Rania Al-Mashat has become one of six women to currently occupy ministerial roles – the nation’s highest proportion in history.
Replacing Yahya Rashid, who took over the post from Hisham Zaazou in March 2016, the changeover is a result of a cabinet reshuffle, in which four ministerial posts have been filled with new people.
Al-Mashat previously served as a senior economic adviser to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and as the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Egypt. She was the youngest person ever to hold such a position in both organisations.
