Galal Saeed Explained

Galal Saeed
Office:Minister of Transport
Primeminister:Kamal Ganzouri
Term Start:7 December 2011
Term End:2 August 2012
Predecessor:Ali Zain al-Abidin Salem Haikal
Successor:Mohammad Rashad Al Matini
Term Start2:23 March 2016
Term End2:16 February 2017
Primeminister2:Sherif Ismail
Predecessor2:Saad el Geyoushi
Successor2:Hisham Arafat
Office3:Governor of Cairo
Term Start3:13 August 2013
Term End3:23 March 2016
Predecessor3:Osama Kamal
Successor3:Atef Abdelhamid
Party:Independent
Alma Mater:Cairo University
McMaster University
Waterloo University

Galal Mostafa Mohamed Saeed (Arabic: جلال مصطفى محمد سعيد) is an Egyptian engineer and politician. He was the Minister of Transport of Egypt in two occasions, initially from 2011 to 2012 and later from 2016 to 2017.[1] He also served as Governor of Cairo from 2013 to 2016.[2]

Early life and education

Dr. Galal Saeed graduated as a civil engineer in 1971 from the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University. He received a master's degree from the same university before he traveled to Canada to complete his postgraduate studies. In Canada, he earned a master's degree in the field of transportation and traffic engineering from McMaster University in Canada. In 1979, he received a doctorate from the University of Waterloo in Canada in the field of strategic planning for transportation. Dr. Galal Saeed began his career as a teaching assistant before getting a doctorate and becoming a professor. He studied and lectured in many universities like Waterloo, Cairo University and Kuwait University.[3] [4]

Career

Notes and References

  1. Web site: أخبار اليوم - ننشر السيرة الذاتية لجلال السعيد وزير النقل الجديد . https://web.archive.org/web/20160918033327/http://akhbarelyom.com/article/56f286048005635c33cbdd0b/%D9%86%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-1458734596 . 18 September 2016.
  2. Web site: 23 March 2016 . أخبار البورصة - السيرة الذاتية للدكتور جلال السعيد وزير النقل الجديد . Al-Borsa News - Biography of Dr. Jalal Al-Saeed, the new Minister of Transport . https://web.archive.org/web/20161002013037/http://www.alborsanews.com/2016/03/23/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%B2/ . 2 October 2016 . Al-Borsa News . Arabic.
  3. Web site: Who's is Cairo's new governor?. 13 August 2013. 13 August 2013. 15 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130815182841/http://filmidan.com/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1/%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88-%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-2/. dead.
  4. Web site: New governors for Cairo, Alexandria appointed during reshuffle. 2016-09-07. Daily News Egypt. en-US. 2020-03-10.