Within the framework of supporting the academic development process and enhancing scientific and administrative competencies at Suez Canal University, Dr. Nasser Saeed Mandour, President of the University, has issued a decision to assign Prof. Dr. Sami Abdel Malek Mohamed Abdel Azim, Professor at the Department of Soil and Water, Faculty of Agriculture, to supervise the Fish Farming and Technology Institute at the university with the authorities of the Dean of the Institute, effective from March 1, 2026, until the end of the 2025/2026 academic year.
Prof. Dr. Sami Abdel Malek Mohamed Abdel Azim is considered one of the distinguished scientific figures in the field of soil sciences and agricultural microbiology. He obtained his Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences (Soil and Water) in June 1991 from the Faculty of Agriculture at Suez Canal University with a grade of Very Good with Honors. He later earned his Master of Agricultural Sciences (Soils) in November 1998 from the Department of Soil and Water, Faculty of Agriculture at the same university. His thesis was titled: “Effect of Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria in Soil and Rhizosphere on Phosphorus Availability to Plants.”
He then received his Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences (Soils) in December 2006 from the Department of Soil and Water, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University. His dissertation focused on “Studies on Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms in the Rhizosphere.”
His academic career reflects a distinguished progression within the university. He began as a researcher in the Department of Soil and Water at the Faculty of Agriculture from March 17, 1992, to January 10, 1995. He was then appointed as a Teaching Assistant from January 11, 1995, to November 23, 1998, followed by his role as an Assistant Lecturer from November 24, 1998, to December 25, 2006.
On December 26, 2006, he was promoted to Lecturer in Soils, a position he held until May 27, 2013. He was then promoted to Associate Professor of Soil Microbiology at the Faculty of Agriculture starting May 28, 2013, and later to Full Professor of Soil Microbiology effective May 31, 2023, a position he continues to hold.
On the administrative side, Prof. Dr. Sami Abdel Malek served as Vice Dean of the Fish Farming and Technology Institute for Graduate Studies and Research at Suez Canal University from September 12, 2018, until February 28, 2026, before being assigned to supervise the institute with the powers of the Dean starting March 1, 2026, until the end of the 2025/2026 academic year.
He also holds several administrative and scientific responsibilities within the university. He has been a member of the Board of the Public Service for Solid Waste Recycling at the Faculty of Agriculture since August 17, 2015. In addition, he has been Director of the Laboratory Analysis Unit for Agricultural Sectors at the Faculty of Agriculture since February 28, 2016. He also serves as Director of the Scientific Laboratories and Equipment Unit at Suez Canal University since April 30, 2018, as well as the university’s representative at the National Bank of Laboratories and Scientific Equipment affiliated with the Supreme Council of Universities. Furthermore, he has been the Coordinator of Central Laboratories at the university since November 17, 2025.
Prof. Dr. Sami Abdel Malek has an outstanding international research record. He received a postdoctoral research grant as a principal investigator at Kangwon National University in South Korea, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, from December 2009 to November 2010.
He also worked as a visiting professor at South Dakota State University in the United States in the Department of Biology and Microbiology from March 15, 2013, to April 15, 2013, under the Egyptian-American Partnership Program funded by the Science and Technology Development Fund.
In the field of research projects, he participated as a principal investigator in an Egyptian-American collaborative project with South Dakota State University. He is also leading a research project titled: “Enhancing Wheat Phosphorus Uptake Efficiency through Interactions between Mycorrhiza and Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria,” within Egyptian partnership projects aimed at supporting scientific research and advancing agricultural production.
This decision comes within the framework of Suez Canal University’s strategy to support distinguished academic leaders and develop its affiliated research and educational institutions, contributing to strengthening the role of institutes and research centers in serving agricultural and aquaculture development and achieving sustainable development
