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                                   Prof. Ashraf El-Araby, former Minister of
                             Planning and President of the National Planning

                                                 Institute, hosted by ELITE



                             Interview conducted by: Carolin Sherif, Clarinda ChErif, Malak Ashraf, Design: Nermin Nasser
                             As our faculty’s magazine Elite Have used to interview   of  the  famous  series  Raafat  Al-Hagan,  and  it  was
                             the  brightest  graduates  and  the  highest  scientific  and showing  at  the  time  in  the  month  of  Ramadan.  In
                             practical  statures  of  our  faculty;  this  month  we addition to a number of trips, which have always been
                             interviewed Dr. Ashraf El Said El Arabi, the president in exceptional circumstances, for example: We took a
                             of  the  National  Planning  Institute  and  the  former trip  to  Luxor  and  Aswan,  coinciding  with  Iraq's
                             minister  of  Planning,  Follow-up  and  Administrative invasion of Kuwait, and there were threats to strike the
                             Reform. Dr. Ashraf welcomed our invitation and hosted High  Dam,  and  tourism  was  not  at  its  best.  I  also
                             us  in  his  office  in  the  National  Planning  Institute  and joined the Students' Union and ran in the elections for
                             here are the details of the meeting.          the Social, Sports and Cultural Activities Committee in
                                                                           particular.  But  although  I  was  very  interested  in
                             How  did  your  relationship  with  the  Faculty  of activities,  I  was  equally  interested  in  studying.  As  I
                             Economics and Political Science begin and why did you mentioned earlier, the sports courses in particular were
                             choose it?                                    the courses in which I got an excellent grade.
                             First of all, I would like to express my happiness with
                             this meeting, as well as the role and merit of the Faculty How  was  the  relationship  between  you  and  the
                             of  Economics  and  Political  Science  in  my  life.  After professors  and  who  are  the  most  that  professors
                             completing my secondary education in Port Said, I first  influenced you?
                             joined the Faculty of Engineering, Suez University, but  In fact, my teachers in the Faculty of Economics and
                             I  did  not  feel  that  I  belonged  to  the  Faculty  of  Political Science are one of the most influential factors
                             Engineering,  and  therefore  I  moved  to  the  Faculty  of  in the formation of my personality in general, and of
                             Economics and Political Science, and that was in 1988.  course I mention them: Prof. Dr. Gouda Abdel-Khaleq,
                             Although  the  majority  of  those  enrolled  at  that  time  not  only  because  he  was  the  supervisor  of  the
                             were from the literary section and therefore they were  Renaissance family, but also because I was taught by
                             considered  the  courses  of  the  Department  Statistics  is  him in some courses such as: Egypt’s economics and
                             the most difficult for them, but because I am a student  the Middle East. Likewise, it had a great impact on me
                             in  the  Mathematical  Sciences  Division,  I  found  it  the  after  studying,  that  is,  in  my  practical  life,  because
                             easiest  and  closest  to  my  heart.  I  remember  well  my  after graduation, I was heading in my professional path
                             great  professor,  Dr.  Hussein  Abdel  Aziz,  head  of  the  in  a  completely  different  direction  from  my  current
                             Statistics  Department  at  that  time,  who  played  an  direction. At that time, the bank credit risk guarantee
                                                                           company  was  newly  established,  and  that  company
                             important role in perpetuating that love. So I felt like I
                             was  where  I  belong  and  loved.  The  reason  for  my  specifically  attracted  the  first  college  graduates.  But
                                                                           Dr. Gouda Abdel-Khaleq advised me to go to research
                             transfer from the College of Engineering to the College  and that I am indeed a good researcher, so he advised
                             of Economics is due to what many students face so far  me  to  work  as  an  assistant  researcher  for  Dr.  Ismail
                             after  completing  secondary  education,  which  is  their  Sabri Abdullah in the Third World Forum. Of course,
                             desire to enroll in the highest colleges that fit the total  Dr. Ismail is a scholar in the field of economics and
                             they  obtained  more  than  the  idea  of    enrolling  in  the  planning in Egypt - and we have here at the Institute
                             most appropriate college for them.            one of the halls named after him - and that forum was
                             How was your life as a student in the faculty and your  affiliated with the South Committee. And so was that
                             most important activities?                    forum,  Dr.  Muhammad  Mahmoud  al-Imam  -  and  we
                             I  was  one  of  the  outstanding  students  during  my  have a hall in the institute in his name as well - and
                             educational career, but I also had many interests: sports,  they were the first professors with whom practical life
     Back                    pioneer of the Renaissance family, and the supervisor of  brought  me  together.  And  of  course,  Dr.  Laila  Al-
                             cultural,  social...etc.  During  the  faculty,  I  was  the
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                                                                           Khawaja, and she was my supervisor on my master's
                             the  family  at  that  time  was  our  professor,  Dr.  Gouda
                                                                           thesis  with  Dr.  Mona  El-Baradei.  Also  from  the
   To FEPS                   Abdel-Khaleq and we were doing many activities and I  professors who influenced me the most:    1
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                             remember a great activity in which we hosted the heroes
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