Haitham al-Ghais
هيثم الغيص
Haitham al-Ghais in 2023
29th Secretary General of OPEC
Assumed office
5 July 2022
Preceded byMohammed Barkindo
Personal details
BornOctober 1969 (age 54)
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Alma materUniversity of San Francisco

Haitham al-Ghais (Arabic: هيثم الغيص; born October 1969) is a Kuwaiti oil executive who currently serves as the Secretary General of OPEC.

Al-Ghais was unanimously appointed by representatives of OPEC member states on 1 January 2022.[1] He was to take office in Vienna on 1 August,[2] but took over early following the death of Nigerian politician Mohammad Barkindo on 5 July.

References

  1. "La OPEP designa al kuwaití Haitham Al Ghais como secretario general". france24.com. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  2. "El kuwaití Haitham Al-Ghais será el nuevo secretario general de la OPEP". elperiodicodelaenergia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
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