Mohammed Sadiki
President of the Governing Board
Teodoro Miano
Secretary-General of the CIHEAM
Consisting of one representative from each of the 13 Member States, the Governing Board is the managing and decision-making body. Representatives of the OECD and the Council of Europe sit ex officio on the Board in an advisory capacity. The President is elected by a 2/3 majority for a period of 4 years. He is assisted by Vice-Presidents elected for the same period through the same voting procedure.
It consists of a number of eminent figures appointed for a period of 4 years by the Governing Board. They are "chosen, in particular, from among members of establishments for higher education in agriculture and of agricultural research institutes" (article 5.1 of the 1962 Agreement). It gives its advice on issues submitted by the Governing Board.
President of the Advisory Board
GHAOUTI Lamiae (Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, Morocco)
Advisory Board Members
WERY Jacques (CGIAR, France)
MALORGIO Giulio (Universita di Bologna, Italy)
ABDALLAH Chadi (CNRS Lebanon)
BEN SALEM Hichem (IRESA, Tunisia)
CARMONA BELO Carlos (INIAV, Portugal)
KAPAJ Ilir (Tirana University, Albania)