Hisham El-Hennawy

Background

El-Hennawy, Hisham was born on December 19, 1955 in El-Mansoura, Dakahlia, Egypt. Son of Kamal El-Din El-Hennawy and Ehsan El-Sarrag.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Ain Shams University, 1976.

Career

Head forgery and counterfeit investigation department Criminal Investigation Administration, Ministry of Interior, Cairo, 1978—2000. Curator, founder Arachnid Collection of Egypt, since 2004. Consultant Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, Cairo, since 2000.

Achievements

• Hisham El-Hennawy has been listed as a noteworthy taxonomist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Egyptian Society Natural Toxins (council member 2003-2004), International Arachnological Society (correspondent. Correspondent, member international committee 1979—2007), American Arachnological Society (associate), Zoological Society Egypt (associate), Egyptian Entomological Society (associate), Australasian Arachnol. Society (associate), British Arachnol.

Society (associate), Groupe d'Etude des Arachnides (associate), Spider Club Southern Africa (associate).

Interests

• Classical music, literature, languages, Egyptology, history.

Connections

Married Rana Qumei, August 5, 1985.

Father:

Kamal El-Din El-Hennawy

Mother:

Ehsan El-Sarrag

Spouse:

Rana Qumei