Raya El Hassan (née Haffar, Arabic: ريا الحسن; born January 1967) is a Lebanese politician who held the office of the interior and municipalities ministry, and the finance ministry. She is the first woman in Lebanon to be appointed to these and equivalent posts in the government.[1][2][3]
Early in her career, El Hassan worked with Méditerranée Investors Group.[8] She then served as an advisor to the Minister of Economy and Trade and later worked as a member of the Office of the Prime Minister, leading different projects and supervising expenditure management reforms.[7][9] Subsequently, El Hassan also worked on reforms, elaborating economic and social reform agendas, for the Prime Minister's office.[9]
Prior to her appointment as Finance Minister, she also worked on other administrating programmes under the auspices of the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank.[7]
Minister of Financeedit
El Hassan was appointed Minister of Finance on 9 November 2009, replacing Mohamad Chatah in the post.[10][11] Her tenure ended in 2011.[5] She was succeeded by Mohammad Safadi.[12]
Minister of Interior and Municipalitiesedit
El Hassan was appointed Minister of Interior and Municipalities on 31 January 2019, replacing Nohad Machnouk in the post.[13] She was succeeded by Mohammed Fahmi in January 2020.
Additional affiliations and membershipsedit
El Hassan is a member of the March 14 Alliance and an ally of Saad Hariri.[14][10] In 2016, she served on the advisory board of the Arab Human Development Reports.[15] El Hassan was a member of the board of directors at MedInvestment Bank (BankMed), where she also serves on the audit committee.[16][17] On 9 Oct. 2020, she was appointed as chairperson of the board of directors of BankMed.[18] She is also the chairman and general manager of the Tripoli Special Economic Zone (TSEZ).[1][19]
Personal lifeedit
El Hassan is married to Janah El Hassan.[4] She has three children.[20]
^. The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
^Cornish, Chloe; Zhang, Archie (3 January 2019). "Lebanese port eyes China as it sells itself as hub for Syria". Financial Times. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^"Mum defies Lebanese banking tradition". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 December 2009.
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Raya El Hassan nee Haffar Arabic ريا الحسن born January 1967 is a Lebanese politician who held the office of the interior and municipalities ministry and the finance ministry She is the first woman in Lebanon to be appointed to these and equivalent posts in the government 1 2 3 Raya Haffar El Hassanريا الحسنEl Hassan in 2019Minister of Interior and MunicipalitiesIn office 31 January 2019 21 January 2020Prime MinisterSaad HaririPreceded byNohad MachnoukSucceeded byMohammad FahmiMinister of FinanceIn office 9 November 2009 13 June 2011Prime MinisterSaad HaririPreceded byMohamad ChatahSucceeded byMohammad SafadiPersonal detailsBorn1967 age 56 57 Tripoli LebanonPolitical partyFuture MovementAlma materGeorge Washington University Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Minister of Finance 2 2 Minister of Interior and Municipalities 3 Additional affiliations and memberships 4 Personal life 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education editEl Hassan was born in January 1967 into a Sunni family 4 5 She received a bachelor s degree in business administration from the American University of Beirut in June 1987 4 6 She then obtained a Master of Business Administration in finance in investments from George Washington University in 1990 7 Career editEarly in her career El Hassan worked with Mediterranee Investors Group 8 She then served as an advisor to the Minister of Economy and Trade and later worked as a member of the Office of the Prime Minister leading different projects and supervising expenditure management reforms 7 9 Subsequently El Hassan also worked on reforms elaborating economic and social reform agendas for the Prime Minister s office 9 Prior to her appointment as Finance Minister she also worked on other administrating programmes under the auspices of the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank 7 Minister of Finance edit El Hassan was appointed Minister of Finance on 9 November 2009 replacing Mohamad Chatah in the post 10 11 Her tenure ended in 2011 5 She was succeeded by Mohammad Safadi 12 Minister of Interior and Municipalities edit El Hassan was appointed Minister of Interior and Municipalities on 31 January 2019 replacing Nohad Machnouk in the post 13 She was succeeded by Mohammed Fahmi in January 2020 Additional affiliations and memberships editEl Hassan is a member of the March 14 Alliance and an ally of Saad Hariri 14 10 In 2016 she served on the advisory board of the Arab Human Development Reports 15 El Hassan was a member of the board of directors at MedInvestment Bank BankMed where she also serves on the audit committee 16 17 On 9 Oct 2020 she was appointed as chairperson of the board of directors of BankMed 18 She is also the chairman and general manager of the Tripoli Special Economic Zone TSEZ 1 19 Personal life editEl Hassan is married to Janah El Hassan 4 She has three children 20 See also editLebanese government of November 2009 Lebanese Parliament Members of the 2009 2013 Lebanese Parliament Future MovementReferences edit a b Special Spot The Business Year Archived from the original on 25 March 2019 Retrieved 17 January 2019 Le portefeuille des Finances libanaises passe en mains feminines Tribune de Geneve in French 16 November 2009 Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 23 January 2010 Lebanon aims to build on banking success Financial Times 3 February 2010 Retrieved 17 January 2019 a b c Raya Haffar AL Hassan PDF Ministry of Finance Retrieved 5 October 2012 a b The Republic of Lebanon Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership Retrieved 5 October 2012 Reunion News The American University of Beirut Retrieved 5 October 2012 a b c Speakers Economist Conferences Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 Retrieved 22 February 2013 GW Magazine www2 gwu edu Retrieved 17 January 2019 a b About RHU Rafik Hariri University rhu edu lb Retrieved 17 January 2019 a b Lebanon rivals form unity government The Arab American News Beirut 18 November 2009 Retrieved 5 October 2012 Lebanon s Hariri forms unity govt with Hezbollah Reuters 9 November 2009 Retrieved 17 January 2019 The Cabinet Embassy of Lebanon Washington DC Archived from the original on 14 April 2013 Retrieved 26 January 2014 JDD Le Liban une femme devient ministre de l Interieur Le Journal du Dimanche in French Archived from the original on 17 February 2019 Retrieved 17 February 2019 Moubayed Sami 11 November 2009 Hezbollah back in the Lebanon fray Asia Times Archived from the original on 12 November 2009 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint unfit URL link Arab Human Development Reports Report 2016 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 28 August 2019 Retrieved 17 January 2019 Bankmed bankmed com lb Retrieved 17 January 2019 BankMed BankMed Annual Report 2013 PDF Bankmed appoints ex minister Hasan as CEO Business Local THE DAILY STAR The Daily Star Archived from the original on 30 January 2021 Retrieved 4 November 2020 Cornish Chloe Zhang Archie 3 January 2019 Lebanese port eyes China as it sells itself as hub for Syria Financial Times Retrieved 17 January 2019 Mum defies Lebanese banking tradition The Sydney Morning Herald 18 December 2009 External links editPolitical offices Preceded byMohamad Chatah Minister of Finance2009 2011 Succeeded byMohammad Safadi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raya Haffar El Hassan amp oldid 1221258492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
