Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Arab Republic of Egypt/ Al-Jumhuriyat Misr Al'-Arabya (Female
suffrage 1927/56) 1517 Part of the Osman Empire until the early 19th
century, 1914-22 a British Protectorate, 1922-53 an independent Kingdom 1922 and
a republic since 1953.
see
also Egypt Heads and Egypt Parliament
1962-65
Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Hikmat Abu-Zaid/Zeid
1965-71 Vice-Minister
of Education Dr. Karimah Al-Sa’id
1971-78
Minister of Social Affairs and Insurance Dr. Aisa Rateb M. Soad
Extraordinary Ambassador in Foreign Ministry in 1978, Ambassador to
Denmark
1979-81,
to West-Germany
1981-84 and
afterwards Professor at Cairo University.
1978-96
Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Amal Osman 'Abd al-Raheim Osman
1996-97 Minister of Social Security and Minister of State for Social Affairs (Third
in the Cabinet)
Deputy Speaker of Majlis al-Sha’ab, the People’s Assembly 1997-2005.
1993-98
Minister of State for Scientific Research Prof. Venice Kamal Gouda, Ph.d
(b. 1934-)
1996-97
Minister of Economy and International Co-operation Dr. Nawal ‘Abd al-Moneim
al-Tatawi
She was the first female bank director in the Arab world
1992-93
Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Political Affairs
Dr. Mirvat Fahmy Muhanna
El-Tallawi
1997 Minister of Insurance and Social Affairs
From 1988-91 Ambassador to Austria and UN in Wien (Vienna) and 1993-97 to Japan.
From 2000 Under-Secretary General of UN.
1996-2001
Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for African Affairs
2001-04
Minister of State of Foreign Affairs
2004-
Minister of International Cooperation
Fayza Mohamed Abul Naga
was Aide to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 1981-91, worked in the UN
1992-96, ambassador to UN in Génève 1999-2001,
She was career-diplomat upon her appointment.
1997-98
Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Dr. Nadia Rida Makram Ebeid
1998-99 Minister of Higher Education and Minister of State for Scientific Research
Affairs
1999-2002 Minister of State for Environmental Affairs
1999-2005
Minister of Insurance and Social Affairs Prof. Dr. Aminah Hamzah Mahmoud
Al-Guindi
She is member of the Shoura Assembly, The Senate.
Ca.
1999- Vice-Minister of International Economic Relations Magda Shahin
Former Ambassador to Greece.
Around 2004- Assistant Minister of Justice
and S
2005- Minister of Manpower and Immigration
Aicia Abdul Hady
Her full name is Aicha Abdel Hadi Abdel
Ghani, and she is the first veiled woman in the government.
2006- Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs
Shadia Faraj
Ambassador, she is in charge of American Affairs.
2006- Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs
for European Relations Fatma Al-Zahraa Etman
Also known as Othman she is former Spokesperson of the Ministry.
Last update 18.10.08