Education:
PH.D: Cairo University, Dec 1984.
M. A. Cairo University Aug. 1980.
B. A. Honors, Economics, Cairo University, July 1976.

Recent Publications:
 El Mahdi, A. and C. El Deeb, (2022) Factors determining the formality of micro and small enterprises- Analysis of the Fifth Economic Census 2017/2018, Baseera and the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and USAID.
 El Mahdi, A., etal. (2022), Assessment of the economic and Social Effectiveness of Loans provided by MSMEDA to Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises, Baseera, and MoPED.
 El Mahdi, A. (2021), Covid-19 and Egypt’s Informal Economy - Near East Policy Forum (nepf.org.au), Near East Policy Forum, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Canberra.
 El Mahdi, A., 2020, Policy Paperورقة سياسات لتعويض العمالة غير الرسمية في مصر عن تداعيات ازمة كورونا FEPS, Cairo University, Cairo.
 El Mahdi, A., Abdallah, A.; (2019), Survey on the 2017/2018 Graduates of the Egyptian Dual System, GIZ, Egypols, Cairo.
 El Mahdi A., S. El Shawarby, A. El Nakeeb, (2019) Towards a more Competitive Tax System for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, ENCC and USAID, Cairo. (Arabic)
 El Mahdi, A., M. El Garf, etal., (2018) Increasing Female Participation in the Labor Market and developing her Skills, ENCC and USAID-Seed Program, Cairo. (Arabic)
 El Mahdi, A. etal., (2018) The Beneficiary Satisfaction Survey of the Emergency Employment Investment Project (EEIP), World Bank and MSMEDA, Cairo.
El Mahdi, A., A. El Nakeeb. D. Barakat, 2018, “Cairo: A Vibrant Investment City”, in The State of African Cities 2018–The geography of African Investment, UNHABITAT, The State of African Cities 2018 - The geography of African investment | UN-Habitat (unhabitat.org)
 El-Mahdi, A. and Ali Abdallah, 2016, "Gender and Rights in the Informal Economy in Egypt", in “Supporting women as economic actors in the MENA region”, The Imperial College Press, London.