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General Overview: Hala H. El Said is the current Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development. She was the country’sMinister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform from 2017 until 2019. She previously held high-level positions at the Egyptian Banking Institute, the Central Bank of Egypt, and Arab African International Bank. El Said serves as the Chairman of Egypt’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, and is recognized as the Best Arab Minister by the Arab Government Excellence Award in November 2020.

Early Life and Education El Said was born in Cairo, to a political family from El Dakahlia governorate. Her father is Helmy El Said, who served as the Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy of Egypt in 1970. She was the first elected Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science in 2011 and Cairo University’s Deputy President for Scientific Research and Exterior Relations from 2013 to 2016. El Said is a prominent female banking figure, serving as a member of the Central Bank's Board of Directors and as the Executive Director of the Egyptian Banking Institute for eight consecutive years, managing the Institute with a promising vision to establish a professional training arm for the Egyptian banking system that applies international best practices in the development of technical and administrative skills for financial and banking professionals in Egypt and the Middle East and North Africa. She led a group of experts and consultants at the Institute to obtain international accreditation to become the first accredited banking and financial training institute in Egypt and the Middle East and North Africa region (2006 -2008).

Academic Qualifications
 * PhD in Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University. (7th of August, 1989)
 * Masters Degree in Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University. (30th of October, 1983)
 * Bachelor's degree of Economics with high honors, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University. (1978)

Career
 * Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development. (December 2019, till present).
 * Minister of planning, monitoring, and administrative reform (February 2017 : Dec 2019).
 * Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University. (September 2004, till present).
 * Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform (February 2017-December 2019).
 * Deputy President for Scientific Research and Exterior Relations, Cairo University. (2013-2016)
 * First Elected Dean, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University. (2011-2016).
 * Executive Director, the Egyptian Banking Institute, Central Bank of Egypt. (January 2003-August 2011).
 * International Financial Advisor, Information and Decision Support Center, (1995-1999)
 * Chair of the Economics Department at University of King Abdulaziz, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (1900-1992)

Board of Directors’ Memberships


 * Member, Board of Directors, Central Bank of Egypt. (as of December 2015).
 * Member, Board of Directors, Middle East News Agency. (as of January 2015)
 * Member, Board of Directors, Cairo Demographic Center. (as of 2014).
 * Member, Board of Trustees, the Egyptian initiative to reform the business climate "Irada”. (September 2014-2015).
 * Member, Egypt@Work Advisory Committee, Nahdet El Mahrousa, (2012-Present).
 * Board of Directors, Egyptian Banking Institute, Central Bank of Egypt (as of 2012).
 * Board of Directors,National Postal Authority, (as of January 2012).
 * Chairman of the Board of Directors, Center for Public Administration Research and Consulting (PARC), Cairo University. (2011 till present).
 * Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Center for the study of Developing countries, Cairo University. (as of 2011).
 * Board of Trustees, the National Institute of Administration, Ministry of Administrative Development. (2005-2013).
 * Member, Board of Directors, and Head of the Corporate Governance Committee, the Arab African International Bank. (2003-2015)
 * Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies (CEFRS), Cairo University, starting in 2002.
 * Member, Middle East Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (MCSBE). (2009-2011)
 * Member, Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs Council, Cairo University. (2009-2011)
 * Member, Steering Committee, Egypt’s Financial Sector Reform Program, in partnership with European Central Banks. (Phase 1: 2003-2008 / Phase 2: 2008-2011)
 * Member, Steering Committee, Financing Initiative, Central Bank of Egypt. (2008-2011).
 * Member, Board of Directors, European Banking & Financial Services Training Association (EBTN). (2006-2011).
 * Member, the Board of Trustees of the Anti-Money Laundering Unit, Central Bank of Egypt. (2005-2011).
 * Member, CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), World Bank. (2004-2007).
 * Member, Advisory Group for Training Financial Controllers for the Middle East and North Africa. (2003-2011).
 * Member, National Strategic Steering Committee for Microfinance in Egypt, in partnership with the UNDP, KfW, and USAID. (2003-2005).
 * Member, Economic Council of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. (2001-2009).

