Ambassador Dr. Mohamed Badr El Din Zayed

E-mail: mbzayed8@hotmail.com

Professional Experience

2014-2016: The Arab Republic of Egypt’s Ambassador to Republic of Lebanon

2013-2014: First Assistant Minister and Founder of the Neighboring Countries Sector, established to strategically manage post-Arab Spring unrest and instability across the region, focusing in particular on relations with Libya, Sudan, South Sudan, Palestine and Israel. Main responsibilities included:

• Design and implementation of Egypt’s strategy and policies towards Egypt’s neighboring states;
• Leading a crisis management response to unrest and managing the ramifications of  instability;
• Representing Egypt in regional and international fora;
• Heading Egyptian Delegations for multiple rounds of Libya’s Neighboring States Conferences, as well as on Gaza Reconstruction;
• Led two first-of-their kind delegations, including one regional mission, to Tobruk, after the election of House of Commons.

2012-2013: Chairman of the State Information Service (SIS)

• Designed a plan to renovate and promote institutionalism at SIS

2003-2012: Ambassador of Egypt to South Africa

2007-2008: Assistant Minister for Arab Affairs. Main responsibilities included:

• Managing and promoting Egypt’s ties with all Arab states;
• Headed Egyptian delegations to several joint-commissions with Arab states;
• Representing Egypt in regional and international fora on Iraq.

2006-2007: Founder and Director of the Policy Planning and Crisis Management Department, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Ministry

• Representing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Egypt’s National Committee for Crisis Management;
• Advising on Egypt’s policy options for multiple international crises.

2003-2006: Ambassador of Egypt to Yemen

2001-2003: Director of West Asia Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tasks included:

• Managing the Iranian and Afghanistan files since September 11th, 2001

2000-2001: Director of Central America Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1996-2000: Charge D’Affaires and Deputy Head of Mission, Ottawa, Canada

1991-1995: First Secretary, Egyptian Embassy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

1990-1991: Diplomat, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Responsible for advising on Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and the subsequent regional crisis.

1984-1988: Vice-Counsel to Houston and Chicago

1981-1984: Diplomat, Information & Analysis Department and Cabinet of the First Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Osama El-Baz

1979-1980: Freelance Researcher, al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies

Academic Background

PhD in International Relations, Cairo University, March 1990

Thesis Title: Theory of International Negotiations: the Anglo-Egyptian Negotiation as a Case Study

Master of International Relations, Cairo University, August 1984

Thesis Title: Continuity and Change: Egyptian-Iranian Ties under Nassar and Sadat

Diploma in International Relations, German Foundation for International Development (Deutsche Stiftung für internationale Entwicklung), June 1983

Diploma of Arab Studies, Institute of Arab Research and Studies, League of Arab States, Scholarship Recipient, 1978-1980

Bachelor of Political Science, Cairo University, June 1978

Professional Associations

Member of Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs

Columnist, al-Hayat International Newspaper

Board of Trustees, the National Center for Social & Criminological Research, 2013-2015

Lecturer, Diploma in International Negotiations, Cairo University, Faculty of Economics & Political Science

Lectured at the Egyptian Diplomatic Institute

Lectured at the National Center for Social & Criminological Research

Lectured at the Saudi Diplomatic Institute

Lectured at the Egyptian National Academy for Defense

Selected Publications

Zayed, M.B. “International Negotiations: Between Science and Practice”. Al-Shorouk for International Publishing. Cairo: 2003.

Zayed, M.B. “International Negotiations.” General Egyptian Book Organization. Cairo: 1991.

Zayed, M.B. “Egyptian-British Negotiations.” Sinai Publishing House. Cairo: 1993.

Zayed, M.B. “The Future of Trump’s Administration.” Al-Masry al-Youm. 23 August 2017.

Zayed, M.B. “On the Matter of an Insincere Broker.” Al-Hayat. 7 January 2018.

Zayed, M.B. “An Appropriate Response for the Reduction of American Aid.” Al-Masry al-Youm. 6 September 2017.

Zayed, M.B. “What is the Strategy for Dealing with Qatar?” Al-Masry al-Youm. 14 July 2017.

Zayed, M.B. “The Challenge of Priorities in Egyptian Foreign Policy.” September 2016.

Zayed, M.B. “Reasons for the Failure of Settlement in Libya.” Al-Ahram. 5 November 2017.

Zayed, M.B. “America’s New Policies Demand Palestinian and Arab Alternatives.” Al-Hayat. 11 February 2017.

Zayed, M.B. “On the Complexity of History.” Al-Hayat. 23 June 2017.

Zayed, M.B. “Who Learns from History?” Al-Hayat. 20 August 2017.

Zayed, M.B. “On Negotiating with Terrorist.” Al-Hayat. 3 September 2017.

Zayed, M.B. “A Syrian Peace Settlement to Ease Regional Tensions.” Al-Hayat. 12 November 2017.

Zayed, M.B. “Trump’s Regional Policies.” Al-Shorouk. 6 June 2017.