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Khalid Aseel Mohammed, PhD, RPP, MCIP, LEED AP
Dr. Mohammed is the executive Director of SFCEP. He received both his bachelor and Master degrees
with distinction in Economics, from the University of Madras and the University of Pune respectively. Dr.
Mohammed later obtained a doctoral degree in Economics in public finance from the University of Pune.
He also completed a master program in City Planning from the University of Manitoba, Canada and a
Masters in Municipal Leadership, from York University, Canada. As a professional economist and
planner, Dr. Mohammed has over 20 years of experience in strategic long-range planning and big picture
policy development, advocating for creating great and smart communities, which are built on
sustainable economic growth. Dr. Mohammed is a non- believer in economics and planning solutions
that is designed on ‘one size fits all’, but rather subscribes to the idea that policy initiatives and
developments should be tailored to the specific targets. Dr. Mohammed is a risk taker and always willing
to intelligently challenge the “status quo” of traditional policy initiatives.
In his current role as Manager of Planning and Development for the Town of High River, Dr. Mohammed
has initiated and led major transformation in the planning spectrum of the land use and policy
development, which helped guide the community move away from conventional planning philosophy to
a more innovative and creative regulatory models, which fostered the community as a led by example in
the planning world. His risk taking attitude led him to manage major municipal projects for which he
received two Canadian national awards in planning excellence in 2016 and 2017 and one provincial
award in planning excellence in the year 2017.
Prof Ibrahim Ahmed Al Badawi, PhD , (former Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of the Republic of Sudan)
Professor Al-Badawi graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Khartoum in 1978 and
obtained a master’s degree in statistics from North Carolina State University in 1981, and in 1983 he
obtained a doctorate in economics and statistics from North Carolina and Northwestern Universities,
and worked as a visiting professor at Northwestern University and then returned to Sudan, where he
worked as a professor of economics and statistics, and was also a visiting professor at the College of
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Economics and the Growth Research Institute at Bell University of America, he worked as director of the
Department of Economic Research during the period 1993-1998, during his work at the World Bank.
He was recently elected to the position of Executive Director of the Economic Research Forum for North
Africa and the Middle East, and also served as Director of the Center for Economic Policy and Research
at the Dubai Economic Council since 2009. He was entrusted with the task of coordinating the economic
policies of the international community for the reconstruction program within the framework of the
Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan in 2005.
Recently Dr. Al-Badawi held the position of Minister of Finance in the government of Abdallah Hamdok
from September 2019 to July 2020.
Dr. El-Badawy was recently selected among the members of the United Nations High-Level Advisory
Council on Economic and Social Affairs.
Basheer Omer Fadul, PhD, (former Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of the Republic of Sudan)
Dr. Bashir graduated with honors from the Faculty of Economics, University of Khartoum, and obtained
his master’s and doctorate degrees in economics from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom,
and then worked as a lecturer at the same university after his graduation. He held teaching position as
an adjunct in German, Dutch and Ethiopian universities.
He joined the University of Khartoum as a lecturer and became the chairof its economics department
until 1986. He also held several positions at the University of Khartoum, including Secretary of the
Council of the Economics Division, coordinator of master's and doctoral programs for the Economics
Division, dean of students, and editor-in-chief of the Economics and Social Studies news bulletin.
Dr. Omar was an external examiner at the University of Harare, the University of Nairobi and Addis
Ababa University, and as a visiting lecturer at the University of Addis Ababa from 1991-1992.
Dr. Omer also worked as an economic advisor to the National Commercial Bank in the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, and then Director of the Development Department at the Islamic Development Bank in Saudi
Arabia. Dr. Omer held the position of Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of the Republic of
Sudan, Minister of Culture and Information and Spokesperson for the Government of Sudan and
Minister of Energy and Mining for the Republic of Sudan from 1986 to 1989.
Eltayeb Ibrahim Elmadih, PhD, (Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at the National Ribat University, located in Khartoum, Sudan)
Dr. Elmadih graduated with honors in the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, in 1982, and obtained
his master of science in physical planning at the University of Khartoum in 2001. He obtained his
doctoral degree in sustainable architecture, at the University of Huddersfield, Great Britain, in 2012.
Dr. Elamdi worked as a head of architectural section at the Gezira Agriculture Scheme and held the
position of a General Executive Manager for many diversification developments, executed in various
towns and cities in Sudan, such as; Agricultural buildings and warehouses in Sudan.
Dr. Elmadih’s expertise in engineering architecture has been proven in his invaluable participations and
contributions to designing diversification buildings, including his supervision role in projects such as
Helton Extension, Pension building, some banks buildings, some factories, many private buildings etc. He
participated as an adjunct teaching assistant at the University of Khartoum, Huddersfield in UK and
Omdurman Islamic University in Sudan 2012-2014.
He taught Architectural Design, Building Sciences, Environmental and Technical Studies at the National
Ribat University since the year 2014. Currently, Dr. Elmadih, is the dean of the Faculty of Architecture at
the National Ribat University, located in Khartoum, Sudan.
Abu El Hassan Farah, PhD
Dr. Farah, holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Public Administration, from the University of Cairo-Khartoum,
Branch, a Master of Public Administration, from Pennsylvania State University, and a doctoral degree in
Business Administration from West Pacific University (PWU).
Dr. Farah has extraordinary expertise in the field of banking management affairs, auditing, and success
charting.
He was a Director and General Manager for a number of banks in Sudan and abroad. Dr. Farah, is a
Member of the Federation of Banks in Sudan and Egypt and the Federation of Arab Banks. He
participated in several national and international economic and banking conferences in Sudan and
abroad.
Dr. Farah is the Founder, Owner and Chairman of Palm Investment and Development Corporation.
Fathi Mohammed Abdulhay, PhD, (Associate Dean for the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at the Red See University, Located in Port Sudan, Sudan)
Dr. Abdulhay, receivedhis bachelor and master’s degrees from the faculty of Economics, University of
Madras, India, in 1994. He obtained his doctorate degree in economics from the University of Red Sea,
Port Sudan, Sudan in 2006. He served as a lecturer at the same university after his graduation.
Dr. Abdulhay also worked as a lecturer at the University of Sirte, Libya during the period 2013-2015, and
return to the Red Sea University in 2015.
Dr. Abdulhay, is a member of many scientific committees at home and abroad. He supervised many
scientific research projects for the master and doctoral students at the Red Sea University.
Dr. Abdulhay, has participated in many national and international conferences and worked in the field of
scientific consultancy designed projects and inventory resources for the Ministry of Economic and
Personnel Affairs in the Red Sea State during the period 1999 to 2002.
Dr. Abdulhay is currently an associate dean for the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at
the Red See University.