Meeting Report #2 

Agency:  

PSU/Red Sea Protectorate Office 

Interviewed person:  

Dr. Mahmoud H. Hanafy,  Consultant/General 

Manager 

Date of Meeting: 

April 28

th

, 2002 

Participants: 

Mr. Ahmed El Ibiary, Legal Consultant 

Eng. Salah M. Abdel Razek, Institutional 

Development consultant 

Purpose of the meeting: 

To discuss the current situation of Red Sea rangers 

and identify the main bottlenecks and areas for 

support  

Main Outcomes:  

Dr. Hanafy is a highly qualified consultant hired by 

the PSU project to support the Protectorate office at 

the Red Sea area and to act as the general director of 

the Unit. Dr. Hanafy holds an advanced degree in 

Marine Sciences accompanied with extensive 

experience in environmental management.    

Furthermore, Dr. Hanafy works as the environmental 

consultant to the Governor of the Red Sea, which 

adds influential political and executive support to the 

Unit s activities.  

It worth noting that the substantial level of the 

Governor's support to environmental sector is due to 

his personal beliefs in the importance of 

environmental protection for the region. This support 

is enhanced by positive interpersonal relationships.  

Dr. Hanafy has indicated that although the 

environment is the cornerstone for investment and 

economy of the Red Sea region, EEAA institutional 

representation in region (Red Sea rangers) remain at 

a section level reporting directly to the Head of the 

NCS (Dr. Fouda).   

Major obstacles of the current Red Sea rangers  

statues could be summarized in the following: 

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