Mai Farid is the Acting CEO of the Universal Health Insurance Authority, and the Associate Minister of Finance for Economic Justice. She also acts the Universal Health Insurance System (UHIS) Project Management Unit Manager where she leads the UHIS projects with the development partners. She is also assigned as Subject Matter Expert for Social Protection, and for Universal Health Insurance. Ms. Mai is responsible for developing a strategic framework for the Social Protection and Subsidy reform programs that ensure the social and financial impact of implementing these policies. She has been a key actor in many studies that aim to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of social spending and analyze how social protection programs contribute to alleviating poverty and reducing inequality. She is also a member in many technical committees that are responsible for putting the roadmap for the social protection system in Egypt and for suggesting exceptional safety net packages in times of crises. Ms. Mai is one of the main actors in the UHIS as she was a member of the National Committee for drafting the UHIS Law along with her responsibility for the actuarial study that evaluates and ensures the financial sustainability of the system. She has been a member in many of the technical committees responsible for the strategic and executive implementation of the UHIS.
Ms. Farid holds a M.Sc. Degree in Applied Actuarial Science (Kent University, UK) and prior to joining the government she has worked in the private insurance sector and taught Insurance and Statistics at the American University in Cairo
