Mohamed Abdel Kader Salem (Arabic: محمد عبد القادر سالم; born 23 August 1948) is an Egyptian academic and politician, He is the Former Cabinet Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt. Early life and education Mohamed Salem holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. in electrical engineering-computers and systems engineering, from Faculty of Engineering Ain Shams University, and B.Sc. in electrical engineering from the Military Technical College. Professional career Salem retired from Armed Forces in June 1993 as brigadier general. He joined ITI (Information Technology Institute) in July the same year as the manager of fresh graduate department. Soon after he was promoted to be the Vice Chairman of ITI, and the chairman in July 2002. On July 21, 2011, He sworn the oath as the 4th Minister of Communications and Information Technology in Egypt, Dr Essam Sharaf Cabinet. On December 7 the same year, He sworn his second oath as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology in Egypt, Dr Kamal Al Ganzory Cabinet. Salem led the efforts to elect Egypt to chair the executive office of Arab ministers of communications and information technology, He chaired the office in June 2012. As minister of communications and information technology Salem chaired the boards of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA), the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), National Telecommunication Institute (NTI), the Information Technology Institute (ITI), the Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC), and oversaw Telecom Egypt (TE) and Egypt Post. In May 2015, Salem was appointed by the prime minister (Ibrahim Mahlab) as member of the board of Telecom Egypt. He was elected to be the chairman of the board of the Company. He also held the position as the Chairman of the Board of TeData Company. Salem served on the board of advisory, trustees, and directors in various universities, institutes, centers. He chaired a number of international conferences in the fields of ICT, GIS, and MM. Professional achievements Leading and managing the communications and information technology sector in Egypt in one of the most difficult periods in Egyptian history, and with all the difficulties and problems, the sector succeeded in issuing the National Strategy for Communications and Information Technology 2012-2017, launching the "Arab Digital Content" initiative - the "Connect Arab Summit 2012", Doha, March 2012, empowering the project (eMisr) Egypt broadband internet strategy, launching the initiative “Back to Africa”, establishing a specialized department for people with special needs, and holding the