Prof. Dr. Adel El Sayed Tawfik El – Beltagy

Name: Adel El Sayed Tawfik El – Beltagy
State Award for Basic Sciences in 2008
Date of birth: 26/2/1944 

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences from Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, 1965
Master of Horticulture from the Faculty of Agriculture Ain Shams University in 1968
Ph.D. in Philosophy of Science, University of Wales, 1974

Career Progression:
Assistant Lecturer, Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, 1968
Assistant Professor, Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, 1980
Professor, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture Ain Shams University, 1980
Professor Emeritus Faculty of Agriculture Ain Shams University in 1980 till now

Specialization:
General Specialization: Agricultural Sciences
Specialization: Plant physiology
Scientific Production:
Supervised 62 Master
Supervised 62 Ph.D.
He published 140 scientific papers in local scientific courses
He has published 140 scientific papers in international and local conferences
Participated in several local and international scientific conferences

Membership of scientific societies:
British Group of Plant Growth Regulators (founding member)
American Association for the Development of Science (AAAS)
State Association of Plant Growth Organizations
Union of European Associations of Plant Physiology
International Society for Horticulture Science
Member of the American Society of Horticulture in the Egyptian Society of Horticulture
Fellow of Wiles University College, Aberystwyth, UK
Experimental Biology Society, United Kingdom
Egyptian Society of Horticulture
World Water Council (WWC) and Arab Water Council (AWC)
International Water Resources Association (IWRA)

Contributions and scientific activities:
President of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research 2006 to date
President of the International Association for the Development of Drylands (IDDC) (2003-present)
Chairperson of ARDC / Egypt (2007-present)
Member of the Executive Board of Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR) (2007-present)
Member of the Coordination Committee of the European Movement for Life Sciences EAGLE (2004-present)
Member of the High Level Committee of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to follow the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), chaired by FAO Director-General (2006-present)
Director General of ICARDA (1995-2006)
Professor of Agriculture in Arid Lands (ALARI) Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University (2006-present)
First Deputy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Egypt (1987-1999)
Director General and Chairman of the Agricultural Research Center in Egypt (1991-1995)
Chairman of the Executive Council Arab Center for Studies of Arid Zones and Drylands (ACAD) (1989-1995)
Secretary General of the International Association for Desert Development (IDDC) (1987-1999)
President of the Scientific and Technical Council of OSS (1993-2002)
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Agricultural Research Centers of the Consultative Group CGIAR (2002-2003)
Member of the Committee of Directors of the International Centers for Integrated Management of Natural Materials, 1999/2000
Chairman of the Committee for Integrated Management of Natural Materials (INRM) since 2004 - present time
Member of the Joint Task Force on Climate Change (CDC-ICWG) 2004-20068
Member of the Advisory Committee of the International Consultative Group (CGIAR) for the Policies of Genetic Resources 1994-1998
Member of the Board of Directors of the International Centers CDC to evaluate the environmental system in the new millennium 2004 - 2005
Member of the Council of the International Coalition of International Agricultural Research Centers for the Development of Agriculture in Central Asia and the Caucasus within Central and Western Asia and Northern Africa (CWANA) 1995-2006.
Chairman of the International Future Harvest Coalition to rebuild the agricultural development sector in Afghanistan 2002-2006
Chairman of North Africa, West and Central Asia Commission (CWANA), Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR)
Member of the Egyptian Academy of Sciences (founded in 1798)
Member of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology in Egypt, presided over by the Prime Minister 2008 till now
Member of the Council of Research for the Third World (TWAS)

Awards and medals:
Golden Pen of the International Society of Horticulture Sciences (1982)
Wiles University Fellow (United Kingdom) (1993)
International member of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Moscow (1999)
International Member of the Georgia Academy of Agricultural Sciences Georgia (1999)
Academic (international member) of the Tajik Academy of Agricultural Sciences (2002)
Honorary academic position at the Agricultural Academy of Kyrgyzstan (2001)
Medal of Honor from OSS (France) 2003    
Gold Medal from the Ministry of Agriculture - Republic of Armenia (2003)
Academic position as Honorary Professor in the Scientific Council of the Agricultural Academy of Azerbaijan (2004)
Fellow of the Academy of Sciences of the Third World in 2005 *
The Independence Medal of His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 2005
Honorary Doctorate in Science - University of Khartoum / Sudan (2006)
Medal of Honor from the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources / Honorary Professor of Agricultural University, Kazakhstan
Member of the Egyptian Scientific Society (founded in 1798) in 2006
Awarded State Award for Agricultural Sciences and Science Technology Advanced 2008
Order of His Majesty the Sultan Qaboos of the first degree of science, culture and arts in recognition of his contributions in the field of agricultural research for development in dry areas in 2009