This Week's Highlighted Speaker

Mr. Mohamed Khalifa Rahma is the Regional Director of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Middle East Regional Office. Mr. Rahma took over his position on March 20th, 2016. Prior to his appointment as ICAO Middle East Regional Director he was the Undersecretary of International and Internal Affairs at the Ministry of Civil Aviation of Egypt and previously the advisor to the Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation.

During his tenure, Mr. Rahma played a substantial role in many influential projects that actively supported and enhanced aviation capacity in Egypt. He developed cooperative relationships with government bodies and investors while paving the way for future business partnerships and opportunities. He acted as a liaison person to facilitate communication between the local bodies and the international and regional organizations such as ICAO, IATA, AFCAC and ACAC.

Mr. Rahma was a board member of various companies including Cairo Airport Company, Aerotel Company and EMAC Aqaba Company and chaired many strategic committees under the umbrella of the Ministry of Civil Aviation for special projects and has continuous presence in high level national and regional committees.

Mr. Rahma has 25 years of aviation experience in various fields including aviation management, airline management, operation, safety, training, corporate communication, marketing and crisis management. He is an accredited senior instructor and holds MBA in Aviation Management and is currently working to achieve his PHD in the same field. Mr. Rahma speaks fluent Arabic and English.