[1] Because of his significant contributions to the housing, infrastructure, and civil engineering, Moharram received honorary medals and awards such as the Medal of the Order of the Republic of the 1st Degree (وسام الجمهورية من الدرجة الأولي) in 1964 from the former president Gamal Abdel Nasser, Medal of the Order of Merit of the 1st Degree (وسام الاستحقاق من الدرجة الأولي) in 1985 from the former president Hosni Mubarak, Mubarak's Award (currently named the Nile Award) in 2002, and several other honors in Egypt.

[3] Moharram obtained his BSc (in 1936) and MSc (in 1946) degrees in civil engineering from Cairo University (then known as the Egyptian University) and was awarded a scholarship to resume his postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom where he obtained a PhD degree in structural engineering from the King's College London in 1949.

Numerous high-profile projects led to the rapid growth of the firm, and expansion into Africa and the Middle East region.

This law is the basis on which Egyptian design codes are issued up to this date and is currently being produced and modified regularly by a committee that incorporates hundreds of highly experienced and specialized engineers and academics.

As the minister of housing and public utilities, Moharram supervised the contracting sector that completed the first stage of the Aswan High Dam project in Upper Egypt.