
The Council of the League of Arab States has unanimously approved Egypt’s nomination of former foreign minister Nabil Fahmy as the next Secretary-General of the Arab League for a five-year term beginning July 1, 2026
The decision came during the 165th meeting of the Council of the League of Arab States, held via videoconference and chaired by Bahrain. During the meeting, Egypt’s nomination of Fahmy was formally presented through an official memorandum by its permanent delegation to the Arab League.