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Who is Nesreen Barakat ?

Mrs. Nesreen Barakat has been involved profoundly in public service of Jordan during 2010-2011. Mrs. Barakat served as the Minister of Public Sector Development and prior to that, she was the Managing Director of the National Aid Fund, and a Council Member at the Greater Amman Municipality. During 1990-2002 she was the Director of the Competitiveness Unit at the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation.

Mrs. Barakat also held several positions in the private sector; she was the Lead of the Enhancing Productivity Component at (Economic Development Program) SABEQ; a USAID funded Program, and previously held the position of the Manager of the Policy Support and Institutional Strengthening Component at EJADA; an EU funded program.

Mrs. Barakat is currently a Board Member at the Business and Professional Women Association  (BPWA), and was a member at the board of the Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO) and a member at the board of the National Fund for Enterprise Support  (NAFES), and a founding member of the Jordan Corporate Governance and the Competition Associations. Moreover, Mrs. Barakat has been a member in a variety of task force Committees such as the National Agenda Investment Task Force.

In 2005, Mrs. Barakat founded "To Excel Consulting and Associates" company for providing consulting services related to economic, administrative and local development studies.

Mrs. Barakat holds an MBA degree from the Business School at Durham University in the UK, and a B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the University of Jordan. Mrs. Barakat also received intensive international training at Harvard and Berkeley Universities on enhancing the competitiveness of nations, scenario planning, strategy development and implementation.

Mrs. Barakat is married to Mr. Mahmoud Freihat and she is a mother of three children.