Tarek Hassan Amer
Tarek Hassan Amer طارق عامر | |
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 Tarek Hassan Amer in 2011 | |
| Advisor to the President of Egypt | |
| Assumed office 17 August 2022 | |
| Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt | |
| In office 25 November 2015 – 17 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Hisham Ramez |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Abdullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 11, 1957 |
| Citizenship | Egyptian |
| Education | American University in Cairo |
| Occupation | Economist |
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Tarek Hassan Nour El-Din Amer (Arabic: طارق عامر; born June 11, 1957) is an Egyptian financier. He was governor of the Central Bank of Egypt from 2015 until 2022. Amer is the nephew of Field Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer and the son of Hassan Amer, the former chairman of Zamalek Sporting Club.
Biography
Tarek Amer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Management from the American University in Cairo.[1]
Amer served as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank during Farouk El-Okda's tenure, from 2003 to 2008.[2]
He served as Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Egypt from 2008 until his resignation in 2013. His tenure was highly praised in Egyptian financial circles.[3]
He was among the leading candidates to succeed El-Okda, along with Hisham Ramez and Mohamed Barakat. He assumed the governorship on November 27, 2015, after Hisham Ramez's resignation,[4] following his appointment by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. He fully liberalized the exchange rate of the Egyptian pound, allowing it to be determined by supply and demand in the money market (floating the pound) on November 3, 2016.[5] He issued the first plastic 10 pound note.[6]
He announced his resignation as Governor of the Central Bank on August 17, 2022.[7]
After his time at the central bank, he was appointed Advisor to the President of Egypt.[8]
Awards
- He was named Best Central Bank Governor of 2017 in the Middle East and North Africa region, according to Global Markets magazine.[9]
- He was named Best Arab Central Bank Governor of 2017 by the Union of Arab Banks.[10]
- He received the Arab World's Leading Banker Award for 2018 from Al-Ahram Foundation.[11]
- He received the annual African Banker Award for Best African Central Bank Governor in 2019.[12]
- Global Finance also ranked Tarek Amer among the world's best central bank governors for 2022.[13]
References
- ↑ "Alumnus Tarek Amer '80 Appointed Central Bank Governor". AUC. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ English, Amwal Al Ghad (2012-07-01). "Get To Know Mr. Tarek Hassan Nour Eldin Aly Amer". Amwal Al Ghad. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ "11 fotos de stock, fotos en alta resolución e imágenes sobre Cairo Central Bank Chairman Tarek Amer Interview - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.com.mx. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ "طارق عامر.. نجل شقيق المشير "محافظًا للبنك المركزى"". almesryoon.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ "ماذا يعني تحرير سعر الجنيه المصري؟". العربية (in Arabic). 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ "«المركزي» طبع 200 مليون ورقة.. العشرة جنيه البلاستيك عيدية الأضحى للكبار والصغار". 2022-07-09. Archived from the original on 2022-07-12.
- ↑ "Egypt's Central Bank Governor Tarek Amer Resigns". Egyptian Streets. 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ "Sisi moves to cushion impact from Central Bank governor's resignation". Al-Arab. 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ الإخبارية, العين (2022-08-17). "طارق عامر.. 7 سنوات على خزائن مصر". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ يعقوب, كتب-أحمد (2017-10-05). "اتحاد المصارف العربية يختار طارق عامر أفضل محافظ بنك مركزى لعام 2017". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ "احتفالية كبرى بمؤسسة «الأهرام» للإعلان عن جائزة قادة الأعمال «Al Ahram Business Leaders»". الأهرام اليومي (in Arabic).
- ↑ "طارق عامر يتسلم جائزة أفضل محافظ بنك مركزي في أفريقيا - اقتصاد". أخبارك.نت (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ "المستقبل الاقتصادي | طارق عامر يحصل على 4 جوائز عالمية في ولايته الأولى للمركزي". المستقبل الاقتصادي. 2019-11-25. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2026-05-17.