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The First Lions Club in Egypt was established
in 1955 and was called Cairo Lions Club. Mr. Mohamed Zaki
Abdel-Qader, Chief Editor of Akhbar Al-Youm Newspaper, was the first
President and Mr. Ghali Amin Ghali, Prof. At the American University
in Cairo, was the first secretary.
The
Club held its first meeting at the Continental Hotel that offered a
luxurious dinner for the price of 40 piasters !!.
Founding
Members of The First Lions Club in Egypt :
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Mr.
Mohamed Zaki Abdel-Quader,
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Mr. Ghali Amin Ghali,
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Dr. Ibrahim Bayoumi Madkour,
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Mr. Hassan Galal Al-Aroussi,
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Mr. Ahmed Al-Khalifa,
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Dr. Howard,
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Mr. Mohamed Queidar,
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Mr. George Seidarouse,
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Mr. Ibrahim el-Fawal,
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Dr. Soliman Sedki,
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Dr. Shoukry El-Maraghie,
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Mr. Hamada Al-Nahel,
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Mr. Fath-Allah
Al-Mersafi,
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Mr. Roushdy Malak,
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Dr. Mohamed Salah El-Din,
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Mr. Hassan El-Abd,
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Mr. Samir Ibrahim.
Shortly
afterwards, Alexandria Lions Club was established followed by
another Lions Club in Port-Saied.
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In
1973, Cairo Lions Club resumed its activity again. This was followed
by establishing several other clubs :
| Name
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Date |
Established
by |
| Guiza
Lions Club |
June
1977 |
Fouad
Botros |
| Zamalek
Lions Club |
December
1979 |
Rafik
Nasseif |
| Gezeira
Lions Club |
February
1980 |
Omar
Saad El-Din |
| Heliopolis Lions Club |
March 1980 |
Ahmed Al-Husseiny |
| North
Cairo Lions Club |
November
1980 |
Micheal
Gendy |
| Maadi Lions Club |
February 1982 |
Hassan Mitawei |
| Ismailia
Lions Club |
January
1984 |
Mohamed
Hammouda |
| Port-Saied Lions Club |
February 1984 |
Mohamed Fathi |
| Alexandria
Lions Club |
July
1985 |
Ashraf
Al-Naddoury |
LIONESS
CLUBS :
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Abou-Zeid |
The first Lioness Club was the Guiza
Cosmopolitan Lioness Club established in April 1978 by Mrs. Mona
Abou-Zeid. This was the first Lioness Club in the Middle East and
the second one in Africa (after a club in Morocco).
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This
was followed by establishing a series of other Lioness Clubs
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| Name
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Date |
Established
by |
| Heliopolis
Lioness |
Jan.
1981 |
Thoraya
Salim |
| Maadi |
March 1982 |
Mervat Ezzat |
| Cairo |
Oct.1982 |
Amina
Al-Hefny |
| Zamalek |
Feb.1983 |
Mona Abdel-Fattah |
| Al-Salam |
Dec.1984
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Samah
Al-Shalquany |
| Cairo North |
March 1985 |
Heba
Al-Assiouty |
LEO
CLUBS :
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The First Leo Club in the Middle East was
established by Mrs. Mona Abou-Zeid in August 1982 and was called
Guiza Cosmopolitan Leo Club. This Leo Club obtained the
International Distinction Award for 14 consecutive
years.
DISTRICT
RECOGNITION :
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On
March 17th,1981, the Lions Clubs International recognized
Egyptian Lions Clubs as a Single District under the number 352. The
First District Governor was Mr. Mohamed Zaki
Abdel-Qader.
WEBSITE
TEAM:
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Maggi
Selim |
The
Website Manager, Maggi Selim, who made the effort
to build up the Lions Clubs of Egypt Website after taking the
green light from Dr. Mamdouh Wahba, District Governor
2002 – 2003, under her supervision and execution, with a great
pleasure, along with the committee that consisted
of:-
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A
special thanks to: Ms. Waganat Mohamed - Website
design office, who made a great effort to establish the
site.
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