Biography:

Prof. Darwish received his PhD in Computer Engineering from the University of California, Davis in 1988. He received many awards; among which: the Egyptian National Engineering Award (1999), Singapore Middle East Eminent Persons Award (2007), and the Life Time Achievement Medal for his distinguished career from the University of California, Davis (2017). His most recent public positions were Minister of State for Administration Development (2004�2011) with a portfolio on e-government, the Institutional and Human Resources Development Program, and Governance. During 2015�2017, he was Governance and Chair of the Suez Canal Economic Zone, where he laid the foundation of one of the largest Special Economic Zones in the world (461 km2 and 6 ports). He is a consultant to a number of international organizations such as UNDP, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), FAO, UN-ESCWA, European Union, and World Bank, as well as government organizations and companies in Egypt, Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the United States of America. For more information, please visit: http://www.amdarwish.com

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