Huda Raouf is the Head of Iranian Studies at the Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies and former Senior researcher of the Prime minister office at the Egyptian cabinet. She holds a PhD in Political Science and Government from Cairo University and she is a member of the Political Science Committee at the Supreme Culture Council. Raouf is also a writer at several Egyptian newspapers including, Al-Ahram daily, Al-haram weekly, and El-Shoruk– El Masry El youm.