- Source: Mohammed Tayea
Mohammed Ali Tayea (1945-2000) was one of the political leaders in Egypt during the Sadat and Mubarak era. He died on 1 May 2000.
Introduction
Mohammed Tayea was born on 20 July 1945 in Alexandria at his mother's residence. He lived in Sohag at Girga city during his childhood. He gained a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at Assiut University in 1971.
After graduating, he worked at the Red Sea construction company until 1974 on the board of directors in Suez alongside his work as an engineering contractor.
In 1977 he married Ms. Fawzia Abo Zeid AbduLatif after graduating with a degree in philosophy at Ain Shams University.
They had 3 children (Shehab, Shady and Shahinaz). Shehab graduated in naval engineering at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Shady in commerce at the Modern Academy and Shahinaz with honours in engineering at the Modern Academy.
Family
Mohammed Tayea hailed from an Upper Egyptian family through his father (Ali Mohammed Tayea) Sohag who raised his Mohammed Tayea with traditional values.
He had two brothers and three sisters (Hassan Ali Tayea, an engineer at Girga City Council in Sohag; Gamal Abdel Nasser Ali Tayea, a businessman in England since 1985 and owner of an import-export company).
Involvement in projects
Suez Hospital
Minia Hospital
Ismailia University Hospital
Medical Center in Bor Tawfik
Badr Mosque in Suez
Fayed Mosque in Ismailia
Fertilizer factory in Suez and Talkha
Some projects with the Nasr Petroleum Company
Suez company for petrol processing.
Educational buildings for the authorities
Low-cost, mid-range and luxury housing
Major projects include:
Giant power and water stations in South Sinai and East Kantara
Automatic mill in Ismailia
Sand brick factory in Quesna
Conference participation
Management of Major Projects Conference (Cairo, 1980)
International Housing Conference (Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, 1986)
The Development of Construction Equipment Conference (London, England, 1987)
Management of Companies Conference (Alexandria, 1991)
Appointments
Member of Wafd Party in Suez
Member of the Egyptian Parliament for the Suez area - New Wafd party 1984
Member of the Housing Commission in Parliament
Member of Engineers Union
Member of Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International
Member of Contractors Federation and Commission on Classification
Member of Egyptian Civil Engineers Society
Member of Egyptian Business Administration Society
Member of Collaborative Society Education in Schools
He also was involved in many charities such as the Qurran Charity in Suez which he headed.