Meeting Report #3 

Agency:  

PSU/Red Sea Protectorate Office 

Interviewed person:  

Mr. Abd Allah Eliwa, Senior Ranger/ Responsible for 

the Northern Section  

Date of Meeting: 

April 28

th

, 2002 

Participants: 

Mr. Ahmed El Ibiary, Legal Consultant 

Eng. Salah M. Abdel Razek, Institutional 

Development consultant 

Purpose of the meeting: 

To discuss the current situation of Red Sea rangers in 

the northern section and to identify areas for 

improvement.   

Main Outcomes:  

Mr. Eliwa is a one of the most senior rangers in the 

Unit; his seniority dates back to January 1

st

, 1996. 

Originally, Mr. Abd Allah is graduated from Suez 

Canal University, Collage of Science. His permanent 

resident is Ismalia City. He lives in the project s 

resident building at Hurghada.  

Mr. Eliwa was hired by the EEAA under a yearly 

personal service contract filling the position as an 

environmental researcher financial grade in EEAA. 

His employment conditions include: annual salary 

increase, unplanned remunerations, health insurance 

through private sector company contracted with 

Army hospitals, social insurance and other privileges 

stated in labor law.    

Recently, Mr. Abd Allah was assigned, unofficially, 

as section chief of the northern section, reporting to 

the General Manager. Mr. Abd Allah has no 

documented job description for his position. Hence, 

his main tasks include organizing rangers' work in 

the northern section, planning and supervising 

patrolling, EIA review and coordinating work with 

concerned agencies. Occasionally, he performs the 

ordinary rangers  works when necessary. 

According to Mr. Eliwa, the following agencies are 

the primary agencies working in the field of 

protecting the environment in the Red Sea area: 

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