PROFILE of Jihad Azour, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department. Once a finance minister for his country of Lebanon, economist and politician Jihad Azour took on the role of the IMF's regional director in 2017. Lebanese lawmakers nominated Jihad Azour for president, with the position still vacant for seven months because of political turmoil. SHORT PROFILE OF PROFILE OF JIHAD AZOUR, THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND'S DIRECTOR OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA DEPARTMENT