السيرة الذاتية للمدير الجديد Curriculum Vitae Prof. Mekki Medani El Shibly PERSONAL DETAILS: Date of Birth : 17.09.1950 Marital Status : Married Nationality : Sudanese Languages : Arabic (Mother Tongue), English (Fluent) Phone : +249900908898 (Mobile) +249910055620 (Mobile) E- Mail : melshibly@hotmail EDUCATION: 1983 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 021138, USA Harvard Kennedy School, Master Degree in Public Administration 1983 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA Harvard Law School, Certificate of the International Tax Program 1980 University of Kent, Canterbury, England Ph. D. Degree in Economics 1977 University of Manchester, Manchester, England M.A. Degree in Economics 1974 University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan B.Sc.( Honours) Degree in Economics (First Class) HONOURS AND AWARDS: • Awarded prize for best research in Monetary Economics, University of Khartoum, 1974, • Included in the International Who’s who of Professionals, USA, 2003. • Included in the International Who’s Who in the 21st Century, International Biographical Centre, England, 2001. • Included in the book: Great Minds of the 21st Century, American Biographical Institute, USA, 2002. • Included in the book: 500 Founders of the 21st Century, International Biographical Centre, England, 2002. • Won the first prize the research entitled: Afro-Arab Food Security – Present and Future Prospects. Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), 2012. KEY QUALIFICATIONS: • Responsibility for the projects of the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID) in Sudan, including Kenana Sugar Company. • Acquaintance with procedures and modalities of international, regional and national development financing institutions. • Practical knowledge of various aspects of agricultural development and food security. • Hands-on knowledge of the strategies of food security in Arab and African countries. • Research, analytical, coordination, communication, monitoring and evaluation, negotiation and management skills. • First-hand knowledge of designing and implementing future strategies, plans and programmes. • Communication skills with high-level officials in governments and international organizations. • Knowledge of working conditions and practices in Arab and African and countries. • Various assignments in many countries in Europe, United States, Africa and Asia. • Field experience in identification, appraisal and supervision of development projects and technical assistance operations in various sectors. • Experience in crisis management and capacity to cope with limited time constraint. • Practical experience in education planning, managing universities and establishing academic faculties and development institutions. • Practical Experience in university management and higher education strategies. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: OMDURMAN AHLIA UNIVERSITY (OAU) 4/2014 – Present : Vice Chancellor UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY (UMST) 9/2009 – 4/2014 : Principal • Responsible for all financial and administrative Affairs of the University. • Member, UMST Board of Trustees. • Member, UMST Senate. • Established the Faculty of Economic, Social and Environmental Studies. • Established Sudan Development Institute (SDI). • Established the Faculty of Law. 8/2010 – 8/2012 : Establishing Director, Sudan Development Institute. 9/2012 – 4/2014 : Acting Director, Sudan Education and Development Institute. 8/2010 – 08/2011 : Establishing Dean, Faculty of Social and Environmental Studies. ALBARAKA BANK SUDAN 4/2012 – Present : Member of The Board of Directors 4/2012 – 4/2014 : Head of Risks Committee 4/2012 – 4/2014 : Member of The Executive Committee 4/2012 – 4/2014 : Member of Social Responsibility Committee 6/2012 – 4/2014 : Member of Policies Committee 4/2014 – Present : Deputy Head Audit and Risk Committee ARAB BANK FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA (BADEA) 5/1010 – 10/2010 : Consultant for the preparation and conclusion of the High Level Symposium on Afro-Arab Cooperation in Investment and Trade, Tripoli, 25-26 September, 2010. FREE LANCE CONSULTANT 1/2009-7/2009: • Preparation of a Strategy for Reforming the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA). • Preparation of Articles on Afro-Arab Cooperation. ARAB ORRGANIZATION FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (AOAD) 2/2008 - 12/2008 : Director, International Cooperation Department for Arab Organization for Agricultural Development • Member of the General Directorate Committee Advising the Director General on various issues relating to the management of the organization. • Developed linkages with Arab, regional, and international institutions and organizations working in the Arab region. • Prepared cooperation agreements and memoranda of understanding between the AOAD and its counterparts, in accordance with the set of rules and regulations. • Involved in activities jointly undertaken by AOAD with other Arab, regional or international entities. • Promote AOADs activities and objectives to counterpart organizations and entities working in the same field. • Responsible for implementing AOADs Technical and Scientific Cooperation Programme. • Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Agricultural Development , published by AOAD. • Coordinator, AOAD Six-Year Plan, 2009-2014. • Coordinator, AOAD Two-Year Plan 2009-2010. 