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Ibrahim Shihata
Ibrahim F.I. Shihata (1937–2001) was an expert on international development and general counsel of the World Bank from 1983 to 1998.
Dr. Ibrahim F.I Shihata was the Founder of the Opec Fund and Senior Vice President and General Counsel at the World Bank for 20 years.
Early life and education.
At the age of 20, Ibrahim Shihata graduated with a BA in law from Cairo University Law School at the top of his class. He originally planned to continue his education in the United States, but
he authored on the World Bank, international law and international economics. He wrote his famous book (in Arabic) about Egypt, "Waseyati Li Beladi" (My Will for My Country), which analyzed Egypt's major problems at the time and predicted the Egyptian Revolution.
Retirement and death.
Dr. Ibrahim Shihata retired in 2000 as Senior Vice-President and Special Adviser to the World Bank's President. On May 28, 2001, Dr. Ibrahim Shihata died in Washington D.C., from complications due to liver disease