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FORBES TOP #100 INFLUENTIAL LADY IN THE REGION DR. MONA ZULFICAR IN AN INTERVIEW WITH ELITE
INSTITUTIONAL AND JUDICIAL REFORM OF GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT AGENCIES

ARE NEEDED IN OUR NATIONAL STRATEGY

All our professors at the time had an important
• When did you first become acquainted with the
influence on particularly that our class comprised about
Faculty of Economics and why did you specifically
100 students only. However, those who influenced me
choose it?
personally the most were, Prof.Zaki Shafei, who was
When I graduated from Secondary school, the Faculty of
the Faculty Dean at the time, Prof. Fathallah Al-
Economics& Political Science was relatively new and
Khateeb, Prof. Abdelamalek Odah, and Prof.
known as the faculty of excelling students. This me ant that
KhairyEissa. I really enjoyed my college life. Alth ough
the scope of job opportunities for its graduates in the labor
I was academically successful, I joined multiple ex tra-
market would be more promising. It was also the fir st to
cuarricular activities; I was the starof the drama team
offer specialization in Political Science making it the
during the first two years and we won the universit y’s
destination of students coming from the different A rab
trophy.We performed plays of internationally acclai med
countries. I was only but 16 years old then and I d id not yet
writers on the stage of the National Theatre in the
think of becoming a lawyer, and the Faculty of Law was
Arabic Fusha, I also took part in sports and cultur al
not an attractive option at the time. Accordingly, my
activities, and established language tutoring class es to
choices were limited to two: either to choose the F aculty of
help my colleagues. There was one time when Prof.
Economics and Political Science to potentially be a
Mustafa Al-Saeed asked to meet my father the
diplomat, or take Cinematic direction and be a dire ctor of
renowned actor Salah Zulficar, and he told my fathe r
movies.I chose the former, but after working for a few
that if I were to focus on my studies and decrease the
years at the UN, and one year as a manager of one o f the
time I dedicate to different activities I would hav e easily
major law offices in Cairo, I found my way. It was then
become the top of my class. What I want to say is t hat
that I discovered that I find my happiness and fulf illment
college life is much more than just studying and th at
in a free profession as opposed to employment. I de cided
such activities help significantly to build various aspects
that I wanted to join the noble legal profession as a lawyer,
of a student ’s personality and are thus very important. I
so I went back to study Law while training as a law yer.
remember my Professors from whom I learnt a lot wit h
Eventually, I found myself in this career and my
remarkable memories and gratitude.
background at the Faculty of Economics and Politica l

Science helped me become a distinguished and non-
• How does the Faculty of Economics and Political
traditional lawyer.
Science enrich its students?
• Who are the professors that influenced your
Our Faculty is unique, as it gives its students a
personality the most?
multicultural background allowing them to have