Professor of International Arbitration, Private International Law and English Contract Law, and Director of the English Section at the Faculty of Law, Cairo University; Founding Partner and Head of International Arbitration, Construction and Energy Groups, Zulficar & Partners Law Firm (Egypt); International Judge of the Bahrain International Commercial Court (BICC); Global Past President of the CIArb (2025); Dean of the Africa Arbitration Academy; Member of the Curatorium of the Hague Academy of International Law; Member of the Governing Board (ICCA); Chair of the ICC Governing Body for Dispute Resolution Services.

Prof. Dr. Abdel Wahab served as ‘Arbitrator’, ‘Legal Expert’ and ‘Counsel’ in more than 290 cases, including complex, high value institutional and ad hoc arbitral proceedings involving parties from the Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, the United States and Latin America.

Prof. Dr. Abdel Wahab is recognised as a world-leading arbitrator and arbitration practitioner and is regularly ranked and recognised as a leading international arbitration thought leader and arbitrator. In 2026, he received the GAR award for the best prepared and responsive arbitrator, and in 2018 he received the ASA Prize for Global Advocacy in International Arbitration. In 2025, he was selected for THE LAW Power List at “THE LAW: Legal Leadership Excellence” cocktail reception held during the Paris Arbitration Week “PAW 2025” at the Ritz Paris. In 2024 he received THE LAW’s “Recognition of Legal Excellence” award, and in 2022 he was voted as the “Most Influential Legal Academic” and received THE LAW’s Award. He was nominated five times in (2013), (2014), (2018), (2019) and (2025) for the Global Arbitration Review Award for the Best Arbitration Lecture/Speech.

Listed in all major legal directories as a star practitioner. Lexology Index – Arbitration 2026 says: “He is an outstanding arbitrator”, “His work ethic, professionalism, integrity and moral values are exceptional”.