Azzam has held several key positions, including Vice
Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority from January 2021 to August
2025, overseeing the capital market, insurance, and non-banking finance
sectors.
He also served as an advisor to the Chairman of the Mortgage
Finance Authority from 2007 to 2009, Assistant Chairman of the Capital Market
Authority from 2003 to 2005, and Managing Director of the Small and Medium
Enterprises Investment Fund Company. In addition, he worked as an advisor to
the Minister of Investment.
Azzam is a finance professor at the American University in
Cairo. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of California,
specializing in econometrics, economic forecasting, and monetary policy. He is
a graduate of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at Cairo
University.