sentences:  Azour also consulted for the International Monetary Fund's Fiscal Affairs Department (February – March 2005) on reforming Qatar's tax structure.Azour has taught courses at the American University of Beirut on “Macroeconomic management in Lebanon” (2004), and on “Modern Commercial Banks’ Management" (1998–2000).During the period from July 2005 till July 2008, Jihad Azour served as Lebanon's minister of finance.