Profile

Abdelkhalek Ibrahim

Chief Executive Officer,
Nevera Egypt

Dr. Abdelkhalek Ibrahim is a Professor at Cairo University and holds a PhD in sustainable urban planning from the UK (2010). He is also an honorary professor at the Department of Planning and Geography, University of Liverpool (2021-2025). He is an international expert with UN-Habitat for preparation of the International Guidelines on People-Centred Smart Cities. Dr.Ibrahim is currently a member of the Egyptian Parliament and CEO of Nevera Egypt for Sustainable Development. Nevera is Egypt’s Gateway for culture, creativity and experience; a gateway at the Pyramids—where heritage, creativity, tourism, and innovation converge into a new global destination. He is a former senior technical assistant to the Minister of Housing, Egypt. As part of his position, he was the head of sustainable development and climate unit, international cooperation, supervisor of the smart-city division and head of the technical supporting office to the Minister of Housing. He has been nominated for more than 10 years as a technical coordinator for the planning and design of the 4th generation cities in Egypt. He was also a supervisor of a multi-discipline working group to prepare national strategies in the field of sustainable cities: smart city strategy, quality of life initiative and the national strategy for green building and urbanism.