Amr Al Azm

Amr Al Azm is Professor of Middle East History and Anthropology at Shawnee State University and currently teaches in the Gulf Studies Program at Qatar University. He was educated in the UK, reading Archaeology of Western Asiatics at the University of London, Institute of Archaeology. His doctoral degree was awarded in 1991. Dr. Al Azm’s experience is varied. He has excavated a number of sites, including Tell Hamoukar in Syria and one possibly associated with Ghengis Khan’s final resting place in Mongolia. He also served as the Director of Scientific and Conservation Laboratories at the General Department of Antiquities and Museums (1999-2004) and Head of the Centre for Archaeological Research at the University of Damascus (2003-2006). He has taught at the University of Damascus (1999-2006) and served as Dean of University Requirements at the Arab European University (2005-2006). Additionally, he is a keen observer of Middle East events, particularly in Syria and its neighbors.