Mona Zulficar

Mona Zulficar is an Egyptian lawyer and human rights activist and was included in the Forbes 2021 list of the "100 most powerful businesswomen in the Arab region".[1]

Mona Zulficar
مني ذو الفقار
NationalityEgyptian
Alma materCairo University
Parent(s)
RelativesAhmed Zulfikar (brother)

She is the daughter of actor and film producer Salah Zulfikar (1926–1993). She participates in drafting new laws and developing existing laws related to economic legislation; Zulficar is an active advocate for human rights and women, both locally and internationally, and is campaigning for a new family law, to modernize the legal environment in Egypt, to keep pace with the social changes related to the situation of women, and to provide an open, liberal vision for the future.[2][3][4]

Positions held
  • Partner and Chairperson of the Board of Directors - Shalakany Law Firm, 2006-2009.
  • Founder and Chair of the Executive Committee, Zulfikar & Partners Office, 2009 to date.
  • Vice-Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
  • Member of the National Council for Human Rights in Egypt.
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors, EFG Hermes Holdings.[5]
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Egypt.
  • President of the Women's Association to improve health.
  • President of Al Tadamun Microfinance Foundation.
  • Head of the International Women's Advisory Group at the World Bank.
  • Member of the National Council for Women (2000-2006).
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the International Population Communications Organization.
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Banque du Caire, appointed by the Egyptian Prime Minister from 2000-2003.
  • Member of the Egyptian American Business Council.
  • Member of the Advisory Board of the World Bank for the Middle East and North Africa.
  • Member and Vice-President of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Women and Memory Foundation.
  • She was nominated to take over the Ministry of Human Rights and Population Services in the government of Dr. Ahmed Shafik, the former Prime Minister.

Recognition and awards
  • Chosen in December 1994 by Time magazine as one of the 100 Young Leaders of the Twentieth Century in the world
  • CEWLA Award for Outstanding Role in Passing the Khula Law, 2003
  • Honoring the Governor of Cairo for the Defense of Women's Rights, 2000
  • United Nations Development Award on International Women's Day, Cairo, 1995
  • Awarded the Legion d'honneur from the French government for its role in consolidating official relations between Egypt and France and for its achievements in the field of human rights
  • Ranking in top 20 among the 100 most powerful businesswomen in the Arab region, according to Forbes classification.[6]

References
  1. Shabbir, Ahsan. "Mona Zulficar". Forbes Lists. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  2. "Zulficar & Partners Law Firm > Cairo > Egypt | The Legal 500 law firm profiles". www.legal500.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  3. "10 Egyptians make it to Forbes Middle East 100 Power Businesswomen list". Enterprise. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  4. "Meet The 10 Egyptian Women Who Made it to Forbes Power Businesswomen in The Middle East 2020". Scoop Empire. 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  5. "8 Egyptians part of Forbes Middle East's Power Businesswomen 2021". Business Today. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  6. "Mona Zulficar". whoswholegal. Retrieved 2021-08-15.

Further sources
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.