Bahraini Adel Al-Darwish elected new Deputy Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union
Adel Al-Darwish of Bahrain wins the ITU Deputy Secretary-General post at the Doha conference, while Doreen Bogdan-Martin is re-elected as Secretary-General.
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Doha, November 13 (KUNA) – Member states of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) elected Adel Darwish of the Kingdom of Bahrain as the new Deputy Secretary-General of the Union on Friday, securing 90 votes. The election took place during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2026 in the Qatari capital, Doha, where the UN agency for digital technologies elects its management team to oversee its strategy and budget over the next four years.
Darwish won the post with 90 votes out of 177 cast by the 175 member states present, while his rival, Stephen Perry of the Bahamas, received 85 votes.
On Thursday, member states of the ITU re-elected Doreen Bogdan-Martin as Secretary-General of the Union, with 164 votes out of 173 cast by participating member states. Her new term is set to begin on January 1, 2027, and will last until the end of 2030.
The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2026 kicked off last Monday in Doha and will continue until November 27, with Kuwait participating through a delegation led by Omar Al-Omar, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Affairs and Acting Minister of Media and Culture.
The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference is the Union’s highest policy-making body, responsible for setting its strategic direction, approving its plans, and electing its leadership. (End) S.S.S / R.J
