Jihad Azour
Jihad Azour جهاد أزعور | |
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Jihad Azour in 2017 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 19 July 2005 – 11 July 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Fouad Saniora |
| Preceded by | Damianos Kattar |
| Succeeded by | Mohamad Chatah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1966 Byblos, Lebanon |
| Spouse | Rola Rizk Azour |
| Children | Jad Azour, Karim Azour |
| Alma mater | Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris Paris Dauphine University |
Jihad Azour (Arabic: جهاد أزعور; born 4 May 1966) is a Lebanese economist and politician who served as Lebanon's minister of finance under Fouad Saniora's government from 2005 to 2008. He was a candidate for the 2022–2025 Lebanese presidential election. Jihad Azour is a Chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Légion d'honneur. Azour is an academic writer, speaker and teacher.