The Arab League Council at the level of foreign ministers approved (Monday) the appointment of former Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy as Secretary-General of the Arab League.
The Council held its meeting in the Jordanian capital, Amman, under the chairmanship of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and discussed a number of issues of common interest, including the appointment of Nabil Fahmy as Secretary-General.
The Arab League indicated in a statement that the approval of Nabil Fahmy’s appointment came with a mandate from Arab leaders, and the appointment of a number of heads of the League’s missions abroad was also discussed.
The university explained that the ministerial meeting was preceded by a consultative meeting of Arab foreign ministers to coordinate positions on the issues listed before the start of the official session.
It is expected that the new Secretary-General will assume his duties as of next July 1, succeeding Aboul Gheit, whose term ends on June 30, who has held the position since 2016.
Nabil Fahmy was born in 1951 in New York, USA. His father, Ismail Fahmy, worked as a diplomat and later became the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt in 1973. He resigned in 1977 in protest against President Anwar Sadat’s visit to Jerusalem.
Fahmy began his government work in 1974 with the director of President Anwar Sadat’s office. He rose through the Egyptian diplomatic corps and held several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including working in Egypt’s missions to the United Nations. He was also appointed Egypt’s ambassador to Japan between 1997 and 1999, then Egypt’s ambassador to the United States from 1999 to 2008.
Fahmy also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt from June 2013 until July 2014, a period that witnessed major political events and changes, against the backdrop of the overthrow of former President Mohamed Morsi at the hands of the Egyptian army on June 30.
Fahmy engaged in academic work and served as Dean of the Faculty of International Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo between 2009 and 2022. He also studied issues of international security and international relations. He has many articles and analyzes published in well-known periodicals and research centers, and he has some books such as the book “Egypt’s Diplomacy in War, Peace, and the Transitional Period,” and the book “From the Heart of Events.”
Fahmy began his government work in 1974 as the director of President Anwar Sadat’s office and progressed through the Egyptian diplomatic corps, holding several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including working in Egypt’s missions to the United Nations. He was also appointed as Egypt’s ambassador to Japan from 1997 to 1999, and then as Egypt’s ambassador to the United States from 1999 to 2008.
