Osama Saleh
Osama Saleh | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Investment | |
| In office 16 July 2013 – 1 March 2014 | |
| President | Adly Mansour |
| Prime Minister | Hazem Al Beblawi |
| Preceded by | Yehya Hamed |
| In office 2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013 | |
| President | Mohamad Morsi |
| Prime Minister | Hesham Qandil |
| Succeeded by | Yehya Hamed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1960 (age 64) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Cairo University |
Osama Saleh (born 2 July 1960) is an Egyptian economist, who served as the minister of investment of Egypt from 2 August 2012 to 7 May 2013. He was part of the Qandil Cabinet.[1] He stayed as investment minister in the 2013 interim government.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Saleh was born in 1960.[3] He is a graduate of the faculty of commerce at Cairo University and graduated in 1982.[3]
Career
[edit]Saleh was the chairman of the Egyptian Mortgage Finance Authority (EMF) from 2005 to July 2009.[3] In September 2009, he was appointed chairman of the General Authority for Investment (GAFI) under Nazif's cabinet.[4][5] He is also a board member of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority.[6] In addition, he also served as Regional Manager of American Express Bank Ltd.[3] He has been a visitor professor of finance at American University in Cairo since 2008.[6]
In August 2012, he was appointed minister of investment as part of the Qandil cabinet.[7] This ministry was disestablished during the Mobarak era.[4][8] His term ended on 7 May 2013 and he was succeeded by Yehya Hamed in the post in a cabinet reshuffle.[9][10] On 16 July 2013, Saleh was again appointed minister of investment to the interim cabinet led by Hazem Al Beblawi, replacing Yehya Hamed.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Yasmine Saleh & Ali Abdelaty (2 August 2012). "Prominent judge to be Egypt's new justice minister". Reuters. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Egypt's interim president swears in first government". Ahram Online. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Egypt's Newly Appointed Cabinet Ministers" (PDF). American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Osama Saleh says to be Egypt's new investment minister". Reuters. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ Feteha, Ahmed; Al Abass, Bassem Abo & Nowar, Nesma (3 August 2012). "Egypt's new economy ministers: Who's who". Ahram Online. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Mr. Osama Saleh". GAFI. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Osama Saleh Minister of Investment, Egypt" (PDF). Ministry of Investment. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ Safaa Abdoun; Sarah El Sirgany (3 August 2012). "Qandil Cabinet sworn in". The Egypt Monocle. Cairo. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Egypt's Morsi Brings More Islamists into Cabinet". Voice of America. Reuters. 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Nine new ministers announced in Egypt cabinet reshuffle". Ahram Online. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Cabinet ministers sworn in". Daily News Egypt. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.