6/2003-1/2008 : Director, Food Security and Agricultural Integration Department • Member, the General Directorate Committee Advising the Director General on various issues relating to the management of the organization. • Member of the Personnel Affairs Committee responsible for recruitment and promotion of AOAD staff. • Responsible for the main activity in the organization which is helping the Arab countries in their efforts to realize food security and agricultural integration. • Manage the daily operations of the department. • Responsible for the preparation of the relevant documents needed by the Ministerial General Committee and Executive Counsel of the organization. • Supervise the preparation of country and regional studies. • Supervise the organization of regional conferences discussing food security and agricultural integration issues. • Supervise training programmes relating to food security and agricultural integration in the Arab countries. • Responsible for the preparation and execution of studies and plans for developing commodity production in Arab countries. • Supervise the preparation and execution of studies and plans for improving agricultural policies in Arab countries. • Support the coordination and integration efforts between Arab countries on issues relating to food security. • Promotion of viable food security and agricultural integration projects to potential investors. • Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Agricultural Development , published by AOAD. • Coordinator, Arab Agricultural Development Strategy for the Next Two Decades 2005 - 2025. • Coordinator, AOAD Six-Year Plan, 2007-2012. FREE LANCE CONSULTANT 9/2001- 5/2003: • Coordinator of the Committee of Wise men entrusted with the preparation of the Strategy of the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development for the years 2002 - 2006. • Team Leader of a group of experts selected for the preparation of the feasibility study for Rural Development in Southern Kordofan, (Sudan) Project, financed by IFAD. • Member of a team of experts selected by the Financial Investment Bank , Khartoum to evaluate Khartoum Bank as a pre-requisite for its privatization. • Team Leader of experts selected by Arab Organization for Agricultural Development to prepare the terms of reference for the feasibility study of Export of Red Meat from Sudan to Libya Project. • Advised the Centre of Middle Eastern Studies on issues relating to the developments in the Sudanese economy. • Assisted in the preparation of a study on Production and Export of Gum Arabic (Sudan). • Advised the management of Sharaf International Company on planning and management issues. • External Examiner of a Master thesis on the Effect of Malaria on Productivity in Sudan, University of Khartoum. ARAB AUTHORITY FOR AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (AAAID) 1/2001- 8/2001: Chief, Nile Basin and Maghreb Division Projects Department • Prepared a proposal to restructure the Projects Department and identified the role of each of its three divisions in the project cycle. • Prepared a document aiming at improving the follow-up procedures of on-going and completed projects at AAAID. • Proposed the basis for establishing the Nile Basin and Maghreb Division, which is responsible for 84% of AAAID’s investments its member countries, including Kenana Sugar Company. • Coordinated AAAID’s Strategy for the years 2002-2006, and worked closely with a team of Six Wise men from the Arab Countries. • Headed a team of experts to follow-up and assess the performance in the Arab Sudanese Company of Oil Seeds. • Headed a team of experts which prepared a pre-feasibility study of Seeds Production Project in Sudan. • Assisted in the evaluation of feasibility studies of various agricultural projects. • Member of AAAID’s three high committees: Projects committee, Companies Committee and Coordination Committee. • Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Agricultural Investment, published by AAAID . • Assisted in the preparation of AAAID’s Annual Report. 