Ismail Serageldin

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Ismail Serageldin is an Egyptian scholar and former vice president of the World Bank, best known as the founding director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and a prominent advocate for science, development, and cultural heritage.

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instanceOf academic
development expert
economist
human
public intellectual
academicDegree PhD
bachelor's degree in engineering
master's degree
awardReceived Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters of France
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
various honorary doctorates from international universities
birthDate 1944-01-01
birthPlace Egypt
Giza
countryOfCitizenship Egypt
educatedAt Cairo University
Harvard University
employer World Bank
familyName Serageldin
fieldOfWork cultural heritage
development economics
food security
knowledge management
science policy
sustainable development
water resources management
givenName Ismail
hasPublished articles on water policy
books on development and sustainability
works on the history of libraries and knowledge
knownFor advocacy for science and technology in the Arab world
founding the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina
leadership in sustainable development
promotion of cultural heritage
public lectures on knowledge and civilization
work on water and food security
languageSpoken Arabic
English
memberOf Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
African Academy of Sciences
European Academy of Sciences and Arts
name Ismail Serageldin
nationality Egyptian
notableIdea integrated approach to water, food, and environment policy
knowledge society as a driver of development
notableWork leadership in the design and programming of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
positionHeld Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Chairman of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
Co-chair of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center
Co-chair of the Science and Technology Panel of the Islamic Development Bank
Director of the Library of Alexandria
Founding Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Vice President for Environmentally Sustainable Development at the World Bank
Vice President for Special Programs at the World Bank
Vice President of the World Bank
website https://www.serageldin.com
workLocation Alexandria
Egypt
Washington, D.C.


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