Joseph Torbey

Joseph Torbey (Arabic: جوزيف طربيه, from Tannourine) is a Lebanese banker, the Chairman of the Crédit Libanais bank and the head of the World Union of Arab Bankers (WUAB).

Biography Born in Beirut, Joseph Torbey holds a PhD in Law from the University of Lyon in France, and studied Public administration and Business Taxation at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He was the president of the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) from 2001 to 2005, 2009-2013 and 2015–2019. He is also president of the Maronite League from 2007 to 2013.