1966 - BA in Economics and Political Science, University of Cairo
Tenure at the OPEC Fund for International Development
Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish, a Saudi national, became the director-general and chief executive officer of the OPEC Fund for International Development in November 2003.
Al-Herbish guided the OPEC Fund through a period of deep transformation which includes:[2]
Strategic re-positioning
Organization strengthening
Financial realignment
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 a leading advocates of energy poverty alleviation,[3] having championed the cause for more than a decade. He was one of the first to label energy access as the “missing ninth” Millennium Development Goal (MDG).
In 2012, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon requested that Al-Herbish join his High-Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All). In 2013, he received an invitation to serve on the SE4ALL Advisory Board, which he has served on ever since.