This curriculum vitae outlines the extensive career of Magdi Mohamed Ibrahim Melouk, including his current role as a senior agricultural extension specialist in Egypt's Ministry of Agriculture. Over his 40 year career, he has held numerous leadership and director roles related to agricultural extension, communication, and development across various organizations in Egypt as well as in Lebanon and Oman. He has a PhD in agricultural science from Alexandria University and has participated in many training courses and conferences on topics like agribusiness development, community leadership, and information technology.

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Curriculum Vitae
Name: Magdi Mohamed Ibrahim Melouk
Current Position: Seinier Agricltural Extension specialist,
Ministry of Agriculture, Egype.
Job History:
 Undersecretary of Ministry of Agriculture, Head of Agricultual Sector in Alex. Governorate, 2014.
 General Director of Central Administration of Agricultural Extension and Environment, 2013.
 General Director of Audio-visual information Center of Ministry of Agriculture, 2012.
 Training Advisor of Egyptian program for business development, 2011.
 Technical Production director of Development Support Communication Center in Alex, 2009.
 Editor Manager of "Partners" agribusiness monthly managing produce by Egyptian Society
for Development and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, 2007.
 Executive Director of agribusiness development project of Canadian International Agency
for Development CIDA, 2006.
 Agricultural extension Specialist of United Nations UNDP Republic of Lebanon, 1995.
 Agricultural extension Specialist of United Nations FAO in Sultanate of Oman, 1990.
 Head of Computer Section of Development Support Communication Center in Alexandri, 1998.
 Media Specialist of Development Support Communication Center in Alexandria, 1987.
 Public Relations Officer of Fruit Flay Eradication Project under Ministry of Agriculture and
International Atomic Energy Agency, 1986.
 Agricultural extension Specialist of Directorate of Agriculture in Alexandria Governorate, 1984.
 Chairman of El-Dawar Association for Development, NGO, 2013.
Academic Qualifications:
 PhD in Agricultural Science, Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agri., Alex. University, 2015.
 Master Degree in Agricultural Science, Agri. Extension, Faculty of Agri., Alex. University, 2010.
 Diploma Degree in Public relations and Communication, Faculty of Arts, Alex. University, 1988.
 Bachelor of Science in agricultural, Animal Production, Faculty of Agri., Alex. Universit, 1980.
Date and place of birth: 08/10/1958 – Alexandria, Egypt.
Nationality: Egyptian Marital status: Married
Postal address: Egypt, Alexandria, 18, Hassan Assem Street – El-Gomrok.
Emile: dscmelouk@yahoo.com - dscmelouk@gmail.com - face book, Magdi Melouk
Telephone numbers: 0020- 01222718536 - 01008933467

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Experience and Achievements:
 Managing of Agriculture sector in Alexandria governorate, and head of executive council of
agricultural preservation, Establishment administration system for applaying information
technology to access knowledge and information to target audiences, encourage
cooperatives departments, and work with methodology of agricultural chain production to
support decision-making productive marketing and reducing losses and waste recycling,
and working to raise management efficiency for sector employees.
 Signture of (MOU) Memorandums Of Understanding with governor of Bahr el Ghazal State,
Republic of South Sudan in fields of rural communities and agriculture development.
 Implementation field visits to Spain, Italy, Greece, Tunisia and Lebanon for exchange
experience and cooperation in farming systems.
 Improving capacity of managers to manage more effectively, training and assistance in
developing business planning and financial management, supply chain management,
environmental management.
 Strengthening internal systems (including database management) and institutional
structures (including governance issues) of producer organisations
 Establishment of first agricultural executive council in Alexandria in order to coordinate
efforts and goals to strengthen relations between local agricultural institutions.
 Planning, implementing and monitoring the annual work plan; Editor in chief of monthly
agribusiness magazine to small and medium enterprises in fields of marketing, packaging,
post harvest, food processing, and trade; Coordinate R&D research team; Establish
agribusiness data base of 10000 companies and SMEs projects in Egypt; producing
educational video films and training manuals.
 Lead, organize, plan, and supervise technical production of communication center; Design
and promote a wide range of communication program adapted to human resources and
extension strategic plan; Adapt social responsibility programmes and extension action plan;
Produce and disseminate information on action programmes through publications, video
and rural radio as well as rural TV programmes and advocacy campaigns; Develop
diversified capacity-building strategies for different audiences especially Media officers,
extension agents and settlers in new reclaimed lands; Evaluate the efficiency and
effectiveness of the project activities.
 Lecturer in marketing, Media, communication campaigns, agribusiness development,
improving cabacity building of SMEs and NGOs.
 Organize exhibitions, festivals, conferences, training programmes.

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Training courses:
 Managing cooperatives and product chain management through field tours to Greece, Italy
and Spain, to visit small businesses by "Med Diet project" of the European Union.
 Participating in dairy manufactory field tour in Tunis as modle of small businesses projects
funded by the European Union.
 Participating in Social responsibility and community leadership program of the Egyptian
Center for NGO Support Foundation and the South East for International Development.
 Associate TOT program organized by Nile initiative to support community leaders in Egypt,
the Egyptian Center for NGO Support and the US Agency for International Development.
 Associate training program for the role of NGOs in development.
 Participating in human development and community leadership program associated NGOs.
 Participating in training program for agricultural extension workers and youth in Sultanate of
Oman and Lebanon through UNDP in fields of rehabilitation of young graduates in
professional photography and writing the script and directed the film documentary and
educational status of the areas
 Lecturer in American Cultural Center in role of volunteerism in development.
 Lecturer in International Center for Development and Training in establishing and activating
the civil and marketing associations
 Coordinator of international conference of information technology in rural communities, held
by foreign relations of Ministry of Agriculture.
 Coordinator of nternational Exhibition for Food Industries organizing Comibesl Cooperative
Society and the Egyptian Association for the development and transfer of technology.
 Coordinator of the Fifteenth International Packaging conference and exhibition of Egyptian
Society for packaging and Egyptian Association for development and technology transfer.
 Coordinator of repercussions global financial crisis on trade and investment opportunities
conference organized by information center of World Bank and Association of Egypt fruits
of development.