Nadia Zachary

Nadia Eskandar Zachary ( Arabic نادية زخاري) has been the Egyptian Minister for Scientific Research since December 7, 2011 . She had been an independent member of Prime Minister Hescham Kandil's Kandil cabinet since August 2, 2012 ; previously she was in the Ganzuri Second Cabinet under Kamal Ganzuri .

Zachary was the only member of the Coptic Christian faith in the 35-strong cabinet, although about ten percent of Egyptians belong to the faith. Besides Nagwa Chalel , she was also the only female cabinet member.

Nadia Zachary received a Ph.D. in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Cairo .

Individual evidence

↑ Morsi swears cabinet in Egypt . In: The Daily Star , August 3, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
↑ ^a ^b Egypt’s Newly Appointed Cabinet Ministers (PDF; 203 kB) American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
↑ Abdel Rahman Hussein: Egypt swears in first post-revolution cabinet with plenty of old guard . In: The Guardian . August 2, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.

personal data
SURNAME	Zachary, Nadia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Zkhary, Nadia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Egyptian Minister for Scientific Research
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Egypt

[1] Morsi swears cabinet in Egypt . In: The Daily Star , August 3, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2012.

[acc-2] Egypt’s Newly Appointed Cabinet Ministers (PDF; 203 kB) American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt. Retrieved August 30, 2012.

[3] Abdel Rahman Hussein: Egypt swears in first post-revolution cabinet with plenty of old guard . In: The Guardian . August 2, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.