Youssef Khalil
Youssef Khalil (Arabic: يوسف خليل, Born in Tyre, South Lebanon in 1958) is a Lebanese economist and politician who serves as Minister of Finance in the Najib Mikati cabinet since 2021.[1] BiographyEducationHe holds a PhD in economics from the Center for Studies and Research on International Development (CERDI) at the Clermont Auvergne University in France, a master's degree in Economic Development from the University of Sussex in the UK, and a bachelor's degree in economics from the American University of Beirut. He is the author of published articles on Economic Development in Lebanon and the region.[1][2][3] CareerKhalil joined the Banque du Liban as an economist in 1982, where his most recent appointment was as executive director of BDL's Financial Operations department. He is also a part-time lecturer at the American University of Beirut, where his main emphasis has been on Development Economics.[3] Khalil is the co-founder and president of the Association for the Development of Rural Capacities (ADR), an NGO with projects pertaining to low income housing, microfinance, vocational training agricultural development.[1][2] Khalil is a member at a number of non-governmental organizations, including the Euro-Arab Association for Development and Integration (READI) and the president of Teach for Lebanon (TFL), the Lebanese Microfinance Association (LMFA), and the Lebanese Jiu-jitsu Federation.[2][4] Personal lifeYoussef is married and has two children Soraya and Nadim.[1] References
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