{"id":33537,"date":"2026-03-05T10:43:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mwri.gov.eg\/?page_id=33537"},"modified":"2026-03-05T10:51:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:51:34","slug":"dr-hisham-qandil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mwri.gov.eg\/?page_id=33537&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Hisham Qandil"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dr. Hisham Qandil
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July 21, 2011 \u2013 June 2012<\/span><\/h4>\n

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– Date of Birth: September 17, 1962
\nEducation:<\/strong>
\n– Graduated from Cairo University, Civil Engineering Department,1984
\n– Master\u2019s degree from the University of Utah, USA, 1989
\n– PhD from the University of North Carolina, USA, 1993<\/p>\n

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– Worked at the Drainage Research Institute, NWRC, contributing to the design of monitoring and evaluation networks for drainage and irrigation systems
\n– 1999-2005: Director of the Office of the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation for Technology and Information
\n– 2005-2011: Held various positions at the African Development Bank, with the last being Senior Water Resources Expert
\n– 2011: Briefly served as Head of the Nile Water Sector, managing Nile water issues externally with Nile Basin countries
\n– July 21, 2011 \u2013 August 1, 2012: Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation
\n– August 1, 2012: Assumed the role of Prime Minister<\/p>\n

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– Oversaw the development of a national strategic vision for cooperation and dialogue with all Nile Basin countries.
\n– Supervised the African Development Bank\u2019s plan for water resources and irrigation development in several African countries.
\n– Contributed to establishing the Arab Water Council, the African Water Council, and the African Water Facility.
\n– During his tenure as Minister of Irrigation, the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate was handed over to an elected board.<\/p>\n

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– Awarded the Order of the Republic, Second Class, in 1995
\n– Represented the Egyptian government in numerous international and regional forums, including the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
\n– Served as an observer member in the Permanent Joint Egyptian-Sudanese Technical Committee for Nile Waters
\n– Member of the Steering Committee for the weed control project in tropical lakes in Uganda<\/p>\n

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