Mahmoud AbdelMageed Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

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Bio/Wiki
Nickname(s)	• Muwatin Mutafail (Optimistic Citizen) • Mody
Other Name	Mahmoud Abdelmageed
Profession(s)	• Content Creator • Emcee • Engineer • Entrepreneur • Social Activist
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5'10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 January
Birthplace	Alexandria, Egypt
Zodiac Sign	Aquarius
Nationality	Egyptian
Hometown	Alexandria, Egypt
College/University	• Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt (2003-2008) • California State University, Sacramento, California (2013-2016)
Educational Qualification	• A Bachelor's degree in engineering from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport • Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the California State University
Religion	Islam
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Reading, Travelling
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	24 December 2011
Family
Wife/Spouse	Sarah Moussa (Regional Communications Lead)
Children	Son- Yousef Daughter- Yasmine
Parents	Father- Mohamad Mageed (Military Officer) Mother- Engineer
Siblings	Sister- Fatma Al-Zahraa
Favourites
Book(s)	• Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It (2016) • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (2018)
Quote	Your smiling in the face of your brother is an act of charity.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mahmoud AbdelMageed

He was born and raised in Egypt.
Mahmoud AbdelMageed during his childhood

His paternal grandfather was a blacksmith, while his maternal grandfather served as a non-commissioned officer (NCO) in the police and worked as a driver for the governor.

He is a football enthusiast and was a member of his university’s football team at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt.
Mohmoud AbdelMageed during a football game at Cairo International Stadium

He worked as a software developer at a company in America and left the company after 5 years as a CTO (Chief Technology Officer).

He was a summer intern at Fujitsu in Alexandria, Egypt, from August 2007 to September 2007.

He was a junior network administrator at Gateworx from January 2009 to July 2009.

He worked as a field site engineer at Ghassan Gold Factory from July 2009 to July 2010.

He met his wife, Sarah Moussa, while pursuing his postgraduation studies in the United States of America.

From February 2011 to December 2015, he was a senior developer and served as a CTO (Chief Technology Officer) at Delegata, a management and technology consulting firm in Sacramento, California.

In 2015, he returned to Egypt to establish an engineering company to have Egyptian engineers perform work typically outsourced to countries like India.

In 2017, he founded DNAAYA, a software development company based in Egypt, and has since served as the company’s CEO (Chief Executive Officer). DNAAYA also serves as a social impact startup focused on empowering underprivileged youth in Egypt through education and development opportunities.

He served as a representative of the EU (European Union) in Egypt in October 2022 during the Fifth Annual Cairo Water Week conference.
Mahmoud AbdelMageed during the Fifth Annual Cairo Water Week conference

In February 2023, he delivered a talk at TEDxYouth@MNS, an independently organised TEDx event hosted by Maadi Narmer School in Cairo.
Mahmoud AbdelMageed during his talk at TEDxYouth@MNS

He became an EU Goodwill Ambassador in March 2023.

In July 2023, he became a partner at Technopolitan, a PropTech (property technology) service provider based in Egypt.

He was a chief information officer and partner at CopolitanX, Egypt, from July 2023 to July 2024.

From July 2023 to July 2024, he was CEO and partner at Spaceware—Taqadam Accelerator Cohort 6, a PropTech company in Egypt.

In 2024, he served as the emcee during the 16 Days of Activism Community Festival, hosted by What Women Want Magazine in Cairo, Egypt.
Mahmoud AbdelMageed emceeing during the 16 Days of Activism Community Festival

He is an avid reader and often shares summaries of books he has read on his social media. He also uses his social media to post motivational content and promote women’s empowerment.
Mahmoud AbdelMageed sharing his book review

He started working as a content creator after his wife jokingly remarked that his habit of sharing life hacks and insights after reading books with her might help him go viral on Instagram.

According to him, since he receives a lot of hateful comments on social media for his take on women’s issues and equality, he often avoids reading comments.

He is a travel enthusiast and has visited several countries, including France, Switzerland, and the USA.
Mahmoud AbdelMageed during his trip to France