Egyptian academic and political thinker. He is a writer for the “Emirati Vision Platform.” He held a number of positions at Zayed University , including: Dean and Director of the University’s Institute of Islamic World Studies, Head of the Department of Islamic Civilization, and Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University for Specialized Institutes. He was also Director of the Academy of Islamic Civilization, and Advisor to the Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development. He held the position of director of the International Institute for Islamic Thought in Egypt, professor of political science at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at Cairo University, and was a visiting professor at the University of Islamic and Social Sciences in Virginia and Georgetown University. He has many published books and articles. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from Cairo University, a master’s degree in 1988, and a bachelor’s degree in 1984 from the same university.