| Sahar Nasr | |
| Native Name: | سحر نصر |
| 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 |
| Party: | Independent |
| Nationality: | Egyptian |
| Alma Mater: | American University Cairo University |
| Website: | saharnasrofficial |
Sahar Nasr (ar|سحر نصر, born in 1964) is an Egyptian politician who served as the Minister of Investment and International Cooperation (2015–2019).[1]
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.[2] [3]
In 2015–2019, she worked as Minister of Investment and International Cooperation of the Arab Republic of Egypt.[4] [5] [6] 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.[7]