Mohamed Maait

Mohamed Maait is an Egyptian politician who is Minister of Finance following his elevation from Vice Minister of Finance for Public Treasury Affairs and Head of the Economic Justice Unit. He was named African Finance Minister of the Year (2019).[1][2]

Mohamed Maait

Education

Maait received his bachelor's degree in Insurance and Mathematics in 1984 and an MPhil in Insurance in 1992 from Cairo University, Egypt. He then went to City University, London where he earned a Diploma in Actuarial Science in 1996, a master's degree in 1997 and a PhD in 2003.[3]

Career

He served as executive director of Egyptian Insurance Institute in 2007 before being appointed senior advisor to the minister of finance serving from 2009 to 2009. From 2013 to 2015, he served concurrently as vice chairman of the Egyptian financial Supervisory Authority, Assistant Minister of Finance for Actuarial Administration Affairs in 2013 and First Assistant Minister of Health & Population from 2014 to 2015.[4] He was deployed as First Assistant Minister of Finance for Treasury Affairs before being elevated to the position of Vice Minister of Finance for Public Treasury Affairs & Head of the Economic Justice Unit and later named as minister of finance.[5]

He is chairman of the Board of Directors of the Egyptian General Authority for Universal Health Insurance since 2018 and chairman of the Board of Directors Africa Reinsurance Corporation since 2021.[6][7]

Award

He was named African Finance Minister of the Year in 2019 for "Egypt’s ambitious programme of economic reform" that has won "plaudits from around the world, with good reason", according to the organisers.[8]

References
  1. "Dr. Mohamed Maait – Egypt Global FDI Reports". Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  2. "Egypt looks forward to strengthening strategic relations with US: Maait - Dailynewsegypt". 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  3. "Dr Mohamed Maait". GFC Media Group. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  4. "Egypt's finance minister responds to criticism from MPs on budget deficit - Economy - Business". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  5. "Egypt FM Mohamed Maait eyes stronger economic ties with Arab countries". Global Business Outlook. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  6. Staff Writer; Egypt, Daily News. "Egypt looks forward to strengthening strategic relations with US: Maait". www.zawya.com. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  7. "Egypt Aims to Raise Earnings from Natural Gas Exports to $1B Monthly | Egypt Oil & Gas". egyptoil-gas.com. 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  8. "The Banker names Egypt's Mohamed Maait African finance minister of the year". TheCable. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
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