1/2000-12/2000 Economist, Projects and Operations Department • Prepared a paper on enhancing the coordination between Arab Companies. • Prepared a paper on the impact of globalization on Joint Arab Financing Institution. • Appraised a project for the production of fodder in Khartoum. • Assisted in coordination the activities between AAAID and the African Development Bank • Assisted in the preparation of the terms of reference of feasibility studies. • Member of AAAID’s three high Committees: Projects Committee, Companies Committee and Coordination Committee. ARAB BANK FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA (BADEA) 9/1997-12/1999: Assistant to the Director, Projects, Programmes and Technical Assistance Department • Prepared relevant studies and papers aiming at improving and simplifying the Department’s procedures. • Coordinated BADEA’s activities with international, regional and national development financing institutions. • Assessed the impact of international economic developments on development financing. • Coordinated the preparation of BADEA’s Five year Plan (2000-2004). • Assisted in reforming BADEA’s existing organizational structure and drawing information technology strategy. • Assisted in designing BADEA’s future assistance policies and programmes. • Identified and Appraised projects s suitable for BADEA’s financing. • Developed a system for following up the implementation of the projects and technical assistance operations financed by BADEA. 7/1996-9/1997 : Chief, Studies Division • Coordinated the preparation of BADEA’s Annual Report. • Prepared and supervised the preparation of relevant studies helping in the formulation of BADEA’s strategies and programmes. • Supervised computer services in BADEA. • Assisted in the identification appraisal and follow-up of development projects (1996-1997). • Coordinated BADEA’s cooperation with the Arab League, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO). • Represented BADEA in major regional and international conferences relevant to development financing. 1/1994-7/1996: Senior Economist, Projects, Programmes and Technical Assistance Department • Responsible for cooperation between BADEA and 10 African recipient countries. • Evaluated the economic developments and assessed the financial requirements of the counters concerned and programmed BADEA’s relevant assistance. • Identified and appraised suitable projects and technical assistance operations. • Coordinated BADEA’s cooperation with the World Bank, African Development Bank, Arab Financing Institutions, Southern Africa Development Conference and United Nations. • Coordinated the preparation of BADEA’s Annual Report. • Prepared papers and studies helping in programming BADEA’s assistance. • Prepared BADEA’s annual lending programme. • Represented BADEA in major regional and international conferences relevant to development financing. 4/1984-1/1994: Economist, Projects, Programmes and Technical Assistance Department • Examined and analyzed the economic developments in the recipient countries. • Identified and appraised the projects and technical assistance operations relevant to their needs. • Coordinated BADEA’s assistance with the officials in the recipient countries and concerned bilateral and multilateral donors. • Represented BADEA in major regional and international conferences relevant to development financing. UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM 11/1980-4/1984: Lecturer, Department of Economics • Assigned under-graduate courses in macroeconomics, development economics, public finance, monetary economics and Sudan economy. • Supervised post-graduated thesis in economics. • Country analyst in a study of the balance of payment adjustments in developing countries assigned by the Centre on Transnational Corporations, United Nations, (1984). • Consultant in a study of domestic resource mobilization in Sudan, assigned by the World Bank, 1984. 7/1981-8/1982 : Acting Director, Development Studies and Research Centre • Project Leader in a joint teaching and research programme between the Institute of Social Science (The Hague) and the University of Khartoum. • Advised the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Sudan, on issues relating to tax reform, 1982. • Advised the Governor of the Northern Region, Sudan on issues relating to financing development in the region, 1982. • Coordinated and designed a programme to improve the University of Khartoum’s own financial resources. • Prepared a report on the management procedures in the University of Khartoum. • Prepared and analyzed the future projections in a study of the comparative advantage of wheat production in Sudan, undertaken by the Sudanese Consultation Bureau and assigned by USAID, 1982. • Designed an interdisciplinary programme for top level officials at the Regional Studies Council, University of Khartoum, 1982. 