Mohamed Noman Galal

Mohamed Noman Galal (Arabic: محمد نعمان جلال‎‎; born 1943) is a former Egyptian Ambassador and author. His appointments as a senior diplomat have included representing Egypt in China, Pakistan, India as well as the United Nations and the Arab League.^{[1] [2]}

Galal has written over 40 books since 1974 on topics spanning Political-History, International Relations, Islam, and Human Rights. His writings are analytical and often interdisciplinary in nature.^{[3] [4]}

Career highlights as a diplomat

• 2001-2002 Assistant Foreign Minister for Economic and Political Policy Planning, Cairo.
• 1998-2001 Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the People’s Republic of China, Beijing.^[5]
• 1995-1998 Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Islamabad.
• 1992-1995 Ambassador and Representative of Egypt to the Arab League, Cairo.
• 1989-1992 Minister Plenipotentiary, Egyptian Mission to the United Nations, New York.^[6]
• 1987-1989 Counselor, Egyptian Mission to the United Nations, New York.
• 1985-1987 Counselor, Office of the Foreign Minister, Cairo.
• 1980-1985 Counselor, Egyptian Embassy in India, New Delhi.
• 1969-1980 Served in diplomatic posts for Egypt in Jordan, Kuwait, UAE, and Norway.

Selection of books authored

• Strategic Outlook on Bahrain and the Arab Middle East. Part 1-4, Co-authored with Mohammed Bin Jassim Alghatam, Bahrain Center for Studies and Research, Bahrain, 2005-2007.^[7]
• Arab Dialogue with the World on Current International Issues, Sang-E-Meel Publications, Lahore, Pakistan, 2006 (English).^[8]
• Arab and Muslim Challenges in a Changing World, Co-authored with Mohammed Bin Jassim Alghatam, Bahrain Center for Studies and Research, Bahrain, 2005 (English).
• Neo-Realism in Arab Thought: A Study of Jabber Ansari's Writings, Arab Institute for Studies and Publications, Beirut, Lebanon 2004.
• Strategy, Diplomacy and Protocol, Arab Institute for Studies and Publications, Beirut, Lebanon 2004.
• Diplomacy of International Dialogue, Alahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Cairo, 2003.
• Diplomacy and Protocol: Islamic Traditions and Modern Practice, Egyptian Organization for Books, Cairo 2003.
• China through Egyptian Eyes ed., Dar El Maaref, Reading Series, Cairo, 2002.
• Egypt: Arabism, Islam and Human Rights, Egyptian Organization for Books, Cairo 2000.
• The Arab World at a Crossroads, Dar El Maaref, Reading Series, Cairo, 1999.
• Dynamics of the Egyptian National Identity, Sangee-Meel publications, Lahore, 1998 (English).^[9]
• Pakistani-Egyptian Relations in a World Perspective, Sangee-Meel publications, Lahore, 1998 (English).
• Perspectives on Arab Security, Dar El Maaref, Reading Series, Cairo, 1997.
• The Egyptian National Identity (co-author), Egyptian Organization for Books, 1997 and 2001.
• Fifty Years of Egyptian-Pakistani Relations, Series on Egyptian History, Egyptian Organization for Books, 1997.
• The Arab League and its Prospective Challenges, Al-Ahram Center for Strategic Studies, 1995 (Arabic & English).
• Protocol in Islamic Traditions and Modern Practices, Cultural Library Series, Egyptian Organization for Books, 1995.
• Human Rights: Between Theory and Practice, Strategic Papers Series, Al-Ahram Center for Strategic Studies, 1994.
• Egyptian Foreign Policy and Non-Alignment at a Cross-Roads, Center for Political Research and Studies Cairo University, 1994.
• The Impact of the 1973 October War on Public Life and Egypt’s Foreign Relations (Co-author), Egyptian Book Organization, 1994.
• The Arab League and the Arab Charter on Human Rights, Center for Political Research and Studies Cairo University, 1994.
• Egypt and Human Rights: A Documentary Study, Egyptian Book Organization, 1993.
• Sino-Japanese Relations 1949-1972, dissertation for Ph.D.; published under the title The Struggle Between China and Japan, Madbouly Publishing House, Cairo, Egypt 1988.
• Non-Alignment in a Changing World, Egyptian Book Organization, 1987.
• Contemporary Currents of Thought in Egypt, Series on Egyptian History, Egyptian Book Authority, 1987.
• Social Democracy in Norway and Austria(Co-author), Egyptian Organization for Books, 1978.
• Culture and Politics in China, Al-Ahram Centre for Strategic Studies, Cairo, 1974.

References

External links

• International Who's Who 2004