Baher Kamal is an Egyptian born, Spanish national, with nearly 40 years of professional experience as a journalist.  During this period, he held several posts, from reporter to special envoy to chief editor of national dailies and an international news agency. He also contributed to prestigious magazines such as GEO and Natura, Spain.

Kamal served as Senior Information Expert for Euro-Mediterranean Partnership MEDA teams in Brussels. He was appointed the first ever Information Officer of the United Nations Environment Programme's Mediterranean Action Plan, based in Athens.

In addition to his long professional experience in the Middle East affairs, Kamal specialised, as well, in human development related issues and South-South and North-South cooperation. He acted as team Leader for the coverage of major world summits, such as the Earth Summit in Rio do Janeiro in 1992.

Kamal speaks Arabic, Spanish, English, and Italian and has knowledge of French. He is also specialised in inter-cultural dialogue, and follows closely the process of dialogue of civilisations. He participated in all major events related to both subjects.

He has trained journalists from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Europe and Arab region. He has also been responsible for organising media seminars covering a wide range of subjects, from sustainable development to marine and land-based pollution in the Mediterranean, biodiversity, and cleaner industrial production, among others.