Nadia Eskandar Zakhary (Coptic: ⲛⲁⲇⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓ) was the Egyptian minister of scientific research between 2 August 2012 and 2013. She was part of the Qandil Cabinet and one of the independent ministers in the cabinet. Zachary was the only member in the cabinet who is a member of the Coptic Christian group, representing about 10% of the population.