Prof. Mohamed Abdel Razek Mohamed El-Zarka

Prof. El-Zarka holds a BSc in Science from Alexandria University 1960, and diplomas in Military Sciences from the Military Academy, Terrestrial Physics, and Chemical Engineering & Chemical Defense from the Soviet Military Academy in Moscow. He also pursued post-doctoral studies at Clemson University, USA, and holds diplomas in Hazardous Chemicals and Waste Management from Sweden, and in Senior Management from the Leadership Development Institute, Cairo.

He served as an officer in the Egyptian Armed Forces, in the Chemical Warfare and Military Intelligence Departments, and participated in the October 1973 War from 1961 to 1987. He then worked with the National Security Authority.

He served as Advisor to the Minister of Scientific Research and Supervisor of the Scientific and Technological Research and Consultancy Fund. He was a Board Member of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency and Head of the Hazardous Materials and Waste Department, where he contributed to drafting Environmental Law No. 4 of 1994. He was Egypt’s National Focal Point for the Basel Convention and established the Basel Regional Training and Technology Transfer Center for Arab States at Cairo University.

He also served as Head of Environment and Sustainable Development at the Social Fund for Development, and has been Advisor to the Ministry of Environment since 2002. He is currently a Board Member of the Waste Management Regulatory Authority with a mandate extended to 2028.

Prof. El-Zarka is a member of several national and international committees, including the Scientific Panel of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, and national committees on Seas, Pesticides, Chemicals, and Basic Sciences. He chairs the Supreme Committee for Accreditation of Environmental Experts and Consultants, and the National Steering Committee of the GEF Small Grants Programme SGP.

He is a member of the International Expert Team at the International Centre for Chemical Safety and Security ICCSS in Warsaw, a lecturer and supervisor of MSc and PhD theses at Cairo, Ain Shams, Alexandria Universities and the Nasser Higher Military Academy, and a Board Member of the Egyptian Sustainable Development Forum.