Education
Master of Accounting (with honors) from Cairo University in 1975
- Master of Business Administration (Finance) from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 1981
- Doctor of Philosophy.
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Farouk Abd El Baky El Okdah
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Bachelor of Surgery In Commerce Accounting Major from Ain Shams University 1965
in Business and Applied Economics from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- Higher Education the Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) from December 2003 until February 2013. - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) from January 2003 until December 2003 in which he became the Governor of Central Bank of Egypt
- He acquired 19 years of banking experience from 1983 until 2002 working with Irving Trust Company
- New York which was acquired later by Bank of New New York Where he has worked as Assistant Vice President for Middle East Division and as Vice President and Africa Destrict Manager
- Doctor El Okdah was the Managing Director of The International Company for Leasing "IncoLease" from 1997 until 2002.
He established IncoLease while working for Bank of New York
- In addition Doctor El Okdah worked as an instructor in Accounting and Finance for The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1978 until 1982
- in 1978, he was nominated by The Wharton School to serve as a consultant for The International Finance Corporation (International Finance Corporation)- The World Bank
- He served as an advisor to the Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) from 1998 to 2001 in the time of the Governor Ismail Hassan
December 2003 - February 2013: Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt
January 2003 - December 2003: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The National Bank of Egypt
1997-2002: Managing Director, International Company for Leasing "Incolease"
1989-2002: Vice President, Regional Manager and Advisor, The Bank of New York
1984-1988: Assistant Vice President - Middle East Division, Vice President and Africa District Manager, Irving Trust Company, NewYork
1978-1982: Instructor in Accounting and Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Membership
Doctor El Okdah has been a member of the Board of Directors of Egypt Air Holding Company since 1998
- Doctor El Okdah used to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Egyptian Banking Federation
- He used to be a member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer of The Arab Bankers Association North America from 1987 until 1989.
