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]
Raya Haffar El Hassan | |
|---|---|
ريا الحسن | |
.jpg) El Hassan in 2019 | |
| Minister of Interior and Municipalities | |
| In office 31 January 2019 – 21 January 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Saad Hariri |
| Preceded by | Nohad Machnouk |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Fahmi |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 9 November 2009 – 13 June 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Saad Hariri |
| Preceded by | Mohamad Chatah |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Safadi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Tripoli, Lebanon |
| Political party | Future Movement |
| Alma mater | George Washington University |
Early 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 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 Finance
editEl 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
editEl 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 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
editReferences
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- ^ "Le portefeuille des Finances libanaises passe en mains féminines". 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'Intérieur". 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.
{{cite news}}: 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.