPEC: Kuwaiti Al-Ghais Succeeds Nigerian Barkindo as Secretary General

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: January 10, 2022; 22:46 ♦ (Vindobona)

Mr. Haitham Al-Ghais of Kuwait was recently appointed as the next Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Read more about Mr. Al-Ghais, as well as the accomplishments of his predecessor Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo.

Next OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al-Ghais (right) and outgoing OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo (2nd from right). / Picture: © OPEC - Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

At a recent Special Meeting of the Conference of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mr. Haitham Al-Ghais was appointed as the next Secretary General of the organization.

Mr. Al-Ghais, who is from Kuwait, will assume his role as Secretary General on 1 August 2022. This term will last for a period of three years. …