Dr. Shehab is currently minister of higher education and scientific research. He is one of the country's leading international law experts


Education

• BA, Alexandria University (1956)

• Ph.D., University of Paris (1963)
  

Expertise:

Member of the International Law Academy Alumni Association, The Hague, since 1962. Member of the Taba National Commission (1984-1988). Member of the Egyptian Defense Team at the Taba International Arbitration Court, Geneva (1986-1988). Member of the Legal Commission of the Arab Human Rights Organization, Cairo, since 1985. Judge at the Permanent Arbitration Court, The Hague, since 1988. Chairman of the Arab and Foreign Affairs and National Security Committee, Shura Council (1989-1997). Chairman of the Egyptian Association for Jurists since 1984. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Egyptian Society for International Law since 1997. President of Cairo University (1993-1997)

Publications:

• International Organizations (1994)
  
• Public International Law (1995)
  
• The International Law of the Sea (1996)