Zeinab Elobeid Yousif

Zeinab Elobeid Yousif (1952 – 19 March 2016 ) (Arabic: زينب العبيد يوسف), was a Sudanese aircraft engineer. She was the first Sudanese woman to be licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority in the United Kingdom. From July 1973 until May 1992, she worked with Sudan Airways, after which she relocated to the United Kingdom.

Yousif studied and worked in the fields of electronics, avionic communication, navigation and radar. She worked as ground engineer on diverse aircraft such as the Boeing 707 / Boeing 737 / 347 / Fokker 50 and Fokker F27 at Sudan Airways and later also on Cessna 402 / 404 / 208 & Beach craft 1900 at London Southend Airport.

Early life Yousif was born in Khartoum on 13 June 1952. She was the oldest daughter of Elobeid Yousif Ahmed Shidwan,