HE Professor Dr. Hala ELSAID

HE Professor Dr. Hala H. Elsaid, a distinguished economist and academic, currently serves as the Economic Advisor to the President of Egypt, a role she assumed in July 2024. This follows her tenure as Minister of Planning and Economic Development from December 2019 to June 2024, and Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform from February 2017 to December 2019. Her excellence in leadership was recognized when she was named the Best Arab Minister by the Arab Government Excellence Award in November 2020.
Dr. Elsaid previously chaired The Sovereign Fund of Egypt, significantly influencing the country’s economic strategies. She led the implementation of the National Sustainable Development Strategy (Egypt Vision 2030) and initiated the National Structural Reform Program in 2021, focusing on labor-intensive sectors crucial for economic growth.
In the banking sector, Dr. Elsaid served on the Central Bank’s Board of Directors and as Executive Director of the Egyptian Banking Institute. She has also been an Advisor to the Central Bank Governor and held positions on various financial boards.
Dr. Elsaid earned her PhD in Economics with Highest Honors from Cairo University in 1989. She became the first elected Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science in 2011 and served as Cairo University’s Deputy President for Scientific Research and Exterior Relations from 2013 to 2016.