Dr. Ahmed is professor of political science in the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at Cairo University and director of the Institute for Arab Research and Studies. He is a leading specialist in inter-Arab affairs

Education

• B.A., Cairo University (1969)
  
• M.A., Cairo University (1974)
  
• Ph.D., Cairo University (1978)
  

Expertise:

Dr. Ahmed was head of the Political Science Dept. at Sanaa University, Yemen (1987-88)

Publications:

• The Egyptian Role in Yemen, 1962-1967 (1981)
  

• The Oil Wealth and its Effect on Inter-Arab Relations (1985)
  
• Inter-Arab Conflicts, 1945-1991 (1988)
  
• A Comparative Study of Palestinian and African National Liberation Movements (1992)
  
• The Foreign Policies of Arab States (1991)