Biography
Hassan Abdullah was born in Cairo in 1960 to Egyptian parents. He attended the Port Said School in Zamalek for his junior and high school education. He went on to attend the American University in Cairo (AUC), where he graduated with a BA in Business Administration in 1982. Abdullah returned to AUC in 1992 to receive his MBA.
In 1982, Abdullah joined he Arab African Internatıonal Bank (AAIB) at a position in the bank's dealing room. He moved to AAIB's New York City branch in 1988 while working in bond swaps to play a part in managing the bank's US policy. In 1994, he was promoted to Assistant General Manager, then to General Manager in 1999. In 2002, he was appointed Vice Chairman and CEO of the bank until 2018. He is also a board member at the American University in Cairo (AUC).
On August 18, 2022, he was appointed Acting Governor of the CBE. His mandat was characterized by Transitioning toward a flexible exchange rate regime and an inflation-targeting framework. And Steering the economy through regional geopolitical tensions, helping stabilize international reserves to historic highs, and reducing inflation peaks.
