Ziad Bahaa-Eldin Explained

Office:Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt
Term Start:12 July 2013
Term End:30 January 2014
Primeminister:Hazem Al Beblawi
Predecessor:Mohamed Kamel Amr
Successor:Vacant
Office2:Minister of International Cooperation
Term Start2:16 July 2013
Term End2:30 January 2014
Primeminister2:Hazem Al Beblawi
Predecessor2:Ashraf Fatah
Successor2:Vacant
Party:Independent
Otherparty:Egyptian Social Democratic Party (until 12 July 2013)
Alma Mater:Cairo University
American University in Cairo
King's College London (LLM)
London School of Economics

Ziad Ahmed Bahaa-Eldin (born 30 August 1964) is an Egyptian economist, commercial lawyer and politician.

Biography

Ziad Bahaa-Eldin was born on 30 August 1964 and is the son of the journalist and writer Ahmad Baha-Eldin.[1] He was educated at Cairo University (Law, 1986), the American University in Cairo (Economics, 1987), King's College London (LLM, 1989) and the London School of Economics (PhD, 1996). Baha Eddin practiced as a lawyer, held several government positions related to finance and law, and served as a lecturer at the Law Faculty of Cairo University.[2] From 2004 to 2007 he was the chairman of the Egyptian Investment Authority. In 2008 he became the head of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority, a government agency that supervises Egypt's non-banking financial transactions and markets.[3] He has served as an International Advisor at Goldman Sachs.[4]

Following the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in 2011, he was one of the founders of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party and was a member of parliament.[5] News reports on 7 July 2013 stated that he was likely to be appointed interim prime minister by the authorities that seized power in the 2013 Egyptian coup,[6] though this appointment was blocked within the post-coup coalition by the Salafist Al Nour Party.[7] On 12 July 2013 Al Arabiya reported that he had been chosen as Egypt's interim deputy prime minister.[3] After his appointment he suspended his membership in the Social Democratic Party.[8] He resigned on 27 January 2014.[9]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.amwalalghad.com/en/the-watch/get-to-know/5843-get-to-know-dr-ziad-bahaa-eldin.html Get To Know Dr. Ziad Bahaa Eldin
  2. http://www.beba.org.eg/Resources/docs/Dr.Ziad%20Bio.doc Dr Ziad Bio
  3. http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2013/07/12/Egypt-s-PM-to-swear-in-cabinet-next-week.html Egypt gets new deputy prime minister
  4. Web site: Ziad Ahmed Bahaa-Eldin. https://archive.today/20131005000119/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=62358365&ticker=GS. dead. 5 October 2013. Bloomberg Businessweek. 5 October 2013.
  5. Keith Johnson, Weighing the Prospects of Ziad Bahaa-Eldin, Wall Street Journal, 8 July 2013
  6. http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/75973/Egypt/Politics-/Update--Bahaa-ElDin-offered-Egypts-PM-job,-ElBarad.aspx Update 2: Bahaa El-Din offered Egypt's PM job, ElBaradei set to be appointed VP
  7. http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2013/07/08/egypt-.html Egypt’s Salafist party rejects choices for premier, vice-president
  8. News: El Beblawi continues to meet ministerial candidates. 16 July 2013. Daily News Egypt. 15 July 2013. Joel Gulhane. Charlie Miller.
  9. News: Egypt's Deputy PM Ziad Bahaa El-din resigns. 27 January 2014. Al-Ahram. 27 January 2014.