Yousef Hussain Kamal Al Emadi | |
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Minister of Economy and Finance | |
In office 1998 – 26 June 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani |
Preceded by | Mohammad bin Khalifa Al Thani |
Succeeded by | Ali Sharif Al Emadi |
Personal details | |
Born | Qatar |
Alma mater | Cairo University |
Yousef Hussain Kamal Al Emadi is a Qatari politician and businessman who served as economy and finance minister from 1998 to 2013.
Al Emadi received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Cairo University.[1]
In 1973, Al Emadi began to work as section chief at the ministry of finance and petroleum.[2] Until November 1996, he was a board member of QatarEnergy.[3] He was also a member of OPEC Fund's governing board.[3]
He served in many key posts, including deputy minister, at the ministry of finance, economy and trade until 1998 when he was appointed minister of finance.[4][5] He replaced Mohammad bin Khalifa Al Thani in the post.[6] In 2008, his portfolio was expanded as minister of economy and finance.[7]
He was the chairman of various public institutions, including Qatar National Bank (QNB), Qatar Steel, RasGas, Qatar Financial Centre Authority and the Doha Securities Market.[1] During his term he also represented the State of Qatar at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, Arab Monetary Fund, the Islamic Development Bank and the OPEC Fund.[5]
On 26 June 2013 Kamal was succeeded by Ali Sharif Al Emadi as minister of finance in a cabinet reshuffle.[8][9] Kamal retained his post as chairman of the Qatar Financial Centre.[4] Al Emadi's term as the chairman of the QNB ended in July 2013 when he was replaced by Ali Shareef Al Emadi in the post.[10]
Al Emadi won the prestigious Euromoney Emerging Markets award for Best Finance Minister in the Middle East and North Africa in 2011.[5]