Overview includes:  Research Interests: Strategic Planning and Management  Drug Demand Reduction  Building National Policies and Plans  Crisis Management  Volunteering and Community Engagement Professional Experience: Part-time Expert at UNODC Office for the GCC Region (2023). Part-time Expert at the League of Arab States for preparing the Arab plan for youth protection from drugs (2022-2023). Lecturer at the Police Academy, Egypt (2022). Lecturer and member of the Board of the College of Graduate Studies and Statistical Research at Cairo University (2022). Member of the Board of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the British University (2022). Member of the Board of the Psychological Support Center affiliated with Cairo University (2019). Rapporteur of the Scientific Committee for preparing the first specialized professional diploma to reduce drug demand launched in (2018) in collaboration with Cairo University. Representative of the Middle East and North Africa Region in the World Health Organization Expert Committee on Tobacco Control (2018). Member of the National Council for Mental Health (2018). Member of the Board of the General Authority for Cultural Palaces (2017). Member of the Supreme Council of Trustees at the Ministry of Education (2017). Rapporteur of the Follow-up Committee for the National Drug Control Plan (2015/2016), established by the Cabinet in May 2015. Member of the National Committee for AIDS Control (2015). Rapporteur of the National Committee for Confronting the Problem of Drug Abuse and Addiction among School Bus Drivers, established by the Cabinet in November 2014. Rapporteur of the National Committee for Preparing Egypt's Report on Sustainable Development, discussed in New York (2014). Advisor to the United Nations Development Programme in Bahrain (2010). Member of the Technical Committee of the International Movement for Youth Economic and Financial Empowerment, based in Amsterdam (2009). Coordinator of the National Drug Control Program under the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (2005). Member of the Egyptian delegation participating in World Bank meetings on policies for protecting children in difficult circumstances (Washington, 2003/2004). International Cooperation Researcher at the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (2000). National and International Notable Awards and Accolades Received: Consultancy Services: The National Drug Control Plan, preliminarily approved by H.E. the President of the Republic (2024-2028). The Arab Strategy for Drug Control, announced by the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States in (2023). Preparation of the first regional study on the correlation between drug abuse and societal violence, endorsed by the Arab Interior Ministers Council (Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, 2023). Preparation of the first regional study on alternative development for drug crop areas (Naif Arab University for Security Sciences – United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) (2023). Participated in preparing the national report submitted to the International Narcotics Control Board (2016-2023). Community Services: Contributed to the preparation of Law No. (73) of 2021 regarding the conditions for employment or continuation thereof, and the development of a comprehensive system for managing the drug detection unit in the state administrative apparatus. Developed the scientific component for preparing prospective spouses (Mawada) approved by the Supreme Council of Universities in (2019). Experience in delivering training courses and the fields in which training has been conducted, as well as the most important national, regional, and international organizations he has trained with: Permanent lecturer at the annual regional conference on drug prevention organized by Dubai Police in (2016/2017/2018/2019, 2021/2022). Head of the delegation of the Fund for Combating and Treating Addiction and Abuse at the United Nations Drug Control Conference in Vienna; (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023). Participation - on behalf of the Minister of Social Solidarity - in the first session of the Council of Ministers of Social Affairs of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation - Istanbul - (December 2019). Head of the Egyptian delegation at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation conference on preparing the "Strategy for Empowering Marriage and Family Institution and Preserving its Values in the Islamic World" - Jeddah - Saudi Arabia (October 2019). Head of the Egyptian delegation at the drug control conference organized by the Italian government in Rome (2019). Head of the Egyptian delegation at the United Nations and African Union conference on confronting the drug problem held in Nairobi (2018). Lecturer at the Arab Union of Civil Society Associations Conference on Drug Prevention, Kuwait (2015, and 2022). Representative of Egypt at the International Conference on Youth Empowerment, Socially and Economically, held in Amsterdam (2009/2011/2012/2013). Member of the Egyptian delegation participating in the high-level Arab conference on policy development for child protection under the auspices of the League of Arab States (Marrakech 2010). Representative of Egypt at the United Nations Conference on Volunteerism and Social Participation, Vienna (2009–2013-2015). Lecturer at the League of Arab States in the field of combating domestic violence during workshops held in Jordan (2009), Beirut (2010), and Jordan (2010). Research Projects: Preparation/Participation in Preparation: Draft National Drug Control Plan, preliminarily approved by H.E. the President of the Republic (2024-2028). The Arab Strategy for Drug Control, announced by the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States in (2023). Preparation of the first regional study on the correlation between drug abuse and societal violence, endorsed by the Arab Interior Ministers Council (Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, 2023). Preparation of the first regional study on alternative development for drug crop areas (Naif Arab University for Security Sciences – United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) (2023). Participation in preparing the national report submitted to the International Narcotics Control Board (2016-2023). Preparation of the first study on the social integration of recovering addicts and its impact on improving their quality of life (2022-2023). Contributed to the preparation of Law No. (73) of 2021 regarding the conditions for employment or continuation thereof, and the development of a comprehensive system for managing the drug detection unit in the state administrative apparatus. Comprehensive national survey on drug abuse and addiction issues (2021). Analytical study series monitoring the dramatic consumption of tobacco and drugs from 2015 to 2023. Developed the scientific component for preparing prospective spouses (Mawada) approved by the Supreme Council of Universities in (2019). Preparation and development of the scientific content and media plan for the "You Are Stronger Than Drugs" campaign in collaboration with player Mohamed Salah (2015 - 2023), translated into 5 languages, in cooperation with the Moral Affairs Administration of the Armed Forces. Preparation of an integrated system for monitoring and managing the quality of treatment centers affiliated and partnered with the Fund (30 treatment centers), which were 9 treatment centers in 2009. Establishment of an integrated system for managing the volunteer network at the Fund for Combating Addiction and Drug Abuse and the development of an integrated system for managing volunteers (currently 33,000 volunteers).  Contributed to the establishment and development of the first professional diploma for reducing drug demand in collaboration with Cairo University (2017 - to date). Development of an integrated system for governing addiction patient data in (30) treatment centers affiliated and partnered with the Fund. National Drug Control Plan announced by the Prime Minister in (May 2015). National report on sustainable development presented at the United Nations in New York (February 2014). Educational component for preventing school students from smoking and drugs, integrated into five educational materials at the basic education level (2014/2015). Bahraini Strategy for Drug Control (2012). National report on volunteering and social participation (2012). Training Manuals for Social and Economic Empowerment of Youth (2011). Member of the Scientific Committee for the Comprehensive National Survey on the Issue of Drug Use and Addiction (2011/2012). Study on the Reality and Analysis of Voluntary Participation of Youth in Egypt (2010). National Study for Monitoring, Analyzing, and Evaluating National Efforts to Combat Drugs (2009). National Strategy for Protecting Youth from Drugs in the Arab Republic of Egypt (2005). Other Information: Training Programs and Courses: International program on addiction prevention policies (Rome - 2012). Johns Hopkins University - Tobacco Cessation Program (Maryland - 2012). US Department of State's International Leadership Development Program in Volunteering and Social Work (Washington - 2010). African Volunteer Program (Johannesburg - 2008). United Nations Volunteer and Community Participation Program (Bonn - 2008). ​