H.E. Dr. Ezzeddin Kanakrieh
Keynote Speaker, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of the Board of Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF), Jordan
Dr. Kanakrieh holds PhD degree in Finance, a Master’s degree in Finance and Accounting, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of the Board of Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF). Dr. Kanakrieh started his career as a Financial Accountant at the Jordanian Armed Forces during the period 1984 – 1986, then he moved to the Ministry of Finance where he climbed up the ladder till he held the position of the Ministry’s Secretary General during the period 2007 – 2012. Throughout that period, he had a significant contribution in formulating policies, and implementing the reforming national & international fiscal & economic programs such as the Financial Reform Program, and the Economic Revision Program of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the programs of the World Bank Group. Also, he supervised the implementation of Government Financial Management Information System (GFMIS). During his term as Secretary General, the Ministry of Finance won the award of the King Abdullah II Award for Excellence in Government Performance and Transparency in 2008. In 2012, he was appointed as a Commissioner of the Jordan Securities Commission, throughout that period the Commission received the Seal of Excellence of the King Abdullah II Award for Excellence in Government Performance and Transparency in 2012. In 2014, he was appointed for the second time as the Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance until 2018. In May 2018, Dr. Kanakrieh served as the Director General of the Social Security Corporation. He has also been entrusted with the duties and powers of the Chief Executive Officer of the Social Security Investment Fund under Article (6) of the Social Security Investment Fund and the Investment Board bylaw. Upon a Royal Decree on June, 2018 Dr. Kanakrieh was appointed as a Minister of Finance until November, 2019. Dr. Kanakrieh served in different capacities on the Boards of the Social Security Corporation, Jordanian Duty Free, First Shop Company, Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company, Jordan Telecom Company, Aqaba Development Corporation, Jordan Free and Development Zones Group (JFDZ), Jordan Deposit Insurance Corporation (JODIC), the National Committee for Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing, in addition to the Vice Chairperson of H.R.H the Chairperson the of the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD). Upon a Royal Decree and as a recognition of his personal effort in the public service, Dr. Kanakrieh was honored in 2007 with the Royal Independence Medal of the Second Class.