Moaaz Elzoughby is a researcher with the Arab Reform Initiative. He holds a post-graduate diploma in international negotiations from Cairo University and a master’s degree in comparative politics from Sciences Po Paris. His thesis focused on the evolution of the Islamic movement and the mutual influences of Salafists and the Muslim Brothers in Egypt. He has worked extensively on Egyptian bureaucracy and the public sector. He was previously a policy analyst for the Middle East and North Africa-OECD Investment Programme, and undertook extended research on investment policy and economic reforms in Egypt.
Research areas: Middle East and North Africa