Haizam Amirah-Fernández

Haizam Amirah-Fernández holds a BA in Arab Studies from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and an MA in Arab Studies/Political Science on a Fulbright scholarship from Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies. He completed his studies at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium) and at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He specializes in international relations, political Islam, and transitions to democracy in the Arab world, where he has lived for over sixteen years. Professor Amirah-Fernández has published extensively on Middle Eastern and North African affairs. He has lectured at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Georgetown University, Saint Louis University, Universidad CEU San Pablo, and Universitat de Barcelona, among others.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (1995 — 1998)
• Erasmus Université libre de Bruxelles (1996 — 1997)
• High School Diploma Terra Sancta College, Amman

Companies

• Associate Professor IE Business School (2007)
• Senior Analyst / Investigador Principal Real Instituto Elcano (2003)
• Associate Professor Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2007 — 2009)
• Professor Saint Louis University (2004 — 2006)
• Translator, Spanish Translation Service United Nations (2002 — 2002)
• Teaching Assistant Georgetown University (2001 — 2001)
• Intern, Middle East and North Africa Division Human Rights Watch (2000 — 2001)