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Raya Haffar El Hassan
Minister of Finance

PERSONAL:

Date of Birth: January 1967
Married to: Dr. Janah El Hassan.
Has three Children: Dana, Rama and Zein.

Work Experience:

Member of the Office of the Prime Minister. In charge of several projects hosted at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers including supporting the Prime Minister on a number of policy, technical and capacity building issues.

  • Worked most notably on the elaboration of the government’s economic and social reform agenda under the Paris II and Paris III International Donor Conferences.
  • Member of the Government Reform Coordination Office in charge of monitoring the implementation of the Paris III program.
  • Led the effort on behalf of the Lebanese Government to establish the UNDP Lebanon Recovery Fund in the advent of the summer 2006 crisis.
  • In charge of overseeing a World Bank project for the design and implementation of social sector reforms.
  • Provided technical advice on issues pertaining to social sector reform.
  • Participated in the setting up of the World Bank Multi-donor Trust fund for the reconstruction Nahr El Bared Palestinian Camp.
  • Acted as Project Director for the EU-funded projects "Support to Implementation of Socio Economic Reforms".
  • Acted as Project Manager for UNDP project "Enhancing Decision Making Capacities at the Prime Minister’s Office".

April 2005 – October 2005:
Programme Specialist for the Economic Governance and Pro-Poor portfolio at UNDP Lebanon Country Office.

December 2000 – June 2003:
Advisor to the Minister of Economy and Trade.
UNDP Project Manager “Institutional Assistance for Economic Policy and Trade”.

September 2000 – November 2000:
Senior Credit Officer, Banque de la Méditerranée, sal.
Project Finance, Corporate Banking Division

September 1999 – August 2000:
Assistant Relationship Manager, Byblos Bank, sal.
Corporate Banking Department, Commercial Division.

March 1995 – August 1999:
Assistant to the Minister of Finance and Implementation Coordination for Fiscal Activities at the Ministry of Finance: Ministry of Finance / UNDP / World Bank / IMF Technical Assistance project “Revenue Enhancement and Fiscal Administration”.

November 1992 – February 1995:
Assistant to the Minister, Ministry of Finance.

March 1991 to October 1992:
Assistant to Director, Méditerranée Investors Group, SA.
Corporate Planning and Development Department.

Education:

  • The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA
    Masters in Business Administration
    Major in Finance and Investments, February 1990.
  • The American University of Beirut, Lebanon
    Bachelors in Business Administration, June 1987
  • International College, Lebanon
    Lebanese Baccalaureate Part II, Experimental Sciences, June 1984

Awards:

  • Elected Member of the Beta Gamma Sigma, the American National Honor Society for Business and Management.
  • Placed twice on the Dean's List of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the American University of Beirut.

Languages:

Fluent in Arabic and English, working knowledge of French.

Computer Skills:

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and MS Project.



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