Mahmoud Rehab Visiting Professor Scholarship

Dr. Mahmoud Rehab 

April 16, 1945 - January 16, 2022

Mahmoud Rehab was an accomplished scientist who earned a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering and registered several patents, he served both in academia, teaching university students, and as an engineer in various corporate industries.

Mahmoud wrote essays against the dark forces that so often plague humanity; war, tyranny, injustice and the greatest plague, vanity. But Mahmoud did not merely criticize; he wrote essays on fairness, the dignity of the human spirit and compassion. He also lived those values in full display to those who were blessed to be raised by him. Those fortunate enough to converse with him were disarmed by his warmth, while those who saw him sitting quietly in a room could not ignore his presence. His love always poured outward towards humanity, so he intensely read history, psychology and religion, as the human being was his core concern.  

Empathy and compassion are the roots of true civilization.

Mahmoud Rehab

He was a proud Muslim who loved God; his idea of religiosity meant putting the human being first and the dignity that God gave every human. His sense of The Creator was beautiful and personal. He believed in a lucid and practical approach to understanding his faith and world.

He taught his children, also his best friends, a love of knowledge and debate. He insisted that greatness is not sought through fame, status or wealth but through serving people and delivering the trust of God first and foremost to your family, friends, community, and humanity.

Mahmoud and his wife Souad Attiah arrived in the United States in 1992. Though professionally and academically accomplished, Mahmoud left his home of Cairo, Egypt, to pioneer a new life for his family, especially his three children: Dalia, Ahmed and Dina. Even though Mahmoud and Souad left their beloved Egypt, they brought their most treasured possessions with them, their values.  These values were the manual by which Mahmoud lived his life. He treated those that he loved with unconditional grace and patience; he treated those that he liked with warmth and fraternity, and he treated all others with respect and dignity.  Mahmoud’s children continue his legacy and have demonstrated lives committed to learning and public service.

Mahmoud is survived by his wife, Souad Attiah, and three children, Dalia, Ahmed, and Dina, and seven grandsons.