RIYADH: Leila R. Benali, chief economist at the Riyadh-based International Energy Forum, has been appointed Morocco’s minister of energy transition and sustainable development.
IEF Secretary-General Joseph McMonigle wished the economist all the very best for her future endeavors.
“The IEF warmly congratulates Benali on her appointment and wishes her every success in her new role,” McMonigle said.
“We are grateful for her invaluable contribution to the IEF in particular her ground-breaking work with global policy leaders on investment, energy security and the energy transition as well as examining the pandemic’s impacts on energy markets.”
The IEF Ministerial Meeting is the world’s largest gatherings of energy ministers from producing and consuming nations, where participants discuss energy security, market stability and transparency and the energy transition.