Date of Birth : May 4, 1945.


Nationality : Egyptian

Marital Status : Married with 3 children.


EDUCATION :
* Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt; B.Sc. Economics (Honors), July 1965.

* American University in Cairo; MA in Development Economics, Jan. 1969.

* Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Holland; Graduate Diploma in Economic Planning, July 1969.

* University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Ph.D. in Economics, June 1975.


EXPERIENCE
1- Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, the Islamic Corporation for development of the Private Sector (ICD), Nov. 2001- Present. ICD is an international organization whose Articles of Association are ratified by 43 countries. It is the private sector arm of the Islamic Bank Group. It aims to promote and finance private sector projects in member countries. The Corporation was established in 1999 with an authorized capital of US$ 1000 million and paid in capital of $ 500 million. Although it has a small staff and a simple administrative structure, it draws on the extensive administrative resources and experience of the Islamic Development Bank. Today, the membership of ICD has reached 35 countries in four continents. This wide geographical coverage and the nascent stage of the private sector in some of these countries makes the mission of the Corporation particularly difficult. In order to mitigate these difficulties the Corporation relies on a wide network of regional investment houses and collaboration with similar international institutions.ICD has collaboration with a number of these leading international organizations such as tho Opec Fund, IFC and the Arab Fund for soial and Econamic Development. Also, ICD benefits and encourages transfer of business experiences from the more successful members, e.g. Egypt, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to the less developed ones.

2- Senior Undersecretary, Ministry of International Cooperation, Cairo, Egypt; September 1996- November 2001. I oversaw all economic, investment and technical cooperation with Arab and African countries. I was directly responsible for identifying development projects suitable for foreign financial assistance and negotiating loan agreements with Arab aid agencies (the Arab fund, Kuwait Fund, OPEC Fund, Saudi Fund�). I also chaired the preparatory committees for Joint High Commissions with Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen. I represented Egypt on the Board of Governors of Banque Arabe de Development Economique en Afrique (BADEA), and the Arab Economic Unity Council.

As the most senior First Undersecretary, I also chaired the Ministry-wide "Personal and Promotion Committee" and the "Training and Missions Committee".

3- First Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy and International Cooperation, Egypt, May-Sept. 1996, in charge of the Minister's Office.

4- Undersecretary, Central Department for Economic Research (CEDER), Ministry of Economy and International Trade, Nov. 1992- May 1996.

5- Senior Economic Adviser, Ministry of Planning, Saudi Arabia, June 1988- August 1992.

6- Asst. General Manager, Misr-Iran Development Bank (MIDB), Egypt, May 1983- June 1988. Head, Investment Promotion Department, MIDB, Aug. 1981-May 1983.

7- Economic Adviser to the Government of the Maldives, (Under an UNDP-World Bank Technical Assistance Project), Sept. 1979- April 1981.

8- Executive Director's Asst., the World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA, Feb. 1977-Sept. 1979.

9- Senior Economist, Center for Community Economic Development (A non-profit research organization), Cambridge, Mass. USA. August 1976-Feb, 1977.

10- Senior Economist, Abt Associates, Cambridge, Mass. USA. (Social Research Consultants), May 1975-Aug.1976.

11- Staff Economist, Iowa Hospital Association (IHA), Des Moines, Iowa. USA, Feb. 1973- Dec. 1974.

Teaching Experience:

* Prof. of Public Finance, Dept. of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, Zagazig University, Jan. -June 2000.

* Asst. Prof. of Economics, Cairo Demographic Center, 1992-96.

* Guest Lecturer, American University in Cairo, Graduate Program on Project Appraisal for Bankers in the Extension Courses of the School of Management, 1984-88.

* Teaching Asst., Department of Economics, University of Iowa, USA: Taught principles of economics, and conducted research on international finance, industrial organization, and health economics; 1970-71.

* Asst. Lecturer, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University: Taught principles of economics, money and banking and international trade theory, Oct. 1965-Jan. 1969.

Banking and Industrial Board of Directors Memberships:

1- Byblos Bank Africa, Khartoum, Sudan: Member of the Board of Directors, Feb. 2004- Present.

2- Injazat Technology Fund, Dubai, U.A.E.: Chairman of the Board, Jan. 2003- Present.

