Professors

Prof. Khaled Zyedeh

Branch 3
  • Rank
    Professor
  • Degree
    PhD
  • Specialization
    French Language & Literature
  • Major
    Comparative Literature

Born in Tripoli, 1952

 

Scientific Qualifications

  • PhD in Literature from the Sorbonne University - Paris 1 in 1981;
  • PhD in French & Comparative Literature from Sorbonne University - Paris 3 in 1980;
  • Bachelor in Philosophy from the Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences at the Lebanese University in 1977.

Professional Career

  • Lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Lebanese University from 1980 until 2007;
  • Director of the Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences (Branch 3) between 1985-1987;
  • Spent a research year in Berlin at the invitation of the Institute for Advanced Studies (1997-1998);
  • Appointed Ambassador of Lebanon to the Arab Republic of Egypt and Permanent Representative to the League of Arab States between 2007-2016;
  • Appointed Member of the National Commission for UNESCO in 1998;
  • Director of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies/Beirut and Secretary General of the Lebanese Association for Ottoman Studies;
  • Member of the Lebanese Sociological Association;
  • Head of the Cultural Council of North Lebanon between 1984-1986;
  • Author of publications (scientific and literary books), in addition to presenting and translating a number of books published in Lebanon and the Arab world.