Background
Mansour, Mohamed El was born on February 23, 1948 in Chefchaouen, Morocco. Son of Mokhtar and Tama (Benbouchta) El Mansour.
Mansour, Mohamed El was born on February 23, 1948 in Chefchaouen, Morocco. Son of Mokhtar and Tama (Benbouchta) El Mansour.
Bachelor, American University Beirut, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1981. Postgraduate, Mohammed V University, 1997.
Mohamed Mansour is an Egyptian businessman and former politician. Mansour gained an engineering degree from North Carolina State University in 1968, and a Masters in business administration from Auburn University in 1971, teaching there until 1973. Other interests include Metro, the largest Egyptian supermarket chain ماما حلوة, and McDonald"s franchises in Egypt.
In January 2006 Mansour resigned his business responsibilities to serve as minister of transport.
He resigned in October 2009 after a deadly train crash. The Mansour Group is expanding outside Egypt.
Member Moroccan Association for History Research (vice president 1991-1995), Society for Moroccan Studies (London), Middle East Studies Association North America.
Married Fatima Harrak, April 2, 1949. Children: Safouane, Fadil.