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About His Excellency the Minister  Dr. Mohamed Farid Saleh

Dr. Farid holds a PhD in Financial Economics from Cardiff Metropolitan University - UK, a Masters in Law in International Financial & Commercial Law from King's Collage London (KCL) – UK, an MSc in Quantitative Finance from Bayes Business School - City, University of London - UK, an MSc in Economics (Project Analysis, Finance & Investment) from York University - UK, And an MBA from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT) - Egypt. He also holds a certificate in Venture Capital from UC Berkley - USA, a certificate in Time-Series Analysis from Timberlake, Cambridge University - UK, certificates from Financial Times Board Director Programme in; The Role of the Board, Role of a Board Member, Essential Financial Skills for Board Members, and a BSc in Foreign Trade and Economics from Helwan University - Egypt.

His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Farid Saleh

Professional Experience

Dr. Mohamed Farid Saleh Held a Position as the Executive Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) of Egypt since August 2022 to February 2026. He is also a Board Member at the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE). Since September 2022, Dr. Farid was elected as the Chair of the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) .

Growth and Emerging Markets Committee (GEMC) and the Vice Chair of IOSCO Board. Dr Farid is currently the Vice Chair of the Advisory Board for GFANZ Africa Network. Since June 2024, he was elected as the Vice Chairman of the Africa Reinsurance Corporation. Throughout his professional career, Dr. Farid held a number of leading positions, among them the Executive Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) (2017-2022).

During this chairmanship, Dr. Farid held many significant international positions; the Chairman of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS) (2017-2019 & 2021-2022); the Chairman of the Arab Federation of Capital Markets (AFCM) (2019-2021), the Chairman of the Emerging Markets Working Group at the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) (2017-2021) and Board Member of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) (2017-2022. Previously he served as Chairman and Managing Director of Dcode EFC, a leading company in the field of economic modeling in Egypt. He also worked as an External Consultant for Leasing and Venture Capital Affairs at the World Bank – Egypt (2013–2016), also a member of the Capital Market Advisory Committee formed by FRA, and as Vice Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange (2010–2011). He also served as a visiting lecturer for Financial Markets, International Finance, and Financial Derivatives at the American University in Cairo (AUC) and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT).