Abdulla Hassan Saif

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Abdulla Hassan Saif is a Bahraini banker and politician. He served as minister of finance of Bahrain from May 1999 to January 2005.[1] Since leaving office, he has acted as vice chairman of The Islamic Bank of Asia.

Abdulla Hassan Saif
Abdulla Hassan Saif (right) meeting with Lebanese Finance Minister Fuad Siniora in 2003
Minister of Finance and Economy of Bahrain
In office
May 1999 – January 2005
MonarchHamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Preceded byIbrahim Abdul-Karim Mohamed
Succeeded byAhmed bin Mohamed Al Khalifa

Saif was the first Bahraini to lead Bahrain Monetary Authority, first as director-general from 1979 to 1981, and then as appointed governor from 1981 until his appointment as minister of finance in May 1999.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Joint Statement of U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill and Bahrain Finance Minister Abdulla Hassan Saif, U.S. Treasury Department, 4 March 2002. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Bankers tipped for top BMA post". MEED. 6 November 1999.
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