H.E. Dr. Khaled Hanafy

Dr Khaled Hanafy is the Secretary General of the Union of Arab Chambers, former Minister of Supply and Internal Trade in Egypt, Professor of Economics and International Business, Board Member in 16 Arab Foreign Joint Chambers and board member of the General Council of the Federation of International Chambers (ICC) and various boards of directors and trustees.
He held several Governmental, academic, business and consultancy positions, most recently, Chairman of Internal Trade Development Authority and Dean of College of International Transport & Logistics, in the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport.
He was awarded “The Best Minister” for two consecutive years according to top surveys, in recognition of developing a New Food Subsidy System serving more than 70 million Egyptians. He had a remarkable contribution in developing the Egyptian internal trade, through launching a number of initiatives that were reflected in developing internal trade and in making it more efficient.
Dr Hanafy was the Chief Editor of the Economic constitution of Egypt. He was Chairman and board member of several holding companies in the private and governmental sectors. He participated in and headed a number of consultancy projects for the Arab League, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, the United Nations, the International Labor Organization and the European Union. He was also an Economic Advisor for the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce and provided consultancy services to several national & multinational organizations.
Dr. Hanafy has published and reviewed numerous research papers in international journals and conferences. He has also supervised several Master’s theses, PhD dissertations, and research projects in the fields of economics, business administration, and logistics.
He holds MSc degree in Regional Development and PhD degree in International Trade. . He has also received several diplomas in international trade, business administration, transport, and logistics from leading American universities (Louisiana State University, George Washington University, Thunderbird School of Global Management, and University of Pennsylvania). He has also been a visiting professor at several universities, including Euromed University in Marseille, France, the School of Management in Madrid, Spain, and the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, USA.