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Rania Al-Mashat appointed as the New Egyptian tourism minister

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

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rainaRania Al-Mashat has been appointed as Egypt’s  new minister of tourism.

 

Al-Mashat will be the first woman to hold the position and will be one of six women to currently occupy ministerial roles in the country leading to the nation’s highest ever proportion.

 

 

She will replacing Yahya Rashid, who took over the post from Hisham Zaazou in March 2016, the changeover is a result of a cabinet reshuffle.Four ministerial posts have been filled with new appointments.

 

 

Having previously served as a senior economic adviser to the International Monetary Fund and as the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Egypt Al-Mashat brings a wealth of economic and political experience.

 

She has been the youngest person ever to hold such a position in both organisations.

 

She is known for making a significant contribution to modernising Egypt’s monetary policy, particularly during the governmental reform programme post-2011.

 

 

Al-Mashat holds a BA in economics from the American University in Cairo in 1995 and a master of economics from the University of Maryland-College Park in the US in 1998. In 2001 she had obtained a PhD in economics from the same university.

 

 

The new minister is expected to capitalise on renewed and growing interest in the destination by implementing a coherent strategy of policy-making.

 

 

 

Her role will involve cooperation with investors, placing a focus on marketing, as well as the training and development of employees in the tourism sector.

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