Anissa Hassouna

Organizations: Parliament
Professions: Founder

PERSONAL INFORMATION


Member of the Egyptian Parliament

Anissa Hassouna

Education


Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science.

languages


Arabic

English

COMPETENCES


Economics

Politics

Diplomacy

WORK HISTORY


Member of the Egyptian Parliament.

Founder and Chairperson of "Enlightened Egypt Foundation".

Executive Director of (Sir) Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation, previously.

Political Adviser to the Chairman of the Information and Decision Support Center of the Egyptian Cabinet, previously.

Honorary office and memberships


Member of the Executive Council of the “Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs”.

Member of Global Women, USA.

Member of 1000 Women for Peace, Switzerland.

Productions and Works


She is a contributor to the book In the Wake of the Arab Spring – Conflict and Cooperation in the Middle East, Sverre Lodgaard (Editor), Norway: Scandinavian Academic Press, September 2013.

AWARDS


The first woman to be elected on the Board of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs where she is currently the Vice-Chair.

In 2014, She was named on the annual list of the Arabian Business and CEO Middle East magazine as one of the "World's 100 Most Powerful Arab Women".