Mohamed Muhsin
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Mohamed Mushin, a Sri Lanka
n national, was a Vice President of the World Bank
and its Chief Information Officer
until his retirement in November 2005. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, where he was awarded the Ryde Gold Medal
in 1962.
In 1977, he moved to Zambia
, where he served as finance director for the state-owned mining and industrial corporation and eventually became an adviser to the president Kenneth Kaunda
. In 1988, he joined the World Bank as a country officer for the Eastern Africa region.
He now sits on several corporate boards in Sri Lanka and Internationally.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n national, was a Vice President of the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
and its Chief Information Officer
Chief information officer
Chief information officer , or information technology director, is a job title commonly given to the most senior executive in an enterprise responsible for the information technology and computer systems that support enterprise goals...
until his retirement in November 2005. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, where he was awarded the Ryde Gold Medal
The Ryde Gold Medal
The Ryde Gold Medal is awarded each year to the "best all-round boy" at Trinity College, Kandy, an elite school in Sri Lanka founded in the 19th century and moulded in the British Public School tradition. The Ryde Gold Medal is the highest honour that the School can bestow...
in 1962.
In 1977, he moved to Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
, where he served as finance director for the state-owned mining and industrial corporation and eventually became an adviser to the president Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth David Kaunda, known as KK, served as the first President of Zambia, from 1964 to 1991.-Early life:Kaunda was the youngest of eight children. He was born at Lubwa Mission in Chinsali, Northern Province of Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia...
. In 1988, he joined the World Bank as a country officer for the Eastern Africa region.
He now sits on several corporate boards in Sri Lanka and Internationally.