Ahmed Aboul Gheit

Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (2016-2026)

Profile

Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit is an experienced Egyptian diplomat. Born in Cairo in June 1942, he received a degree in commerce from Ain Shams University in Egypt in 1964 and began his diplomatic career in 1965. Throughout his career, he served at Egyptian diplomatic missions in Rome, Moscow, New York, and other cities. In 1999, he was appointed Egypt’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. From 2004 to 2011, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt. In July 2016, he assumed office as Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (LAS) and was reappointed for a second term in March 2021.

Mr. Gheit is widely respected in the Arab world and the international community for his distinguished character and extensive diplomatic experience. He has authored two books, Witness to War and Peace and Egypt’s Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis: My Testimony, both of which have been translated into Chinese and published by World Affairs Press.

Mr. Gheit has long maintained friendly relations with China and actively promoted China–Arab cooperation. During his tenure as Secretary-General of the LAS, relations between China and Arab countries continued to deepen and expand.