Dr Mokhtar Harb Abd-El-Khalek is a senior researcher and associate professor at the Food Technology Research Institute (FTRI) at the Agricultural Research Center in Egypt. He graduated from Cairo University and holds a PhD degree in Food Science and Technology from Ain Shams University.
He has been working as an expert, lecturer and trainer for FTRI - and for a number of national and international organizations and awareness projects - since 1997 and has a number of published scientific papers and books in the discipline of food science, technology and nutrition. In addition, he holds several certificates in the areas of food safety, quality and management.
Dr Mokhtar is a firm believer that all people have the right to access his training and gain more knowledge. Spreading of awareness of good practices among all those interested in learning is one of his priorities. He has designed and delivered hundreds of face-to-face and online training programmes and courses with several thousands of trainees from Egypt and all over the world.