Amira Elmissiry

Amira Elmissiry is a lawyer who works as the chief equity and chief catalytic investment officer in the Private Sector Operations Division at the African Development Bank, based in Abidjan, in the Ivory Coast. She previously advised Donald Kaberuka, the former president of the bank.

Background and education Elmissiry was admitted to Cardiff University in 2001 to study law. She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 2004. Between 2004 and 2006, she studied at the Inns of Court School of Law (today, City Law School), where she attended the Bar Professional Training Course, and was called to the bar in the United Kingdom in 2006. She continued her education at the City Law School, graduating in 2009 with a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in 2009, specializing in restorative justice. In 2016, she enrolled in the African Leadership University, where she graduated with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in 2018.