About the Founder

Dr. Hassan Azazy

Founder of Future University

The late Dr. Hassan Azazy, the educational innovator, pioneer and visionary founder of Future University, left an indelible stamp on Egyptian education. Dr. Azazy, a powerful advocate for excellence in teaching and research, served Future University as its founder and first Chairman of the Board of Trustees. As the University rises to excellence in the 21st Century, it should remember the firm dedication of its founder in creating a forum for the unlimited growth of knowledge, the free exchange of ideas and the improvement of the individual and society.

Dr. Azazy’s educational enterprises began with the establishment of the Tarek Ben Zied School in 1960 followed by the Riyadh Private Secondary School Group in 1967 and continued to include a total of seven private schools of various specialties throughout Egypt. While establishing and managing schools, Dr. Azazy held many prestigious positions. He was a member of the Supreme Council of High Institutes and of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. In addition he served as chairman of Private School Industries and the Educational Centres Society’s Owners in Egypt. He was a representative of private school owners in the Central Committee of Private Education at the Ministry of Education. He also represented private school owners on the Private Education Committee for all Cairo zones as well as on the Private Education Committee of the Ministry of Education (Education zones: Heliopolis, Nasr City, Hadayed El-Kobba, and Ain Shams). Dr Azazy was the Secretary General of the Education Syndicate in the East Cairo educational zone and Chief of the Education Syndicate in the Kobba zone. As a result of his service and many other invaluable contributions to education, Dr. Azazy was awarded an honorary doctorate from the American World University in 2008.

Dr. Azazy’s son, Mr. Khaled Azazy, continues his late father’s legacy by serving as the current Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Future University.