Girgis Abd El-Shahid was appointed to Telecom Egypt’s Board of Directors in March 2025.

With extensive expertise in corporate law and dispute resolution—particularly arbitration—combined with a strong financial and business background across diverse sectors, including logistics, aviation, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, construction, energy, finance, securities offerings, telecommunications, intellectual property, and banking, Abd El-Shahid serves as the Managing Partner of Shahid Law Firm.

Recognized as one of the youngest Egyptian lawyers to handle high-profile arbitration cases in Egypt and the Middle East, he has built a reputation for his expertise in complex multiparty arbitrations and international law. Beyond his legal practice, he has served as a member of the International Court of Arbitration for two terms, concluding in June 2024, and as a member of the advisory committee of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA). He previously worked as a Public Prosecutor.

Abd El-Shahid holds a Master of Laws in International Legal Studies from Georgetown University Law Center (USA), a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Cairo University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Business Administration from The American University in Cairo.