Mohamed Hashish (born May 22, 1947) is an Egyptian-born research scientist best known as the father of the abrasive water jet cutter.

Mohamed Hashish completed his elementary and high school education in Kafr El Dawwar.

After serving as a teaching assistant for three years in the same department, 25-year-old Mohamed Hashish accepted a scholarship offer from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Hashish supplemented his initial invention with over 40 patents to date[4][5][6][7] to further improve and enhance the performance of waterjet cutting systems.

In his spare time, Hashish enjoys landscape architecture, skiing, fishing and travelling.