Minister of Social Affairs of the United Arab Republic
In office 29 September 1962 – 30 September 1965
President
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Prime Minister
Ali Sabri
Preceded by
Hussein el-Shafei[1]
Succeeded by
Ahmad al-Sharbasi[2]
Personal details
Born
1922 or 1923[I] Shaykh Daud, Asyut Governorate, Egypt
Died
30 July 2011 Cairo, Egypt
Nationality
Egyptian Stateless (1970s–1991)
Political party
Arab Socialist Union
Spouse
Muhammad Al Sayyad
Alma mater
Cairo University (B.A., 1940) University of Edinburgh (diploma) University of St Andrews (M.A., 1950) University of London (doctorate, 1957)
Profession
Professor
Military service
Allegiance
Egypt
Battles/wars
Suez War
Hikmat Abu Zayd (Arabic: حكمت أبو زيد; pronounced Hekmat Abu Zeid in Egyptian Arabic; 1922 or 1923 – 30 July 2011)[N][3] was an Egyptian politician and academic. She became the first female cabinet minister in Egypt in 1962.[4] Her tenure as minister of social affairs set a precedent. Afterwards, it became common for women to head that ministry.[5] An avowed advocate of Nasserism,[6] Abu Zayd has had a major impact on Egyptian law and policy in the areas of social affairs and insurance.[7]
^"Presidential Decree Appointing Hussein el-Shafei as Vice President, as well as Minister of Social Affairs and Religious Endowments in Gamal Abdel Nasser's Eighth Government". Memory of Modern Egypt Digital Archive (in Arabic). Bibliotheca Alexandrina. 18 October 1961. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
^"Presidential Decree Appointing Ahmad al-Sharbasi as Deputy Prime Minister for Religious Endowments, Social Affairs and al-Azhar Affairs, as well as Minister of Religious Endowments and Social Affairs in Zakaria Mohieddin's Government". Memory of Modern Egypt Digital Archive (in Arabic). Bibliotheca Alexandrina. 1 October 1965. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
^Egypt's first female minister dies at 96 Ahram Online, 31 July 2011
^"Women in the Executive Authority". Egypt State Information Service. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
^Cite error: The named reference Badran was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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