H.E. Dr. Ezzeddin Kanakrieh
Chief Executive Officer

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 recognition of his distinguished public service, Dr. Kanakrieh was awarded the Royal Independence Medal of the Second Class by Royal Decree in 2007.

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. In December 2020, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of the Jordanian Duty Free Shops Company, and in November 2022, he was appointed CEO of the Social Security Investment Fund.

Dr. Kanakrieh served in various capacities on the Boards of the Social Security Corporation, 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. He currently serves as Vice Chairperson of H.R.H. the Chairperson of the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) and as a member of the Board of Trustees of Princess Sumaya University for Technology.