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After the 2014 Constitution impressive efforts in empowering different groups,

Women still need to be empowered in the judiciary

scientific knowledge in diverse and significant fie lds. One languages because this is an essential requirement for
of the exceptional skills acquired is the Research Seminar, those who want to work for the diplomatic corps, ma jor
which qualifies the students to research and write academic banks or international organizations.
papers, join intellectual discussions and innovate.
Therefore, if we add the different social, cultural and sports • As a renowned figure in the fields of economics,
activities to the academic content, we would find t hat the
stock exchange and microfinance; what is your
Faculty offers opportunities to build the students ’ character
evaluation of the current economic situation in
in a comprehensive way; I myself owe my success as a
Egypt and what can be your future expectations?
lawyer to the Faculty of Economics and Political Sc ience.
As a specialized corporate lawyer, I always deal wi th

governmental institutions and consistently recommen d
• What are the Faculty ’s most demanded majors
new laws or regulations to the government, the Cent ral
currently?
Bank or the Financial Regulatory Authority to enhan ce
These are the majors of Economics and Political Sci ence,
investment or facilitate transactions with the outs ide
through them students can join the MOFA, and
world. I specialize in banking, project finance, an d
international organizations, as well as. Economic a ctivity
mergers& acquisitions, particularly transactions
has now become one of the main pillars of diplomacy , and
between Egyptian and foreign banks. Accordingly, I see
promoting Egyptian economic activities has become o ne of
that the Egyptian economy is recovering,as a result of
the most important roles of the diplomatic corp. In addition
the recent economic reform program which addressed
to that, it opens opportunities to join banks and f inancial
our chronic problems through difficult overdue
institutions, the corporate world and non-governmen tal
structural adjustments. There are now more job
organizations. As for myself, I take part in intern ational
opportunities resulting in decreased unemployment
organizations representing Egypt – as a part of its civil
rates, an increase in tourism rates and I expect hi gher
society; I am a member of the National Council for Human
rates of growth in the near future, as well as the
Rights, which is and entity independent from the
infrastructural leap forward, and a slowly increasi ng
government. I also participate in international con ferences
inflow of foreign direct investments (FDIs) to Egyp t.We
and can say that the skills I learnt at our Faculty have
should recall that FDI increases,not only with stab ility
helped me a great deal to do a good job. Our gradua tes are
in on the political and security fronts, as well as the
present in the different fields such as the media, major
economic reforms, but more specifically when the
banks and companies and the MOFA.My advice to anyon e
private sector is encouraged and becomes more activ e.
who wishes to work in those fields is to improve th eir
FDI will flow into Egypt when foreign investors see the