Ahmed Galal (politician)
| Ahmed Galal | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
|
In office 16 July 2013 – 1 March 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Hazem Al Beblawi |
| Preceded by | Fayyad Abdel Moneim |
| Succeeded by | Hani Qadri Demian |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater |
Cairo University American University in Cairo Boston University |
| Profession | Economist |
Ahmed Galal is an Egyptian economist and politician, who was appointed minister of finance in the interim government headed by Hazem Al Beblawi on 16 July 2013.[1]
Early life and education
Galal received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Cairo University in 1973.[2] Next he obtained a master's degree in economics from the American University in Cairo in 1984.[2] He also holds a PhD in economics, which he received from Boston University in 1986.[2]
Career
Galal began his career at World Bank in 1984 and worked there for eighteen years.[2] He was the executive director and director of research of the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES) for two terms (1996-1997 and 2000-2006).[2] In 2007 he was appointed member of the international board of governors of the International Development Research Center (IDRC) in Canada.[2] He is the president of Forum Euroméditerranéen des Instituts de Sciences Économiques (FEMISE) in France, and the founding co-chairman of the Board of the MENA Health Policy Forum in Jordan.[2]
He has been the managing director of the Economic Research Forum (ERF), a Cairo-based non-governmental research institution on the Middle East, since 2007.[3] He involved in the economic development initiative started by former prime minister Hisham Qandil in December 2012.[3] Galal, an independent politician, was appointed finance minister on 16 July 2013 to the interim government led by Prime Minister Hazem Al Beblawi.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Egypt's interim president swears in first government". Ahram Online. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "ERP Managing Director". Economic Research Forum. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Economist Ahmed Galal to be Egypt's new finance minister". Ahram Online. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ Alaa Shahine; Mariam Fam (17 July 2013). "Egyptian Premier Returns to Cage He Escaped Facing More Violence". Bloomberg. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ Hauslohner, Abigail (16 July 2013). "Interim Egyptian cabinet sworn in". The Washington Post. Cairo. Retrieved 16 July 2013.