Mr. Mohamed FARAHAT

Mr. Mohamed Farahat is a lawyer admitted before the Egyptian Courts of Appeal and Administrative Judiciary, a member of the UNESCO Global Network of Experts on Ethics of AI and the Rule of Law, member of UNESC’s AI ethics Expert without borders ( AIEB) , and a member of the United Nations Working Group on Data Governance. He was a  member of the United Nations High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, He is a member of the Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group of the African Internet Governance Forum, a board member of the African Digital Rights Network and a board member of the Innovation for Change Network in the Middle East and North Africa. Former, Mr. Farahat was member and Vice-Chair of the Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group of the Internet Governance Forum in North Africa, and a member of the Steering committee of the Internet Rights and Principles Alliance.

Mr. Farahat works as a legal Expert with UNESCO Office in Doha, to deliver sessions to judicial operators on AI and the Rule of Law, a consultant with UNESCO – Cairo office to prepare the report on the AI readiness Assessment of Egypt. Mr. Farahat worked as a legal expert and consultant with many international governmental and non-governmental organizations such as UNESCO, IOM, UNICEF, and UN Women.

Mr. Mohamed Farahat holds a Bachelor of Laws, a Postgraduate Diploma in International Law - Faculty of Law - Cairo University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Civil Society and Human Rights, a Postgraduate Diploma in Parliamentary Studies, a Postgraduate Diploma in International Negotiations - Faculty of Economics and Political Science - Cairo University, a Postgraduate Diploma in African Studies - Institute of African Research and Studies - Cairo University, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Migration and Refugee Studies - The American University in Cairo.

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