Madbouly meets Egyptian WTO candidate to discuss campaign ideas

Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly met on Thursday with Hamid Mamdouh to discuss his campaign to run for the director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), according to a statement. Mamdouh (LinkedIn) is aiming to get the support of African and Arab countries to back his position for the role. He has 27 years of experience in the field and is now the senior council for US law firm King and Spalding after previously being the director of the WTO’s Trade in Services and Investment Division.