Jihad Alwazir is an Assistant Director at the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of
the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Division Chief of Central Bank
Operations. His recent analytical work is focused on Central Bank
Governance and Transparency as well as Central Bank Operations and Digital
Money. Dr. Alwazir previously served as the Monetary Capital Markets
Department Regional Advisor for the Middle East and Central Asia
Department. Prior to joining the Fund, Alwazir was the Governor and
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Palestine Monetary Authority
(PMA) for two terms and was the founder and Chairman of the Palestine
Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC). He served in several senior positions
in the private and public sectors. He holds a Ph.D. in Business
Administration from Loughborough University in the United Kingdom