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List of secretaries general of OPEC

List of secretaries general of OPEC

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Below is a list with each secretary general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), based on the organization's official publications.[1][2][3][needs update] The secretary general is OPEC's chief executive officer.

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  1. The first two secretaries general were Chairs of the Board of Governors in OPEC, and ex-officio secretaries general. The functions of the two positions were separated prior to the appointment of Secretary General Lutfi, in May 1965.
  2. The first five secretaries general were chosen to represent OPEC's founding countries in alphabetical order, and then each of the next eight members took their turn. Only Angola, the last country to join OPEC (2007), has not yet held the position.
  3. Due to political disagreements over the Secretary General position during the Iran–Iraq War, OPEC between mid-1983 and mid-1988 was led by Presidents with a mandate to supervise the Secretariat.
  4. Died in office

References

  1. [1]
    Secretaries General of OPEC (August 2020). https://www.opec.org/opec_web/static_files_project/media/downloads/publications/SGs_booklet_2020_(for_web).pdf. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. pp. 1–66. {{cite book}}: External link in |title= (help)
  2. [2]
    "Secretaries General of OPEC 1961–2008" (PDF). OPEC. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  3. [3]
    "OPEC 169th Meeting concludes". OPEC (Press release). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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