El Mostafa Higazy is an Egyptian philosopher who served as a political advisor to interim President Adly Mansour. He is also the founder of the Nasaq Foundation, an Egyptian think tank focused on issues of justice.
Higazy studied engineering at USC, [1] eventually earning a PhD in engineering and Strategic Management from USC. [2] He founded NASAQ Foundation as a socio-political think tank, [3] and subsequently founded ACME Corp as an economic arm of NASAQ. [3]
Higazy received much notice for his role as Mansour's political advisor, proving himself a charismatic spokesman. [4]