During the 6^th EMGF Ministerial Meeting held on November 25, 2021 Mr. Osama Mobarez was appointed as the first Secretary General for the EMGF for the coming three years effective January 2022.

In his previous role at the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, he was the Undersecretary for Technical office, responsible for the Realization Office to drive Egypt’s Modernization Program across the Oil & Gas sector. 

He supported the development of policies and reforms within the petroleum sector in Egypt including; a comprehensive energy subsidy reform strategy, initiation of gas market reforms, modification and update of upstream agreements, and feasibility studies of infrastructure development projects.