Sahar Albazar
2026 Fellow
Member of Parliament and Deputy Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee
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MP Sahar Albazar serves as the Deputy Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Egyptian House of Representatives and as Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Egypt’s majority political party, Mostaqbal Watan.
She is the founder and Chairwoman of the Ubuntu Parliamentary Initiative for Climate Finance and serves on the Executive Board of Parliamentarians for Global Action. Previously, Sahar served as President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Forum of Young Parliamentarians, where she championed greater youth participation in policymaking and parliamentary diplomacy. She also chaired the Women Parliamentary Council of the Parliamentary Network on the IMF and World Bank, advancing initiatives focused on women’s economic empowerment and inclusive development.
Recognized internationally for her leadership and commitment to global cooperation, she was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2022. She is also a Yale World Fellow, an Asia Global Fellow at the University of Hong Kong and an Obama Leader representing Africa.
Throughout her career, Sahar has focused on strengthening international partnerships, climate finance, women’s rights, PWD rights, AI governance, sustainable development and parliamentary engagement on global challenges. Sahar holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School.