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Dr. Ismail Serageldin Vice President of the Third World Academy for Science

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA, was elected as vice president of the Third World Academy for Science. This Academy is considered to be one of the renowned international science academies. It also includes a selection of prominent scientists from different third world countries. The members of the Academy elected Dr. Ismail Serageldin as vice president of the Arab region for 3 consecutive years starting from January 2004 till the end of December 2006. The Academy appoints five vice presidents each responsible for a geographical district or region. The third world Academy for Science is one of the distinguished international science academies, headed by professor C.N.R. Rao, the renowned Indian scientist. The first president of the academy was the Pakistani professor Abdus Salam, who was the 1^st Muslim scientist to receive the Nobel Prize in physics in 1979. The last meeting was held in Peking celebrating the 20^th anniversary for the establishment of the Academy.