H.E. Mr. Mohamed Farid Saleh

Dr. Mohamed Farid Saleh currently serves as the Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and Chairman of the Board of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI). He is also a Board Member of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), the National Investment Bank (NIB), and the General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone).

Prior to his current role, Dr. Farid served as Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) from August 2022 to February 2026, where he led a comprehensive reform program to develop non-banking financial markets, strengthen regulatory frameworks, and enhance financial inclusion, while aligning Egypt’s financial system with international standards. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE).

Dr. Farid served as Chair of the Growth and Emerging Markets Committee (GEMC) of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and as Vice Chair of the IOSCO Board from September 2022 to February 2026. He serves as Vice Chair of the Africa Advisory Board of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and has been Vice Chairman of the Africa Reinsurance Corporation since June 2024.

Earlier, he served as Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) from August 2017 to August 2022, during which he held several international leadership roles, including Chairman of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS), Chairman of the Arab Federation of Capital Markets (AFCM), Chairman of the Emerging Markets Working Group at the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), and Board Member of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA).

Between 2013 and 2016, Dr. Farid served as an External Consultant to the World Bank Group in Egypt on venture capital and financial leasing. He was also a member of the Capital Market Advisory Committee established by the FRA and previously served as Vice Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange (2010–2011). In addition, he has served as a visiting lecturer in financial markets, international finance, and financial derivatives at the American University in Cairo (AUC) and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT).

Dr. Farid holds a PhD in Financial Economics from Cardiff Metropolitan University (UK), an LL.M. in International Financial and Commercial Law from King’s College London (UK), an MSc in Quantitative Finance from Bayes Business School, City, University of London (UK), an MSc in Economics (Project Analysis, Finance and Investment) from the University of York (UK), and an MBA from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (Egypt). He also holds a certificate in Venture Capital from the University of California, Berkeley (USA), and a certificate in Time-Series Analysis from the University of Cambridge (UK). He earned his BSc in Foreign Trade and Economics from Helwan University (Egypt). He has also completed the Financial Times Board Directors Programme (2025–2026), earning certifications in The Role of the Board, Essential Financial Skills for Board Members, and The Role of the Board Member.