One of prominent Islamic figures, Professor of Hadith "Sayings of the Prophet" and its sciences in Al-Azhar University, and a member of the Islamic Research Academy. Ahmed Omar Hashem was born at 06/02/1941, He graduated from the Faculty of Theology of Al-Azhar University in 1961, He was appointed as a lecturer in Department of Hadith Faculty of Theology, received a master's degree in Hadith and its Sciences in 1969, Then he got a doctorate degree (Ph.D.) in the same specialization, and became a professor of Hadith and its Sciences in 1983, he was appointed as the dean of the Faculty of Theology in Zagazig in 1987, and in 1995 he became Chancellor of Al-Azhar University
Positions he has held:
ü Member of Parliament given by the President of the Republic
ü Member of the Political Bureau of the National Democratic Party
ü Member of Shura Council
ü Member of Trustees Board of Radio and Television Union
ü Chairman of the religious programs department in Egyptian TV