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 | |
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Economist |
Ahmed Galal (born 1948) 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 was born in 1948.[2] He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Cairo University in 1973.[3] Next he obtained a master's degree in economics from the American University in Cairo in 1984.[3] He also holds a PhD in economics, which he received from Boston University in 1986.[3]
Career
Galal began his career at World Bank in 1984 where he worked for eighteen years.[3] 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).[3] In 2007 he was appointed member of the international board of governors of the International Development Research Center in Canada.[3] 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.[3]
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.[4] He involved in the economic development initiative started by Prime Minister Hisham Qandil in December 2012.[4] Galal, an independent politician, was appointed finance minister on 16 July 2013 to the interim government led by Prime Minister Hazem Al Beblawi.[5][6]
His tenure ended in March 2014.[7] He has been working as an external expert at the Policy Center for the New South.[7]
Galal has been author of various publications on economy and finance.[2]
References
- ↑ "Egypt's interim president swears in first government". Ahram Online. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Galal, Ahmed 1948-". WorldCat. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "ERP Managing Director". Economic Research Forum. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. 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.
- ↑ Abigail Hauslohner (16 July 2013). "Interim Egyptian cabinet sworn in". The Washington Post. Cairo. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Ahmed Galal". Policy Center for the New South. Retrieved 13 November 2022.