Ahmed Moharram
Ahmed Moharram, Sr. (December 6, 1913 – March 4, 2017) was Minister of Housing and Public Utilities in Egypt and the co-founder and chairman of ACE Moharram Bakhoum, an international engineering and project management group. Because of his significant contributions to the housing, infrastructure, and civil engineering, Moharram received honorary medals and awards such as the Medal of the Order of the Republic of the 1st Degree (وسام الجمهورية من الدرجة الأولي) in 1964 from the former president Gamal Abdel Nasser, Medal of the Order of Merit of the 1st Degree (وسام الاستحقاق من الدرجة الأولي) in 1985 from the former president Hosni Mubarak, Mubarak's Award (currently named the Nile Award) in 2002, and several other honors in Egypt. There is also a prize named after him at Cairo University for contributions in engineering.
ORE OME Ahmed Moharram Sr. | |
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| Born | December 6, 1913 |
| Died | March 4, 2017 |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Alma mater | Cairo University and King's College London |
| Occupation(s) | Co-founder and Chairman of ACE Moharram Bakhoum.
Minister of Housing and Public Utilities (1960s) Head of the Egyptian Engineering Society |
| Title | Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers |
| Awards | Medal of the Order of the Republic of the 1st Degree (1964).
Medal of the Order of Merit of the 1st Degree (1985). Medal of the Order of Sport Merit of the 1st Degree (1986). Mubarak's Award (currently named the Nile Award) for sciences in 2002. High Dam medal. Shield of Honor, Ain Shams University. |