Arab Peace Group Elects Executive Council Headed by Former Yemeni President Ali Nasser Mohammed

The General Assembly of the Arab Peace Group elected a new executive council for the 2026–2029 term, chaired by former Yemeni President Ali Nasser Mohammed, with deputies Adnan Badran and Khaled Qandil, and Secretary-General Samir Habashneh. The group includes figures from several Arab countries and works to promote a culture of peace and dialogue.

The General Assembly of the Arab Peace Group held its meeting in the Jordanian capital Amman last week and elected a new executive council for the 2026–2029 term. The elected executive council chose former Yemeni President Ali Nasser Mohammed as president of the group, former Jordanian Prime Minister Dr. Adnan Badran and Egyptian Senate member Khaled Qandil as vice presidents, and former Jordanian Interior Minister Engineer Samir Habashneh as secretary-general. The council also includes Mohammed Baraka (Palestine), Dr. Nasser Zaidan (Lebanon), Abu al-Fadl al-Baaji (Algeria), Abdullah Awaidat (Jordan), Nawal al-Hawar (Syria), Suhad Talabani (Iraq), and Ziad Shabib (Lebanon). The group was founded in 2018, completed its legal establishment in Jordan, and held its founding conference at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo in October 2022. The group aims to spread a culture of peace in the Arab world, encourage dialogue and mediation, and contribute to conflict prevention and confidence-building.