Dr. Hala Mustafa Elsayed Zayed, Minister, Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt. H.E. Dr. Hala Zayed is the second female minister in the history of the Health Ministry since its establishment in 1937. Before her appointment in the cabinet, Dr. Zayed worked as the president of the Academy of Health Sciences, the chairwoman of the Supreme Committee for Combating Corruption at the Ministry of Health and an advisor to the Minister of Health and Population. Dr. Zayed held other positions like the Director General of the General Department of Hospitals in the Medical Therapy Sector of the Ministry, the Head of the CentralAdministration for Monitoring and Follow-up of the new health care system and the Head of the Department of Grants and Loans at the Ministry. She has a PhD and Master’s in Business Administration from the Arab Academy of Science and Technology.