Biography — Said El-Naggar (Egypt) (1995 - 2000)

Said El-Naggar of Egypt served on the Appellate Body from 1995 to 2000. Born in 1920, he was Professor Emeritus of Economics at Cairo University and combined his academic expertise with public service for more than 30 years.

After a teaching career at Cairo University, Dr. El-Naggar joined the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in 1965 as Deputy Director of the Research Division, a post he held for six years until he was appointed Director of the United Nations Economic and Social Office in Beirut, Lebanon. From 1976 to 1984, he served as Executive Director of the World Bank representing the Arab Countries, before returning to Cairo University as Professor Emeritus. Since 1991, he also was President of the New Civic Forum, a non-government organisation dedicated to economic, political and social liberalization in Egypt.

Dr. El-Naggar graduated from the Faculty of Law at Cairo University in 1942 and completed graduate studies in economics at London University, where he obtained a Masters degree in 1948 and a doctorate in 1951. He also was a research fellow at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), and a Visiting Professor at Princeton University (New Jersey). He was the author of several books and papers on international trade and finance, economic development and the Egyptian economy.

Dr. El- Naggar passed away on 11 April 2004.