8/1981-4/1984: Chief Editor, Sudan Journal of Economic and Social Studies 11/1974-9/1975: Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics UNIVERSITY OF KENT, ENGLAND 10/1979-7/1980: Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Economic and Social Studies. MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC PLANNING, SUDAN 9/1973-10/1974: Financial Inspector, Economic Research Department • Assisted in the preparation of the 1973/74 Annual Economic Report on the developments in the Sudanese Economy. • Attended the consultation meetings with the International Monetary Fund. • Prepared various papers on the Sudanese Economy. VISITS TO PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS: Institute of Social Science, the Hague; International Monetary Fund, Washington; World Bank, Washington; International Revenue service, Washington, Revenue Canada, Ottawa; Scandinavian Institute of African Studies, Uppsala, Sweden; Dag Hammarskold Centre, Uppsala, Sweden; United Nations, New York; Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Geneva; International Trade Centre, Geneva; World Bank, Paris; World Health Organization, Geneva; International Transport Union, Geneva; African Development Bank, Abidjan; Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome. CONFERENCES AND SEMENARS: • Eighteenth International Summer Seminar, University of Economic Science, Berlin, June, 1981. • The Nile International Conference, University of Khartoum, November, 1981. • Conference on Higher Education in the Sudan, Khartoum. 1981. • International Conference of Regional Governments in the Sudan, Khartoum, 1982. • Regional Experts Meeting on Africa’s External Indebtedness, Addis Ababa, June 1984. • Regional Ministerial Meeting on Africa’s External Indebtedness, Addis Ababa, June 1984. • Government Experts Meeting on African Monetary Fund (AMF), Nairobi, April 1985 • Second Seminar of the Federation of African Consultants, Nairobi, April 1985 • Colloquium on the Establishment of the African Economic Community (AEC), Arusha, September 1985. • Fifth Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference (SADCC), Harare, January 1986. • Seventh Meeting of the Committee of the International Development Institutions on the Environment (DIDIE), Nairobi, May 1985. • Conference on Medium and Long Term Policies and Actions for Improved Migratory Pest control in Africa, Rome, October 1986. • Beira Corridor Coordination Conference, Brussels, October 1986. • Sixth Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference (SADCC), Gaborone, February 1987. • Consultative Group Meeting for Tanzania, Paris, July 1988. • Conference on Indebtedness for ECOWAS Countries, Banjul, November 1988. • Coordination Meeting between Arab Development financing Institutions, Kuwait, January 1989. • Coordination Meeting between the Presidents of the Arab Development Financing Institutions, Kuwait, February 1989. • International Conference on Arab and African Foreign Indebtedness, Misrata, March 1989. • Tenth International Conference on Forestry, Paris, September 1991. • Coordination Meeting between Arab Development Financing Institution, Cairo, January 1992. • Coordination Meeting between Arab Development Financing Institutions, Manama, December 1992. • Coordination Meeting between Arab Development Financing institutions, Riyadh, June 1993. • Coordination Meeting between Arab Development Financing Institutions, Abu Dhabi, January 1994. • Coordination Meeting the Arab Development Financing Institutions, Cairo, July 1994. • World Food Summit, Rome, November 1996. • Sixth Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Addis Ababa, April, 1997. • General meeting on Cooperation between the United Nations System and the League of Arab States, Geneva, July 1997. • Islamic Chamber of commerce and Industry, Forth Private Sector Meeting, Karachi, October 1997. • Colloquium of Afro-Arab Cooperation, Sharjah, December 1997. • Coordination between the Arab Development Financing Institutions, Abu Dhabi, December 1997. • Coordination Meeting between BADEA and the African Development Bank, Abidjan, February 1998. • Coordination Meeting between BADEA and Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization, Rabat, March 1998. • Coordination Meeting between the Arab Development Financing Institutions, Tunis, July 1998. • Simplification of Work Procedures, Meirc Training and Consulting, Dubai, October 1998 (Training Programme). • Coordination Meeting between the Arab Development Financing Institutions, Jeddah, January 1999. • First Session of the Committee on Regional Cooperation and Integration, Addis