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Riad Salameh | |
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.png) Riad Salameh in 2020 | |
| Governor of Banque du Liban | |
| In office 1 April 1993 – 31 July 2023 | |
| President | Elias Hrawi Emile Lahoud Michel Suleiman Michel Aoun |
| Preceded by | Michel El Khoury |
| Succeeded by | Wassim Mansouri (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Riad Toufic Salameh 17 July 1950 Antelias, Lebanon |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Collège Notre Dame de Jamhour American University of Beirut (BA) |
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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, 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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- ^ Hubbard, Ben; Alderman, Liz (17 July 2021). "As Lebanon Collapses, the Man With an Iron Grip on Its Finances Faces Questions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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- ^ "The world's worst central banker retires". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "US, UK and Canada sanction Lebanon's former central bank governor".
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