Abdallah Salem el-Badri
| Abdallah Salem el-Badri | |
|---|---|
| عبد الله البدري | |
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| 27th Secretary General of the OPEC | |
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Assumed office 1 January 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund Daukoru |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 May 1940 Benghazi, Libya |
Abdalla Salem el-Badri (born 25 May 1940) is Secretary General of OPEC since 2007. He is a citizen of Libya and resides in Austria.
El-Badri was born in Ghemines, Libya and graduated cum laude from Florida Southern College in 1975 with a B.S. in accounting. He served as the Libyan Minister for Oil from 1990, the post being expanded to cover electricity in 1993. In 2000, he moved to become Under-Secretary for Services, then in 2002 he became Deputy Prime Minister. From 2002 to 2004, he served as Minister for Management.[1]
References
- ↑ "Mr. Abdullah Salem El Badri Appointed as The Secretary General for the OPEC Organization", National Oil Corporation
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