Rania A. Al-Mashat (Arabic: رانيا المشاط; born 20 June 1975) is an Egyptian economist who is currently the country's Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation.

[2] She previously held high level positions at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC and at the Central Bank of Egypt.

[3] In August 2016, Al-Mashat returned to the United States after she was appointed Advisor to the Chief Economist of the IMF, Maurice Obstfeld.

"[15] In January 2019, Al-Mashat announced that Egypt's Grand Museum will be launched in 2020 and will be run by the private sector as part of the government plan to step away from managing many ancient sites.

[9] In March 2021, Al-Mashat received the “Champions of Change” award during a joint ceremony organised by the Embassies of Mexico, Canada, and Sweden in Cairo.

[19] In December 2022, Al-Mashat received the award for “Most Visionary and Outstanding Minister of International Cooperation of 2022 in Africa”, presented by the George Washington University Institute of African Studies and the GE7 Initiative in the Visionary Leaders Annual Summit in Washington D.C.[20] Al-Mashat is a Muslim and she first made a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1997.