About Ahmed Abou Zeid

Justice Abou Zeid has extensive experience in the fields of Criminal Justice, trial advocacy, and commercial disputes as a public prosecutor and judge. In 2006, he was appointed a chief prosecutor at the commercial division of the Court of Cassation. He holds a Bachelor of Law and LL.M. in Criminal Justice from Ain- Shams University. He received an LL.M. on Commercial Law from EL-MANSOURA University.

He is the official instructor for mediation of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative in Egypt. He leads a series of workshops designed for Egyptian judges at the National Center for Judicial studies, in cooperation with judges and mediators from the U.S.

Judicial and Litigation Experience

• Vice President of the Court of Cassation (2016- Present)
• Judge at the Court of Cassation (2014-2016)
• General Attorney, Court of Cassation (2011- 2014)
• Chief Prosecutor, Court of Cassation (2006 – 2011)
• Chief Magistrate, South Cairo Court of First Instance (2005 – 2006)
• Chief Magistrate, Suez Court of First Instance (2004 – 2005)
• Judge, Suez Court of First Instance (2001 – 2004)
• Chief Prosecutor, Giza Public Prosecutor Office for Family Status (2000 – 2001)
• Public Prosecutor Deputy, Nozha Public Prosecutor, East Cairo Office (1998 –2000)
• Public Prosecutor Deputy, Nasr City Public Prosecutor, East Cairo Office (1996 –1998)
• Public Prosecutor Deputy, Moharum Bek Public Prosecutor, East Alexandria Office (1994 1996)

Professional Activities

• Sitting Judge at the Court of Cassation – reviews Economic and Commercial cases
• One of the General Attorneys at the Prosecution of Court of Cassation, Commercial Division (2011)
• Head of the International Relations office at the Court of Cassation – previously one of the founders, and a member of this office (since 2009)
• Appointed Chief Prosecutor at the Commercial Division of the Court of Cassation (2006)
• Judge and Chief Magistrate at the Egyptian Court of Instance for several years, before that, worked as Public Prosecutor Deputy
• Many years of experience in the fields of criminal justice, trial advocacy and commercial disputes as a Public Prosecutor and Judge
• Conducted research on the Egyptian Legislation in accordance with Bankruptcy Laws. This research was presented to the Faculty of Law- EL-Mansora University (2011).
• Conducted research on the Egyptian Legislation in accordance with the new Environmental Laws. This research was presented to the National Center for
• Criminal & Social Research (1997).
• Conducted research on the Role of Shoura Assembly in the Egyptian Constitutional Law. This research was presented to the Faculty of Law- Ain Shams University (1994).
• Conducted research on Terrorism in Criminal Law & its amendments. This research was presented to the Faculty of Law- Ain Shams University (1993).