محمد شريف دلاور

Egyptian Thinker in Economic Development 

Visiting Professor of Managerial Sciences. ( Arab & French Universities )

Sherif Delawar has a B.Sc in mechanical engineering from Alexandria University in

1962. He is a practitioner with extensive business experience as a senior executive in

various sectors (oil and petrochemicals manufacturing industries, construction). He also

possesses a strong academic background and has been involved as “consultant” for the

United Nations Industrial Organization in a number of industrial feasibility studies in

Africa, Latin America and the Arab world.

Delawar is active in the public life in Egypt and acted as a member of the board of the

Social Fund for Development, the State Holding Company for Chemical Industries (24

companies), the Alexandria and Damietta Ports Authorities, the Arab Management

Association, the Alexandria Business Association and was appointed as the first

Honorary Consul of India in Alexandria. He also acted as Head of the Management

Department of Senghor University and member of its academic council, and professor in

managerial sciences within the Master program of the Arab Academy for Sciences and

Technology . He was also a visiting professor at the Arab University of Beirout .

Sherif Delawar was a member of the , the “High Council for Culture” and the “Academy

for Scientific Research & Technology”. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of

the National Training Academy and member of the board of the Alexandria and

Mediterranean Research Center (Alex Med- Bibliotheca Alexandrina).Delawar has been

awarded the “ Chevalier de l Ordre des Palmes Academiques from the French Republic

for his academic achievements.

Delawar is the author of six books; Change: Why and How? (1990), Issues on the Path of

Economic Reform (1993), the Modernization of Egypt (1999), the Egyptian Economy

and Globalization (2002),The Take Over of The World (2010),” Not to Steal the Future

(2014) . He also has numerous papers , newspaper articles and press/TV interviews

analyzing economic development issues both on national and international levels.

He is the author of six books; Change: Why and How? (1990), Issues on the Path of Economic Reform (1993), 

The Modernization of Egypt (1999), The Egyptian Economy and Globalization (2002),

The Take Over of The World (2010). 

He also has numerous papers and newspaper articles analyzing economic development issues both on 

national and international levels. 

His latest book “Not to Steal the Future “ was released late 2014.