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Mohamed “Mo” El‐Aref El‐Hawary, age 76, of Halifax passed away on Friday, 26 July 2019. Born in Sohag, Egypt, he was predeceased by his parents Mahmood and Amina El‐Hawary of Alexandria, Egypt. He is survived by his wife, Ferial (El‐Bibany) El‐Hawary, Halifax; daughter, Elizabeth “Bette” El‐Hawary, Halifax; sons, Robert “Bob” El‐Hawary, London, UK, and Rany “Ron” (Tricia Lane) El‐Hawary, Halifax; sisters, Mervat El‐Hawary, Mona El‐Hawary, and Mawaheb (Heba) El‐Hawary (all located in Alexandria, Egypt); and grandchildren, Alexa, Ben, Grace, Ryan, Eoin, Kegan, Duncan, and Liam.

Dr. El‐Hawary was a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He had a BSc in Electrical Engineering, Distinction and First‐Class Honors, University of Alexandria, Egypt, 1965, and a PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, 1972, where he was an Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fellow from 1970 to 1972. He was Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro for two years and subsequently served for eight years on faculty at Memorial University of Newfoundland since 1974. He was appointed Chairman of Electrical Engineering Program in 1976. In 1981, he joined the Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS) as Professor of Electrical Engineering. In 1997, TUNS was amalgamated with Dalhousie University. Dr. El‐Hawary has been Associate Dean of Engineering at Dalhousie between 1995 and 2007, Director of International and External Relations for the Faculty of Engineering in 2008–2009, and Chair of the Senate of Dalhousie University in 2001–2007. He cherished having had the opportunity to be part of educating, mentoring, and touching the lives and careers of countless students in the field of Electrical Engineering over his long and distinguished career.

Throughout his career, Mo authored over 10 textbooks and almost 200 full journal papers. He was the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) Press Power Engineering Series Editor and Founding Editor in Chief of the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Magazine, and Power Letters of PES. He was Associate Editor for the three major Electric Machines and Power Systems' Journals and Editor of Electrical Power Engineering, McGraw‐Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. He was a Fellow of IEEE, Canadian Academy of Engineering, Engineers Canada, and the Engineering Institute of Canada. He was a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Power and Energy Society.

He served as a member of the Board of Directors and Secretary of IEEE and as President of IEEE Canada. He served on the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board, Fellows Committee, IEEE Press Board Chairman, Power Engineering Society (PES): System Operations Committee Chair and, member of HKN Board, and Vice President, Development, IEEE Canada Foundation. He has been recipient of IEEE Canada, W. S. Read Service Award, 2010. In 1999 IEEE awarded him the EAB Meritorious Achievement, Power Engineering Educator of the Year, and IEEE Canada General A.G.L. McNaughton Gold Medal.