Center Director

Professor Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Kamal is a professor of political science and international relations, and since January 2020 has held the position of Director of the Institute of Arab Research and Studies. He has a distinguished academic and professional career: he obtained a PhD in International Relations and Political Science from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, in the United States of America, and a Master's degree in International Relations from the School of International Affairs at Carleton University in Canada; he also obtained a diploma in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University branch in the city of Bologna, Italy. He had earlier earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at Cairo University with distinction and honors. At the academic level, Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Kamal holds the position of professor in the Department of Political Science at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at Cairo University, and has previously taught as a visiting professor in the Department of Political Science at the American University in Cairo, the University of Chicago, and the University of California, Berkeley; he also worked as a lecturer at the Nasser Military Academy. During his professional career, he undertook a number of leadership and research roles, including directing the Center for International Regions Studies, the Center for Research and Studies of Developing Countries, and the Center for American Studies at Cairo University, in addition to his work as a researcher at the Middle East Institute in Washington, and as a lecturer and assistant researcher at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Kamal has also contributed to a number of scientific and advisory committees and councils, including the Council for Future Studies and Risk Management at the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research, the University Education Development Program Committee in cooperation with the United Kingdom within the framework of the Supreme Council of Universities, and the Economics and Political Science Sector Committee of the Supreme Council of Universities, in addition to his membership in the Advisory Committee of the Center for Strategic Studies at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Advisory Committee of the Egyptian Center for Thought and Strategic Studies, and the Advisory Board of the International Politics journal. He also held membership in the Education Committee of the Egyptian Shura Council and the Supreme Council for Youth, and is a fellow of the American Political Science Association. In addition to his academic and research activity, he supervised nearly one hundred master's and doctoral theses, reflecting his contribution to forming generations of researchers and specialists in the fields of political science and international relations.