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Place of Birth: Lebanon
About Riad Salamé
- Riad Salamé (born July 17, 1950 in Lebanon) is the Lebanese Governor of the Banque du Liban – central bank of Lebanon since August 1, 1993.
- A leading figure in the global banking sector in the 2000s and 2010s and a key player in the Lebanese economy, Salameh is considered as a major actor in steering the Lebanese economy clear of financial meltdown during the 2008 financial crisis.
- He is also credited to have maintained monetary stability during the assassination of Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, the 2006 Lebanon War, the beginning of the Syrian uprising and civil war in 2011 and the 2017 Lebanon–Saudi Arabia dispute. Riad Salamé was appointed Governor by decree, approved by the Council of Ministers for a renewable term of six years.
- He was reappointed for four consecutive terms; in 1999, 2005, 2011 and 2017.
- Riad Salamé chairs the Banque du Liban's Central Council, the Higher Banking Commission, the AML/CFT Special Investigation Commission and the Capital Markets Authority. Riad Salameh is also a member of the Board of Governors at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and at the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF).
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