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Minister of Communication & Information Technology
Dr. Tarek Mohamed Kamel Mahmoud
- Born on May 8, 1962 in Cairo.
- Married with two children.
- Bachelor of Communications & Electronics Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, 1985.
- MA, Cairo University, 1988, PhD. in information networks, Munich University, 1992.
- National Democratic Party Member.
- Member of the Supreme Council for Policies.
- Board Member, National Institute for Communication and Telecom Egypt.
- Assistant professor, Electronics Research Institute, .
- Secretary General, Egyptian Society for Internet since 1996.
- Director, Communication Department, Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), Regional Center for Information Technology from 1992-1999.
- Consultant, Minister of Communication, October 1999.
- Member, African Center for Internet Addresses, 2000.
- Board Member, International Society for Internet 1999-2001. .
- Sponsored national free internet services project, communication infrastructure develop plan. - Supervised drafting of the communications law; participated in negotiations with WTO to conclude agreement on liberalizing communication services.
- Fluent English, French and German.