Arab League reappoints Egypt’s Ahmed Aboul Gheit as Secretary General

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CAIRO, 4 March, 2021 (TON): The 78 years old Ahmed Aboul Gheit was reappointed for a second term as secretary-general of the 22-member Arab League on Wednesday.

From 2004-2011 Ahmed has been serving as the FM of Egypt and was first elected to lead the Cairo-based pan-regional body in 2016.

A diplomatic source said, “Arab foreign ministers unanimously decided to approve Egypt’s request to reappoint Arab League secretary-general Ahmed Aboul Gheit for a new five-year term.”

The Arab League was founded in 1945 that aimed to strengthen and coordinate the political, cultural, economic, and social programs of its members and to mediate disputes among them or between them and third parties.

Egypt's membership was suspended in 1979 after it signed the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty and the League's headquarters were moved from Cairo to Tunis. In 1987, Arab League states restored diplomatic relations with Egypt, the country was readmitted to the League in 1989 and the League's headquarters were moved back to Cairo.

 

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