Title:President of AlAlamein International University
Professor Essam Elkordi is the President of AlAlamein International University and professor of Structural Analysis at Faculty of Engineering at Alexandria University. He is Former President of Alexandria University (2016-2020) and Former Consul and Director of Cultural and Educational Affairs at the Consulate General of Egypt in Montreal, Canada (2014-2015). Over the course of his career, he assumed many leadership posts including: Vice President of Community Service and Environment Development (2015-2016); supervising the Cultural and Educational Affairs Office at the Egyptian Embassy in Washington D.C., U.S. (2014); Secretary General of the Education Development Fund, Cabinet of Ministers (2009-2012); Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Alexandria University (2008-2009); and Executive Manager of the Project Management Unit at Alexandria University (2006-2009); and member of the Board of Trustees of the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) (2017-sep-2020). and the Bibliotheca Alexandria (2016-sep-2020). He is currently a member of the Council of Private Universities.


Professor Elkordi headed an elaborate project to establish the Women’s Hospital, Alexandria University Blood Bank and the Smouha University Hospital in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and the World Bank, Private Public Partnership Program (2007-2009). He was the Acting Chairman of the Civil Engineering Department at the Faculty of Engineering at Beirut Arab University, Lebanon (1998). Professor Elkordi was a member of the Egyptian National Committee for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO – Alexo -ISESCO) from 2019-2020 and was chairman of the Committee for the Nomination of New University Presidents (2019-2020). He served on the Board of Directors of the city of Scientific Research and Technological Applications Authority from 2016 to 2020. In addition to his academic and administrative achievements in the field of higher education, professor Elkordi is a designer and engineer supervisor and consultant since 1981.


Professor Elkordi obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, U.S. (1992) and earned both his M.Sc. (1985) and his B.Sc. (1981) in the same field from Alexandria University. During his doctoral studies in Northeastern University, he was a Teaching and Research Assistant at the Faculty of Engineering (1987-1992). Early in his career, he trained at the design office of Sulzer brothers Ltd., Switzerland. As a Scholar, he visited many prestigious universities and participated in conferences in the U.S., Canada, and many African and European countries and is the recipient of several prestigious awards.

Title:Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Dr. Zahran earned his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Alexandria University in 1979 and 1982, respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1986.

Dr. Zahran is the former President of Alexandria University, where he served in a variety of positions. He served as a Vice-Dean of Engineering from 2003 to 2006, and as Dean of Engineering from 2006 to 2008. He served as a Vice President for  Community Service and Environmental Development from 2008 to 2010 and  Vice President for Education and Student Affairs from 2010 to 2014. During the academic year 2014/2015 he was Acting President for seven months, after which he served as President till September 2016.

Dr. Zahran also served at the Department of Chemical Engineering in Qatar University as a visiting professor (1988, 1989, 1997) and as a faculty member from 1990 to 1996.  He was a Visiting Fellow at the Chemical Engineering Department of Washington University during the Summer of 1994.

He represented Alexandria University and Egypt in various national, regional and international events from 2004 until 2017. He was the advisor to the Governor of Alexandria for Education Affairs during the academic year 2018/2019. He is involved, and in charge of a number of advisory committees in Alexandria University and the Supreme Council of Universities. Dr. Zahran is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education.

Title:Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Dr. Adel Zayed served as the following:
President, Modern Science University, Dubai, 2014
Governor, Qalyoubia Governorate, 2011 – 2013
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Cairo University, 2008-2011
Dean, Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University, 2007-2008