Dr. Amany Asfour is graduated from Faculty of Medicine – Cairo University and had her Master Degree & M.D. degree in Pediatrics at the National Research Center of Egypt. She joined the private sector since she was a student at the Faculty of Medicine. Within few years she was able to establish her company for Health Care Management.

Her interests were not limited to establishing her private business only but soon she realized the importance of creating an organization targeting Economic Empowerment of Women, Young Women Entrepreneurship Promotion and Creating New jobs and Descent work for women, Empowering women through Trade and Access to Market. As a result, she established the Egyptian Business Women Association in 1995 with the objectives of promoting young generations of Women Entrepreneurs & giving guidance to women business owners of Small & Medium enterprises, increasing role of women in the value chain and value addition.

Dr. Asfour than established The Federation of Business & Professional Women BPW – Egypt From her belief that financial independence for women gives them the Power of Choice & Voice, she directed her activities toward Economic Empowerment of Women, Capacity Building, Development of Human Resources & to stress on equal opportunity for girls and women for education & training and promotion of Women in Science and Technology and STEM Education (Science. Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).

From her belief that African Women should have one voice and that Empowerment of African Women is the Key for Africa’s development and prosperity Dr. Asfour founded the African Alliance for Women Empowerment (AFRAWE) which has focal points all over Africa & its main target is Women Empowerment in Africa & establishing projects and marketing of products for women entrepreneurs and women owners of small & medium enterprises in the African continent for Africa’s economic Growth and increasing Intra Africa Trade .

. Dr. Asfour is the founder and Chair of the African Congress for Women Entrepreneurs. Dr Asfour is also elected as the Chair of COMFWB (FEMCOM)-Egypt Federation of Business Women Associations in the COMESA Region (Common Market for Eastern & Southern African) .

Dr Asfour was also elected as the Chair of the COMESA Business Council the apex Body of Private sector in COMESA and she is the first Woman to chair this organization for 2 terms till 2018 .She is working on the Economic Integration of Africa ,promoting Africa Continental Free Trade Area and the Africa We want .

Dr. Asfour also believes in the importance of Scientific Research & Technology for development she is the Secretary General of the African Society for Scientific Research & Technology where her target is Accelerating Industrialization in Africa through Technology and Scientific Research and Adding Value to the raw materials of Africa.

Also promotion of Women in Science & Technology and transfer of technology for women in Business in all fields especially Agriculture and Agribusiness and support of SMEs. Dr Asfour is elected the President of Africa Business Council which is established in line with the African Heads of States Decision Summit for boosting Intra Africa Trade and implementation of AfCFTA to be the voice of African Private Sector.,Dr Asfour is also elected the World President Elect of the Medical Women International Association ( MWIA) promoting women health and promoting Health Care Infrastructure in Africa .

Dr. Asfour is a great advocate for Africa’s Economic Transformation to realize 2063 Development Agenda and the Africa We Want. Dr. Asfour is awarded many awards from Egypt, Africa, Arab world, Islamic world and from all over the world.