Sahar El Sallab

Organizations: NGOs, Private Business
Professions: Businesswoman, Chair

PERSONAL INFORMATION


Former Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry

Sahar El Sallab

1952

CONTACT INFORMATION / WORK


saharsallab@hiteknofal.com

www.hiteknofal.com

Education


BA, Commerce, American University in Beirut, 1973.

 

languages


Arabic

English

French

COMPETENCES


Designing Egyptian government policies for developing global investments in retail and wholesale trade in Egypt.

Developing and updating credit policies at Egyptian banks.

Investment and Attracting Investors for Domestic Commerce.

Investment and Privatization (Insurance, Communications, Oil, Banks).

Management of Banking and Non-banking Institutions.

Management and recovery of defaulted debt.

 

WORK HISTORY


Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry for Development and Investment in Domestic Commerce.

Vice President of the Board and Managing Director, CIB, 2005-2008.

Chair of the Board of Directors, CI Capital Holding.

Director of Credit, Citibank-Cairo, 1976-1981.

 

Honorary office and memberships


Board Member, National Council for Women, 2009.

Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, National Democratic Party.

Board Member, American Chamber of Commerce.

Member, Arab International Forum for Women, London.

Economic Adviser, Council of Arab Businesswomen.

Member, National Council for Motherhood and Childhood.

Member, Supreme Council for the Egyptian Red Crescent.

Trustee, "I am Egyptian" Association.

Trustee, Future University in Egypt.

AWARDS


Honored as one of the world's top 20 businesswomen by the Global Foundation for Women under the supervision of Suzanne Mubarak.

Listed by "Forbes" magazine among the first 10 of their list of the top 50 Arab businesswomen.

Chosen by "Business News" magazine in Kuwait as one of the top 5 Arab women in terms of achievements in finance and business.

Selected to speak at the Global Banking Strategy Meeting in Dubai at the Global Summit of Women.

Established mechanisms for developing domestic commerce during her work as Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry.

Arab League award as the best businesswoman in Egypt, 2006.

Best banker in Egypt, Global Traders, 2007.