Abdulrahim Abu-Husayn

Abdulrahim Abu-Husayn (1 March 1951 – 23 June 2022) was a Palestinian author, professor at the American University of Beirut (AUB)'s Department of History and Archaeology, and an honorary member of the Turkish Historical Society.He is a recognized authority on the history of Ottoman Syria, with emphasis on the areas later constituting modern Lebanon.[1][2] Abu-Husayn was born in 1951 in the Palestinian village of Nuba in the Hebron area, then immigrated to Jordan with his family.[3] He ranked in the top 10 in the Tawjihi exams, scoring a 902 out of a possible 1000, which earned him a scholarship at AUB through USAID.[1][3] In 1971, he began his undergraduate degree in English and planned to return to Jordan to continue teaching.
PalestinianAmerican University of BeirutTurkish Historical SocietyOttoman SyriaLebanonHebronJordanLebanese Civil WarKamal Salibi