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.