Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish


Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish ended his third five-year term as Director-General of the OPEC Fund for International Development on October 31, 2018.

Education

Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish, a Saudi national, became the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of OFID in November 2003.
Al-Herbish guided OFID 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 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.
In 2012, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon requested that Al-Herbish join his High-Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All. 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 OFID, Al-Herbish had served for 13 years as the Governor of Saudi Arabia at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

Awards and honors http://www.ofid.org/Portals/0/CV_website_Jan2017.pdf