13 Facts About Tarek Kamel

Tarek Kamel was an Egyptian politician and computer engineer expert in global Internet governance issues.

Tarek Kamel was born in Cairo, Egypt on 8 May 1962.

Tarek Kamel joined the ministry of communications and information technology since its formation in October 1999, where he had been appointed senior advisor to the minister following his pioneering efforts in ICT.

Tarek Kamel was board member of Telecom Egypt from 2000 to 2004 and a board member of Egypt's Private Public Technology Development Fund to support start ups and incubators in ICT from 2002 to 2004.

Tarek Kamel served as the minister of communications and information technology from July 2004 to February 2011.

Besides his ministerial role, Tarek Kamel was the chairman of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, the Information Technology Industry Development Agency, the National Telecommunication Institute and the Information Technology Institute's Boards of Trustees.

Tarek Kamel served as a member of the Internet Society Board of Trustees and as vice president for chapters from 1999 to 2002.

Tarek Kamel is a founding member and a previous board member of AFRINIC.

Tarek Kamel acted as Chairman of the Executive Bureau of Arab Telecommunications and Information Council of Ministers from 2004 to 2008 and the Chairman of the Ministerial Conference on Communication and Information Technologies of the African Union from 2006 to 2008.

Tarek Kamel was a board member of the National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt from April 2011 to July 2012.

Tarek Kamel led the development of the ICANN organization Government Engagement team and spearheaded efforts to strengthen relationships between ICANN and governments, ministries, and IGOs.

Tarek Kamel was married to Iman El Azab, faculty member at Cairo University.

Tarek Kamel died in Switzerland on 10 October 2019 from kidney failure as a complication of cancer.