Board of Directors
Raya Haffar El Hassan
Member of the Board of Directors
Ms. Raya El Hassan serves as Chairperson of Bankmed S.A.L. as of October 2020 and served as an Independent Member on Bankmed S.A.L.’s Board of Directors since December 2011. She is also a Board Member of MedInvestment Bank S.A.L, Saudi Lebanese Bank S.A.L.
From January 2019 until January 2020, Ms. El-Hassan served as the Minister of Interior and Municipalities in Lebanon. Before that, she served as the Chairman-General Manager of Tripoli’s Special Economic Zone.
Prior to that, from November 2009 until June 2011, Ms. El-Hassan served as the Minister of Finance of Lebanon. Earlier in her career, Ms. El-Hassan was the Advisor to the Minister of Economy and Trade.
Ms. El Hassan holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the American University of Beirut, and a master’s degree in business administration from the George Washington University. In 2019, Ms. El-Hassan was awarded an honorary doctorate in humanities from the Lebanese American University and an honorary Doctorate in business administration from the Beirut Arab University.
Board of Directors
* Reference of independent Board member according to FINMA Circular 2017/1.