Special to AG-IP-News Agency 

AMMAN - The Arab Parliament has elected HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, founder and chairman of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global), as member of the eight-member Arab Advisory Council. The council is composed of eight members; seven of them are nominated by the Arab   member states of the Parliament, while the eighth is nominated by the Parliament.

The Arab Parliament had to amend its regulations  to allow the election of Dr. Talal Abu Ghazaleh. The new amendment stipulates that the “Council shall consist of eight members; seven of them nominated by the Arab countries while the eighth member is nominated by the Arab Parliament”.  

According to the Arab Parliament’s governing regulations, Council members consist of Arab prominent personalities with executive and legislative expertise, an elite of leaders, experts, and intellectuals with proven record of competence and experience in the Arab world, provided that the rank of Arab candidates are of ministerial rank.

On this occasion, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh expressed his appreciation and gratitude to the Arab Parliament’s members for his election as a member of the Council, expressing hopes that he will substantially contribute to the development and the prosperity of the Arab world. 

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh also stated that the Arab Parliament is a significant arm of the League of Arab States, as its bodies and institutions bear  major responsibility of offering high level consultation and recommendations that serve the interests of the Arab nation

In his invitation to Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh to join the Council, HE Mr. Adel Assoumi, speaker and president of the Arab Parliament, affirmed that the Council was established to organize and manage the “Arab Dialogue Forum” as a mechanism to discuss the Arab most important and challenging issues, as well as to propose unconventional solutions to address them within the Arab framework” he said, adding: “Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh’s membership of the Council will positively enrich the work of the Council and its role in serving the joint Arab Actions as Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh has a long-standing expertise at the Arab and international levels”.