Sept 16 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' ( GS ) co-chief of

the Middle East and North Africa region, Fadi Abuali, will

retire, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on

Tuesday.

Abuali, a senior executive who spent nearly 28 years at the

Wall Street bank, also co-headed bank's Asset Management

International. He joined Goldman in 1997 as an associate and

rejoined in 2001 as an executive director, according to the

memo.

The retirement plan was first reported by Bloomberg News.

Goldman appointed Abuali and Zaid Khaldi as co-chief

executive officers for the MENA region almost five years ago.