Sahar Nasr
{{Short description|Egyptian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sahar Nasr
| native_name = سحر نصر
| birthname = {{birth year and age|1964}}
| image = Sahar Nasr (cropped).jpg
| caption = Sahar Nasr in 2019
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| office = Minister of Investment and International Cooperation
| primeminister = Sherif Ismail
| president = Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
| term_start = 15 September 2015
| term_end = 22 December 2019
| predecessor = Najla al-Ahwani
| successor = Rania El-Mashat
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| party = Independent
| nationality = Egyptian
| alma_mater = American University
Cairo University
| website = [https://www.instagram.com/saharnasrofficial/ saharnasrofficial]
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Sahar Nasr ({{langx|ar|سحر نصر}}, born in 1964) is an Egyptian politician who served as the Minister of Investment and International Cooperation (2015–2019).[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4hTBIKKplA Video: Minister Sahar Nasr speaks on the evening program of DMC]
Education and career
Born in 1964, Nasr graduated from the American University in 1985 with a degree in economics and mathematics, and in 1990 received a master's degree. In 1993–1995, she worked in the American Chamber of Commerce of Egypt. In 1995–1996, she worked as a consultant on the Arthur Andersen audit company privatization project. She obtained her PhD at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University in November 2002, to become a professor at the American University since then. In the years 2002–2011, she worked as Associate Professor, Department of Economics, American and British University in Egypt. In 1996–2014, she became a leading expert, chief economist, coordinator, regional director of the World Bank Fund.[https://www.mobtada.com/details/571745 A proper summary of the Minister of Investment and International Cooperation][https://aliqtisadi.com/%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1-2/ Full biography of Minister Sahar Nasr]
In 2015–2019, she worked as Minister of Investment and International Cooperation of the Arab Republic of Egypt.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBVavW3XuNo Video: Speech by Minister Sahar Nasr at the World African Forum][https://thenewkhalij.news/article/26701/%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation visits Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates to receive funds][https://elmydannews.com/news/29240/30-9-2017/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-..-%D9%86%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%80%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%88-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7 Investment meeting of Egyptian Minister Sahar Nasr and the President of Armenia] In 2021, she became a professor at the Al-Yamamah University, Saudi Arabia. She also became a board member in the "Egyptian Zakat & Charity House" in 2021 and Helios Fairfax Partners in 2022.[https://manhom.com/شخصيات/سحر-نصر-2/ Sahar Nasr]
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Category:Academic staff of The British University in Cairo
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Category:Women government ministers of Egypt
Category:21st-century Egyptian women politicians
Category:21st-century Egyptian politicians