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Hafez Ghanem
Hafez Ghanem, , an Egyptian and French national, is the Regional Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa. A development expert with over 30 years of experience, Dr. Ghanem leads relations with 26 countries, and oversees over 280 projects totaling more than $49 billion.  Prior to his appointment on July 1, 2020, Dr. Ghanem served as the Vice President for Africa. Under his leadership, the World Bank…
Type: Expert
Emtithal Mahmoud
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and World Champion Poet, Emtithal (Emi) Mahmoud continuously advocates for the cause of refugees and disadvantaged communities the world over through her poetry and incredible experience. Named one of BBC's 100 Most Inspirational Women, Emi co-founded an international Sickle Cell research initiative at age 19 and has since worked with President Obama, the Dalai Lama, the…
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Rania Al-Mashat
Dr. Rania Al Mashat is Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation since December 2019, and previously served as the country’s first female Minister of Tourism. Prior to that, she was Advisor to the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC. She specialized in central banking issues and designing monetary policy frameworks. Her other former roles include serving…
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Zied Ladhari
Zied Lahari is Tunisia’s Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation. Mr. Ladhari joined his last position after spending more than a year as Minister of Industry and Trade. He is a lawyer and international legal expert. Born March 30, 1975 in Sousse, he is married with one child. He studied law at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of Tunis where he obtained a Master…
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Khawla Abu Sarara
Ms. Khawla Abu Sarara is the Head of Payments System Division in the National Aid Fund (NAF) of Jordan. Responsible of electronic payment, Khawla leads the project of switching to electronic payment mechanisms in delivering cash assistance to the beneficiaries from NAF’s programs and services. Ms. Khawla Abu Sarara holds a degree in computer science.
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Jehiel Oliver
Jehiel Oliver is a social entrepreneur responsible for the overall management and strategy of Hello Tractor, an agricultural technology company focused on global food and income security. He has been honored with numerous awards for his work in social entrepreneurship and poverty alleviation. Most recently he was appointed under the Obama Administration to serve two years as a member of the…
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Reza Baqir
Dr. Reza Baqir was,  , appointed as the Governor of State Bank of Pakistan by the President of Pakistan on May 04, 2019. Before this, Dr. Baqir had eighteen years of experience with the IMF, including as the Head of the IMF's Office in Egypt and Senior Resident Representative and numerous other assignments, including Division Chief of the IMF's Debt Policy Division, Head of the IMF delegation to the Paris Club, and…
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Thikra Mohammed Jabir Alwash
Dr. Alwash became first female Mayor of Baghdad in February 2015. She is also the Chairperson of the women advancement committee in Iraq, the high Committee for Baghdad Creative City of Literature and the Makiya Engineering Consultant of Baghdad Development Foundation.  Dr. Alwash was Acting Project Manager in the Ministry of Education (2010-14), managing the rehabilitation/construction of the…
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Aart Kraay
Aart Kraay is the World Bank Group Deputy Chief Economist and Director of Development Policy in the Development Economics Vice-Presidency of the World Bank. He joined the World Bank in 1995 after earning a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University (1995), and a B.Sc. in economics from the University of Toronto (1990). His research interests include international capital movements, growth and…
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). She is an economist and international development expert with over 30 years of experience. She was Chair of the Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (2016 – 2020), the African Risk Capacity (2014 – 2020) and Co-Chair of The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate.  Previously, she served as Senior Advisor…
Type: Expert

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