Ambassador Hossam Zaki re-nominated as Assistant Secretary-General of Arab League

CAIRO - 1 March 2020: High-level diplomatic sources said that several Arab countries support the renewal of Ambassador Hossam Zaki's appointment as Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States.

The sources emphasized that Zaki enjoys wide approval from the delegates, in light of the diplomatic efforts and contributions he has made since he assumed the position of Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States since 2016, such as supporting joint Arab action, and enriching the secretariat’s work.

The Arab League was formed in Cairo on March 22, 1945 initially with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan (renamed Jordan in 1949), Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Yemen joined as a member on May 5, 1945. Currently, the league has 22 members, but Syria's participation has been suspended since November 2011.

The League's main goal is to "draw closer the relations between member states and co-ordinate collaboration between them, to safeguard their independence and sovereignty, and to consider the affairs and interests of the Arab countries in general."