A Political Economist and lecturer at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven). He received his PhD in Political Sciences at Ghent University in 2017, Department of Conflict and Development Studies, where he also held a postdoctoral position until January 2022. He received his MA in Economic Development at the American University in Cairo in 2009. He was also the editor-in-chief of the Cairo-based Daily News Egypt.
Within the domain of political economy of development, his current research focuses on the interlinks between development politics, value chains, industrialisation, and international trade with and within the Global South.
Maher Hamoud is the sole author of SouthPush.