Biographical Sketch

• Born: January 1, 1963 in Cairo, EGYPT.

• 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.
• Assistant Professor of Economics.
• 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.