Curriculum Vitae
Name:
Magdi Mohamed Khalifa, Ph.D.
Profession:
Emeritus Professor of Economic-INP
Nationality:
Egyptian
Year Of Birth:
1954
Marital Status:
Married
Key Qualifications:
Over the last thirty- three years my work within the Institute of National Planning and
African Union Commission has allowed me to develop my expertise and broaden my
range of skills. I have been involved in a number of nationals and international
private projects and gained a considerable amount of experience in the following
areas:

Acting as a Director of Strategic Policy planning, Monitoring and
Evaluation and Resources Mobilization for at least 500 Days through my
working with AU since 2005 up to 2014.

Finalize the Strategic Plan of the AU Commission, to periodically update as
circumstances require and, in due time, for the next planning period, to
prepare the successor Strategic Plan;

Preparing an economic and financial evaluation for planned projects using the
RBM approach;

To monitor the day-to-day implementation of the Strategic Plan and
utilizing Preparing social and economical feasibility studies for developing
projects using the participatory planning approach;

Assist in preparing and creating the AU- AMERT African Monitoring and
Evaluation Reporting Tool.

Participating in preparing the comprehensive economic strategy in the AUC
2nd Strategic Plan;
1

Preparing business plans for the promotion and development of the economic

resources;
To help and assist the organizations for preparing the annual work plan AWP.

To ensure a set of prioritized annual objectives for each program and project
is prepared on the basis of the Strategic Plan;

To organize and conduct regular internal seminars on research, monitoring
and result based management approach;

To ensure annual sectoral evaluations are conducted in each AUC Directorate

Preparing and setting up Socio-Economic plan for Rural and Urban Area and
calculating the Indicators for regional planning;

Prepared the impact assessments of planned projects on the national and
regional economies.

Investment analysis including technique of financial analysis, profitability and
budgeting analysis;

Supervision the field business surveys and set up base line data and report

editing and setting up unit for business surveys analysis;
To ensure the preparation of the annual declaration of the AU’s major
orientations and priorities on the basis of material collected from each
department on the activities and programs of the Union;
Education Record
1.
Advanced Course – Program, budgeting Planning and M&E system in EC-
EU Commission –Brussels, 2008.
2.
Advanced Course – Marketing logistic and World Trade Organization -
International Center for Economic Studies in Mediterranean Countries –
Zaragoza - Spain – 2002.
3.
Advanced course – Investment analysis tools in Developed Countries and
International Economy - International Center for Economic Studies in
Mediterranean Countries – Zaragoza - Spain – 2001.
4.
Advanced course – Development & Marketing of New Products. -
International Center for Economic Studies in Mediterranean Countries – 1999.
5.
Short courses - Word Processing Program & Excel, Power Point, WebPages
and SPSS Programs – UAE University – 1999.
2
6.
Post Doctorate – Methods of project analysis and credit System under Global
Market - Iowa State University - USA, 1997.
6.
Ph.D. Agric-Economics - Faculty of Agriculture - Cairo University, 1984-1989.
7.
Short course - Computer Aided Preparation and Analysis of developing
Projects - Daisy Program for Analysis of Agricultural Projects - The Economic and
Social Commission for Western Asia of United Nations & INP-, 1987.
8.
M. Sc. Agric- Economics - Faculty of Agriculture - Cairo University, 1979 -
1983.
9.
Short course E.D.I. & Statistical Economics and Social Research and
Training Center for Islamic Countries - Regional Seminar - National Economic
Management, 1985.
10. Short course - I.M.F. - Regional Seminar - Fiscal Policy and Exchange Rate
in Egypt - Cairo, 1982.
11. Diploma – Socio- Economic Planning - INP – Cairo-1980.
12. B.Sc. Agric-Economics - Faculty of Agriculture - Ain Shams University-Cairo1976.
Experience Record
2009 – 2014
Head of Knowledge Management Division- Strategic Policy Planning,
Monitoring and Resources Mobilization Directorate – Bureau Of Chairperson of
African union commission - Leading and managing the Division to creating
Knowledge Management System and improving the library and Archive unit by
digitalizing process to be available on line.
2005 –2009
Head of planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division – Strategic Policy
Planning, Monitoring and Resources Mobilization Directorate – Bureau Of
Chairperson of African union commission, Leading and managing the Strategic
Plan unit and coordinate the finance of the program budget of the AUC. Managing
the Division responsible for building up the Commission’s capacity to define priorities
and to formulate, implement and follow policies and programs in a transparent and
responsible manner. Assist and produce planning and M&E manuals for AUC
3
commission. Produce the annual and biannual program budget for AUC as well as
the Strategic Plan and related activities. Assist to create African Monitoring and
Evaluation Reporting Tool AMERT system to monitor and produce the program
budget. The new system exists now and in developing stage.
1999 - 2005

Professor of Economics – International Economic relations Department –
Institute of National Planning (INP). Leading and evaluating planned projects and
Strategic Plan Unit to support the privatization program and training the
government staff on various topics to raise their skills towered selecting the suitable
projects fit with the national and regional plan objectives. Coordinate the planned
projects to achieve the objectives and succeed for developing Urban and Rural
Area.

