Mohammed Omran

Mohammed Omran

Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business, Arab Academy for Science and Technology

Mohammed Omran a Professor of Finance at Graduate School of Business, the Arab Academy for Science and Technology. Prior to his current job, he served as the Executive Chairman and Chair of the Board of the Financial Regulatory Authority for 5 years from 2017-2022, and the Executive Chairman and Chair of the Board of the Egyptian Stock Exchange for around 6 years from 2011-2017. He was the Vice Chairman for Operation of the Insurance Holding Company for one year and the Vice Chairman of the Egyptian Stock Exchange for four years from 2006-2010. Professor Omran holds BSc. and MSc in Business Administration from Cairo University and Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Plymouth, UK. He was a Visiting Scholar and Visiting Professor in several research and academic institutions such as University of Plymouth, University of Oklahoma, the World Bank, University of Laval, HEC Montréal and Vaasa University. He severed several years as an Economist at both the Arab Monetary Fund in Abu Dhabi and the International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C. He was an advisor to the Egyptian Minister of Investment and an Acting Executive Director of the Egyptian Institute of Directors. Professor Omran had been awarded several research grants and prizes, including the prestigious Fulbright Vising Scholar Research Grant. He was the Winner of the Capital Market Personality of the year 2017 in Africa. In the same year, he was one of 9 selected globally and the First and Only Egyptian to get the Distinguished Hubert Humphrey Leadership Award. He also served as an International Board Member at the Privatization Agency of Kosovo for 5 years from 2009-2014. Professor Omran served as reviewer for more than a dozen of Economics and Finance Journals. His are of specialization includes Financial Markets, Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance, and Privatization concentrating on the MENA region. He authored and co-authored around 40 papers and his work appears in several international Economics and Finance Journals such as: Journal of Economics and Business, Emerging markets Finance and Trade, Research in International Business and Finance, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, World Development, International Review of Law and Economics, International Review of Financial Analysis, Journal of Investing, Emerging Market Review, Review of Accounting and Finance, and Global Finance Journal. Professor Omran is the most cited Financial Economist in Egypt with around 5000 citations according to Google Scholar Database.

Areas of Interest:

  • Financial Markets
  • Economic Growth
  • Macroeconomics

Education:

  • Ph.D., Finance, University of Plymouth Business School, UK, 1999
  • M.Sc., Business Administration, Cairo University, Egypt, 1996

Experience:

  • Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business, Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt, Aug. 2017 - Present
  • Executive Chair and Chairman of the Board, Financial Regulatory Authority, Egypt, Aug. 2017 - Jul. 2022
  • Executive Chair and Chairman of the Board, The Egyptian Stock Exchange, Egypt, Sep. 2011 - Aug. 2017
  • Vice Chairman, Insurance Holding Company, Oct. 2010
  • Vice Chairman, Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange, Nov. 2006-Sep. 2010
  • Economist, Middle East and Central Asia Department, International Monetary Fund,Nov.2005-Nov.2006
  • Acting Executive Director, Egyptian Institute of Directors, Jun.2005-Nov.2005

Latest Publications:

  • Isik, I., Omran, M., and Hassan, MK., (2017), How Efficient are the Commercial, Investment and Islamic Bank Managers in Jordan: Handbook of Empirical Research on Islam and Economic Life.
  • Martikainen, M., Nikkinen, J., Omran, M., and Saleem, K., (2014), "Oil Risk and Asset Returns: Evidence from the Emerging Markets of the Middle East", Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 50 (3), 169-189.
  • Graham, M., Kiviaho, J., Nikkinen, J., and Omran, M., (2013), "Global and Regional Co-movement of the MENA Stock Markets: New Evidence Using Wavelet Squared Coherency", Journal of Economics and Business, 65 (1), 86-100.
Post-Privatization Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: The Role of Private Ownership Concentration, Identity and Board Composition

Areas of Interest: Financial Markets Economic Growth Macroeconomics Education: Ph.D., Finance, University of Plymouth Business School, UK, 1999... Read More

June, 2009

Working Papers
Tracking the Impact of Change in Ownership on the Efficiency of Commercial Banks in MENA Countries using a Malmquist Index-Based Approach

Areas of Interest: Financial Markets Economic Growth Macroeconomics Education: Ph.D., Finance, University of Plymouth Business School, UK, 1999... Read More

February, 2009

Working Papers
The Effects of Bank Regulations, Competition and Financial Reforms on MENA Banks’ Profitability

Areas of Interest: Financial Markets Economic Growth Macroeconomics Education: Ph.D., Finance, University of Plymouth Business School, UK, 1999... Read More

September, 2008

Working Papers
Initial and Aftermarket Performance of Egyptian Share Issue Privatization

Areas of Interest: Financial Markets Economic Growth Macroeconomics Education: Ph.D., Finance, University of Plymouth Business School, UK, 1999... Read More

September, 2002

Working Papers
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