Ahmed Galal (born 1948) is an Egyptian economist and politician, who was appointed

minister of finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

in the

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headed by

Hazem Al Beblawi Hazem El Beblawi (also spelled ''el Beblawy'' ar, حازم عبد العزيز الببلاوى ; born 17 October 1936) is an Egyptian economist and politician who was interim prime minister of Egypt from 2013 until 1 March 2014. Previousl ...

on 16 July 2013.

Early life and education

Galal was born in 1948. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from

Cairo University Cairo University ( ar, جامعة القاهرة, Jāmi‘a al-Qāhira), also known as the Egyptian University from 1908 to 1940, and King Fuad I University and Fu'ād al-Awwal University from 1940 to 1952, is Egypt's premier public university ...

in 1973. Next he obtained a master's degree in economics from

the American University in Cairo The American University in Cairo (AUC; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة, Al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs ...

in 1984. He also holds a PhD in economics, which he received from

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with ...

in 1986.

Career

Galal began his career at

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in 1984 where he worked for eighteen years. 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). In 2007 he was appointed member of the international board of governors of the

International Development Research Center The International Development Research Centre (IDRC; french: Centre de recherches pour le développement international, ''CRDI'') is a Canadian federal Crown corporation that funds research and innovation within and alongside developing region ...

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. He is the president of Forum Euroméditerranéen des Instituts de Sciences Économiques (FEMISE) in

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, and the founding co-chairman of the board of the MENA Health Policy Forum in

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

. He has been the managing director of the Economic Research Forum (ERF), a Cairo-based non-governmental research institution on

the Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europea ...

, since 2007. He involved in the economic development initiative started by Prime Minister

Hisham Qandil Hesham Mohamed Qandil (also spelled: ''Hisham Kandil''; ar, هشام محمد قنديل ; born 17 September 1962) is an Egyptian engineer and civil servant who was Prime Minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013. Qandil was appointed as Prime ...

in December 2012. Galal, an independent politician, was appointed finance minister on 16 July 2013 to the

led by Prime Minister Hazem Al Beblawi. His tenure ended in March 2014. He has been working as an external expert at the Policy Center for the New South. Galal has been author of various publications on economy and finance.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Galal, Ahmed 1948 births Living people Cairo University alumni Boston University alumni The American University in Cairo alumni 20th-century Egyptian economists Beblawi Cabinet Finance Ministers of Egypt 21st-century Egyptian politicians 21st-century Egyptian economists Independent politicians in Egypt World Bank people