Nadia Eskandar Zakhary (Coptic: ⲛⲁⲇⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓ) was the Egyptian minister of scientific research between 2 August 2012[1] and 2013.
[1][3] Zakhary obtained a PhD in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Cairo.
[2] She was professor of biochemistry and tumour biology at Egypt's National Cancer Institute.
[4] She was also the chair of the Department of Oncology at the Institute of Biology of tumors.
[2] She also served as the minister of scientific research in the interim government headed by Kamal Ganzouri.