Education:
•Associate professor in political science, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University – Mach 2011.

• Ph.D. in Political Science from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University, on: "The Scarcity of Water Resources and International Conflict: Case Study of the Nile River Basin", 2005. The discussion committee recomended the Study to be printed by the University, and shared with other universities.

•M. A. in Political Science from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University, on: "The Meditrranean Circle in the Egyptian Foreign Policy", March 1999. The discussion committee recomended the Study to be printed by the University, and shared with other universities.

• B. A. in Political Science from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University, June 1994, with an overall grade of very good with the grade of Honor; ranking first among both the graduates of the Department of Political Science and those of the other departments as well (The First of All).

Research Interest:
- Water and international relations (water conflicts ,international water crises – international water cooperation)

- Analysis of foreign relations

- Arab / Israeli conflicts

- Analysis of international negotiations

- Strategic studies

- Research methods in social sciences

Recent Publications:
I. Books: 1- Egypts water security: Present and Future (Editor), Cairo, the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs, 2011.

2- Water Crisis management in the Islamic World: An Islamic perspective to Water Governance, Cairo, 2010.

3- Golden Jubilee of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science: Fifty Years of the Excellence, 2010.

II. Published Papers: A) In Books: 1- "The Hydropolitical relations in the Euphrates-Tigris regional system", in: Mohamed Salman Tayie, Turkey: A Survey Study, The Arab Legue- The Institute for Arabian Research and Studies, 2012.

2- “The impact of international changes on the strategic nature of the interactions of water in the nile Basin”, in: Dr. Ayman El Sayed Abdul Wahab (Editor), Water Security in the Nile Basin: Problems of development and stability, Cairo, Center for Political and Strategic Studies Al-Ahram, 2011.

3- “Role of Agricultural Strategies in the Integrated Management for Water Resources: reference to the Egyptian Case” in Dr.Manal Mohamed Metwally (Editor), Towards the Development of new Policies for the Advancement of the Agricultural Sector in Egypt, Cairo, FAO, 2011.

4- The Impact of Climate Change on the regional conflict in the Nile Basin, in: Dr.Alaa Arafat (ed.

), The Climate Change and its impacts on Egypt, Cairo, 2011.

5- Ways of getting out of the Crisis of the Nile Basin ", in: Dr.Mahmoud Abou El-Enein, Dr.Abbas Mohammed Shraqi (eds), Prospects for Cooperation and Integration among the Nile Basin Countries: Opportunities and Challenges, Cairo, Institute of African Research and Studies, 2010.

B) In Periodicals: 1- Foreign Policy: Disciplined Changes and Permanent Interests”, International Politics, Issue 187, January 2012.

2- “Future Vision of the Egyptian Water Policy in the light of the Current Challenges in the Nile Basin," Awraq El-Shark Alawsat, Cairo, National Center for Middle East Studies, No. 52, April 2011.

3- “Water Issue and the Seperation of Sudan”, Awraq El-Shark Alawsat, No. 51, Jan.

2011.

4- “Water Projects in the Nile Basin: An Analytical View fron a Hydropolitic Perspective”, Ahwal Mesryia, Cairo, Center for Political and Strategic Studies Al-Ahram, No. (47), Summer 2010.

5- “Water Situation in the Nile Basin: An Analytical View fron a Hydropolitic Perspective”, Awraq El-Shark Alawsat, Cairo, National Center for Middle East Studies, No. (49), July 2010.

6- “Nile Basin Initiative and the Water Crisis”, African Strategic Report, Vol.6, 2010.

7- “Egypts Water Needs: Future Challenges ", Assyasa Adawlya, Number 181, July 2010.

8- “Water Scarcity Challenges in the Arab region . Present and Future ", Assyasa Adawlya, number 179, January 2010.