Mohammed El-Moghazi

Executive Director of International Spectrum Affairs

Mohammed El-Moghazi is Executive Director of International Spectrum Affairs at the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt. He obtained a B.Sc. in electronics and communication from Cairo University in 2003, a PhD in electrical and electronic engineering and a master's degree in telecommunications management, together with a postgraduate certificate in research methodology from the University of Strathclyde and a diploma in communication management from the University of Colorado. His work at NTRA has covered the national broadband plan, digital switchover and 3G and 4G licences, and now focuses on 5G deployment in Egypt, the 6G vision at the ITU and spectrum management support to African countries. He has chaired the Arab Spectrum Management Group (ASMG) and the African Telecommunications Union Spectrum Recommendation Task Group, and served as vice-chair of the Conference Preparatory Meeting for WRC-23. He received the British Chevening Scholarship in 2007 and the Pacific Telecommunications Council Young Researchers Award in 2017, founded the Global Telecom Policy Researchers Network (GTPRN), and wrote the book The International Radio Regulations: The Case for Reform.