Address     30 Misr-Helwan agricultural road, Maadi  , Cairo, Egypt

Phone  00202 - 25256452

Fax               00202 -5256490

Website      http://www.eeaa.gov.eg

E-mail          eeaa@idsc.gov.eg

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Eng. Maged George Ilias Ghatas

Position :
Minister of State for Environmental Affairs

Date of Birth:
- Born on November 25, 1949.

Qualifications :
- Graduated from the Military Academy, 1972.
- Head, Military Works.
- Defense attaché, Egyptian Embassy in Italy.
- Chief of Staff of Military Work Department.
- Director, of Military Operations.
- Head, Engineering Organization.
- Participated in October war; awarded Medal of Distinguished Service and Medal of Long Service and Good Example.

Job Experience:

-2004: Present: Minister of State for Environmental Affairs, Egypt.
-2002-2004: Chief of Engineering Authority for Armed Forces, Egypt.
-1999 -2002: Military works Management Director, Egypt.
-1998 -1999: Chief of General Stuff for Military Works and Projects Managements, Egypt.
-1996 -1998: Egyptian Defense Attache, Rome, Italy.

Medals:
-"Long Services" and "Perfect Example" Medals.
-"Excellent Service" Medal.
-Second Degree Medal of The Arab Republic of Egypt.
- The Order of the Merit of the Grand Officer of the Italian Republic (Grande Ufficiale dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) from H.E. President of the Republic of Italy.

Ministerial Official Missions:
-28 November - 9 December 2005: Head of Egyptian delegation, United Nations Climate Change Conference, High Level Segments (7 - 9 December 2005), Montreal, Canada.
-23 - 25 April 2005: Head of delegation attending ceremony of election the new Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican.
-30th March - 1st April 2005: A speaker at the Environment and Social Sustainable Development Week (ESSD), The World Bank's Headquarters, Washington D.C., United States of America (USA).
-21 - 25 February 2005: The twenty-third session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Forum, United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), Nairobi, Kenya.
-30th January - 2nd February 2005: The 3rd International Exhibition & Conference on Water, Energy and Environment in general, ABU DHABI, Emirates (UAE).
-10 - 14 January 2005: The head of delegation, Sustainable Development of Small Islands Conference, St. Louis, Mauritius.
-15 - 17 December 2004: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, The Tenth Session of the Conference Of the Parties (COP 10), Buenos Aires, Argentina