Professor Adel Beshai holds an M.A. degree in Economics from Stanford University, USA and a D.Phil. Degree in Economics from Oxford University in the United Kingdom.  Professor Beshai has been on the teaching faculty of the American University in Cairo since 1967 and is currently Professor of International Economics and Director of the Graduate Program in this University.

Professor Beshai is specialized in Macro Economics, International Economics, and Food and Agriculture Economics.
He is the author of the most reputed book on the Sudanese Economy published in England, and has written scores of articles in different aspects of economics.  He lectured in England, University of Bologna, University of Rome, Bocconi University, Durham University.