Biography
Prof. Dr. Emad Ibrahim Ahmed Ibrahim El-Feky is a Professor of Criminal Law and Coordinator of the Master of Criminal Sciences Program at the College of Law, Umm Al Quwain University. He is also an attorney before the Egyptian Court of Cassation, the Supreme Administrative Court, and the Supreme Constitutional Court. He has more than twenty-five years of distinguished academic, legal, and professional experience in Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Human Rights, Comparative Criminal Justice, Cybercrime Legislation, and Legal Training.
Prof. Dr. El-Feky plays a leading academic and administrative role in developing and coordinating the Master of Criminal Sciences Program. His responsibilities include curriculum development, academic quality assurance, postgraduate supervision, research development, and organizing practical legal workshops and field-based criminal justice training programs in cooperation with judicial and law enforcement authorities in the United Arab Emirates.
He obtained his LL.B. from Ain Shams University in 1997, followed by an LL.M. in 1999, in addition to postgraduate diplomas in Criminal Law and Private Law. He further earned his Ph.D. in Criminal Law from the College of Law, Cairo University, in 2007, with a grade of “Very Good.” His doctoral dissertation was entitled: “Criminal Liability for the Torture of the Accused.”
Throughout his academic career, Prof. Dr. El-Feky has held several senior academic and administrative positions at Sadat City University, including Professor of Criminal Law, Head of the Criminal Law Department, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Law, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, and Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Research.
His teaching portfolio encompasses Criminal Law, including the General and Special Parts, Criminal Procedure Law, International Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology, Cybercrime Legislation, Islamic Criminal Law, Comparative Legal Systems, and Legal Research Methodology at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has also supervised, examined, and arbitrated numerous master’s and Ph.D. theses across leading Egyptian and Arab universities.
Prof. Dr. El-Feky is the author of numerous legal books, peer-reviewed publications, and scholarly studies in both Arabic and English. His research contributions address cyber blackmail, electronic fraud, public-sector governance, procurement systems, BOT contracts, and comparative criminal justice frameworks, including publications indexed in Scopus.
In addition to his academic expertise, he possesses extensive practical experience in criminal litigation and legal advocacy. He has appeared before Egyptian criminal courts in major criminal cases and drafted numerous cassation appeals before the Egyptian Court of Cassation. He has also delivered specialized legal and judicial training programs for judges, prosecutors, lawyers, and legal practitioners across Egypt and the Arab region.
Prof. Dr. El-Feky has cooperated with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in implementing legal and human rights programs in Egypt and Tunisia. He has also contributed to constitutional dialogue initiatives, national human rights programs, and legislative reform discussions relating to criminal justice and public freedoms.
Moreover, he has organized and participated in numerous conferences, seminars, and practical workshops concerning criminal evidence, electronic monitoring systems, cybercrime investigation, and crime scene applications, with particular emphasis on integrating theoretical legal education with practical criminal justice training.
Terminal Degree: Ph.D. in Criminal Law, College of Law, Cairo University (Egypt), 2007.