Dr. Helmy Bahgat Badawi (دكتور/ حلمي بهجت بدوي) was born in Alexandria, Egypt on November 13, 1904. He was a prominent arbitrator and legislator on both the national and international arenas. Amongst many of the responsibilities that he undertook in his career in Egypt, he served as Minister of Commerce and Industry (Egypt) and later as Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (Egypt), both in the 1950’s. A short biography of Dr. Helmy Bahgat Badawi is as follows: 1- Received a PhD in law from the Sorbonne in Paris in the 1920's 2. Taught law at the University of Cairo