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SEVEN International Maritime Organisation (IMO) member states have each nominated a candidate for the post of secretary-general of UN's IMO to take over duties from Kitack Lim, who will step down December 31.
The IMO Council at its 128th session, in December 2022, approved the procedures for holding the election of the secretary general at the July 2023 session of the Council (C 129), according to Container News.
The election will take place at IMO headquarters in London, UK on July 18.
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.
The nominations in alphabetical order are Moin Uddin Ahmed (Bangladesh); Suat Hayri Aka (Turkey): Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco (Panama); Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry (Dominica); Nancy Karigithu (Kenya); Minna Kivimaki (Finland) and Zhang Xiaojie (China).