Ahmed Abu Ismail

Ahmed Abu Ismail (1915–2013) was an Egyptian economist and politician who served as minister of finance in the 1970s.[1][2]

Ahmed Abu Ismail
Minister of Finance
In office
16 April 1975 – 19 November 1976
PresidentAnvar Sadat
Preceded byMohammed Hamdi El Nashar
Succeeded byMohammed Salah Eldeen
Personal details
BornMarch 1915
Samannud
Died2013 (aged 97–98)
Resting placeSamannud
Political partyNew Wafd Party
Alma materUniversity of Manchester

Biography

Ismail was born in Samannud in March 1915.[3] He attended the University of Manchester and obtained a PhD in transport economics in 1938.[3] Following graduation he worked at the University of London and returned to Egypt in 1948.[3] Then he worked at an Egyptian university.[3] He established the college of commerce of Kuwait University in 1968.[3] Ismail was appointed finance minister on 16 April 1975, replacing Mohammed Hamdi El Nashar in the post.[4] Ismail's tenure ended on 19 November 1976 when Mohammed Salah Eldeen Hamid became finance minister.[4] Then Ismail was named the head of the Far East Bank in Cairo and served at the Parliament.[3] He was a member of the New Wafd Party.[3] He died in May 2013 and buried in his hometown, Samannud.[3]

A district in Sammannud was named after him in September 2013.[5]

References
  1. "Egypt. The Politics of Economic Strategy". Country Data. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. Gamal Essam El Din (6–12 December 2001). "The Central Bank in the saddle". Al Ahram Weekly (563). Archived from the original on 8 May 2013.
  3. "وفاة أحمد أبو إسماعيل وزير مالية مصر في عهد السادات". Albawabh News (in Arabic). 20 May 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. "Ministry of Finance In Brief". Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  5. "إطلاق اسم وزير المالية الأسبق أحمد أبو إسماعيل على حى بسمنود تكريمًا له". Youm7 (in Arabic). 25 September 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2021.


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