Hassan Abdullah

Egyptian Governor of The Central Bank of Egypt (born 1960)
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Hassan Abdullah
حسن عبد الله
Born (1960-08-01) August 1, 1960 (age 64)
Cairo, Egypt
EducationAmerican University in Cairo
OccupationFinancier

Hassan Abdullah (Arabic: حسن عبد الله; born August 1, 1960) is an Egyptian financier. He is the current governor of the Central Bank of Egypt. He previously held the chief executive officer position of the Arab African International Bank (AAIB), a regional financial services institution that was Egypt's first Arab multinational bank. Abdullah first joined the AAIB in 1982 and became its CEO in 2002. He is also a board member at the American University in Cairo (AUC).[1] In August 2022, Abdullah was appointed as the new acting governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) by presidential decree.[2]

Early life and education

Hassan Abdullah was born in Cairo in 1960 to Egyptian parents. He attended the Port Said School in Zamalek for his junior and high school education. He went on to attend the American University in Cairo (AUC), where he graduated with a BA in Business Administration in 1982. Abdullah returned to AUC in 1992 to receive his MBA.[1]

Career and business ventures timeline

In 1982, Abdullah joined AAIB with a position in the bank's dealing room. He moved to AAIB's New York City branch in 1988 while working in bond swaps to play a part in managing the bank's US policy. In 1994 he got promoted to Assistant General Manager, then to General Manager in 1999. In 2002 he was appointed Vice Chairman and managing director of the bank. [citation needed]

Current positions

Previous positions

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b "Dean's Strategic Advisory Board". AUC School of Business. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. ^ "Egypte : Hassan Abdullah remplace Tarek Amer à la tête de la BCE". Financial Afrik. 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
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  5. ^ "البنك العربي الأفريقي الدولي - أعضاء مجلس الإدارة". Aaib.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  6. ^ "Shareholder Governance". www.ubaf.fr. Archived from the original on 2016-01-11.
  7. ^ "We owe it to Egypt :: About Us > BOT".
  8. ^ "EJB – Egyptian Junior Business Association". www.ejb.org.eg. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01.