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The Minister

	Jihad B. Azour, Minister of Finance PERSONAL Nationality: Lebanese Date of Birth: May 4th, 1964 Marital Status: Married Current Position: Minister of Finance

EDUCATION 1993-1996: Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris - IEP, France Ph.D. in International Finance (high honors - mention très honorable avec félicitations du jury à l’unanimité) 1987-1988: Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies - Post Graduate Sudies in International Economics and Finance (honors). Major: International Financial Markets and Development issues. 1983-1987: Université de Paris IX – Dauphine, France - Masters Degree in Applied Economics Major: Finance and Economics.

Institution	Period	Course
American University of Beirut	2004	“Macroeconomic management in Lebanon”, Economics Department. Course given to Masters degree students.

American University of Beirut	1998-2000	“Modern Commercial Banks' Management”, Institute of Money and Banking (1998-2000). Course given to Masters degree students on banking and finance.

Institute of Finance	1999-2004	"Public Finance Management" and "Fiscal and Financial Reforms". Two courses given to new recruits at the Ministry of Finance.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ministry of Finance
Minister of Finance
July 2005 -

Booz Allen and Hamilton Subject Matter Expert Jan 2005 - July 2005

Ministry of Finance - (UNDP Project)
Senior Advisor to the Minister of Finance
1999 - 2004

AM&F Consulting Managing Partner
1996 - 1998

Association d’Economie Financière Program manager and advisor to the Director General 1993 - 1994

McKinsey and Company
Specialized management consultant 1989 - 1993

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
Trainee
1988

PUBLICATIONS

"Délits d'Initiés en Europe"

"Déontologie et Droit des Activités Financières"

"Rapport sur l'Argent dans le Monde"

"Fighting Money Laundering"

“Fiduciary Operations: Legal, Economic, Financial, Regulatory, and Tax aspects”

“Linking Economic Growth and Social Development in Lebanon”

CONFERENCES WORKSHOPS, & SEMINARS

Organizing and leading several conferences and seminars, including contributing, as a speaker, to various conferences and workshops.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

La Fassad-LTA, Lebanese Chapter of Transparency International: Active member since 2003.
Young Arab Leaders, Founding member of the Lebanese chapter.