Ahmed Okasha’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Egyptian psychiatrist
Is Psychiatrist 
Psychologist 
From Egypt 
Type Healthcare 
Gender male

Ahmed Okasha M.D., PhD, FRCP, FRCPsych, FACP(Hon.) is an Egyptian psychiatrist. He is a professor of psychiatry at Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt. He wrote books and articles about psychiatry and mental disorders. He is the first Arab-Muslim to be president of World Psychiatric Association from 2002 to 2005. He is married and have two sons: Tarek Okasha and Hisham Okasha.

History

Education

    Scientific and clinical career

    Publications

    • Editor and contributor of 47 books in the field of psychiatry and psychology in both the Arabic and English languages (see books at Okasha books. He was one of the founders of the Ain Shams Institute of Psychiatry.

      Prizes & awards

      • The Merit Medal of Scinence and Art (first class), 2013.
      • Member of the Egyptian Presidential Council of Scientist (Mental health and community harmony).

        The WPA Okasha award for developing countries

        The Award includes a diploma, a medal and a donation of US$15,000, given to the two winners since 2005. The Okasha Award recognizes the contribution of two young psychiatrists or neuroscientists, below the age of 40, whose research efforts have best served psychiatry and mental health in a developing country.

        Okasha Institute of Psychiatry

        The Ain Shams Institute of Psychiatry was named after Prof Okasha in January 2011.

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