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1970 Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Cairo University

1970-1972 Teaching assistant, Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering, Civil engineering Department 

1972-1978 Teaching Assistant in Canada 🇨🇦 

McMaster University, Faculty of Engineering, Civil engineering department. 

1978 Ph D degree in Structural Engineering from McMaster University, Faculty of Engineering, Civil engineering department. 

Canada 🇨🇦 

1974-1977 Computer aided design consultant in Butler Building Systems USA 🇺🇸 Canadian branch. 

1975-1978 Consultant in General Concrete PreFab Company, Burlington, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 

1977-1978 Senior Consultant in Group Eight Engineering, Hamilton Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 

1978-1982 Lecturer, Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Cairo University. Egypt 🇪🇬 

1978-1984 Vice President, Cairo Light Industries Co. , Cairo Egypt. 

1985-2011 Co Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Olympic Group , the holding company of Olympic Electric, IDEAL, B-Tech, Namaa Real Estate development co. 

Among many other companies. 

2011- Present Chairman of the board of directors of Paradise Capital Holding Company. 

1980- Present,

- Many times Member of the board of directors of the Engineering Industries Chamber, Egyptian Federation of Industries, Member of American Chamber of commerce, Egyptian Businessmen association. 

-Member of the board of Trustees Sinai University.

-Chairman of the board of Trustees 

Of Egyptian Clothing Bank, board member of Trustees of The Egyptian Cure Bank and Decent Life Bank. 

• holds an honorary PHD in administration and law from Cape Brighton, Canada, for his role in community service and development.
•  holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting Department, from Cairo University in 1973.
• holds a several courses in management and internal and external marketing from the American University.

In the field of private work:

He founded, chaired, and was a member of the boards of directors of several companies in the field of engineering industries, internal and external trade, specialized contracting, food industries and real estate development over a period of about fifty years, including but not limited to

• Olympic Group
• Industrial Delta (Ideal)
• El-Ofok for Trading and Contracting
• Rich Foods (El-Lehemi)
• Namaa Investment and Real Estate Development
• Mountain View Real Estate Development.
• B-Tech for Trade and Distribution.
• Paradise Capital.

In the field of community and charitable work:

• Founding and chairing the Egyptian Food Bank.
• Presidency of the Regional Corporation for Food Banks.

Participation in founding and membership:

• Founder and member of the Board of Trustees of the Egyptian Cure Bank.
• Founder and member of the Board of Trustees of the Egyptian Clothing Bank.
• Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Decent Life Bank.
• Founder and member of the board of trustees, and president of the Egyptian Skills Development Bank.

Participating in the establishment and membership of the Board of Trustees of:

• Founder and member of the Board of Trustees of Misr El-Kheir Foundation.
• Founder and vice president of Ma'an Foundation for Slum Development.
• Founder and Vice President of Wahed Men El.Nas Foundation.
• Founder and member of the Board of Trustees of the Ahl Masr Foundation, Burn Hospital.
• Founder and member of the Board of Trustees of the Breast Cancer Treatment Forsa Foundation.
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Tabah Foundation for Research and Development Consulting.
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the SOS Foundation for Orphan Villages.
• Member of the Egyptian Society for Cultural and Social Development.
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Wayana Foundation for the Mentally Handicapped.
• Former member of the Board of Trustees of 57357 Hospital.
• Former member of the Board of Directors of the Liver Transplant Hospital.
• Member of the Board of Trustees of Al-Baqiyat Al-Salihat Foundation.
• Member of the Supreme Council of the Syndicate of Supervisors.
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Mosque of Maulana Sayyid al-Hussein may God be pleased and satisfied with him.
• Former member of the Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams Council.

As Chairman of the Egyptian Food Bank he established:

• Wafra Investment and Development Company.
• Factories for packaging.
• Calves fattening farms.
• Agricultural projects start with growing tomatoes.
• Sauce factory.
• Oil Factory.
• Presidency of the Regional Food Banks Corporation in the Middle East headquartered in Dubai.

