Hala Helmy el-Said

Hala Helmy el-Said (هالة حلمي السعيد; born 19 May 1957) is the current Egyptian Minister of Planning and Economic Development.

Early life and career
Hala was born in Cairo in 1957. She is the first elected dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science from 2011 to 2016 at Cairo University. She also held the position of Assistant President of Cairo University for Scientific Research Affairs and External Relations from September 2013 to 2016.

Qualifications
Hala holds the following degrees:
 * Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science from Cairo University - in 1989
 * Master's degree in economics with excellent grades from the faculty of economics and political sciences from Cairo University - in 1983