{{Short description|Egyptian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | image_size = | office = Minister of Communications and Information Technology | president = Mohamed Morsi | prime_minister = Hisham Qandil | predecessor = Mohamed Salem | successor = Atef Helmi | term_start = 2 August 2012 | term_end = 5 January 2013 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | party = Independent | alma_mater = Alexandria University | spouse = | children = }} '''Hany Mahmoud''' ({{langx|ar|هاني محمود}}) is an Egyptian engineer and former minister of communications and information technology of Egypt who briefly served in the Qandil cabinet.
==Education== Mahmoud received a degree in telecommunication engineering from Alexandria University. He also completed academic courses and training programs at different higher education institutions, including London Business School, INSEAD, IMD Business School, the University of Sheffield, Xerox Leadership Academy and Vodafone Academy.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|title=Biography|url=http://www.mcit.gov.eg/Minister_Biography|publisher=Minister of Communications and Information Technology|access-date=11 December 2012}}</ref>
==Career== In 1994, Mahmoud served as the marketing manager of XEROX in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).<ref name=bio/> In 1996, he became regional human resources manager of the company in the United Kingdom. Then from 1997 to 1999, Mahmoud worked as general manager of human resources, business quality and customer satisfaction for XEROX.<ref name=bio/> Leaving XEROX, he began to work in Vodafone Egypt as general manager of human resources, administrative and legal affairs in 2000. He worked in the same company for ten years and during this period, he served at different posts, including vice president of Vodafone Turkey (2006–2007), vice president of Vodafone Egypt (2007–2008) and chairman of Vodafone Turkey and regional director of the company for Central Europe and Africa (2009–2010).<ref name=bio/>
in 2011, Mahmoud was appointed chairman of the Egypt Post during the Mobarak era.<ref name=bio/><ref name=ebus5mar>{{cite news|title=Egypt's government: It's time to get to know the ministers|url=http://www.egypt-business.com/paper/details/1231-xg-egypts-government-its-time-to-get-to-know-the-minsiters/6048|accessdate=5 March 2013|newspaper=Egypt Business|date=5 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113115651/http://www.egypt-business.com/Paper/details/1231-xg-Egypts-government-Its-time-to-get-to-know-the-minsiters/6048|archivedate=13 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Then he was named as the director of the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) on 2 May 2011.<ref name=bassem>{{cite news|last=Abo Alabass|first=Bassem|title=Mubarak regime hid frank corruption reports|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/13346/Business/Economy/Mubarak-regime-hid-frank-corruption-reports.aspx|access-date=11 December 2012|newspaper=Ahram Online|date=31 May 2011}}</ref><ref name=aae1aug>{{cite news|last=Enein|first=Ahmed Aboul|title=A closer look at Qandil's cabinet|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2012/08/01/a-closer-look-at-qandils-cabinet/|access-date=5 March 2013|newspaper=Daily News Egypt|date=1 August 2012}}</ref> He also served as a consultant to the then minister of communications and information technology for postal policies.<ref name=eid>{{cite news|last=Eid|first=Nayra|title=Kandil Nominates Hani Mahmoud For Ministry of Communications Portfolio|url=http://www.amwalalghad.com/en/news/egypt-news/7117-kandil-nominates-hani-mahmoud-for-ministry-of-communications-portfolio.html|accessdate=11 December 2012|newspaper=Amwal Alghad|date=31 July 2012|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305002821/http://www.amwalalghad.com/en/news/egypt-news/7117-kandil-nominates-hani-mahmoud-for-ministry-of-communications-portfolio.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 2 August 2012, he was appointed minister of communications and information technology.<ref name=aonline212>{{cite news|title=Meet Hisham Qandil's new Egypt cabinet|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/49365.aspx|access-date=11 December 2012|newspaper=Ahram Online|date=2 August 2012}}</ref>
Mahmoud's term lasted until 25 December 2012 when he resigned from his post.<ref name=ansamed>{{cite news|title=Minister Mahsoub resigns in protest against Morsi|url=http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/nations/egypt/2012/12/27/Egypt-Minister-Mahsoub-resigns-protest-against-Morsi_8003117.html|access-date=28 January 2013|newspaper=ANSAmed|date=27 December 2012|location=Cairo}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=meonline>{{cite news|title=Egypt cabinet reshuffle seeks to allay fears of economic collapse|url=http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=56286|access-date=3 February 2013|newspaper=Middle East Online|date=6 January 2013}}</ref> On 5 January 2013, the Qandil cabinet was reshuffled, and Mahmoud was replaced by Atef Helmi as minister.<ref>{{cite news|title=Egypt's cabinet reshuffle to see new interior, finance ministers|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/61841/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt%E2%80%99s-cabinet-reshuffle-to-see-new-interior,-fin.aspx|access-date=6 January 2013|newspaper=Ahram Online|date=5 January 2013}}</ref>
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