Youssef Khalil
Youssef Khalil | |
|---|---|
يوسف خليل | |
.jpg) Khalil in 2022 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office 10 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Najib Mikati |
| Preceded by | Ghazi Wazni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Tyre, Lebanon |
| Political party | Independent |
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Youssef Khalil (Arabic: يوسف خليل, Born in Tyre, South Lebanon in 1958) is a Lebanese economist and politician who serves as Minister of Finance in the Najib Mikati cabinet since 2021.[1]
Biography
[edit]Education
[edit]He holds a PhD in economics from the Center for Studies and Research on International Development (CERDI) at the Clermont Auvergne University in France, a master's degree in Economic Development from the University of Sussex in the UK, and a bachelor's degree in economics from the American University of Beirut. He is the author of published articles on Economic Development in Lebanon and the region.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Khalil joined the Banque du Liban as an economist in 1982, where his most recent appointment was as executive director of BDL's Financial Operations department. He is also a part-time lecturer at the American University of Beirut, where his main emphasis has been on Development Economics.[3] Khalil is the co-founder and president of the Association for the Development of Rural Capacities (ADR), an NGO with projects pertaining to low income housing, microfinance, vocational training agricultural development.[1][2]
Khalil is a member at a number of non-governmental organizations, including the Euro-Arab Association for Development and Integration (READI) and the president of Teach for Lebanon (TFL), the Lebanese Microfinance Association (LMFA), and the Lebanese Jiu-jitsu Federation.[2][4]
Personal life
[edit]Youssef is married and has two children Soraya and Nadim.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Biography of H.E Dr. Youssef El Khalil, Minister of Finance". 2021.
- ^ a b c "Qui est Youssef Khalil, le cadre de la BDL nommé aux Finances ?". No. 2021–09–11. L'Orient Le Jour. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Youssef El Khalil | IOF". www.institutdesfinances.gov.lb. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Who is in the new Lebanese Cabinet?". No. 2021–09–10. The National News. Retrieved 15 September 2021.