A leading figure in the global banking sector in the 2000s and 2010s and a key player in the Lebanese economy , Salameh is considered as a major actor in steering the Lebanese economy clear of financial meltdown during the 2008 financial crisis . He is also credited to have maintained monetary stability during the assassination of Prime Minister Rafic Hariri , the 2006 Lebanon War , the beginning of the Syrian uprising and civil war in 2011 and the 2017 Lebanon – Saudi Arabia dispute . He is the holder of several prestigious awards such as the Euromoney Award for Best Central Bank Governor in the Middle East in 2005 and , ultimately , Best Central Bank Governor in the world in 2006
assassination of Prime Minister Rafic Hariri
Assassination of Rafic Hariri
Riad Salamé