BD nominates Moin Uddin for IMO Secy Gen

City Desk :
Bangladesh has nominated Moin Uddin Ahmed as a candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
The election will take place at IMO Headquarters on July 18, according to the IMO.

Following the election in July 2023, the decision of the Council will be submitted to the 33rd session of the Assembly of IMO in late 2023.
The Assembly will be invited to approve the appointment, and the elected Secretary-General will take office on January 1, 2024.

Seven IMO Member States have each nominated a candidate for the post of Secretary-General of IMO, reports UNB.

The term of the incumbent Secretary-General, Kitack Lim of the Republic of Korea, expires on December 31, 2023.

The nominations received by the deadline set for receipt of nominations – March 31, 2023 – are listed below in alphabetical order by candidates’ names: