A strategic and results-oriented humanitarian expert with a proven ability to lead high-impact programmes, strengthen institutions, manage complex donor portfolios, and support governments and civil society in delivering sustainable humanitarian and development outcomes. Combines technical excellence with practical field experience, strong leadership, and a collaborative approach to achieving measurable results across the Middle East.
livelihoods, governance, resilience, peacebuilding, and institutional
capacity development. Proven ability to work effectively with
international NGOs.
Institutional capacity assessments
Organizational strategy development
Proposal development
Donor reporting
Program quality assurance
Partnership management
Localization strategies
Humanitarian coordination mechanisms
Consortium management
Staff mentoring and leadership development
Drafted over 70 reports for the courts. Work experience includes humanitarian emergencies, post-conflict recovery, refugee responses, governance reforms, civil society strengthening, economic recovery, and resilience programming in highly complex political and security environments. Strong understanding of regional political dynamics, humanitarian access negotiations, conflict sensitivity, and operational risk management.
Ongoing research examining contemporary political dynamics, regional security, and geopolitical developments in the Middle East, with a particular focus on the intersection of diplomacy, conflict, and emerging strategic trends.
Arabic – Professional Working Proficiency
Kurdish – Professional Working Proficiency
French – Working Knowledge
Kurds (including Kurdish communities in Iraq, Syria, Türkiye, and Iran)
Turkmen
Assyrians
Chaldeans
Syriacs
Armenians
Circassians
Yazidis (Êzîdî)
Shabak
Mandaeans
Copts (Egypt)
Amazigh (Berbers) in North Africa
Nubian communities
Bedouin communities
Druze communities
Shia Muslims
Alawites
Ismailis
Christians (Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Assyrian, Chaldean, Syriac, Armenian, Coptic,
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
Returnees
Stateless populations
Host communities
Women and girls
Children and adolescents
Older persons
Persons with disabilities
Survivors of gender-based violence
Survivors of trafficking
Minority ethnic and religious communities
Nomadic and pastoralist populations
Migrant workers
Youth at risk