Accomplishments

Over her efficacious academic journey, her contributions in education, inclusion and youth empowerment pave the way to achieving sustainable development and economic growth. Dr. Elsaid has also held several positions, including Advisor to the Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Central Bank's Anti-Money Laundering Unit, and a Member of the Board of Directors of the Arab African International Bank. During her tenure as Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development, El Said, led the implementation of the National Sustainable Development Strategy (Egypt’s Vision 2030) in partnership with bilateral and multilateral stakeholders, private sector and civil society in line with the UN Sustainable Development Strategy and the Africa 2063 Agenda. In 2021, Dr. Elsaid initiated the National Structural Reform Program with macro-sectoral reforms focusing on seven priority sectors that are labor intensive and have significant contribution in achieving economic growth and prosperity, supporting the transition to a green and circular economy. As Minister of Planning and Economic Development, she launched several programs for capacity building, gender inclusion and youth empowerment including the Women in Leadership Positions Program, the Leadership for Government Excellence Program and Rowad 2030 which aims to enable youth and support entrepreneurship and job creation. She encourages the effective monitoring and evaluation of all policies and initiatives taking place to promote sustainable development through the development of policy trackers linked to the Sustainable Development Goals and the adoption of the National Strategy for Development of Statistics, to ensure administrative decisions are evidence based.

Achievements as Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development Implemented the National Program for Structural Economic Reform: This program is part of the second phase of the National Program for Economic and Social Reform that aims to transform the Egyptian economy into a productive economy with competitive advantages, which in turn supports its ability to achieve balanced and sustainable growth, encourages inclusive growth, creates more job opportunities, and improves investment and business environments. Partnered with relevant national stakeholders to implement the “Decent Life” initiative: It is considered the largest development initiative in the history of Egypt and the world, whether in terms of financial allocations or beneficiaries, whose number exceeded 58 million people in about 4,500 Egyptian villages. The Ministry's role in this initiative is focused on financial management, follow-up of implementation rates, and measurement of impact. Implemented the Egyptian Family Development Plan that aims to improve the quality of life of the Egyptian citizen and families by controlling the accelerated growth rates and upgrading the characteristics of the population, as well as to improve the quality of education, health, create more job opportunities, and achieve economic empowerment. Raised the efficiency of Egypt’s investment spending through the “Integrated System for the Preparation and Follow-Up of the Investment Plan” which plays a prominent role in the process of preparing and following up on the investment plan through connectivity, and through three key components: (preparation of the plan, additional appropriations and transfers, follow-up and evaluation of investment projects). Launched a performance system that monitors and evaluates the government performance through specific development indicators that measure the level of achievement across all national programs, and it is the first system of its kind in the history of Egypt. Prepared the first conceptual manual for “Gender-Responsive Planning” that aims to enable ministries and development agencies to understand and implement gender-responsive planning based on a thorough and conscious study of global experiences within this regard. It also directs public institutions towards the implementation of development programs and projects through elevating the social aspect for women and children. Responded to the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic through launching an observatory to list the positive measures taken by the government to confront the pandemic, rearranging public investment priorities, and disbursing a presidential grant to workers affected by the pandemic. Established a unit for feasibility studies in partnership with the private sector. Prepared and published the "Environmental Sustainability Standards Guide" in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, aiming to integrate the environmental standards and green recovery into development plans. Localized the Sustainable Development Goals in the Egyptian governorates to maximize the relative advantages of all governorates and to set an indicator that determines the relative advantage of each governorate. The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development succeeded in including several Egyptian initiatives within the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) as accelerators and good practices to achieve the SDGs. In 2020, 5 initiatives were included in DESA: the Decent Life Initiative, the Elimination of Slums Initiative, the Go Green Initiative, and the Takaful and Karama program. Established the “Sovereign Fund of Egypt” in 2018, which aims to attract private investments to Egypt as well as to promote and co-invest in Egypt’s owned assets to maximize their value and efficiency for the Egyptian economy. Launched the "Egyptian Government Excellence Award " in 2018; spreading a culture that is quality-oriented and encouraging excellence in government institutions.

Scientific Publications El Said launched several academic contributions that include a wide range of internationally acclaimed research papers, studies and reports on various economic topics, most notably studies on financial and banking reform, international finance, privatization and economic reform, including the first Financing Sustainable Development in Egypt report, the first of its kind FfD report as well as Egypt’s Human Development Report in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and a manual for Gender-Responsive Sustainable Development Planning.

The side box on the right side: Hala Helmy El Said Minister of Planning and Economic Development Incumbent Assumed office December 22, 2019 - till present President Abdel Fattah El Sisi Prime Minister Mostafa Mabdouly Minister of Planning, MonitoringandAdministrative Reform Assumed office February 2017 - December 2019 President Abdel Fattah El Sisi Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, Mostafa Mabdouly Personal Details Nationality: Egyptian Religion: Muslim