We warmly welcome Mr. Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish who is joining the Honorary Board of the Cercle des Ambassadeurs à Paris !

Mr. Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish is in his third five-year term as Director-General of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID). He has been one of the world’s leading advocates of Energy poverty alleviation, having championed the cause for over a decade. He was the first person to label Energy access as the « missing ninth » Millennium Development Goal (MDG). In 2012, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon requested him to join his High-Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All). He is now serving on the SE4ALL Advisory Board.

Prior to his appointment at OPEC Fund for International Development, Mr. Al-Herbish had served for 13 years as the Governor of Saudi Arabia at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).