Samir Radwan
Encyclopedia
Samir Radwan is an Egypt
ian politician, the current Minister of the Finance
, appointed at the end of January 2011 by Hosni Mubarak
. He is an economist with a liberal viewpoint, interested in employment and human development issues.
Radwan received his BSc from Cairo University, moving onto the School of Oriental and African Studies for an MSc in the economics of underdeveloped countries -- his thesis was on import-substitution industrialization -- and the University of London for a PhD on capital formation in Egyptian industry and agriculture from 1882 to 1967, marking the British occupation of Egypt and the Arabs' defeat in the Six Day War with Israel, respectively. The process, as well as facilitating epistemological growth, enabled him to empathize with such figures as Mohamed Ali Pasha and the nationalist industrial entrepreneur Talaat Harb. His work at the ILO, on the other hand -- the last position he held there was that of adviser to the director general on development policies and counsellor on Arab countries -- served the dual purpose of earning him an international professional standing while keeping him, through one project after another, in more or less direct contact with Egypt: "I never really thought of myself as an expatriate."
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian politician, the current Minister of the Finance
Ministry of Finance (Egypt)
The Ministry of Finance of Egypt is part of the Cabinet of Egypt. It is responsible for increasing the rate of economic growth and job creation, thus contributing to raising the standard of living of the individual and society as a whole. The current minister is Samir Radwan...
, appointed at the end of January 2011 by Hosni Mubarak
Hosni Mubarak
Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak is a former Egyptian politician and military commander. He served as the fourth President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011....
. He is an economist with a liberal viewpoint, interested in employment and human development issues.
Radwan received his BSc from Cairo University, moving onto the School of Oriental and African Studies for an MSc in the economics of underdeveloped countries -- his thesis was on import-substitution industrialization -- and the University of London for a PhD on capital formation in Egyptian industry and agriculture from 1882 to 1967, marking the British occupation of Egypt and the Arabs' defeat in the Six Day War with Israel, respectively. The process, as well as facilitating epistemological growth, enabled him to empathize with such figures as Mohamed Ali Pasha and the nationalist industrial entrepreneur Talaat Harb. His work at the ILO, on the other hand -- the last position he held there was that of adviser to the director general on development policies and counsellor on Arab countries -- served the dual purpose of earning him an international professional standing while keeping him, through one project after another, in more or less direct contact with Egypt: "I never really thought of myself as an expatriate."
External links
- Ministry of Finance with profile
- Senior Associate at the Economic Research Forum
- Profile at ESCWA
- Samir Radwan: Evolution from within, Aziza Sami, Al-Ahram WeeklyAl-Ahram WeeklyAl-Ahram Weekly is an Egyptian English-language weekly broadsheet printed by the Al-Ahram Publishing House in Cairo, Egypt.It was established in 1991 by the Al-Ahram newspaper, which also runs a French-language weekly version, Al-Ahram Hebdo....
, 24 March 2005