Tshiunza Mbiye

Omer Tshiunza Mbiye (30 November 1941 – 23 December 2021) was a Congolese politician and scientist. He was minister of the economy and vice-governor of the Central Bank of Congo.^[1]

He held a PhD in economics from Aix-Marseille University and taught international monetary economics at the faculty of economics and management of the University of Kinshasa. Mbiye has published several books and articles on the Congolese economy.^[2]

After high school studies in Lubumbashi, he enrolled at the École Nationale de Droit et d’Administration, where he obtained a degree in economics and finance in 1965. He then obtained a diploma in economics at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva in 1967, and a doctorate in economics at Aix-Marseille University in 1970.^[3]

Mbiye served as Vice-Governor at the Bank of Zaire (November 1986 - February 1987), before being called to the government as State Commissioner for the Economy and Industry (February - August 1987).^[4]

References

1. "Omer TSHIUNZA MBIYE". Banque Centrale du Congo.
2. "a BCC et l'UNIKIN ont rendu un hommage mérité au Pr Omer Tshiunza Mbiye". Agence Congolaise de Presse. 5 January 2022.
3. "Éloge funèbre académique du professeur Émile Ngoy Kasongo, en mémoire du Professeur Émérite Omer Tshiunza Mbiye". Le Potentiel. 9 January 2022.
4. https://www.bcc.cd/field-collection/field-vice-gouverneurs/8