Omar Mohamed El-Hosseiny Abdel Salam

Omar Mohamed El-Hosseiny Abdel Salam

Dean and Professor of Urban Design and Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University

Omar Mohamed El-Hosseiny Abdel Salam has diverse professional experience encompassing academic, educational, administrative, leadership, consulting, and professional dimensions. In his academic and educational journey, he has advanced from a lecturer in the Department of Urban Planning to his current position as a Professor of Urban Design and Urban Planning, a role he has held since 2005. On the administrative and leadership front, he served as the Head of the Urban Planning Department from 2009 to 2015, later taking on the role of Director of the Credit Hour Program at the Faculty from 2015 to 2018, initially known as the “New Programs.” Subsequently, he assumed the position of Vice Dean for Environmental Affairs and Community Service from August 2018 to 2021. Prof. El Hosseiny has been serving as the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering since February 2021. In terms of consulting and professional expertise, he is the founder of the Bureau Egyptien de Conseils Techniques (BECT) or the Egyptian Bureau of Technical Consulting, a role he has held since 1989.

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