DEGREES & PRIZES
2021 Classic Pure Vienna International Music Competition: Honorable Mention
2020 Oreint/Occident Music Composers' Competition - 7th Edition: Second Prize
2020 Franz Schubert Konservatorium Wien International Composer Prize-for folke (traditional) music: Second Prize
2017 Federal Chancellery of Austria stipend for Composition
(Arbeitsstipendium für Komposition- Bundskanzleramt, Österreich)
2016 Federal Chancellery of Austria stipend for Composition
(Arbeitsstipendium für Komposition- Bundskanzleramt, Österreich)
2010 First prize in composition of University of Surrey (UK)
2013 PhD in composition (Academy of Arts, Cairo)
2009 Master of music in Composition with distinctions
(Mozarteum, Salzburg)
2009 Salzburg Annual Scholarship for music shared with Gerhard Winkler
2009 Salzburg Biennale: Third prize
2008 Austrian State Scholarship for composition
2007 Bachelor of music in Music theory
(Mozarteum, Salzburg)
2006 Bachelor of music in Composition
(Mozarteum, Salzburg)
1999 Rome Prize in Composition-The State Prize for Artistic Creation, Egypt
1998 Bachelor of music in Composition with distinctions
(Cairo Conservatoire, Cairo)
1993 Bachelor degree in Management and business administrations
(Helwan University, Cairo)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2000-2002 Teacher Assistant at the Cairo Conservatoire-Department of Composition and Conducting
2005-2007 Mentor of the Global Interplay workshop
2010-2011 Teacher Assistant at University of Surrey
2013- Professor at the Cairo Conservatoire-Department of Composition and Conducting
2015- Professor at The American University in Cairo