Hassan Younes (21 February 1943) is an Egyptian engineer and politician.
Hassan Younes | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Electricity and Energy | |
| In office November 2001 – July 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Balbaa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1943 |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
Early life and ducation
Younes was born on 21 February 1943.[1] He holds bachelor of science (1965) and master of science degrees (1975) in electrical power engineering.[1] He also obtained a PhD in electrical power engineering[2] in 1985.[1]
Career
Younes started his career working as an engineer from 1965 to 1978.[1] Then he served as the representative of Egypt's electricity authority in the US from 1978 to 1979. Next he began to work at Egypt's national energy control centre in 1979. He was appointed general director of operation system in 1983 and inspector general of the national energy control in 1988. He began to serve as the board chairman of the Electric Holding company in 2001. Later in the same year, in November 2001, he was appointed minister of electricity and energy.[2] His last appointment to the ministry of electricity and energy was in the Kamal Ganzouri's interim cabinet in December 2011.[3] His term lasted until July 2012.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Dr. Hassan Younes" (PDF). Energy Conference. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ a b Bassem Abo Al Abass; Michael Gunn (24 February 2011). "Egyptian cabinet: The old, the new and the unknown". Ahram Online. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "El Ganzouri's ministerial reshuffle fails to appease protesters' anger". Ahram Online. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Power" (PDF). MEED. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Egypt's government: It's time to get to know the ministers". Egypt Business. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.