Professors

Prof. Abd-el-Gani Imad

Deanship
  • Rank
    Professor
  • Degree
    PhD
  • Specialization
    Social Sciences
  • Major
    Anthropology - Sociology of Knowledge

Born in Tripoli, 1952

 

Scientific Qualifications

  • PhD in Sociology of Knowledge from the Lebanese University in 1991;
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Anthropology from the Lebanese University in 1986.

Professional Career

  • Lecturer at the Lebanese University in 1991 until 2016;
  • Dean of the Institute of Social Sciences of the Lebanese University in 2014;
  • Supervisor and rapporteur of dozens of master's theses, doctoral dissertations and research in the field of social sciences at the Lebanese University and a number of Arab universities and research centers;
  • Researcher specializing in contemporary Islamic studies and an expert on Islamic movements;
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of Azm University and President of the Cultural Center for Dialogue and Studies in Lebanon for several years;
  • Former General Supervisor of the Documentary & Cultural Heritage Revival Project in Tripoli;
  • Former member of the Lebanese Writers Union;
  • Author of 32 books, 14 joint works and about 80 papers published in refereed and specialized journals on sociology, education, population, economics, and Islamic movements;
  • Passed away in 2020.