A Brief History of the Association

The Egyptian Society of Anesthesiologists was established in 1984 under No. 3223, affiliated with the West Cairo Department of Social Affairs, in accordance with According to Law No. 32 of 1964, located on Aisha Al-Taymouriya Street, Garden City.
The association was re-registered at a general assembly meeting in 2004 at the Heliopolis Social Affairs District under the name of the Egyptian Society of Anesthesiologists, registration number 5994, dated April 6, 2005, and headquartered at 28 Obour Buildings, Nasr City.
The association’s activities include providing cultural and scientific services to anesthesiologists. The association was established in collaboration with anesthesia professors from various Egyptian universities, the Armed Forces, and the Ministry of Health.
The Society has organized scientific conferences periodically since its inception, in coordination with Egyptian anesthesia professors living in the United States, under the title “The Egyptian-American Conference on Anesthesia.”
The Society participated in the formation of the Arab Association of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Physicians in 1995, along with members from across the Arab world. The Society was represented by: Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hamed Shaker, Prof. Dr. Salah El-Halabi, Prof. Dr. Ezzat Moamen, Prof. Dr. Abdel Razek Youssef, Prof. Dr. Atef Mandour, and Prof. Dr. Yehia Khater.
The Society then became the Arab Association of Egyptian Anesthesia Societies, with Prof. Dr. Salah El-Halabi serving as its president, followed by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hamed Shaker for two consecutive terms.
The Association’s activities included: 1. Arab Board Certification and its related examinations. 2. Holding Arab Anesthesia Conferences every two years in various Arab countries.
The association’s bylaws were changed so that the board’s appointment was made by election, and Prof. Dr. Yahya Helmy Khater was elected as president.

The first elected board of directors of the association

1- Prof. Dr. Salah El-Din Mustafa El-Halabi, Chairman of the Council

2- Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hosni Rashad, Vice Chairman

3- Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hamed Shaker, Secretary General

4- Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Ibrahim El-Sawy, Treasurer

5- Major General/Doctor Samir Khalaf, Secretary General

6- Prof. Dr. Mohamed Taher Matar, Second Assistant Secretary

7- Prof. Dr. Sagout Abbas Mekki, Council Member

8- Prof. Dr. Qadri Sayedhom Girgis, Council Member

9- Major General/Doctor Ahmed Mahmoud Abdullah, Council Member

10- Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Kamel Ahmed, Council Member

11- Major General/Doctor Ragai Amin Qandil, Council Member

12- Prof. Dr. Yahya Ibrahim Hamimi, Council Member

13- Major General/Doctor Ezz El-Din Abbas El-Saeed, Council Member

14- Prof. Dr. Atef Abdullah Mandour, Council Member

15- Prof. Dr. Hussein Hassan Sabry, Council Member

Chairmen of the Board of Directors of the Association since its inception

1- Prof. Dr. Salah El-Din Mustafa Al-Halabi
2- Prof. Dr. Yahya Ibrahim Hamimi
3- Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Moneim Bakr
4- Prof. Dr. Yahya Helmy Khater
5- Prof. Dr. Enas Kamel
6- Major General Doctor Nabil Awni Al-Asqalani
7- Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Abdel Ghani

The Association’s Secretaries- General since its inception

1- Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hamed Shaker
2- Prof. Dr. Adel Abdel Fattah
3- Prof. Dr. Yehia Helmy Khater
4- Prof. Dr. Nabil Awni Al-Asqalani (Major General)
5- Prof. Dr. Maher Fawzy Mahmoud
6- Prof. Dr. Hassan Ali Hassan Othman

The Association’s Treasurers Since Its Inception

1- Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Al-Sawy
2- Prof. Dr. Hassan Majeed
3- Major General Doctor Nabil Awni Al-Asqalani
4- Prof. Dr. Abdullah Fikry
5- Prof. Dr. Mohamed Emad Abdel Ghaffar
6- Prof. Dr. Hassan Ali Hassan Othman
7- Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hafez Al-Saeed Hafez

Members of the Association’s Board of Directors

1- Prof. Dr. Tariq Al-Saeed Al-Awdan
2- Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Abdel-Ghani Ramadan
3- Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hafez Saeed Hafez
4- Prof. Dr. Adel Rizk Boutros
5- Prof. Dr. Bahaa El-Din Awis
6- Prof. Dr. Abdullah Fikry El-Sayed
7- Prof. Dr. Hassan Ali Hassan Othman
8- Prof. Dr. Farida Mohamed Azmy
9- Prof. Dr. Hazem Mohamed Yousry
10- Prof. Dr. Mohamed Emad El-Din Abdel-Ghaffar
11- Prof. Dr. Ezz El-Din Fikry Ismail
12- Prof. Dr. Saad Ibrahim Saad
13- Prof. Dr. Mounir Kamal Afifi
14- Prof. Dr. Maher Fahmy Mahmoud
15- Major General Doctor Nabil El-Asqalani