started his career in the banking sector (CitiBank Cairo) after his graduation in 1976 from the faculty of commerce (Ain- Shams University). In 1980 he traveled to the USA (Los Angeles) to start his career in tourism by joining R&H Voyages, a tour operator specialized in the Middle East.
After a successful career in the private sector, both as an international tour operator (USA) and as professional ground handler (in Egypt), one of the highlights of his civilian career was that he became the Executive Director of Egyptian Tourism Federation (ETF). Zaazou later joined the government as an assistant minister of tourism in 2007, promoted to senior assistant minister of tourism in 2009; being the first to assume this position in the history of the Ministry of Tourism in Egypt.
Later on Mr. Zaazou became Minister of Tourism of Egypt in 2012 till 2016 and served in this position under three presidents and four prime-ministers.
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