Mamoun Ahmed Abdel Wahab Beheiry (October 1925 – August 2002) was a Sudanese economist, known for his contributions to African and Arab banking establishments.

Education

Following earlier education at

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primary schools, Beheiry attended

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, and then

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between 1945 and 1949 where he read for a

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(Hons.) in PPE

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. This made him one of the first African ministers to seek an education in the west.

Career

In 1959, he became the first and founding governor of the central

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then went on to become the first president of the

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. Due to his international reputation, Beheiry also became the first person to be elected Minister of Finance twice.

Legacy

Following his death in 2002, the Mamoun Beheiry Center for Economic and Social Studies and Research in Africa was established in

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with the goal of promoting research in economic and social development in Africa.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beheiry, Mamoun 1925 births 2002 deaths Sudanese bankers Sudanese economists Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford