Dr. EL-Sayed Mohammed El-Azazi is a senior genetic resources consultant and biotechnology expert at the Agricultural Research Department, Qatar’s Ministry of Municipality, with over two decades of experience in plant conservation and environmental policy in Egypt and Qatar. From 2003-2024, he worked in the Egyptian Deserts Gene Bank, Desert Research Center, establishing pioneering protocols for desert plant preservation. He later founded Qatar’s Gene Bank and has led major research initiatives in agricultural biotechnology and desert ecosystem restoration while driving innovation in sustainable development and biodiversity conservation through evidence-based environmental policies.