Mr. Alaa Elzoheiry Managing Director, GIG Egypt
Vice President, FAIR
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Personal profile
Mr. Alaa El Zoheiry is the managing director of GIG Egypt and has been in the insurance market for more than 32 years
He was appointed president of the Federation of Afro-Asian Insurer & Reinsurers in 2021 and now is the Vice Chairman. He holds a number of positions in various organisations including chairman of the Insurance Federation of Egypt, chairman of the Insurance Committee at the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt. Board Member of Gulf Sigorta – Türkiye, Vice Chairman of Egyptian Takaful –Life/GIG since 2011 and Board Member of GIG - Jordan.
Mr. El Zoheiry was chosen as the ‘Best Insurance Man’ in Egypt in 2014. He was ‘Personality of the Year’ at the 2017 Middle East Insurance Industry Awards and was awarded ‘professional of the year at the 2021 MENAIR Awards and ‘Best CEO in Africa’ award by the Africa Insurance Organisation in 2022, and was announced to be “Reinsurance Professional of the Year 2024” awards in MENA IR in Dubai.
He holds a BA in business administration from Sadat Academy for Management Sciences.