Hani Azer

Hani Azer
Er.Ing. Hani Azer (March 2008)
Born	1948 (age 75–76) Tanta,Egypt
Nationality	Egyptian
Education	Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University,BSc (Engg)
Occupation	Engineer
Engineering career
Projects	Chief engineer of theBerlin Hauptbahnhof
Awards	Verdienstorden des Landes Berlin (Merit of the State of Berlin)

Hani Azer(Coptic:Ϩⲁⲛⲓ Ⲁⲍⲉⲣ,Arabic:هاني عازر;born 1948) is an Egyptiancivil engineerand a naturalized German citizen. He was born inTanta,Egypt to aCopticfamily and moved toCairofor high school and university. In 1973, after earning a BSc(Engg) degree from theFaculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University,he moved toGermanyto study for his post-graduate diploma in civil engineering inBochum.

Azer headed the construction of the tunnel beneathBerlin'sTiergartenin 1994. Subsequently, he became the chief engineer of theBerlin Hauptbahnhof,Germany's fourth-largest train station. The station is a modernistic structure with a roof built almost entirely of glass blocks. The project cost $700 million. Berliners voted Azer 13th in the top 50 Berliners of the year in 2006.

Azer was honored by theGerman ChancellorAngela Merkelon 26 May 2006 at the inauguration of the Berlin Hauptbahnhof. He was also later honored by Egyptian presidentHosni Mubarak.On 1 October 2006, Azer received one of Berlin's most respected distinctions,the Verdienstorden des Landes Berlin(Merit of the State of Berlin), for outstanding service to the state. Azer is also considered one of the top tunneling and bridge engineers at the global level today.