JAKARTA - Former Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy was elected as the new Secretary-General of the Arab League, replacing the current official, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, according to a senior diplomatic source to Al Arabiya on Sunday.
The source said that Fahmy's appointment was approved through a consensus among member states during the 165th session of Arab foreign ministers, launching Al Arabiya (30/3).
Quoted from The New Arab, Aboul Gheit's post, will end in June 2026. Fahmy himself will officially take office on July 1, 2026.
Fahmy is considered one of the most prominent diplomats in the Arab world, with a career spanning decades in international affairs.
Born in 1951, he is the son of Egypt's late Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy.
Nabil Fahmy served as Egypt's Foreign Minister during the critical period after the June 30, 2013 uprising, holding the post until June 2014.
During this period, he led Egypt's diplomatic efforts to clarify its political direction internationally and restore its regional role.
Nabyl Fahmy also served as Egypt's ambassador to the United States from 1999 to 2008, as well as ambassador to Japan, and represented Egypt on several UN disarmament committees.
It is known that, based on the Arab League Charter, the secretary-general is appointed with at least a two-thirds majority vote of members.
Although the charter does not stipulate a specific nationality for the post, traditionally the post has been held by Egyptian nationals, except for Chedli Klibi of Tunisia, who held the post from 1979 to 1990, reflecting Cairo's role as host to the organization's headquarters.
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