Youssef Khalil

Youssef Khalil (Arabic: يوسف خليل, Born in Tyre, South Lebanon in 1958) is a Lebanese economist and politician who served as Minister of Finance in the Najib Mikati cabinet from 2021 to 2025.

Biography

Education He holds a PhD in economics from the Center for Studies and Research on International Development (CERDI) at the Clermont Auvergne University in France, a master's degree in Economic Development from the University of Sussex in the UK, and a bachelor's degree in economics from the American University of Beirut. He is the author of published articles on Economic Development in Lebanon and the region.

Career Khalil joined the Banque du Liban as an economist in 1982, where his most recent appointment was as executive director of BDL's Financial Operations department. He is also a part-time lecturer at the American University of Beirut, where his main emphasis has been on Development Economics.

Personal life Youssef is married and has two children Soraya and Nadim.