Nawal El Tatawy

Nawal El Tatawy (born 14 September 1942) is an Egyptian economist who was the minister of economy and foreign trade from 2 January 1996 to 8 July 1997. She worked at various institutions in different capacities, including the National Bank of Egypt and the World Bank.

Early life and education El Tatawy was born in Cairo on 14 September 1942.

Career Following her graduation, El Tatawy worked at the National Bank of Egypt for one year between 1970 and 1971. On 2 January 1996 she was appointed minister of economy and foreign trade, and her tenure lasted until 8 July 1997.

She has been the author of various books. One of them is Yugoslavia: Self-management socialism and the challenges of development, report of a mission sent to Yugoslavia by the World Bank which she coauthored with Martin Schrenk and Cyrus Ardalan.