Efthymios Mitropoulos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Efthymios Mitropoulos

Secretary General of the International maritime Organisation

Date of Birth: 30-May-1939

Place of Birth: Piraeus, Attica Region, Greece

Profession: writer, engineer, economist, diplomat

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Efthymios (Thimio) E.
Mitropoulos (Greek: ????µ??? ??t??p?????; born 30 May 1939 in Piraeus, Greece) was the seventh Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a United Nations agency.
Mitropoulos was elected as Secretary-General on 18 June 2003 during the 19th session of the International Maritime Organization Council.
His four-year term started on 1 January 2004, and then was extended until 31 December 2011 by the IMO Council on 9 November 2006.
He was succeeded by Koji Sekimizu.
Mitropoulos was an accomplished chief engineer officer, coast guard officer, rear admiral, shipping economist, marine technologist, harbor master, lecturer, chancellor, chairman, and author of books about shipping economics and policy, merchant vessels, and navigation safety, among other shipping-related subjects.