Dr. Assmaa Yousry is a Pharmacist and currently serves as the Quality Assurance Unit Manager within the Central Administration of Pharmaceutical Policies and Market Access (PPMA) at the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA). She also collaborates with the Pharmaceutical Information Systems (PIS) Administration to advance the Authority’s digital transformation agenda, with a focus on integrating artificial intelligence into regulatory services and business processes as EDA Naming AI project.​

With over 20 years of experience in pharmaceutical regulatory affairs at the Ministry of Health and the EDA, Dr. Yousry has worked across multiple domains including human medicines, biologicals, vaccines, and dietary supplements. She has played leading roles in shaping regulatory guidelines, managing quality systems, and contributing to international collaborations with the WHO, FDA, and regional health organizations.​

She brings more than a decade of specialized expertise in quality assurance, supported by her Total Quality Management (TQM) Diploma from the American University in Cairo, and has actively contributed to institutional development, digitalization, and regulatory innovation. Her career highlights include key roles in the implementation of the CTD/eCTD system in Egypt, the development of regulatory guidelines for dietary supplements, and supporting the WHO assessment that declared Egypt’s Vaccine National Regulatory Authority functional.