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Quick facts for kids Hazem El Beblawi
حازم الببلاوي
Beblawi in 2012

Prime Minister of Egypt Acting
In office 9 July 2013 – 1 March 2014
President	Adly Mansour (interim)
Preceded by	Hesham Qandil
Succeeded by	Ibrahim Mahlab (acting)
Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt
In office 17 July 2011 – 1 December 2011
Prime Minister	Essam Sharaf
Preceded by	Samir Radwan
Succeeded by	Momtaz El-Saeed
Minister of Finance
In office 17 July 2011 – 1 December 2011
Prime Minister	Essam Sharaf
Preceded by	Samir Radwan
Succeeded by	Momtaz El-Saeed

Personal details
Born	Hazem Abdel Aziz El Beblawi (1936-10-17) 17 October 1936 (age 88) Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
Political party	Egyptian Social Democratic Party
Alma mater	Cairo University University of Grenoble Pantheon-Sorbonne University
Website	Official website: http://hazembeblawi.com/

Hazem El Beblawi (born 17 October 1936) is an Egyptian economist and politician. He served as the interim prime minister of Egypt from 2013 to 2014. Before that, he was the deputy prime minister and minister of finance in 2011.

After President Mohammed Morsi and his government were removed from power in July 2013, Beblawi was chosen as the interim prime minister. He announced his resignation on 24 February 2014.

Early Life and Education
Career Highlights
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Early Life and Education

Hazem El Beblawi was born in Cairo, Egypt, on 17 October 1936. He studied law at Cairo University and finished his degree in 1957.

He continued his studies in France. He earned a postgraduate degree in economics from the University of Grenoble in 1961. Later, he received his PhD in economics from the Pantheon-Sorbonne University in 1964.

Career Highlights

Beblawi started his career as a teacher at the University of Alexandria in 1965. He taught economics at several universities, including the University of Southern California, until 1980.

He then worked in banking. From 1980 to 1983, he was a manager at the Industrial Bank of Kuwait. After that, he became the chairman and chief executive of the Export Development Bank in Egypt, serving from 1983 to 1995.

From 1995 to 2000, he worked for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). He was an advisor to the Arab Monetary Fund in Abu Dhabi from 2001 to 2011.

Role in Government

After the Egyptian revolution in early 2011, Beblawi helped start the Egyptian Social Democratic Party.

On 17 July 2011, he was appointed to the government. He became the deputy prime minister for economic affairs and the minister of finance. He took over from Samir Radwan. This government was led by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf.

Beblawi resigned from his roles in October 2011. This happened after some Coptic Christians were killed by security forces. However, the military council in charge did not accept his resignation. He continued in his positions until December 2011. Momtaz Saeed then replaced him as finance minister.

In July 2013, after President Mohammad Morsi was removed from office, Beblawi was appointed as the interim prime minister on 9 July. He then paused his membership in the Egyptian Social Democratic Party. His new government was officially sworn in on 16 July 2013.

On 24 February 2014, Prime Minister Beblawi announced that his government was resigning.

Views and Publications

Beblawi supported the military's actions against Morsi's supporters in August 2013. He believed these actions were necessary. He also suggested that the Muslim Brotherhood should be legally dissolved.

He has written several books, mainly about banking, finance, international trade, and development. He also writes articles for the newspaper Al Ahram.