<P> Below is a list with each Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), based on the organization's official publications . The Secretary General is OPEC's chief executive officer . </P> <Table> List of OPEC Secretaries General <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Tenure </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fuad Rouhani </Td> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 21 Jan 1961--30 Apr 1964 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Abdul Rahman al - Bazzaz </Td> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> 1 May 1964--30 Apr 1965 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ashraf T. Lutfi </Td> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> 1 May 1965--31 Dec 1966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mohammad Saleh Joukhdar </Td> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 1967--31 Dec 1967 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Francisco R. Parra </Td> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 1968--31 Dec 1968 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Elrich Sanger </Td> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 1969--31 Dec 1969 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Omar el - Badri </Td> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 1970--31 Dec 1970 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Nadim al - Pachachi </Td> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 1971--31 Dec 1972 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Abderrahman Khène </Td> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 1973--31 Dec 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> M.O. Feyide </Td> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 1975--31 Dec 1976 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Ali M. Jaidah </Td> <Td> Qatar </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 1977--31 Dec 1978 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> René G. Ortiz </Td> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 1979--30 Jun 1981 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Marc Saturnin Nan Nguema </Td> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> 1 Jul 1981--30 Jun 1983 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Mana Al Otaiba </Td> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> 19 Jul 1983--31 Dec 1983 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Kamel Hassan Maghur </Td> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 1984--31 Oct 1984 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Subroto </Td> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 31 Oct 1984--9 Dec 1985 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Arturo Hernández Grisanti </Td> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 1986--30 Jun 1986 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Rilwanu Lukman </Td> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 1 Jul 1986--30 Jun 1988 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Subroto </Td> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 1 Jul 1988--30 Jun 1994 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Abdallah Salem el - Badri </Td> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> 1 Jul 1994--31 Dec 1994 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Rilwanu Lukman </Td> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 1995--31 Dec 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Alí Rodríguez Araque </Td> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 2001--30 Jun 2002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Álvaro Silva Calderón </Td> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 1 Jul 2002--31 Dec 2003 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Purnomo Yusgiantoro </Td> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 2004--31 Dec 2004 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Ahmed Al - Fahad Al - Ahmed Al - Sabah </Td> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 2005--31 Dec 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Edmund Daukoru </Td> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 2006--31 Dec 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Abdallah Salem el - Badri </Td> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> 1 Jan 2007--31 Jul 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo </Td> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 1 Aug 2016--</Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Tenure </Th> </Tr>

Who is the current secretary general of opec