Prof. Ahmed Anis

Academic qualifications

PhD in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada — 1981.

MBA in Finance / Management, Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt — 2001.

MSc in Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada — 1977.

BSc in Civil Engineering, with distinction and honours, Cairo University — 1973.

Training programmes

US Mortgage Finance System, International Housing Finance unit, Fannie Mae, Washington, USA — 20–25 October 2003.

Mortgage Finance Securitization, International Housing Finance unit, Fannie Mae, Washington, USA — 28–30 October 2003.

Mortgage Loan Securitization, Institute for Public–Private Partnerships, Washington, USA, held at the Egyptian Banking Institute, Cairo — August 2003.

Engineering qualifications

• Consulting Engineer, Alberta, Canada — 1980.
• Consulting Structural Engineer, Egypt — 1993.
• Real Estate Appraisal Expert, Egypt — 2003.

Professional experience

Consulting engineer and university professor in structural civil engineering and construction project management, with more than thirty years of experience stated in the professional profile. His work covers design, construction, management, financing and valuation of civil and industrial building projects, together with supervision of numerous research dissertations in structural engineering and project management.

Career history

• Chairman of Mega Delta Appraisal, Egypt.
• Founder and Director, Real Estate Appraisal Centre, Cairo University — January 2003–2007.
• Director, Development Research and Technological Planning Center, Cairo University — 2008.
• Board Member, Mortgage Finance Authority — from 2002.
• Professor of Concrete Structures, Cairo University — from 1994.
• Consulting Engineer and Head of Delta Egypt Consulting Group — from 1986.
• Visiting Stress Analysis Expert, Delta Projects, Calgary, Alberta, Canada — 1990–1992.
• Lecturer and Associate Professor, Cairo University — 1983–1994.
• Visiting Researcher, Intra Scientific Research, Alberta, Canada — 1981–1982.
• Visiting Professor of Concrete Structures, Arab Academy for Science and Technology — 2002–2004.

Awards and recognition

• Certificate of Research Excellence, Centre for Advancement of Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University — 1996.
• Certificate of Appreciation, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, for a grant under the Engineering Education Development Programme for the concrete structures course — 1996.
• Postgraduate academic-excellence award, University of Waterloo, Canada — 1977–1980.
• Postgraduate academic-excellence award, Research Council, Canada — 1977–1980.
• Postgraduate academic-excellence award, Province of Ontario, Canada — 1977–1980.
• Academic-excellence scholarship, Cairo University — 1968–1973.

Scientific and professional activities

• Member of the International Valuation Council at The Appraisal Foundation, USA — from 2006.
• Head of the Real Estate Appraisal Division, Arab Real Estate Development Union — 2009.
• Founder and President, Egyptian Association of Real Estate Appraisal Experts — from 2004.
• Real Estate Appraisal Expert No. 7, Mortgage Finance Authority.
• Engineering Arbitration Expert, Egyptian Ministry of Justice — 2007.
• Engineering Insurance Expert, Egyptian Insurance Supervisory Authority.
• Project Valuation Expert, National Bank of Egypt — from 2001.
• Project Valuation Expert, Misr International Bank — from 2001.
• Project Valuation Expert, Commercial International Bank — from 2004.
• Project Valuation Expert, Alexandria Commercial and Maritime Bank — from 2004.
• Supervisor of the property-asset valuation committee for the merger of the Housing and Development Bank and Egyptian Arab Land Bank; work valued at more than EGP 10 billion — 2005.
• Supervisor of the asset-valuation committee for Egyptian Engineers Company's debt settlement with Egyptian Arab Land Bank; work valued at approximately more than EGP 1 billion.
• Participating expert in the valuation of assets for the Banque Misr and Bank of Alexandria merger.
• Participating expert in the valuation of assets for the Banque Misr and Banque du Caire merger.
• Member of the committee preparing the Egyptian Code for Concrete Structures.
• Reviewing consultant, Egyptian Construction Insurance Pool.
• Chair of the Scientific Committee, annual Interbuild Building and Construction Conference — 1998–2007.
• Secretary-General, Cairo International Conference on Concrete Structures — 1996.
• Member of the Egyptian Society of Engineers.
• Member of the Association of Engineers and Geologists, Alberta, Canada — 1980–1992.

Training and lecturing

• Real Estate Appraisal Expert Preparation, Real Estate Appraisal Centre, Cairo University, Egypt — from 2003; 24 programmes stated in the profile.
• Fundamentals of the Primary Mortgage Market, Real Estate Appraisal Centre, Cairo University — from 2003.
• Fundamentals of the Secondary Mortgage Market, Real Estate Appraisal Centre, Cairo University — from 2003.
• Real Estate Appraisal for Bank Credit Department Staff, Real Estate Appraisal Centre, Cairo University — from 2003.
• Principles of Real Estate Appraisal and Valuation, Economic Group, Doha, Qatar — 2004–2008; 6 programmes.
• Introduction to Mortgage Finance and Securitization, Egyptian Banking Institute — 2003.
• Real Estate Broker Preparation Programme, American University in Cairo — 2005.
• Professional Diploma in Real Estate Studies, American University in Cairo — 2007–2008.
• US Appraisal Institute Real Estate Appraisal Programme, American University in Cairo — 2006.
• Fundamentals and Risk Management of Mortgage Finance, Doha Bank, Qatar — 2004.
• Commercial Property Valuation, Real Estate Appraisal Centre, Cairo University — 2005.
• Scientific Principles of Property Appraisal and Valuation, Human Development Company, Kuwait / Sharm El Sheikh — 2005.
• Scientific Principles of Property Appraisal and Valuation, Al Rai Training Company, Kuwait — 2007–2008; 6 programmes.
• Property Appraisal and Valuation, Arab Real Estate Institute, Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — 2005, 2006 and 2007; 6 programmes.
• Principles of Real Estate Appraisal, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — 2008.
• Principles of Real Estate Appraisal, delegation from the Khartoum Planning Directorate, Sudan, held in Cairo — 2008; 2 programmes.