Experience

Ministry of International Cooperation

• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Sector

  • May 2021 - Present



Egyptian Commercial Service (ECS)

• Egypt
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Commercial Counselor

  • Oct 2020 - Present



World Trade Organization, and UN

• Head of the Commercial Office , Mission of Egypt

  • Jul 2016 - Oct 2020

  Oversee daily operations of office facilitating trade and economic bilateral relations between Egypt and Switzerland as focal point with European Free Trade Area secretariat. Serve as Egypt’s WTO lead trade negotiator for trade-in services and trade remedies. Facilitate investment and e-commerce activities. Serve as one of focal points to negotiate special and differential treatment to developing countries. Represent Minister of Trade and Industry of Egypt in WTO related trade ministerial meetings. Supervise seven staff plus office administrative and financial work.Key Accomplishments:• Enhanced capacity building of Egyptian Officials in Trade remedies and dispute settlements cases.• Engaged Egypt in International Trade Center pilot project of SMEs Global Trade Help Desk.• Guided successful conclusion of World Trade Organization 4th review of Egypt’s Trade Policy, Geneva in 2018.• Worked as Egypt delegate coordinator at 11th Ministerial Conference of WTO, Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2017.



Egyptian Ministry of Trade

• Commercial Counselor, Egyptian Commercial Service

  • 2015 - 2016

  Directed Human Development team with 30 personnel. Served as Deputy Head of Diplomatic Corp, Administrative and Technical Monitoring, and Planning departments. Worked on Sustainable Development Group of Ministry of Trade and Industry. Key Accomplishments:• Produced human resource training and development manual.• Engaged in producing Egypt’s Export Promotion Strategy.• Participated in restructuring process of Egyptian Commercial Service.• Developed key performance indicators for Egyptian Commercial Service.• Arranged sector/country specific interagency governmental committees to aid country sustainable development 2030 strategy.



Commercial Office, Embassy of Egypt

• First Secretary , Commercial Counselor

  • 2011 - 2015

  Managed economic relations with European Union aided by three staff. Guided Euro-Med Industrial Cooperation and Euro Med Charter for Enterprises. Collaborated with OECD, European Training Foundation, and European Commission on analyzing Small Business Act. Coordinated bilateral economic relations with Belgium and Luxembourg.Key Accomplishments:• Chaired Egyptian Negotiation team at Strategy Group Special Session negotiating Updated Energy Charter, in Brussels in 2014.• Signed Memorandum of Understanding between Egypt and Luxembourg on financial cooperation and exchange of information between financial service authorities in both nations in 2012.• Partnered with European Commission to Organize Mission for Growth event in Cairo led by vice president of European Commission and 100 major EU companies in 2012. • Led Egypt’s revised membership in Enterprise Europe Network (EEN).• Built Egypt’s new consortium with EEN and finalized agreement with Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) to initiate working program of 2013-2014.



Ministry of Investment, Egypt

• Senior Economist/Head of International Economic Relations Unit

  • Dec 2006 - Jun 2011

  Designed and improved global relations between Ministry and other countries. Administered Ministry’s partnership with multi-and bi-lateral investment enterprises. Arranged logistics for Minister’s annual and semiannual meetings with World Bank and IMF and overseas missions. Produced technical files for Minister’s meetings with diplomatic and foreign delegations. Prepared and guided follow up actions of meetings. Worked with affiliates to reach and exceed targeted objectives. Produced briefings, back to office reports, and press releases. Represented Ministry in technical and professional meetings.Key Accomplishments:• Established operational unit responsible for International Economic Relations. • Developed foreign relations database.• Formed all ministry outward and inward investment missions.• Facilitated Third COMESA Investment Forum in April 2010.



Sanstefano for Tourism Development

• Board Member

  • Mar 2009 - May 2011



Ministry of Trade and Industry and Egyptian General Authority for Investments and Free Zones (GAFI).

• Advisor

  • 2011 - 2011

  Counseled International Economic Relations and Egyptian General Authority for Investments and Free Zones (GAFI). Served on advisory committee to Minister of Trade and Industry establishing relations with European Union, Iraq, Sudan, and South Sudan.Key Accomplishments:• Launched crisis management economic team to respond to inquiries to international business communities, foreign embassies, and agencies about status of economic situation and policy focus for Egypt.• Prepared action plan to improve economic relations between Egypt and Iraq, EU, Sudan, and South Sudan.

• Commercial Attaché, Third Commercial Secretary then Second Commercial Secretary

  • 2002 - 2006

  Served as primary officer for World Bank file. Worked as Egypt-USA trade policy file liaison officer for U.S. Trade Representative. Coordinated trade missions. Furnished Egyptian businesses with data on U.S. trade events. Advised commercial enterprises aided by seven staff. Introduced possible partners and agents. Prepared effective market plans. Analyzed markets and marketing studies. Introduced commercial awareness initiative for business sector including negotiating bilateral and multilateral trade agreements with other countries and international agencies. Established technical cooperation deals.Key Accomplishments:• Engaged in export promotion events helping double Egyptian exports to U.S. market ($2B+ US in 2005).• Engaged in expansion of commercial offices network in US market.• Initiated cooperation activities between Egypt and U.S on Container Security Initiative.• participated in the negotiations of QIZ protocol between Egypt, Israel, and U.S. signed in 2004.



MedTec

• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• logistics Manager

  • 1999 - 2000



Egyptian Youth for Develoment and Environment

• Regional Coordinator , Egypt

  • Dec 1997 - Jan 1999

  Project aimed to enhance the awareness of Key stake holders within the Gulf of Aqaba countries towards preserving the environment and enhance the Eco Tourism Industry Project aimed to enhance the awareness of Key stake holders within the Gulf of Aqaba countries towards preserving the environment and enhance the Eco Tourism Industry



Organization Support Programme (OSP) of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA)

• Consultant

  • 1999 - 1999

  Organization Support Programme (OSP) of theEgyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) was funded by Danida. The scope of his consultancy was to support the Greater Cairo Regional Branch Office of EEAA in developing its Regional Management Framework. Organization Support Programme (OSP) of theEgyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) was funded by Danida. The scope of his consultancy was to support the Greater Cairo Regional Branch Office of EEAA in developing its Regional Management Framework.