Biographical Sketch 
- 1967-1973: A number of different elementary schools in Heliopolis
and Zamalek.
- 1973-1979: St. George school in Heliopolis.
- June 1979, General high school diploma (Thanawiyya `Amma) specializing
in Mathematics.
- 1979-1983: The American
University in Cairo.
- February 1983, B.A. in Economics with a minor in Computer Science.
- 1983-1984: Soldier in the Egyptian army.
- 1983-1984: The American
University in Cairo.
- February 1985, M.A. in Economics.
- Thesis title: On The Empirical Production Function.
- 1984-1985: Stanford University,
CA 94305.
- June 1985, M.S. in Statistics.
- 1985-1988: Northwestern University,
IL 60208.
- June 1988, Ph.D in Economics.
- Dissertation title: Estimation in Economic Systems Characterized by
Deterministic Chaos.
- 1988-1989: University of Rochester,
NY 14627.
- Assistant Professor of Economics.
- 1989-1996: California Institute
of Technology, CA 91125.
- 1995-1996: International Monetary Fund,
Washington, DC 20431.
- Economist, Middle Eastern Department.
- 1996-1998: University of Wisconsin,
Madison, WI 53706.
- Associate Professor of Economics
(with tenure).
- 1998-Present: Rice University, Houston,
TX.
- Chaired Professor of Islamic Economics, Finance, and Management, and Professor
of Economics and Statistics.
- 1991: Got married to: Ghada Youssef Kamal.
- 1993: Became the father of Ahmad El-Gamal.
- 1998: Became the father of Mustafa El-Gamal.
- Look here for a 1998 picture of Ahmad and
Mustafa.
- Look here for a 1999 picture of Ahmad and
Mustafa.
- Look here for a 2000 picture of Ahmad
and Mustafa.
- Look here for a 2003 picture of Ahmad
and Mustafa.
- Look here for a 2004 picture of Ahmad
and Mustafa.
- Look here for a 2005 picture of Ahmad
and Mustafa.
