Biography:

Prof. Dr. Adel El-Beltagy is currently Chair of the International Dryland Development Commission (IDDC), Professor, Arid Land Agricultural Graduate Studies & Research Institute (ALARI), Ain Shams University, Egypt, Chair of the Food and Agriculture Research Council at the Egyptian Academy of Science & Technology, Board member of the Regional Action for Climate Change (RACC), Science and Technology in Society forum (STS), Kyoto, Japan (2010-till now). Former President of the Agriculture Committee of the Supreme Council of universities, Egypt.
He has served as President of the Governing Board of the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) (2010-2015), Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (2014-2015), Member of the Board of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (2006-2012), Chair of the BA Executive Board (2015-2018). Member of the High-Level Task Force on Resource Mobilization (Benefit –Sharing Fund) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2013-2016), Board member of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) (2009-2013), Board Member of the Supreme Council of Science & Technology, Egypt (2008-2011), Chairman of the Agricultural Research & Development Council (ARDC), Egypt, Vice Chair/Member of the board of the Global Crop Diversity Trust (GCDT) (2007-2011), Member of the CGIAR change steering team (2007-2008), Council member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) (2006- 2011), Chair of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) (2006-2010), Member of the FAO High-Level Committee addressing the implementation of the UN millennium development goals (MDGs) (2006-2011), Member of the European Action on Global Life Sciences (EAGLES), Member of the CGAIR Center Director Committee (CDC) ICWG - Climat Change (2004-2006), Board Member of the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Board (2004- 2005), Chairman of the CDC Integrated Natural Resource Management Committee (INRM) (2003- 2005), Chairman of the Center Directors Committee (CDC) for the International agricultural research centers of the CGIAR (2002-2003), Chair of the Global Consortium to Re-build Agriculture in Afghanistan (2002-2006), Chairman of CDC Task-Force for Central West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) (1999-2006), Chairman of the CGIAR consortium for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC) (1996-2006), Director General of the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) (1995-2006), Member of the CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee (1994-1999), Chairman of the Scientific/Technical Council of the International Sahara and Sahel Observatory (SSO) (1993-2002), Director/Board Chairman of Agricultural Research Center of Egypt (1991-1995), Chairman, Executive Board, Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD) (1989-1994), First Under Secretary of State for Land Reclamation of Egypt, (1986-1991) and Vice Chairman of Tropical and Subtropical Committee (North Africa) International Horticultural Society (ISHS) (1986-1990).
His awards include the Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Award for Leadership in Agriculture (2021); Ain Shams University Prize for Scientific Merit in Agriculture Science (2018); Leaders of the Decade in Agriculture, Women Economic Forum, India (2018); Golden Medal of CIHEAM (2015); Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit, France (2014); Sultan Qaboos 'First Class' Order for Culture, Sciences and Arts (2009); Al-Istiklal Medal by King Abdullah II of Jordan (2005); and Fellow of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, U.K.
Civil Societies:

• The Human Foundation, https://www.hfegypt.net. (2011-Present)
• Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs, https://ecfa-egypt.org. (2001 – Present).

He has authored/co-authored more than 210 scientific publications.

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