- Sami Haddad
Sami Haddad (ArB|سامي حداد) (born
August 26 ,1950 ) is the Lebanese minister of economy and trade.Born in Lebanon, Haddad graduated from the
American University of Beirut (AUB) in 1971 with a degree in economics. He began his banking career with a position atSociété Générale inBeirut .He earned a master's degree at economics in 1977 from AUB and studied for a PhD in development economics from 1977 to 1979 at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison , fulfilling all requirements for the degree except the dissertation, thus not getting the PhD.From 1979 to 1981 he worked as the personal assistant to the governor of the
Banque du Liban , Lebanon's central bank.In 1981 he began a career at the
World Bank Group which continued until his appointment as minister of economy and trade in July 2005.Haddad is married to Hanan Fakhoury and has two children.
References
* [http://www.economy.gov.lb/MOET/English/Navigation/AboutTheMinistry/TheMinister/Default.htm Biography] at the website of the Ministry of Economy and Trade, accessed May 22, 2007.
*Entry at [http://www.arabdecision.org/show_cv_3_4_3_1_3_577737180.htm Arab Decision] , accessed May 22, 2007.
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