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Engineer YEHIA ZAKARIA enjoys around 39 years of extensive practical experience in aircraft engineering and leadership; he joined the Egyptian Air Forces in 1984 after graduation from the Military Technical College.

Over long years of experience within the Egyptian Air Forces, ZAKARIA assumed many senior positions ranging from aircraft engineer to chief engineer for all aircraft types until he concluded his service in the Air Force as Head of the Aircraft Engineers Division for five years, then Assistant to the Air Force Commander.

He gained extensive practical experience through his career, in addition to obtaining many training courses in the field of aircraft maintenance such as courses in aircraft structure and engine repair and aircraft maintenance legislation. Meanwhile, ZAKARIA is a part-time board member of a number of subsidiary companies, factories and centers of the Arab Organization for Industrialization.

He joined EGYPTAIR MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING in 2021 as Chairman and CEO. During his tenure, the company successfully passed several inspections and expanded the scope of technical cooperation with a number of client airlines.

Throughout his career, ZAKARIA has been known for his leadership skills, solving problems, accurate planning and working under pressure along with successful communication with subordinates, and not to mention seriousness, discipline and commitment he gained from his military background. He is working on utilizing his long experience to serve the national aviation organizations develop their performance in order to internalize modern strategies in management, develop the products and improve the economic performance.

ZAKARIA is married with two children and enjoys reading, traveling and playing sports.