Amani Abou-Zeid

Life Abou-Zeid studied electrical engineering at the University of Cairo, earned a Baccalauréat en arts at the Sorbonne, completed master 's degrees in project management at the University of Senghor in Alexandria and in public administration at the Kennedy School of Harvard University. She gained a PhD in 1981 and she then received an honorary doctorate in Social and Economic Development from the University of Manchester in 2001.

She worked for 30 years at international organizations in the areas of infrastructure and energy, Otherwise, she contributed significantly to the bank granting low-interest loans to low-income African countries. Amani Abou-Zeid was elected one of the eight commissioners of the African Union in 2017 and took over the areas of infrastructure and energy. In 2019 she was recognised as one of the top 100 African women by Avance Media. She was the only Egyptian and she and Aya Chebbi were the only ones from North Africa. With 50 votes, Abou-Zeid received more votes than any previous candidate.