Maysaa Sabreen

Maysaa Sabreen
ميساء صابرين
First-Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Syria
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 March 2025
Governor
In office
October 2018 – 30 December 2024
GovernorMohammed Issam Hazima
Governor of the Central Bank of Syria
Acting
In office
30 December 2024 – 27 March 2025
Preceded byMohammed Issam Hazima
Succeeded byAbdulkader Husrieh
Personal details
Born1974 (age 51–52)
EducationDamascus University (BA, MA, PhD)
OccupationEconomist

Maysaa Sabreen (Arabic: ميساء صابرين; born 1974) is a Syrian economist currently serving as the first-deputy governor of the Central Bank of Syria. She was previously Governor of the Central Bank of Syria from December 2024 until March 2025, making her the first woman to hold this position in the institution's history.

Early life and education

Sabreen was born in 1974. She obtained her bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in accounting from Damascus University. She is also a certified public accountant.

Career

Sabreen's career spans over 15 years in the financial and banking sectors. Before her appointment as governor, she served as the first deputy governor of the Central Bank of Syria starting in October 2018. She also represented the Central Bank as a board member of the Damascus Securities Exchange.

In her earlier roles, Sabreen worked as the director of the Government Commission Directorate for Banks, gaining experience in regulatory and financial oversight.

Appointment as governor

On 30 December 2024, Sabreen was appointed governor of the Central Bank of Syria by the new Syrian administration that took over after the fall of the Assad regime, marking the first time a woman assumed leadership of the institution since its establishment over 70 years earlier. On 27 March 2025, less than three months after her appointment, Sabreen resigned from her post and returned to being deputy governor.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Syria's new rulers tap first female central bank governor ever". Daily Sabah. 30 December 2024. Wikidata Q131617530.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "حاكم المصرف المركزي السوري.. من هي ميساء صابرين؟" [Who is Maysaa Sabreen, the Governor of the Central Bank of Syria?]. Al Arabiya (in Arabic). 30 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ Hani, Muhammad (31 December 2024). "ميساء صابرين.. أول امرأة تتولى قيادة المصرف المركزي بسوريا في ولاية الجولاني" [Maysaa Sabreen: The first woman to head the Central Bank of Syria under Al-Julani's rule]. Safha1 – الصفحة الأولى (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Maysaa Sabrine becomes first woman to lead Syria's central bank". Al Jazeera English. 30 December 2024. Wikidata Q131617673.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. 1 2 3 "ميساء صابرين حاكما لمصرف سوريا المركزي" [Maysaa Sabreen appointed as Governor of the Central Bank of Syria]. Al Jazeera (in Arabic). 30 December 2024. Archived from the original on 31 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Syrian Maysa Sabreen made first woman central bank chief: senior official". France 24. 31 December 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Syrian Central Bank governor submits resignation". LBCI. 27 March 2025. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "تعيين عبد القادر حصرية حاكما لمصرف سوريا المركزي خلفاً لميساء صابرين.. من هو وماهي مسيرته المهنية؟" [Appointment of Abdulkader Husrieh as Governor of the Central Bank of Syria, succeeding Maysaa Sabreen.. Who is he and what is his professional career?]. Osoul FX (in Arabic). 27 March 2025. Archived from the original on 19 May 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

Notes

  1. ↑ Also spelled Maysa Sabreen, Sabrine, or variants.