A Development Finance and Economic Growth Expert with around 30 years of experience in 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia, GCC and Africa. Worked as a senior consultant & project manager to many public and private reforms & business development projects in many countries like Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Lebanon, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Afghanistan and Yemen. Worked for projects with World Bank, USAID, EU, EIB. EBRD, African Development Bank, Johns Hopkins University, KfW, GIZ, AFD and other leading development and financial institution.

Rich experience covering different areas including investment promotion, sustainable finance, financial inclusion, financial literacy, MSMEs finance, Value chain finance, private sector investment & development, banking, value chain finance, trade finance, FinTech, financial product development, FIs strategy & policy development, economic and export zones design & development, training & capacity building, special purpose fund development, organizational structure and others. Contributed to a wide range of economic sectors including trade, exports, agriculture & value chains, aviation, economic zones, food processing, oil & gas, construction, real estate, manufacturing, transportation, mining, micro projects, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, and others.

Hold a doctorate degree from Maastricht School of Management / Maastricht University in development finance through researching the “Role of Fintech in Socioeconomic Development in Post-Conflict Countries”. In addition, a holder of two master degrees, one high diploma and a professional certification in financial planning and wealth management. Furthermore, wrote many articles about finance and participated as a speaker in many conferences and conducted many training courses in different areas including but not limited to banking, financial planning, access to finance, financial literacy, credit, SMEs finance, risk management, operations, selling financial services, as well building the capacity of businesses and preparing them to be investment and finance ready.