Ms. Abir holds a B.Sc. in Economics and Finance from Algeria University and an MBA in International Marketing from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT). She is Diploma graduate in Economic Modeling from Sussex University in England and Macroeconomic Modeling from Purdue University in USA. Ms. Abir holds a Doctorate Degree in Business Administration, Finance & Banking with highest honor from AASTMT.
Ms. Abir is currently the Minister’s Advisor for Funding and Developmental Projects at the Ministry of Trade and Industry responsible of managing, supervising and strategizing the ministry’s portfolio of projects with all developmental agencies. She is also a Professor of Economics, Finance and Investment at the Universities of SSM and AAST, among others.
In the past, Ms. Abir occupied various posts such as the Director of the multi-donor program for the institutionalization of results-based management (RBM) in the Egyptian government apparatus, Business Intelligence Director with several ICT companies, Market Analytics and Research Director at the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), member of steering committee, sub-committee and academic assessment committee of Cairo Initiative with USAID to manage graduate scholarships for Egyptian public servants in USA, etc.
Prior to that, she was the Team Leader and Senior Researcher of the Trade Remedies (Anti-Dumping, Countervailing and Safeguard) Authority at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, where she was leading the economic and trade analysis and the trade agreements’ effectiveness, while identifying potential Free Trade Areas (FTAs).