Tarek Heggy
Tarek Heggy (b. 1950, Egypt). From the Just Journalism profile:
Tarek Heggy is a world expert in natural gas as well as a leading liberal Arab thinker. In 1998 he founded Tana Petroleum Middle East Co. and was previously Chairman of Shell International Petroleum Companies between 1988 and 1996. He has also written prolifically on the causes of modernity, democracy, tolerance, and women's rights in the Middle East, publishing over 20 books in Arabic, English and French. His works include Modern Management in the contemporary Arab Societies (Arabic, 2006), Margins on The Egyptian Mind (Arabic, 2004), and Culture, Civilization & Humanity (English, 2003). He is currently an advisory board member of a number of organisations, including the Institute for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, Washington D.C.[1]
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Affiliations
Career
- Founder and Chairman, Tana Petroleum Middle East Co., a UK-based oil production company with a business portfolio in the UK and Egypt (1998).
- Shell International Middle East Advisor (1996 - 1998).
- Chairman of Shell International Petroleum Companies (1988 - 1996).
- Chief Petroleum Agreements Negotiator (1979 - 1988).
- Member of the Board of Directors of numerous Oil producing companies (1988 - 2004).
- Assistant Professor at the Law schools of a number of Algerian and Moroccan universities (1971– 1979).[2]
Other Affiliations
- Just Journalism Advisory Board circa 2008 (no longer an advisor in 2010)[3][4]
- Institute for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence - Advisory Board Member[2]
- Phyllis Chesler - "good friend"[5][6]
Contact, References and Resources
Contact
- New Website: http://www.tarek-heggy.com/
- Old Website (webarchive as page is no longer in operation): www.heggy.org
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001485123383
References
- ↑ Just Journalism Advisory board, retrieved from the Internet Archive of 15 April 2008 (Accessed: 20 November 2010)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tarek Heggy, "Tarek Heggy Personal Resume", Tarek-Heggy, accessed on 21 November 2010
- ↑ Just Journalism Advisory board, retrieved from the Internet Archive of 15 April 2008 (Accessed: 20 November 2010)
- ↑ Just Journalism Advisory board, Accessed: 20 November 2010
- ↑ Phyllis Chesler, "The Steady Erosion of Women’s Rights in Egypt: A Photographic Story", Pajamas Media, 28 January 2010
- ↑ Phyllis Chesler, "The Educated Terrorist", Phyllis-Chesler.com, 10 September 2007
