Umayya Salah Ala Uddin Toukan (; born 1946) is a Jordanian politician. He served as governor of the

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from 2001 to 2010, and as

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from 2011 to 2012 and from 2013 to 2015. He currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Economic Affairs.

Life and education

Toukan was born in 1946 in

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, Jordan. He obtained his undergraduate and MBA degree from the

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. He then joined the

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in Britain where he obtained a bachelor's degree in economic development. He later completed his PhD at

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in 1987. He served as the CEO of the stock exchange in Jordan.

Career and positions

* Served as Head of the Department of Research and Studies at the Central Bank of Jordan. * Economic adviser to the Prime Minister. * CEO of the

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* Worked as an economist at the

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from 1989 to 1991. * Representative of Jordan at the United Nations in New York (Economic and Financial Committee) from 1973 to 1978. * Ambassador of Jordan to the

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, the

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and Grand Duchy of

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* Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan on 1 January 2001 for a period of five years and was re-appointed for a second term starting 1 January 2006. * Member of the 24th

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. On 30 March 2013, Toukan was appointed

to the cabinet led by

Abdullah Ensour Abdullah Ensour ( ; '; born 20 January 1939) is a Jordanian economist who served as the 40th prime minister of Jordan between October 2012 and May 2016. A veteran politician, he has held various cabinet positions in Jordanian government in addit ...

References

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