Syria: new govt appoints governor to head central bank

Maysaa Sabrine [AlMajallaAR/X]

Syria’s new government has appointed Maysaa Sabrine as governor of the country’s Central Bank, Reuters has reported. Sabrine was formerly a deputy governor of the bank, said a senior Syrian official.

She will be the first woman to lead the institution in its more than 70-year history. She replaces Mohammed Issam Hazime, who was appointed governor in 2021 by ousted President Bashar Al-Assad.

Sabrine did not respond immediately to a request from Reuters for a comment.

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