Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish (born 6 November 1942, Ar Rass, Saudi Arabia) ended his third five-year term as Director-General of the OPEC Fund for International Development in October 2018.

Education

Tenure at the OPEC Fund for International Development

Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish, a Saudi national, became the director-general and chief executive officer of the OPEC Fund for International Development in November 2003. Al-Herbish guided the OPEC Fund through a period of deep transformation which includes: These developments have enabled the institution to substantially enhance the execution of its mandate and consolidate its standing as a prominent and respected player in the global development arena. Al-Herbish and Energy Poverty Alleviation Al-Herbish has been a leading advocates of energy poverty alleviation, having championed the cause for more than a decade. He was one of the first to label energy access as the “missing ninth” Millennium Development Goal (MDG). In 2012, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon requested that Al-Herbish join his High-Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All). In 2013, he received an invitation to serve on the SE4ALL Advisory Board, which he has served on ever since. Prior to his appointment at the OPEC Fund, Al-Herbish had served for 13 years as the Governor of Saudi Arabia at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

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