Shaha Riza

Shaha Ali Riza works for the World Bank.

She was born in Tunis, grew up in Saudi Arabia, and holds a masters degree in International Relations from the University of Oxford (where she studied at St Antony's College).

She specialises in the Middle East, and has carried out field research in a number of Arab countries. Immediately before joining the World Bank she worked at the US National Endowment for Democracy, where she set up and led the Endowment’s Middle East Programs. Since joining the World Bank in 1997 she has worked with the Middle East and North Africa Social and Economic Development Group as the Senior Gender and Civil Society coordinator in the office of the MENA Chief Economist. Since July 2002 she has acted as the Manager for External Affairs and Outreach for the World Bank’s MENA region.345y46856