Mr. President Abdel fattah El Sisi issued a decree to assign Prof.Dr. Roshdy Rgaa Zahran as President of Alexandria University till retirement age.
It is worth to mention that Prof. Dr. Roshdy Zahran obtain BSc of Chemical Engineering in 1979 and Master degree in 1982 from Alexandria University while obtained PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from Washington University in 1986.
Dr. Zahran was appointed several positions since 1979 from Demonstrator till being Professor from 1998 till now.
He appointed and promoted administrative positions in Alexandria University since 1999 when he was appointed as Executive Director of Community Service Center and Scientific Coordinator of the Center of Desalination Studies, Technology and Equipment. He also was appointed as Deputy of the Faculty of Engineering for Education and Student Affairs in 2003 and Dean of the faculty of 2006 then Vice President of Alexandria University for Education and Student Affairs in 2010. He was assigned in charge of University Rector in October 2014 till the republican decree to be appointed as President of Alexandria University in May 2015.