3- Agriculture Development Bank, Cairo, Egypt: Member of the Board, Aug. 1999- Nov. 2001.

4- National Investment Bank, Cairo, Egypt: Member of the Board, 1996-97.

5- Pyramids Paper Mills, S.A.E.: Vice-Chairman, 1983-88, Member of the Board, Sept. 1994- Nov. 2001.

6- International Company for Blankets and Textiles, S.A.E., Member of the Board and of the Executive Committee, Jan. 1985-Aug. 1986.

7-Modern Packaging Products Co. (Tecknopack), S.A.E. Executive Director, July 1986- Feb. 1987.

Government Committee Memberships:
1- Member of the Agriculture Policy Reform Program (APRP) Steering Committee, Ministry of Agriculture, 1996-2001.

2- Chairman of Ministry-wide Training and Missions Committee, Ministry of Economy and International Cooperation, 1993-2001.

3- Chairman of the Personnel Committee, MIC, 1997- 2001.

Honors and Awards :
* B.Sc. with Honors, 1965; National Bank of Egypt's Award to top-ranking student in Economics 1965; American University in Cairo, Tuition Scholarship, 1965-68; Dutch Foreign Ministry Fellowship for Economic Planning, Jan,-July 1969; U.S. D.H.E.W. Traineeship in Health Economics, Feb. 1971- Feb.1973.

Professional Activities :
* Member of the Economic Council of the National Academy of Sciences, Egypt, 1999-Present.

* Member of the Egyptian Society of Economics, Jurisprudence and Statistics, and Member of its Cultural Program Committee, 1982- 2001.

* Member of the Association of Senior Management, Cairo, 1992- Present.

* Founder and Board Member, Faculty of Economics and Political Science Alumni (FEPSA) Association, 1968-69.

* Member of the Egyptian Culture Club, Cairo.

Publications:
* Resolution of the Economic Crisis (Al-Khorouj min Al Azmah), Essays on Economic and Social Policies in Egypt, (Cairo: Aalem El-Kotob), 1989, in Arabic.

* A Study of the Egyptian Entrepreneur (Rowad Al-Sina'a), (Cairo: Aalem El-Kotob), 1991.

* Arab Economic Cooperation: An Essay on the Need for Reassessment, Al-Ahram Al-Iktissadi Book, No. 50, April 1992.

* The Role of Private Sector in Economic development of Egypt, Center for the Study of Developing Countries, Cairo University, 2000, In Arabic.

* Egypt's External Economic Relations, Dar El-shourok, Cario,2003.

Articles:
* "Egyptian Industrialization in the First Half of the 20th Century," a five part series of articles, Al-Ahram Al-Iktisadi, October-November 1986.

* "The Egyptian Entrepreneur in the Nineties," L' Egypte Contemporaine, April 1992, in Arabic.

* "Oil and the Service Sector in the Arab World", Oil and Arab Development in the 1990's, Institute of Arab Research and Studies, Cairo, Egypt, 1993.

* "The Impact of the Uruguay Round Agreements on the Egyptian Economy,"Al-Siyassa Al-Daolyya, April 1994.

* "Public Sector Reform and Privatization in Egypt," A paper presented to the UN Economic Commission in Africa's Workshop for Senior Officials on the Assessment of Public Service and Public Sector Reform in Africa, Dec. 1994.

* "The New World Economic Order and the Service Sector in the Arab Countries," The Proceedings of the19th Conference of Egyptian Economists, Dec. 1995.

* "Issues of Privatization and Market Transformation in Egypt," Al-Ahram Strategic Papers, May 1996.

* "Economic Reform and Privatization in Egypt: An Agenda for Market Revitalization," India and Egypt in the Post Cold War World, A Comparative Paradigm, The Proceedings of the First Egyptian - Indian Conference, Center for Asian Studies, Cairo University, 1996.

* "private Investment Incentives in Egypt: An Analytical Comparative Study," L' Egypte Contemporaine, No. 445, Jan. 1997, in Arabic.

"" The Inolvement of the ICD in ICT Project ""

Speech delivered by H.E. Dr. Ali A.Soliman, CEO & General Manager, ICD

Speech delivered by H.E. Dr. Ali A.Soliman, CEO & General Manager, ICD