Major General Fakhr is director of the National Center for Middle East Studies. He specializes in national security, military strategy, arms control, conflict prevention, and conflict resolution

Education

• B.A., Military College, Cairo (1950)
  
• M.A., Command and Staff College, Cairo (1960)
  
• M.B.A, American University in Cairo (1981)
  
• Fellowship, Royal College of Defense Studies, London (1987)
  

Expertise:

Major General Fakhr served as director of the National Defense College and of the Nasser Higher Military Academy. He was editor in chief of the Defense Magazine (1984-85), adviser to the National Defense Council in Cairo, and adviser to the prime minister for military affairs (1985-1989). He represented Egypt to various international forums, including the Madrid peace conference (1991)

Publications:

Major General Fakhr wrote wrote books on various topics, among which, the conflict resolution of water resources, international politics of deterrence, Egyptian- American relations, and Egypt in the 21st century