Amir has more than 20 years of experience in private
equity and operations management. He is currently Co-Founder, Managing
Director, and member of the Investment Committee of Ezdehar, an Egypt-focused
private equity firm that invests in mid-sized companies.
Prior to co-founding Ezdehar, Amir was an Associate
Director at The Carlyle Group in the Middle East during 2007-2014 and was
actively involved in transactions in Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan,
Malaysia, Iraq, and the UAE. Amir was involved in Carlyle’s exit of its
investment in the General Lighting Company (GLC), where he also originated and
executed an add-on acquisition of a company in Southeast Asia on behalf of GLC.
Before his time at The Carlyle Group, Amir was an
Associate with HC Securities and Investment, where he worked on advisory
assignments in the financial services, packaging, logistics, telecoms, and
heavy industries.
Amir started his career as a maintenance and operations
engineer at Al-Ezz Steel Rebars Company where he led several plant upgrades
that increased productivity and stabilized manufacturing operations.
Amir holds an MBA from INSEAD, and a BSc in Mechanical
Engineering from the American University in Cairo. Amir also completed the
Young Professionals Program at London Business School.