New IRU Secretary General announced following member vote

New IRU Secretary General announced following member vote

New IRU Secretary General announced following member vote Fri, 05/29/2026 - 15:39 IRU’s General Assembly of members has voted to officially appoint Habib Turki as its next Secretary General.Habib Turki was officially confirmed as the organisation’s new Secretary General today in Geneva. Proposed by the Presidential Executive, IRU’s governing board, and voted in by IRU members, he will succeed current Secretary General Umberto de Pretto. As IRU…

Habib Turki elected next IRU secretary general

Habib Turki (above) was today confirmed as the new secretary general of the International Road Transport Union (IRU), following a vote at the organisation’s annual general meeting in Geneva. He will succeed Umberto de Pretto on 1 August, joining the IRU from the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), where he developed the Tourism Services Department and led its advocacy at the UN. In 2024, he was named chief development officer of the…