Mahmoud Mohieldin

Who is Mahmoud Mohieldin?

Mahmoud Mohieldin, born on 15 January 1965 in Egypt, is the World Bank President’s Special Envoy on Millennium Development Goals and Financial Development. He served since September 2010 until December 2012 as one of the Managing Directors of the World Bank Group.

Prior to his appointment, Dr. Mohieldin was the Minister of Investment of the Arab Republic of Egypt, a position he held during 2004-2010. His portfolio included investment policy; the management of state-owned assets; and non-banking financial services, including capital markets, insurance and mortgage finance.

Mohieldin has also served as a Professor in Financial Economics, at the Faculty of Economics & Political Science, Cairo University. He received his Bachelor of Science in Economics, with highest Honors, First in Order of Merit, from Cairo University, a Master of Science in Economic and Social Policy Analysis from the University of York, England in 1990, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Warwick, England in 1995.