Law and Management studies in Cairo and Geneva. Lecturer at a number of universities (California Berkeley, Oxford, Columbia, Princeton & London Universities) (1971–1979). Oil and Gas International agreements expert (1979–1988). Chairman of a leading International Petroleum Company (1988–1996). Member of numerous cultural, educational and economic organizations (Egypt Supreme Culture Council, Egyptian Society for Historic Research.)

Publications include: several books in Arabic, English and French; Culture, Civilization & Humanity (2003, published by Frank Cass), Margins on The Egyptian Mind (2004).