Nadia Eskandar Zakhary (Coptic: ⲛⲁⲇⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓ) was the Egyptian minister of scientific research between 2 August 2012[1] and 2013. She was part of the Qandil Cabinet and one of the independent ministers in the cabinet.[2] Zachary was the only member in the cabinet who is a member of the Coptic Christian group, representing about 10% of the population.[1][3]
Nadia Eskandar Zakhary | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Scientific Research | |
| In office December 2011 – 2013 | |
| President | Mohamad Morsi |
| Prime Minister | Kamal Ganzouri Hesham Qandil |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
Education and career
Zakhary obtained a PhD in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Cairo.[2] She was professor of biochemistry and tumour biology at Egypt's National Cancer Institute.[4] She was also the chair of the Department of Oncology at the Institute of Biology of tumors.[2] She has more than 60 research publications in international scientific journals.[2] She also served as the minister of scientific research in the interim government headed by Kamal Ganzouri.[2]
References
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
