Hikmat Abu Zayd
(1922-2011)
Egyptian politician and academic
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Hikmat Abu Zayd (Arabic: حكمت أبو زيد; pronounced Hekmat Abu Zeid in Egyptian Arabic; 1922 or 1923 – 30 July 2011) was an Egyptian politician and academic. She became the first female cabinet minister in Egypt in 1962. Her tenure as minister of social affairs set a precedent. Afterwards, it became common for women to head that ministry. An avowed advocate of Nasserism, Abu Zayd has had a major impact on Egyptian law and policy in the areas of social affairs and insurance.
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1922 Shaykh Daud, Asyut Governorate, Egypt
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30 July 2011 (aged 89) Cairo, Egypt
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