Galal Saeed
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Galal Saeed | |
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| Governor of Cairo | |
| Assumed office 13 August 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Osama Kamal |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Cairo University McMaster University Waterloo University |
Galal Mostafa Mohamed Saeed (Arabic: جلال مصطفى محمد سعيد) is an Egyptian engineer and politician. He is a former governor of Cairo.
Early life and education[edit]
Dr. Galal Saeed graduated as a civil engineer in 1971 from the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University. He received a master's degree from the same university before he traveled to Canada to complete his postgraduate studies. In Canada, he earned a master's degree in the field of transportation and traffic engineering from McMaster University in Canada. In 1979, he received a doctorate from the University of Waterloo in Canada in the field of strategic planning for transportation. Dr. Galal Saeed began his career as a teaching assistant before getting a doctorate and becoming a professor. He studied and lectured in many universities like Waterloo, Cairo University and Kuwait University.[1][2]
Career[edit]
- Dean of the Faculty of Engineering from 1992 to 2001, Cairo University
- President of Fayoum University
- Governor of Fayoum
- Minister of Transportation during the Cabinet of Kamal Ganzouri (was a candidate for the same post in Hazem El-Beblawi's government)[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Who's is Cairo's new governor?". 13 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ "New governors for Cairo, Alexandria appointed during reshuffle". Daily News Egypt. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2020.