Nadia Aziz-Mainer

Nadia Aziz-Mainer (born 19 July 1962) is a Brunanter former politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union. She was Minister of Finance in the Darnley government from 2005 to 2009.

Biography
Nadia Aziz was born in Carrington. Her parents came from Egypt to Brunant in 1956. She studied economics at the Royal University of Koningstad from 1980 to 1984, where she gained her grade title. She completed a three-year licentiate in 1987, specializing in third world development.

She joined the Christian Democratic Union in 1986, becoming the first Muslim member in the party. She was then hired by the Department of External Affairs, where she worked until 1998. She took a three-year leave in 1992 to complete her doctorate, writing her thesis on a comparison of European aid models to third-world countries in Central America.

She was elected to congress in 1998, and re-elected in 2002, 2005 and 2009. From 2005, she was appointed Finance Minister, and was the most important woman in the government, and most powerful Muslim in public office in Brunant.

She resigned her seat in 2010, becoming a part-time lecturer at the Royal University of Koningstad. In 2013 she became a director at IDEA.

Personal life
She married Slovak-born Ivan Mainer in 1990. They have three daughters and one sons. She declared herself as a Muslim, but largely non-practicing.