Hesham Alghannam

Dr Hesham AlGhannam is Director of the Security Research Centre, Head of the National Security Department, and a member of the Scientific Council at N... moreaif Arab University for Security Sciences. He is recognised as a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Global Scholar Award With over two decades of experience in research and policy, Dr AlGhannam has held senior positions at leading institutions, including the University of Exeter, the King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies, and the Gulf Research Centre. His academic background varies in computer engineering, international relations, counterterrorism, nuclear proliferation, and political science, with degrees from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, and the University of Exeter. Dr AlGhannam’s expertise lies in security strategies, geopolitical dynamics, and conflict studies, with a strong career that has taken him from senior advisory roles to field research in conflict zones.