Hassan Abdullah

Hassan Abdullah (حسن عبد الله; born August 1, 1960) is an Egyptian financier. He is the current governor of the Central Bank of Egypt. He previously held the chief executive officer position of the Arab African International Bank (AAIB), a regional financial services institution that was Egypt's first Arab multinational bank. Abdullah first joined the AAIB in 1982 and became its CEO in 2002. He is also a board member at the American University in Cairo (AUC). In August 2022, Abdullah was appointed as the new acting governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) by presidential decree.

Early life and education
Hassan Abdullah was born in Cairo in 1960 to Egyptian parents. He attended the Port Said School in Zamalek for his junior and high school education. He went on to attend the American University in Cairo (AUC), where he graduated with a BA in Business Administration in 1982. Abdullah returned to AUC in 1992 to receive his MBA.

Career and business ventures timeline
In 1982, Abdullah joined AAIB with a position in the bank's dealing room. He moved to AAIB's New York City branch in 1988 while working in bond swaps to play a part in managing the bank's US policy. In 1994 he got promoted to Assistant General Manager, then to General Manager in 1999. In 2002 he was appointed Vice Chairman and managing director of the bank.

Current positions

 * Chief Executive Officer of Arab African International Bank (AAIB)
 * Chairman of UBAF Hong Kong
 * Board member of UBAF Paris
 * Board member of UBAC Curaçao
 * Board member of London Stock Exchange - London Africa Advisory Group "LAAG"
 * Vice Chairman of German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce
 * Founder and Chairman of "We owe it to Egypt"
 * Chairman of the Arab African Investment Management Company
 * Chairman of Sandah for Microfinance
 * Member of the Strategic Advisory Board of the School of Business at the AUC
 * Board member of Arab Educational Information Network – Shamaa.

Previous positions

 * Board member of the Egyptian European Association for Economic & Social Development
 * Director of Arab Banker's Association – London (ABA)
 * Member of New York-based World President's Organization (WPO)
 * Executive board member of Egypt International Economic Forum (EIEF)
 * Board member of Egyptian National Competitiveness Council
 * Board member of Egypt-US Business Council
 * Chairman of International Securities Market Association (ISMA) Middle East Regional Committee
 * Board member of the Young President Organization - New York, USA
 * Technical Advisor to the Arab Academy for Financial & Banking Studies Member of AISEC - Egypt
 * Board member of Egyptian European Association for Economic & Social Development
 * Board member of the Egyptian Capital Association (ECMA)
 * Board member of Orascom Construction Industries (OCI)
 * Board member of Ghabbour Auto (GA)
 * Board member of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)
 * Board member of Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX)
 * Board member of The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt
 * Board member of Endeavour Egypt
 * Board member of Telecom Egypt
 * Founding member of the Egyptian National Competitiveness Council (ENCC)
 * Founding member and former chairman of the Egyptian Junior Business Association (EJBA)
 * Board of trustees member of the Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI)
 * Chairman of the Middle East, Far East, and Africa regional committee of the International Capital Association in Zurich (ICMA)
 * Board member of Directors of the Institute of International Finance (IIF)
 * Board member of the Emerging Markets Advisory Council (EMAC) of the Institute of International Finance.