Youssef Khalil
Lebanese politician
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Youssef Khalil (Arabic: يوسف خليل, Born in Tyre, South Lebanon in 1958) is a Lebanese economist and politician who served as Minister of Finance in the Najib Mikati cabinet from 2021 to 2025.[1]
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Youssef Khalil | |
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يوسف خليل | |
Khalil in 2022 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 10 September 2021 – 8 February 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Najib Mikati |
| Preceded by | Ghazi Wazni |
| Succeeded by | Yassine Jaber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 67–68) |
| Party | Independent |
Biography
Education
He holds a PhD in economics from the Center for Studies and Research on International Development (CERDI) at the Clermont Auvergne University in France, a master's degree in Economic Development from the University of Sussex in the UK, and a bachelor's degree in economics from the American University of Beirut. He is the author of published articles on Economic Development in Lebanon and the region.[1][2][3]
Career
Khalil joined the Banque du Liban as an economist in 1982, where his most recent appointment was as executive director of BDL's Financial Operations department. He is also a part-time lecturer at the American University of Beirut, where his main emphasis has been on Development Economics.[3] Khalil is the co-founder and president of the Association for the Development of Rural Capacities (ADR), an NGO with projects pertaining to low income housing, microfinance, vocational training agricultural development.[1][2]
Khalil is a member at a number of non-governmental organizations, including the Euro-Arab Association for Development and Integration (READI) and the president of Teach for Lebanon (TFL), the Lebanese Microfinance Association (LMFA), and the Lebanese Jiu-jitsu Federation.[2][4]
Personal life
Youssef is married and has two children Soraya and Nadim.[1]