News 25 January 2017 WHO Executive Board announces the names of the 3 nominees for the post of WHO Director-General The WHO Executive Board selected by vote the following 3 candidates to be presented to World Health Assembly as nominees for the post of Director-General of WHO. Header Paragraph Five candidates were interviewed by Member States today prior to the vote. The names of the 3 nominees were announced at a public meeting on Wednesday evening, 25 January 2017. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Dr David Nabarro Dr Sania Nishtar All Member States will choose among the 3 nominees by vote at the World Health Assembly in May 2017. The new Director-General will take office on 1 July 2017. Last update Friday 07 June 2019 Share this page