Economic Consultant and Project Coordinator. German and Egyptian project
for rural development. Coordinate between German projects and Egyptian
government organizations to achieve and develop the objectives of various projects
in terms of Result-Based Management. Achieving the Strategic Objectives for the
Business Public Sector in Egypt through the German Grant Agreement – German
Technical Cooperation (GTZ) – Regional office (Egypt).

Demand Advisor – (Part Time)- Demand Pre-feasibility study for West Delta
Project –MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES AND IRRIGATION, SABBOUR
ASSOCIATE & WORLD BANK – 2003.

Evaluation Economic Advisor -Short Term Consultant - Impact Assessments
Of Small & Medium Enterprises for SEDO Projects on Urban and Rural Area at
Suez Canal Zone – SDF & NSCE – 2001.

Economic consultant (Part time) – Feasibility Study for the Rice Mill project –
Industry Corporation – Abu Dhabi Emirate – SABBOUR Association – 2001.
4

Economic Consultant (part time) – Globalization and agriculture Modernization
at Rural Area – Research paper – United Nation Development Program (UNDP)2000.

Visiting professor –College of Business & Economics –Marketing Trace –
Business Management Dep. United Arab Emirates University – 1999/2000.
1993-1999
Associate professor of Economics - International Economic relations
Department – Institute of National Planning (INP). Leading studies and projects to
support the national plan and training the government staff on various topics such
as planning methodology, regional planning, planning monitoring, small project
feasibility studies, privatization processes and financial aspects – Cairo. Egypt.
Senior Economist and Planner Advisor– Credit Line Project – Prepare the
Project Planning Matrix and plan of actions. Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau
(KFW) – for PBDAC, Cairo & Agrar und Hydrotechnik – Consulting Engineering
(AHT) and MAASCO – Essen- Germany – 1990 to 1998.
1989-1993
Economic and Planner Expert - International Economic relations Department
– Institute of National Planning (INP). Preparing studies and projects to support
the national and regional plan and training the government staff on various topics
such as small project feasibility studies, privatization processes and financial
aspect. Supervision the field business surveys and reports editing and preparing
base line data as well. -Cairo. Egypt.
Socio-Economist and Planner Expert – (Part Time) – Supervision in Field
Survey Analysis of the Base Line Data and Report Editing for Egyptian & German
Economic Cooperation – Friedrich Naumann Stiftung.
1979-1989
Researcher International Economic relations Department (part time) –
Institute of National Planning (INP) – Cairo – Egypt.
5
Assistant researcher International Economic relations Department –
Institute of National Planning (INP).
Other Activities
1- Participating in International Conferences:
Joint Seminar ,EUROPEAN UNIFICATION AND ITS IMPACT ON VISIBLE
TRADE BETWEEN EGYPT AND HUNGARY ,Economic Science of Faculty ,
Budapest University & INP, 1993.
Joint Seminar, INP & Warsaw School of Economics, Economic Reform
Structural Adjustment and Economic Development ,Alleviation the Side Effect
of the Negative Impacts of Economic Reform, INP, Cairo, 20-22 April, 1993.
Joint Seminar: INP & Institute of Comparative Studies in Algeria ,Capital
Market and Economic Reform Policies, Algeria, 1997.
2. Researches Published at National Level:
Demand and supply of foreign currencies and its impact on the local
currency, INP Development Issues, Cairo, 2004.
Project Feasibility analysis, Marketing, Financial and Socio-economic,
Tools and approach, Teaching Memo, INP, Cairo 2003.
Foreign markets analysis and Egyptian commodities with the SocioEconomic variables, INP Development Issues (170), Cairo, 2003.
Free Zones And Socio-Economic Variables and its impact on the Foreign
investment and Exports in Egypt – American University Cairo AUC- Research
Paper - 2002.
Egypt and regional blocks, Investment analysis -INP Development Issues
(157), Cairo, 2002.
International economic cooperation
Development Issues (149), Cairo, 2001.
and
Egyptian
economy,
INP
Theoretical And Legality Development of Foreign Trade Policy In Egypt,
Development Issues (127), INP, 1999.
Middle East Foreign Trade Analysis ,Development -Issues No. (114), INP,
1998.
Capital Market Analysis and Economic
1997.
6
Reform policy
in unpublished,
Cost / Benefit Analysis for Free Zones in Egyptian Market Development
Issues, (104), INP.1996.
European currency Unit and its Impact on The Foreign Trade Egyptian
Development Issues No. (97), INP, Cairo 1995.
European Community Market and It’s Impact on Arab Regional and Egypt
INP Development Issue (85), Cairo, 1994.
Foreign Investment Analysis in Arab Countries, development Issues - INP,
1993.
Exchange Rate Liberalization and It’s Expected on Egyptian Balance of
Payments, INP Development Issues (81), Cairo, 1993.
Arab Capital Markets, Establishing and Conditions, Regional Seminar on :
Planning and Management for Arab Economic Relations ,Arab Institute for
Planning & Institute of National Planning, Cairo ,February 15, - March 2sd 1992.
Gulf Crisis and it’s Impact on the Egyptian Economic, INP, Development
Issues (61), Cairo, 1992.
African Union Language SKILLS


Fluent in Arabic as Mother tongue
Fluent in English.
Address and contact:
Telephone: + 2023593442
+20201223664436
Email: [email protected]
7