Mamoun Beheiry
first president of the African Development Bank
In office
1964–1970
Preceded byAbdelwahab Labidi
Personal details
BornOctober 1925
Umm Ruwaba, Sudan
DiedAugust 2002 (Aged 77)
Khartoum
Alma materBrasenose College University of Oxford
ProfessionEconomist

Mamoun Ahmed Abdel Wahab Beheiry (October 1925 – August 2002) was a Sudanese economist, known for his contributions to African and Arab banking establishments.

Education

Following earlier education at Wad Madani primary schools, Beheiry attended Victoria College, Alexandria,[1] and then Brasenose College, University of Oxford between 1945 and 1949 where he read for a B.A. (Hons.) in PPE Politics, Philosophy and Economics.[2] This made him one of the first African ministers to seek an education in the west.[3]

Career

In 1959, he became the first and founding governor of the central Bank of Sudan then went on to become the first president of the African Development Bank.[2][3][4]

Due to his international reputation, Beheiry also became the first person to be elected Minister of Finance twice.[3]

Legacy

Following his death in 2002, the Mamoun Beheiry Center for Economic and Social Studies and Research in Africa was established in Khartoum with the goal of promoting research in economic and social development in Africa.[5]

References

  1. ^ "السيد مأمون بحيري". cbos.gov.sd. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Mamoun Beheiry CV". Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Mamoun Beheiry obituary". Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Past Presidents". African Development Bank Group. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Mamoun Beheiry centre website". Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
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