Full Name
Ambassador Dr Namira Negm
Job Title
Director of the African Migration Observatory and Honorary President of the African Society for International Law
Speaker Bio
Ambassador Dr. Namira Negm is the Director of the African Migration Observatory and Honorary President of the African Society of International Law. She is a distinguished diplomat, international lawyer, academic, and advocate with extensive experience in international law, diplomacy, arbitration, and international dispute settlement.
She previously served as the first female Legal Counsel of the African Union and as Egypt's Ambassador to Rwanda. Throughout her career, she has represented the African Union and several States before international judicial bodies, including the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Ambassador Negm has played a prominent role in international litigation, the development of legal and arbitration rules, multilateral negotiations, and the development of African and international legal instruments. Her areas of expertise include public international law, international dispute settlement, international humanitarian and criminal law, sanctions, and African institutional and legal frameworks.
She holds a PhD in Public International Law from University of London and an LL.M. from King’s College London. Ambassador Negm has taught at leading universities, authored numerous publications, and has been recognized internationally for her
contributions to law, diplomacy, and public service. Her distinctions include the Justitia International Leaders Lifetime Award, recognition among Egypt's Top 100 Female Heroes, and an honour from the Faculty of Law at Ain Shams University during its
Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
She previously served as the first female Legal Counsel of the African Union and as Egypt's Ambassador to Rwanda. Throughout her career, she has represented the African Union and several States before international judicial bodies, including the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Ambassador Negm has played a prominent role in international litigation, the development of legal and arbitration rules, multilateral negotiations, and the development of African and international legal instruments. Her areas of expertise include public international law, international dispute settlement, international humanitarian and criminal law, sanctions, and African institutional and legal frameworks.
She holds a PhD in Public International Law from University of London and an LL.M. from King’s College London. Ambassador Negm has taught at leading universities, authored numerous publications, and has been recognized internationally for her
contributions to law, diplomacy, and public service. Her distinctions include the Justitia International Leaders Lifetime Award, recognition among Egypt's Top 100 Female Heroes, and an honour from the Faculty of Law at Ain Shams University during its
Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
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