Dr.Mohammed Bahaa El Din
August 1, 2012 – July 17, 2013
Date of Birth: July 26, 1947
Place of Birth: Qalyubia Governorate
Marital Status: Married, with one son and two daughters
Education:
– Graduated from Ain Shams University, Civil Engineering Department, 1970
– Master’s degree from the University of Southampton, UK, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 1980
– PhD from the University of Southampton, UK, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 1986.
– 1971-1975: Research Engineer, General Directorate of Water Studies
– 1975-1981: Research Engineer, Hydraulics Research Institute, National Water Research Center (NWRC)
– 1981-1982: Irrigation Projects Engineer, Germany
– 1982-1983: Construction Engineer, Yemen
– 1983-1986: Research Engineer, Hydraulics Research Institute, NWRC
– 1986-1991: Assistant Professor, Hydraulics Research Institute, NWRC
– 1991-1992: Deputy Director, Hydraulics Research Institute, NWRC
– 1992-1994: Secretary-General, NWRC
– 1995-2001: Director, Hydraulics Research Institute
– 2001-2002: Head of the Planning Sector, responsible for developing short-term plans for water resources development and utilization, creating mathematical models for water management, and setting priorities for projects and programs in the ministry’s water resource development plans
– 2002-2004: Head of the Reservoirs and Major Barrages Sector, overseeing the construction and maintenance of major barrages and locks; during his tenure, the new Nag Hammadi Barrage and its hydroelectric station on the Nile River, along with two first-class navigation locks, were constructed
– 2004-2007: Undersecretary of the Ministry and Head of the Irrigation Authority; after five months as Head of the Irrigation Authority, he assumed the role of Undersecretary, responsible for setting the ministry’s general policy, monitoring implementation plans, and coordinating between ministry entities to achieve technical and institutional integration and meet the ministry’s goals
– 200-2012: Coordinator of the National Water Resources Plan and Full-Time Professor at the NWRC, serving as the general coordinator for the second executive phase of the National Water Resources Plan, applying integrated water resources management in three governorates across Egypt
– August 2012 — July 2013: Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation
– Conducted numerous applied research studies and supervised several master’s and doctoral theses
– Extensive expertise in water resources planning, surface water hydrology, sediment engineering, river hydraulics, irrigation engineering, water structure design, and hydraulic mathematical modeling.