1969, BSc, 1974, MA, and 1977, PhD, Chemical Engineering, Cairo Univ.; 1987, PhD, Chemical Engineering, Salford Univ. 1971-2000, various positions with the Armed Forces Technical Research Centre, including projects on thermal energy recovery, using recovered energy in the petroleum industry, and recovering energy in the desalination of sea water; 2000-03, Regional Coord., and 2000-06, Executive Board Member, Codex Alimentarius Int'l; 2000-05, Board Member, and 2003-08, Regional Rep., ISO; 2000-05, Chairman, Egyptian General Authority for Standardization and Quality Assurance; 2000-08, Chairman, Egyptian Committee for WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade; 2002-08, Chairman, Egyptian Int'l Committee of Consumer Affairs; 2005-09, Chairman, Egyptian Org. for Standards and Quality; concurrently, Supervisor, Chemistry Authority and Industrial Control Authority. Former member of various boards. Member of the Board, Council for Trade and Industry; Member of the Higher Committee, Egyptian Int'l Electrotechnical Committee. Former part-time lecturer, Cairo Univ.; Military Technical College; Salford. Member of various committees and societies. Author. Recipient of awards and honours.