| Nadia Eskandar Zakhary | |
| Office: | Minister of Scientific Research |
| Primeminister: | Kamal Ganzouri Hesham Qandil |
| President: | Mohamad Morsi |
| Term Start: | December 2011 |
| Term End: | 2013 |
| Party: | Independent |
Nadia Eskandar Zakhary 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]
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 ininternational scientific journals.[2] She also served as the minister of scientific research in the interim government headed by Kamal Ganzouri.[2]