Arabsat is an Inter-Governmental Organization ("IGO") founded by the Arab League in 1976. Under the authority of its General Assembly, it is governed by the Board of Directors supervising a Management Committee.
The General Assembly
The Assembly is the main organ of Arabsat by virtue of its power as defined in the "Arabsat Charter". It consists of the telecommunications ministers of the Arab member-countries or their representatives.
The Board of Directors
The Board of Directors holds periodical meetings every three months to carry out its overall mission of driving the company global strategy and duties, and to exercise its powers under Arabsat's constitutive agreement. It shall endeavor to secure, invest in, and maintain, Arabsat space resources and implement the policies approved by the General Assembly.
The Board of Directors consists of nine annually-elected members from Arabsat’s member-countries, as follows:
- Five members from the main shareholders;
- Two elected members from recommended users with the highest capacity usage;
- Two elected members from recommended users with the best payment records.
The Management Committee