Prof. Dr. Ibrahim AbouleishFounder

Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish (1937 – 2017) was a visionary and social entrepreneur. As part of his vision, Prof. Abouleish established Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development in 2009; the first university in the Middle East declaring sustainable development as its main guiding principal. The university builds on the efforts and achievements of SEKEM, a holistic initiative for sustainable development. Dr. Abouleish was multiple awarded for his achievements with the Right Livelihood Award, better known as “Alternative Nobel Prize” in 2003, the Business for Peace Award, UNCCDs Land for Life Award, and many others..

Mr. Helmy AbouleishChair of the Board of Trustees

Together with his father, Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish, Helmy Abouleish was deeply involved in the establishment of Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development in 2009. As Chair of the Board of Trustees, he is leading the development of the university and overseeing its strategic departments. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of SEKEM Holding, which consists of five companies (ISIS Organic, ATOS Pharma, NatureTex, Lotus and SEKEM for Land Reclamation). Mr. Abouleish was recently recognized as UN Champion for Facing Climate Change .

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Yousri HashemPresident

Prof. Mohamed Yousri Hashem is the President of Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development and the former Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University. He is one of the world’s foremost experts in Organic and Biodynamic Agriculture. During his time as Dean at Cairo University, Prof. Hashem developed one of the first Organic Agriculture Programs in Egypt, and at Heliopolis University he established the first Faculty of Organic Agriculture and the first non-public Faculty of Agriculture in Egypt.

Prof. Dr. Rasha El-KholyVice President and Dean of Engineering

Prof. Dr. Rasha El-Kholy has over 20 years of experience in the fields of sustainable development, conventional/renewable resources management, and environmental protection. With her wide exposure to European and Canadian education she has formulated and presented curricula, programs, bylaws, and policies for the consideration of many engineering faculties of private universities as well as supervising master and doctoral students in many Egyptian universities.
Dr. Rasha has managed many foreign-funded research projects as well as local programs in the field of water quality monitoring, modeling and assessment, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) , Remote Sensing (RS), waste treatment, and , gender mainstreaming. She has a wide experience developing specialized post graduate and training programs, especially in Projects Design and Management (PDM).

Dr. Omar RamzyDean of Business and Economics

Dr. Omar Ramzy is an Associate Professor of Marketing and the Acting Dean of Business and Economics. Dr. Ramzy received his BA, MSc, and PhD degrees in Business Administration at the Faculty of Commerce, Ain Shams University. He contributed to many international conferences such as “The Practice of Trade Policy: Economics, Negotiations, and Rules” held at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and “Innovations in Capacity Building for Planning and Managing Local Services for Development” at the School of Policy, Planning and Development, University of Southern California. He was awarded the Certificate of Honorary Citizenship of the State of Maryland for his performance at the Economic Reform and Project Efficiency program.

Prof. Dr. Gouda HelalDean of Pharmacy

Prof. Dr. Gouda Helal is a Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Dean of Pharmacy at Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development. He earned his PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology following the American/Egyptian Channel System Program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), Omaha, NE, USA. He has been the Dean of a number of Pharmacy faculties in Egypt. He has more than 50 publications in the field of pharmacology, toxicology, and clinical pharmacy. Most of his publications are cited by a large number of international text books and research papers. He supervised more than 80 PhD and MSc students inside and outside Egypt.