He got a degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus in solid state circuits from the University of Alexandria.

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Ibrahim was born in Sudan in 1946 and received a BSc in electrical engineering at the University of Alexandria in Egypt.

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Dr Hassan Salam from the University of Alexandria is heading the research.

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In the garden of the former British consulate now the property of Alexandria University builders managed to drive hundreds of concrete piles through the intact floor of a Roman villa before they were stopped.

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