Mamdouh Abbas
{{short description|Egyptian businessman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mamdouh Abbas
| image = Mamdouh Abbas.png
| native_name = ممدوح عباس
| birth_name = Mamdouh Mohamed Fathy Abbas
| birth_date = 1946
| birth_place = Dakahlia
| office1 = 25th President of Zamalek SC
| term_start1 = August 2006
| term_end1 = November 2008
| office2 = 27th President of Zamalek SC
| term_start2 = May 2009
| term_end2 = September 2010
| office3 = 29th President of Zamalek SC
| term_start3 = December 2011
| term_end3 = May 2013
| nationality = Egyptian
| predecessor1 = Raouf Gasser
| predecessor2 = Mohamed Amer
| predecessor3 = Galal Ibrahim
| successor1 = Mohamed Amer
| successor2 = Galal Ibrahim
| successor3 = Kamal Darwish
}}
Mamdouh Abbas (born 1946) is an Egyptian businessman. He was appointed the Zamalek chairman twice. His first appointment stretched from 2006 to 2008. He returned to the position for the second time when he was elected president of the club in May 2009. He resigned from Zamalek in early November over a contract dispute.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wigan.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=131146|title=Mamdouh Abbas Resigns from Zamalek {{!}} Vital Wigan Athletic|date=8 November 2008|work=Vital Wigan Athletic|access-date=11 June 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://thedailynewsegypt.com/football/zamalek-president-urges-abbas-to-keep-pumping-money-dp1.html|title = StackPath}} He managed a wide range of business companies in which their capital ranged between 80 and US$200 million.
Currently{{when|date=January 2021}} he's the Chairman of Intro Group, the holding company for various companies working in such sectors as oil and gas, energy, real estate.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Mamdouh Abbas|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=225555754&privcapId=426375911|accessdate=7 July 2017|website=Bloomberg}}{{Cite web|last=Amr|first=Abdelrahman|date=2016-10-11|title=Mamdouh Abbas refuses Mansour's accusations|url=https://www.kingfut.com/2016/10/11/mamdouh-abbas-refuses-mansours-accusations/|access-date=2020-06-28|website=KingFut|language=en-GB}}
Biography
Mamdouh Abbas graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University in 1967, began his career as an employee of the Nasr Company for Export and Import, then turned to free work and established his first company in 1980, through which he worked in the field of trade, before developing his activities to include the fields of petroleum and information technology.
Administrative positions
He is the owner of the Advanced Petroleum Services Company "ADES",{{Cite web|date=2020-05-26|title="أديس" للبترول تحصل على 450 مليون دولار من مجموعة بنوك عالمية يقودها "الأوروبى لإعادة الإعمار" - اقتصاد - الوطن|url=https://www.elwatannews.com/news/details/3819933|access-date=2021-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526065443/https://www.elwatannews.com/news/details/3819933|archive-date=26 May 2020}} a founding partner of Intro Group, a partner in Compass Capital, director of the TBS Holding Company, and chairman of the board of directors of the 10th of Ramadan Company for Pharmaceutical and Personal Preparations "Rameda".{{Cite web|date=2021-01-09|title="راميدا" للأدوية ترصد 90 مليون جنيه لإنشاء 3 خطوط إنتاج جديدة {{!}} الشرْقُ الأوسَط|url=https://www.zawya.com/mena/ar/story/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7_%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%AF_90_%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%87_%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A1_3_%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B7_%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC_%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-ZAWYA20170412093503/|access-date=2021-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109001730/https://www.zawya.com/mena/ar/story/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7_%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%AF_90_%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%87_%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A1_3_%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B7_%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC_%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-ZAWYA20170412093503/|archive-date=9 January 2021}} He is also a member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-09|title=Mamdouh Fathy Abbas, Chairman , Intro Group - AmCham Egypt|url=https://www.amcham.org.eg/membership/members-database/2502/intro-group|access-date=2021-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109001832/https://www.amcham.org.eg/membership/members-database/2502/intro-group|archive-date=9 January 2021}}
Social work
Mamdouh Abbas founded the Kemet Boutros Boutros-Ghali Foundation for Peace and Knowledge with others and assumed the presidency of the board of trustees in 2018.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-08|title=أعضاء مجلس الأمناء {{!}} كيميت: مؤسسة بطرس غالي للسلام والمعرفة|url=http://kemetbbg.org/ar/board-of-trustees.php|access-date=2021-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108235712/http://kemetbbg.org/ar/board-of-trustees.php|archive-date=8 January 2021}} He held the position of treasurer of the Egyptian Football Association, as well as the treasurer of Zamalek SC.
Presidency of Zamalek SC
= First term (August 2006 - November 2008) =
On 9 August 2006, the National Sports Council in Egypt decided to dissolve the Zamalek Club Board of Directors headed by Mortada Mansour and appoint a temporary council to manage the club's affairs for a period of one year. The decision included appointing Mamdouh Abbas as president of the Zamalek club, Hazem Abdel-Rahman Fawzi as vice-president, and Yahya Mustafa Kamal Helmy as treasurer.{{Cite web|date=2017-01-31|title=حل مجلس إدارة الزمالك وتعيين ممدوح عباس رئيسا مؤقتا للنادي|url=http://www.alarabiya.net:80/articles/2006/08/09/26468.html|access-date=2021-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131231432/http://www.alarabiya.net:80/articles/2006/08/09/26468.html|archive-date=31 January 2017}} But the council's administration continued until 2008, after its extension.{{Cite web|date=2020-12-01|title=9 سنوات «كابوس».. ما هو سيناريو 2005 الذي يخشاه الزمالك؟ (تسلسل زمني) {{!}} المصري اليوم|url=https://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/2100243|access-date=2021-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201181501/https://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/2100243|archive-date=1 December 2020}}
During this term, the first football team won the 2007/08 Egypt Cup.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-21|title=Egyptian Football Net (By Dr.Tarek Said) - Zamalek in Egyptian Cup 2006-2007|url=https://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/Zamalekcup0708.html|access-date=2021-01-10|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121005416/http://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/Zamalekcup0708.html|archive-date=21 November 2020}}
= Second period (May 2009 - September 2010) =
= Completion of the second period (December 2011 - May 2013) =
On 20 December 2011, the Supreme Administrative Court decided to return Mamdouh Abbas to head the Zamalek club again after the end of his rivalry with Mortada Mansour, and in May 2013, Abbas's term ended, which prompted the Ministry of Sports to issue a decision to extend the council's work until the next elections in order to preserve the club's stability.