Abdul-Monem Al-Mashat

Al-Mashat obtained a BA and an MA in political science from Cairo University in 1970 and 1975 respectively. He earned his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982; the title of his thesis was "Considerations in the Analysis of National Security in the Third World".[3][4][5][6]

His first academic work was published in 1977. Al-Mashat's publications cover topics such as national security, the Arab-Israeli conflict, foreign policy in the Arab world, Arabic culture, education reform, development in the Arab world, Arab security, U.S. foreign policy, and political development in the third world.

Al-Mashat's daughter, Rania Al-Mashat, has been Egypt's Minister of Tourism since January 2018.[7]

This is a list of posts that Abdul-Monem Al-Mashat has held during his career:

• 1974–1977 — Cairo University, Department of Political Science, assistant lecturer
• 1975 — Ștefan Gheorghiu Academy, Romania, participant in a seminar
• 1981–1982 — City University of New York, Images of Conflict Project, adjunct professor
• 1981–1985 — International Peace Research Association (IPRA), Executive Council, member
• 1982 — American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), member
• 1982–1986, 1992–1995, and September 2005 – present — Cairo University, Department of Political Science, professor
• 1985–present — Government of Egypt, consultant
• 1985–present — Royal Institute of Strategic Studies, London, member
• 1985–present — Arab Political Science Association, member
• 1986–1992 — Al-Ain University, United Arab Emirates, Department of Political Science, professor
• 1987–present — Arab International Studies Association, member
• 1992–1993 — American University in Cairo, Department of Political Science, professor
• 1994–1995 — Cairo University, Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences (FEPS), dean
• 1995 – March 1998 — Embassy of Egypt; Washington, D.C.; Egyptian Cultural and Educational Bureau (ECEB); counselor and director[1]
• 1997–present — Al-Hewar Center; Vienna, Virginia, U.S.; advisory board; member
• March 1998 – August 2005 — World Bank, Washington D.C., Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) and Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program (RSMFP), scholarships administrator[2]
• 2000–2005 — Institute of International Education, Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program, reviewing committee, member
• 2004 — Association of Egyptian-American Scholars, advisory board, member
• 2005 — Supreme Council of Culture, Egypt, member
• 2006–present — Future University, Egypt, faculty of economic and political science, dean[6]
• June 2006 – August 2008 — Cairo University, Center for Political Research and Studies, professor and director[8]
• December 2006 – present — Cairo Center for Civic Education and Development (CCCED), founder and CEO[9]
• 2007–present — Supreme Administrative Court for Political Parties, First Circuit, member
• 2008–present — Economic and Political Science Accreditation and Quality Control National Commission, member
• 2009–present — Center for National Studies at National Council of Women, board of directors, member
• February 2010 – present — Cairo Center for the Culture of Democracy, director[10]

Al-Mashat has won a number of academic awards:

• Citation of Stewardship and Commitment to Field of International Development from Harvard University (2002)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) award to participate in the Annual Convention in Washington DC, January (1981)
• University of North Carolina Graduate School Award to study American Policy in Washington (1978)
• Nasser's Award for Excellence in High School Exam in Egypt (1965)

• Interview with Dr. Abdul-Monem Al-Mashat on television (re-uploaded on YouTube)