Original upload date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 19:52:38 GMT
Taher Helmy delivers the June graduate commencement address at the American University in Cairo (AUC). The senior lawyer called on the graduates
to use their passion and creativity to find their full
...
potential."No one can predict
your future," he declared."You will look back at this day and realize that your
potential is far greater than you thought."
Helmy reflected on his own experiences, recalling how he switched to studying
law after spending four years in pre-medical school."Changing majors or jobs is
not a waste of time or money," he said, before giving a remarkably personal account of the death of his father, Samir Helmy, during the assassination of Anwar Sadat. This cataclysmic event only strengthened his drive to work his way up in the Egyptian legal and business community in order to be able to instigate change.
Taher Helmy's incessant work towards liberalisation and economic freedom for Egyptians is documented on his website, http://www.taherhelmy.com.