Ababa, April 1999. • Consultative Group Meeting for Zambia, Paris, May 1999. • Coordination Meeting between the Arab Development Financing Institutions, Kuwait, July 1999. • Workshop on Regional Programmes for Food Security in the Near East. Jeddah, 8-9 October, 2003. • The Thirty-Second Session of the FAO Conference. Rome, 29 November-10 December, 2003. • Working Group on Afro-Arab Cooperation, African Union, Addis Ababa, 11-12 May, 2004. • Symposium on Manufacturing and Marketing of Dates in Arab Countries, Madinah, 8-10 June, 2004. • Symposium on Arab Agricultural Policies, American University of Beirut, Beirut, 18 June, 2004. • Workshop on Production, Processing and Marketing of Olives and Olive Oil in Arab Countries, Damascus, 5-7 September 2004. • Consultative Meeting for the Preparation of Arab Agricultural Strategy for the Next Two Decades 2005 – 2025, Amman 24-28 April, 2005. • Extended Coordination Meeting for the Preparation of Arab Agricultural Strategy for the Next Two Decades 2005 – 2025, Amman, 28-30 June, 2005. • Technical Workshop for Agricultural Policies Network on Investment in the Agricultural Sector in the Near East and North Africa: Constraints and Prospects, FAO, Tunis, 14-16 June 2005. • World Congress on Agriculture and Rural Finance, Addis Ababa, 25-27 November 2005. • Conference on Arab Strategy for Shipping and Export of Agricultural Products, Cairo, 4-6 December 2005. PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION: • Organization for Social Science Research in East Africa (Ethiopia). • Sudanese Economist Association. • Sudanese Development Association. COMPUTOR SKILLS: • MS –Windows. • MS – Word. • MS – Excel. • Internet. • MS – Power Point. • MS – Project. PUBLICATIONS: “Towards an Explicit Treatment of Non-monetary Activities in Less Developed Countries”, Sudan Journal of Development Research, December 1977. “A Framework for a Capital Formation-Oriented Tax Reform in the Sudan”, Eighteenth International Summer Seminar, University of Economic Science, Berlin, June 1981. “Dual-Gap Analysis for the Sudan”, World Development February 1981 (with Professor A.P. Thirlwall as co-author). “Eliminating Dependence on Foreign Aid: Mirage or Reality?” Sudan Journal of Economic and Social Studies Vol.5 No.1 summer 1992. “Monetization, Financial Intermediation and Self-financed Growth in the Sudan (1960/61-1979/80)”, Monograph Series No. 18, Development Studies and Research Centre, University of Khartoum 1984. “Foreign Capital Inflow, Domestic Savings and Economic Growth- The Experience of the Sudan (1960/61-1974/75)”, Journal of Economic Development, Vol. 9, No.1, July 1984. “Centre-Regions fiscal Relations in the Sudan”. Proceedings of the Conference on Decentralization and Regionalism, University of Khartoum 1986. Fiscal Federalism in Sudan, Khartoum University Press; 1990. Assessment of the Existing Inter-Governmental Fiscal Transfers System in Sudan, Policy Round Table Discussion on “The Need for a Well-Functioning Inter-governmental Fiscal Transfer System for Pro-poor Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sudan: Global Lessons Learned”, organized in Collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and National. UNDP, Khartoum, 2013. Afro-Arab Food Security-Present and Future Expectations, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, Khartoum, 2014. Restructuring IGFR in an African Country in Transition – The Case of Sudan, Financial and Fiscal Commission 20th Anniversary Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations Conference, Cape Town 10-13 August 2014. Co-authored Many Books and Studies Published by the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development during the Period 2003-2009. UNPUBLISHED ARTICLES: “Inflation, the Tax on Money and Normal Tax Revenue in the Sudan”, Department of Economics, University of Khartoum, September 1981. “Tax Effort and Taxable Capacity Utilization in the Sudan, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, April 1983. “Absorptive Capacity: Measurement and Use”, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, May 1984. “External Shocks and Balance of Payments Adjustments in the Sudan”, Department of Economics, University of Khartoum, May 1984. DISSERTATIONS AND THESIS: The Economics of Non-Monetary Activities in Less Developed Countries, unpublished M. A. dissertation, University of Manchester, England 1977. Capital Formation, Inflation and Economic Growth- The Experience of the Sudan 1960/61-1974/75. Unpublished Ph. D. thesis, University of Kent, England, 1980. Fiscal Federalism and Intergovernmental Transfers in the Sudan., unpublished Dissertation, The International Tax Program, Harvard Law School, April 1983.
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