Profile Summary
Dr. Khalid Zakaria El Adli Imam is a distinguished architect, urban planner, and Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Urban Design at Cairo University, with extensive experience in sustainable urban development, public administration, and strategic city planning.
His career bridges academia, high-level public service, and private consultancy. He served as Governor of Giza (2015-2016), where he led major infrastructure improvements, urban revitalization initiatives, and community-focused programmes, contributing to modernization and social development efforts within one of Egypt's largest governorates.
Academically trained in Egypt and the United States, he earned his Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Science from Texas A&M University and has held academic positions at Cairo University as well as research affiliations with institutions such as UC Berkeley and the University of Illinois. His work integrates international urban planning frameworks with the socio-economic realities of rapidly growing metropolitan regions in the Middle East.
As Principal Partner and Managing Director of EAG Consulting, he specializes in sustainable master planning, tourism development, and large-scale urban design projects, including campus planning for the American University in Cairo and strategic planning for 6th of October City and New Cairo. A strong advocate for green cities and waterfront revitalization, he has published extensively on sustainable urban transformation and placemaking in Greater Cairo.
Dr. El Adli brings a strategic, sustainability-driven perspective to urban governance, infrastructure development, and metropolitan planning, emphasizing environmental stewardship and long-term resilience in fast-growing cities.