Zeinab Elobeid Yousif ( 1952 -- 19 March 2016 ) ( Arabic : زينب العبيد يوسف ) , was the first female Sudanese Aircraft Engineer to be licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority ( United Kingdom ) .
Zeinab Elobeid Yousif ( 1952 -- 19 March 2016 ) ( Arabic : زينب العبيد يوسف ) , was A Sudanese aircraft engineer . 
 She was the first Sudanese female to be licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority ( United Kingdom ) .