Ahmed Abul Gheit

Question: Who has been appointed as the Secretary General of the Arab League?
(a) Ahmed Abul Gheit
(b) T P Seetharam
(c) Abdel Fattah Abul
(d) Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
Ans (a)
Related facts:

  • On 10 March 2016 Egyptian diplomat and former Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit was named as Secretary General of the Arab League.
  • This appointment was announced at the end of 22-nation ministerial meeting in Cairo, Egypt.
  • He will succeed Nabil El-Araby.
  • Gheit served as Egypt’s foreign minister during 2004-2011 of Hosni Mubarak’s rule, leaving his post in 2011.

Reference:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-arableague-chief-idUSKCN0WC22I
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3486505/Egypt-diplomat-Abul-Gheit-named-Arab-League-head.html