Name:                          Dr. Mohamed Khair Ahmed Al-Zubair

Nationality:                  Sudanese

Birth:                            1945

Marital Status:            Married with Five Daughters and Sons

Current Residence:    Khartoum North - Sudan

Email:                          Governor@cbos.gov.sd

Tel.:                               + 249 183 774419

                                      + 249 183 780123

Languages:                  Arabic and English

Academic Qualifications:

* PhD Economics, University of Wales, United Kingdom – 1983

* Master Degree, Financial Economics, University of Wales, United Kingdom - 1976

* B.Sc. Economics and Social Sciences, University of Khartoum, 1968

Training Courses:

* Harvard Institute for International Development, Harvard University, Boston – USA, Training  course  for  two  months on the  Management of Public Institutions - 1985

*  Institute for International Law, Washington, USA, Training course for two months on the Investment Negotiations – 1979.

* National Planning Institute – Ministry of National Planning, Arab Republic of Egypt – Cairo, Training course for two months on Planning Methods – 1973.

* Economic Development Institute – Nobly – Italy, Training course for six months on Economic Development, December, 1970 – May 1971.

Practical Experience:

* March 2011 - Governor of Central Bank of Sudan

* 2002-2009 Vice President, Bank of Sahel and Sahara Community.

* 2000-2001 Minister of Finance and National Economy,

* 1998-2000 State Minister for Finance, Ministry of Finance and National Economy.

* 1996-1998 Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Manager, Sudanese Development Corporation.

* 1993-1996 State Minister for Planning, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.

* 1989-1993 First Under Secretary for Planning, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.

* 1986-1998 Director of External Loans at the Economic Planning Agency, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.

* 1983-1986 Director of Commodity Aid, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.

* 1979-1983 Period of study to prepare for a PhD in Financial Economics, University of Wales, United Kingdom.

* 1975-1979 First Inspector,  Loans and International Aid Administration, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.

* 1973-1975 Period of study to prepare for the Master Degree in Financial Economics, University of Wales, United Kingdom.

* 1968-1973 Financial Inspector, Loans and International Aid Administration, Ministry of Finance and National Economy.

Former Chairman of the Board of Directors for the following Governmental and Regional Institutions and Enterprises :-

* Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sudanese Development Corporation.

 * Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sudanese and Libyan Corporation for Investment.

* Chairman of the Board of Directors, Rural Development Corporation.

* Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sudanese Horticultural Exports Corporation.

* Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sudanese Telecommunications Corporation (Sudatel).

* President of the Board of Directors of Saudi Sudanese Bank.

Former Member of the Board of Directors of the Following Governmental and Regional Corporations and Institutions :-

* Member of Board of Directors, Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development.

* Member of the Board of Directors, Arab Sudanese Vegetable Oil Corporation.

* Member of the Board of Directors, Arab Sudanese Mechanized Agriculture – Blue Nile.

* Member of the Board of Directors, Arab Sudanese Corporation for Production and Agro-processing.

* Member of the Board of Directors, Kenana Sugar Company.

* Member of the Board of Directors, Sudanese Oil Corporation.

* Member of the Board of Directors,  Ariab Mining (Gold).

* Member of the Board of Directors, Gezira Scheme.

* Member of the Board of Directors, Agricultural Bank of Sudan.

* Member of the Board of Directors, Financial Investment Bank.

* Member of the Board of Directors, Sudan Airways.

* Member of the Board of Directors,  National Authority for Electricity.  

* Member of the Board of Directors,  National Institute of Accounting Studies.  

Former Governor for Sudan with the following International and Regional Institutions :-

*    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

*    International Monetary Fund.

*    African Development Bank.

*    Islamic Development Bank.

*    Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development.

*    Arab Monetary Fund.

*    Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa.

*    International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Alternate Governor.

*    PTA Bank for Eastern and Central Africa.

 Books and Publications :-

*    Incentives Granted to Foreign Direct Investment in Arab Countries, Sudan Experiment, paper presented to a workshop organized by the Arab Institution for Investment Guarantee – Tunisia – March 1997.

*    Management of External Debt in the Sudan, a paper submitted to the National Conference of Economic Reform in the Sudan in 1986.

*    Impact of Loans and International Aid on Economic Development, Sudan Experiment – 1960-1980 PhD thesis.

*    Submission of Projects in the Transport Sector, Sudan Experiment, Research presented to the University of Wales, United Kingdom as complementary to a Master’s Degree in 1976.

*    Loans and International Aid – Their Impact on Economic Development – The Experience of Sudan in Half a Century – 1956-2006 – a book published in 2008.