As well as transferring the expertise, programs and the right of special knowledge between you to the Egyptian food Bank to The Food Banks outside Egypt through the International Federation of Food Banks in the United States of America, for the Middle East, Africa, Asia and some South American countries.

And also, to actively participate as a founder and house of expertise for a large number of The Food Banks in different countries of the world.

Current Professional Status:

Perfect Spinning Company - Chairman, A spinning company specialized in manufacturing & exporting of recycle sustainable textiles.

Alsa Limited – Director, a Hong Kong company working in trading consultations for spinning, weaving and garments operations.

Gomla International Trading – Chairman, A virtual manufacturing operation for affordable fashion garments for local Egyptian & North African markets.

Egyptian Spinning and Weaving Company - Board Member (Founder & Former Managing Director), a 280 thousand square meter comprehensive industrial complex for textile industries in Sadat City, producing fine counts made from long staple Egyptian cotton for export.

Honorary advisory & other business organization positions

• Chairman, Cotton Egypt Association. The official organization managing The Egyptian Cotton Logo                   
• Board member, Textile Chamber – Egyptian Industrial Federation
• Former Head of the Industrial Committee, The Egyptian Businessmen Association
• Member, American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt
• Member, Arab German Chamber of Commerce

Previous professional background:

Former Chairman & Shareholder of Li & Fung Egypt (Perfect Trading Inc.,) subsidiary of Li & Fung Group, the world leading supply chain management company, headquartered in Hong Kong, with 250 branches in 48 countries and an annual turnover of 19 billion US Dollars. 

Former Chairman of Al Nasr Clothing and Textiles Company (KABO,) during the 1½ year of holding this position, the company started the full restructure plan and developed its products for local and international market

Former Chairman of Wave for Trading and Agencies, retail stores for youth and children’s apparel.

Founder of Perfect Trading USA

Co-founder of Global Brands, a company operating in IT and representing HP in Egypt.

Co-founder of Direct, a company operating in IT and representing Dell in Egypt

Co-founder of E-Vision, a company operating in IT systems.

social contributions:

Co-Founder and Treasurer of the Egyptian Food Bank, the leading Egyptian non-governmental charity organization providing and delivering food to the work-disabled needy population.

Member of board of trustees and former Chairman - Egyptian Clothing Bank. An Egyptian non-governmental charity organization providing and delivering Cloth to the work-disabled needy population.

Personal Information:

Was born in Egypt on 4th February 1966 and currently married with a daughter and a son.

Graduated in 1988 from Cairo University with a B.A. in Mechanical Engineering.

Formerly on the National Water Polo team.

You can donate to the Egyptian Clothing Bank, in cash and in kind donations, through the following ways:

1- Cash donations:-
- Our bank account No. 555777.
- Through Fawry & Aman.
- Sending an SMS to 9697 for 5 pounds.
- Vodafone Cash - Orange Cash - Etisalat Cash.
- CIB smart wallet.
- Our website www.egyptianclothingbank.org.
- Our marketing spots in (City Square Al Rehab - City Stars Mall - Heliopolis Sports Club - Gezira Sporting Club - Dandy Mall - Hypo One Sheikh Zayed - Mall of Arabia).

2-  In-kind donation:-
- You can request a representative to pick-up the clothes through calling 16060 (we cover a certain places in Cairo and Giza only).

- Through all Aramex branches.

- Stores: Bershka - Massimo Dutti - Oysho - Pull&Bear - Stradivarius - Zara - Zara home.

• - Through Our collection boxes in:
  In the clubs (for members only): Sporting Club Alexandria  - Heliopolis Sports Club - Petrosport Sports Club - Al Zohour Sports Club Fifth Settlement Branch - El Ghaba Sports Club.
• In universities (Cairo University - Galala University - Zewail University).
• At Talent Language School in Al-Ahram Gardens.
• Cocoon Cultural Center

You can also arrange a collection campaigns in companies, institutions and parties interested in providing clothing to the needy by calling 16060.