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'''Tarek Kamel''' was a Senior Advisor to [[ICANN]]'s President and Senior Vice President for Government and Intergovernmental Organization Engagement.<ref name="icann">[https://www.icann.org/en/about/staff Staff], ICANN.org</ref> He was an Egyptian expert in global [[Internet Governance]]. He was the father of the Internet in Egypt.

'''Tarek Kamel''' was Senior Advisor to [[ICANN]]'s President and Senior Vice President for Government and Intergovernmental Organization Engagement.<ref name="icann">[https://www.icann.org/en/about/staff Staff], ICANN.org</ref> He was an Egyptian expert in global [[Internet Governance]]. He was the father of the Internet in Egypt.

==Career==

==Career==

Kamel served as the Minister of Communication and Information Technology from July 2004 to February 2011, where he was responsible for the reform of the ICT sector and the development of telecom services and the Internet industry in Egypt.  Kamel joined the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology during its formation in October 1999 and was appointed Senior Advisor to the Minister following his pioneering efforts in ICT.  He was a board member of Telecom Egypt from 2000 to 2004 and a board member of Egypt's Private Public Technology Development Fund (TDF), which supports startups and incubators in ICT, from 2002 to 2004.

Kamel served as the Minister of Communication and Information Technology from July 2004 to February 2011, where he was responsible for the reform of the ICT sector and the development of telecom services and the Internet industry in Egypt.  Kamel joined the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology during its formation in October 1999 and was appointed Senior Advisor to the Minister following his pioneering efforts in ICT.  He was a board member of Telecom Egypt from 2000 to 2004 and a board member of Egypt's Private Public Technology Development Fund (TDF), which supports startups and incubators in ICT, from 2002 to 2004.

Kamel started his career as a network support engineer for the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, then an assistant researcher at the Electronics Research Institute. After earning a PhD, Kamel became the manager of the Communications and Networking Department at the Cabinet Information and Decision Support Centre (IDSC/RITSEC) and gained a professorship at the ERI. From 1992 to 1999, he established Egypt's first connection to the Internet, steered the introduction of commercial Internet services in Egypt, and founded the Internet Society of Egypt.

Kamel started his career as a network support engineer for the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, then an assistant researcher at the Electronics Research Institute. After earning a Ph.D., Kamel became the manager of the Communications and Networking Department at the Cabinet Information and Decision Support Centre (IDSC/RITSEC) and gained a professorship at the ERI. From 1992 to 1999, he established Egypt's first connection to the Internet, steered the introduction of commercial Internet services in Egypt, and founded the Internet Society of Egypt.

In addition to being the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Kamel was the Chairman of the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA), the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), the National Telecommunication Institute (NTI), and the Information Technology Institute’s (ITI) Boards of Trustees.  

In addition to being the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Kamel was the Chairman of the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA), the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), the National Telecommunication Institute (NTI), and the Information Technology Institute’s (ITI) Boards of Trustees.