Umayya Toukan

Umayya Salah Toukan
Born 1946 (age 7071)
Amman
Nationality JordanJordan
Alma mater American University of Beirut
University of Oxford
Columbia Business School
Occupation Economist

Umayya Salah Toukan (born 1946) was the governor of the Central Bank of Jordan from 2001 to 2010.[1] He is married to Lina Izziddine Mufti.

Life and education

Toukan was born in 1946 in Amman, Jordan. He obtained his undergraduate and MBA degree from the American University of Beirut. He then joined the University of Oxford in Britain where he obtained a bachelor's degree in economic development. He later completed his PhD at Columbia Business School in 1987.[2] He served as the CEO of the stock exchange in Jordan.

Career and positions

On 30 March 2013, Toukan was appointed minister of finance to the cabinet led by Abdullah Ensour.[3]

References

  1. "Previous Governors". CBJ. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  2. "Global Economic Leader". Columbia University. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. Wael Al Jaraisheh; Banan Malkawi (30 March 2013). "Preliminary Reading into Jordan's New Government". Ammon News. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
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