1957, LLB, Cairo University. 1957-58, Lawyer; 1958-72, at several departments, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Egyptian Mission, including United Nations Mission; 1974-77, Assistant and Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs; 1977-90, Director, Department of International Organizations; 1981-83, Alternate Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations; 1983-86, Ambassador to India; 1990-91, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations, New York; 1991-2001, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Egypt; 2001-11, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States; 2013, Chairman, Constitutional Assembly of Egypt. 2019: Chairman and Member of the Panel of the Wise of the African Union.