Mohamed Abdel Wahab
Professor of International Arbitration, Private International Law and English Contract Law, Cairo University Founding Partner & Head of International Arbitration, Construction and Energy Groups · Zulficar & Partners Law Firm
EgyptInternational Arbitration, ConstructionArabic, English, French
About
Professor of International Arbitration, Private International Law and English Contract Law at Cairo University and Founding Partner and Head of International Arbitration, Construction and Energy Groups at Zulficar & Partners in Egypt. Active in leading arbitration institutions (member of the Court of the Permanent Court of Arbitration; member of the Governing Board of ICCA; Deputy‑President Global, CIArb; President‑Elect, CIArb 2025) and appointed to the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators (2024–2030).
Practice areas
International ArbitrationConstructionEnergyPrivate International LawInvestment ArbitrationCommercial ArbitrationContract Law
Office
Expertise
Construction sector disputesEnergy sector disputesInternational investment arbitrationCommercial arbitrationPrivate international law (conflict of laws)English contract lawArbitration education and training
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Manchester (2001–2004) — Thesis: “Public Policy as a Fundamental Legal Conception Precluding the Application of Foreign Law in the Age of Globalisation”
- Advanced Diploma in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Balliol College, Oxford University (2004)
- Intensive Course on European Union Law, King's College London (Centre of European Law) (2002)
- Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Comparative Conflict of Laws (transferred to PhD), University of Manchester (2000–2001)
Languages
ArabicEnglishFrench