Mohamed Loutfi MBE (born 1967) is an Egyptian British academic who has served as the President and Vice-Chancellor of the British University in Egypt since September 2021.
Loutfi was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours for services to education in the United Kingdom and Egypt.
In October 2025, Loutfi was appointed to the Senate of Egypt by the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
Early life and education Mohamed Loutfi was born in 1967 in Alexandria, Egypt. He earned his Bachelor of Science in economics and political science and Master of Science in information technology from Alexandria University. He continued studies in system dynamics at the University of Bergen, Norway, before completing his PhD in systems thinking at the University of Sunderland in 2000. In recognition of his contributions to education, Loutfi was awarded an Honorary Doctorate (Hon. Doctorate) of Education by the University of Sunderland in 2023.
Career Loutfi began his career at the University of Sunderland as a senior lecturer and later became the Head of Transnational Education.
Prior to joining BUE, Loutfi held the post of Vice-Chancellor's Special Envoy at Coventry University. He also served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff Metropolitan University and at the University of Sunderland.
In September 2021, Loutfi became the fifth President and Vice-Chancellor of the British University in Egypt (BUE), succeeding interim leadership.
Loutfi is the founder and Vice‑President of the Arab–European Leadership Network in Higher Education (ARELEN) and has served as a council member of the Magna Charta Observatory, becoming the first British‑Egyptian to hold this role.
Bibliography Selected publications
Modelling the Aggregate Consumption Function: A System Dynamic Approach (1998).
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