Center · Team

Researchers
and Staff

A multidisciplinary team leading research and analysis at the Omran Center, distributed across research units focusing on governance, security, political economy, and local administration in Syria.

Members: 13
Research units: 3

Executive Management

3 members

Dr. Ammar Kahf

Executive Director of the Omran Center for Strategic Studies

Ph.D. in Islamic Studies

Dr.Yaser Tabbara

Senior Researcher

A Juris Doctor Degree from Depaul University in Chicago

Ghassan Hitto

President of Board Directors

He holds a Bachelor's degree in computer science and mathematics from Indiana Purdue University in Indianapolis,USA.

Administrative Team

3 members

Khaled Faraj

Administrative Coordinator

Obada Al Challah

The Administrative and Operations Manager

Rateb Bouta

Communications and Events Coordinator

Research Unit

7 members

Danny Al-Baaj

Senior Fellow

MA in Diplomatic Studies at The Diplomatic Academy of London, University of Westminster, UK.

Eymen Dasuki

Senior Researcher

Master’s degree in International Relations from Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University

Maen Tallaa

Research Director

Master in Political Science

Marwan Abd al-Qader

Research Assistant

Muhsen Al Mustafa

Researcher

Bachelor in Computer and Information Systems

Ömer Özkizilcik

Turkish research director

Sasha Al Alou