| Majid al-Moneef withdrew his candidacy for the post of OPEC secretary-general after he was promoted within Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Economic Council, a Persian Gulf official with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Al-Moneef, who formerly served as Saudi Arabia’s governor to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and as a senior economic adviser to Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi, had been vying for the producer group’s top administrative position against candidates from Iran and Iraq. ..............................................Full Article: Source
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