Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Umayya Salah Toukan

Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan

Dr. Toukan was born in Amman and completed his undergraduate and MBA studies at the American University of Beirut. His career started at the Central Bank of Jordan in 1967 where, after few years, he completed further postgraduate studies in Economic Development at Oxford University.

Dr. Toukan completed his doctoral studies at Columbia University in the City of New York and his doctoral dissertation was in the area of monetary economics (Money and Financial Markets).The dissertation addressed the impact of monetary policy on the foreign exchange holdings of the banking system in Jordan, i.e., the feedback between domestic economic activity and the external sector of the economy.

Dr. Toukan served his country in several capacities including the post of Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister of Jordan, Head of the Economic Research Department at the Central Bank of Jordan, and CEO of the Stock Exchange in Jordan.

On the regional level, Dr. Toukan held the post of Senior Economist at the Arab Monetary Fund in Abu Dhabi during 1989-1991.

On the international level, Dr. Toukan represented his country at the United Nations in New York (Economic and Financial Committee) during the period 1973 - 1978 and as Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the European Union for the period 1996 - 2000.

Dr. Toukan was appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan as of January 1, 2001 for a five year term and was reappointed for a second term starting January 1, 2006.

Dr. Toukan is married to Lina Izziddine Mufti who holds a Ph.D. in International Law.

Decorations

The Jordanian Grand Order of Al-Istiklal (Independence) 1995.

The Jordanian Grand Order of Al-Kawkab 2001.

Belgian Grand Cross, Order of the Crown, 2001.