Jihad Azour

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Bibliographic details

• Published: September 19, 2019

Overview

• Mr. Jihad Azour is the Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund where he oversees the Fund’s work in the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and Caucasus.
• He joined the IMF in March 2017.

Career highlights

• Served as Lebanon’s Finance Minister in 2005-08, coordinating the implementation of important reforms, including modernizing the country’s tax and customs systems.
• Held senior roles in the private sector before and after his time as finance minister:
  • Vice-President and Senior Executive Advisor at McKinsey and Booz and Co.
  • Managing Partner at investment firm Inventis Partners (position held immediately prior to joining the IMF).
• Joined the International Monetary Fund in March 2017.

Education and research

• Holds a PhD in International Finance and a post-graduate degree in International Economics and Finance, both from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris.
• Conducted post-doctoral research on emerging economies and their integration into the global economy at Harvard as a post-doctoral fellow.

Publications and teaching

• Has published several books and articles on economic and financial issues.
• Has taught extensively.

References

• IMF Senior Officials