Elias Hrawi Emile Lahoud Michel Suleiman Michel Aoun
Preceded by
Michel El Khoury
Succeeded by
Wassim Mansouri (acting)
Personal details
Born
Riad Toufic Salameh
(1950-07-17) 17 July 1950 (age 73) Antelias, Lebanon
Children
4
Alma mater
Collège Notre Dame de Jamhour American University of Beirut (BA)
Signature
Governor of the central bank of Lebanon
Riad Toufic Salameh (Arabic: رياض توفيق سلامة; born 17 July 1950) is a Lebanese economist. He previously served as governor of Lebanon's central bank, Banque du Liban, from April 1993 until July 2023.[1][2] He 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.[3][4] Riad Salameh left his position on 31 July 2023 upon the end of his term, and due to the Lebanese parliament’s failure in electing a new president and forming a new government capable of appointing a successor he was succeeded by his first deputy Wassim Mansouri in an acting capacity[5]
He is the longest-serving central bank governor in the world.[6] Although credited for maintaining the stability of the Lebanese pound until 2019,[7] Salameh has been accused of corruption, money laundering and running the largest Ponzi scheme in history; he was additionally labeled "the world’s worst central banker".[8][9][1][10] He is currently under sanctions by Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.[11]
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Riad Toufic Salameh (Arabic: رياض توفيق سلامة; born 17 July 1950) is a Lebanese economist. He previously served as governor of Lebanon's central bank...
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prominent intellectuals such as Maher Charif, Ahmad Barqawi and Yusuf Salameh, to edit a new opinion page, but this never came about. The salons debated...
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previously performed it. Jayi Men Beirut Abdel Rahman El Abnoudi Jamal Salameh Patriotic Kiriyalaysoun Prayer Ziad Rahbani Prayer (1976) Kouwait Ya Bilad...
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