11Jun2003 Al-Harbash appointed OPEC Fund Director General

Abu Dhabi, 11th June 2003

IN their 24th meeting here today, the Finance Ministers of the Fund’s Council of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for International Development appointed the Kingdom’s Governor to OPEC, Sulaiman Al-Jassir Al-Harbash, as the Fund’s Director General for a five-year term.

In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Al-Harbash expressed his thanks to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, the Crown Prince and the Second Deputy Premier for nominating him for this post.

He said that he looked forward to continuing to serve the Kingdom in his work at the Fund, which aids developing nations. The Kingdom’s contribution to the Fund represents 36%.

Source: SPA

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