Ahmed Abu Ismail
Ahmed Abu Ismail | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 16 April 1975 – 19 November 1976 | |
| President | Anvar Sadat |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Hamdi El Nashar |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Salah Eldeen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1915 Samannud |
| Died | 2013 (aged 97–98) |
| Resting place | Samannud |
| Political party | New Wafd Party |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
Ahmed Abu Ismail (1915–2013) was an Egyptian economist and politician who served as minister of finance in the 1970s.[1][2]
Biography[]
Ismail was born in Samannud in March 1915.[3] He attended the University of Manchester and obtained a PhD in transport economics in 1938.[3] Following graduation he worked at the University of London and returned to Egypt in 1948.[3] Then he worked at an Egyptian university.[3] He established the college of commerce of Kuwait University in 1968.[3] Ismail was appointed finance minister on 16 April 1975, replacing Mohammed Hamdi El Nashar in the post.[4] Ismail's tenure ended on 19 November 1976 when Mohammed Salah Eldeen Hamid became finance minister.[4] He was named the head of the Far East Bank in Cairo and served at the Parliament.[3] Ismail was a member of the Waft Party.[3] He died in May 2013 and buried in his hometown, Samannud.[3]
A district in Sammannud was named after him in September 2013.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Egypt. The Politics of Economic Strategy". Country Data. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ Gamal Essam El Din (6–12 December 2001). "The Central Bank in the saddle". Al Ahram Weekly (563). Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "وفاة أحمد أبو إسماعيل وزير مالية مصر في عهد السادات". Albawabh News (in Arabic). 20 May 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Ministry of Finance In Brief". Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "إطلاق اسم وزير المالية الأسبق أحمد أبو إسماعيل على حى بسمنود تكريمًا له". Youm7 (in Arabic). 25 September 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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