Benefit Dinner
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The American University in Cairo has hosted a series of prestigious benefit dinners to spotlight the University's groundbreaking achievements and generate essential funds for student scholarships.
Past Honorees

Abdallah Jum’ah ’65
Former President and CEO Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)

Shafik Gabr ’73
Chair and Managing Director, ARTOC Group for Investment and Development

Azza Kamel ’83
Founder and Director, Alwan wa Awtar NGO

Monica Hanna ’04, ’07
Award-Winning Egyptian Archaeologist

Haifaa Al-Mansour ’97
Saudi Arabia’s First Female Filmmaker

Rana El-Kaliouby ’98 ’00
Chief Science Officer of Affectiva

Heba Morayef ’02
Egypt Director of Human Rights Watch

John F. W. Rogers
Executive Vice President, Goldman Sachs

Mustafa Abdel-Wadood ’91
Chief Executive Officer, Abraaj Group Limited

Perihan Abou-Zeid ’09
Co-founder and Communications Director, Qabila Media Production

Shahira Amin ’78
Journalist and Former Deputy Head of Nile TV International

Ben Wedeman ’81
CNN Senior International Correspondent

Amr Waked ’96
Actor

Suad Al-Husseini Juffali
Chair of the Ahmed Juffali Foundation

Nicholas D. Kristof
Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times

Mohamed El Shafie '17
Harvard Law School, Candidate for JD '20

Radwa Hamed '17
2019 Knight-Hennessey Scholar, Stanford University

Ahmed Zahran ‘02 and Yumna Madi ’04
Co-founders, KarmSolar (AUC Venture Lab Startup)

Heba Bahgat
Co-founder, Madad (AUC Venture Lab Startup)