Ziad Bahaa-Eldin
Ziad Bahaa-Eldin | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt | |
| Assumed office 12 July 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Hazem Al Beblawi |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Egyptian Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Cairo University Oxford University |
Ziad Ahmed Bahaa-Eldin (born 30 August 1964)[1] is an Egyptian economist, commercial lawyer and politician.
Biography
Ziad Bahaa-Eldin is the son of the journalist and writer Ahmad Baha'a al-Din.[1] Educated at Oxford University, Baha Eddin practiced as a lawyer, held several government positions related to finance and law, and served as a Lecturer at the Law Faculty of Cairo University.[2] From 2004 to 2007 he was chairman of the Egyptian Investment Authority. In 2008 he became head of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority, a government agency that supervises Egypt's non-banking financial transactions and markets.[3]
Following the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in 2011, he was one of the founders of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party and was a member of parliament.[4] News reports on 7 July 2013 stated that he was likely to be appointed interim prime minister by the authorities that seized power in the 2013 Egyptian coup,[5] though this appointment was blocked within the post-coup coalition by the Salafist Al Nour Party.[6] On 12 July 2013 Al Arabiya reported that he had been chosen as Egypt's interim deputy prime minister.[3]
References
- ^ a b Get To Know Dr. Ziad Bahaa Eldin, Amwal Al Ghad, 28 June 2013.
- ^ Dr Ziad Bio
- ^ a b Egypt gets new deputy prime minister, Al Arabiya, 12 July 2013.
- ^ Keith Johnson, Weighing the Prospects of Ziad Bahaa-Eldin, Wall Street Journal, 8 July 2013
- ^ Update 2: Bahaa El-Din offered Egypt's PM job, ElBaradei set to be appointed VP , Ahram Online, 7 July 2013.
- ^ Egypt’s Salafist party rejects choices for premier, vice-president, Al Arabiya, 8 July 2013.