Dr.Mahmoud Ramadan
Director
of Gulf Research and Historical Studies Center
Archaeology & Islamic Architecture Expert


A Researcher and Expert hold Ph.D in Archaeology, Architecture & Islamic Art, with the first Grade honours from faculty of Archaeology, Cairo university, with the Exact Scientific major (The History, Archaeology, Architecture, Islamic Arts in Qatar " The Islamic Defensive Architecture "). he has several experiences and languages. He has 23 years of experience working for International Organizations concerned in Archaeology, Excavations, Arts, Antiquities, Human Heritage, Culture, History, Architecture, Servicing & Restoration of archaeological and Historical buildings, cultural studying, analyzing and marketing.
He is international lecturer in Archaeology & Islamic Architecture. He has held several important scientific roles such as; appointed in National Council for Culture, Arts and Heritage as Archaeology Expert in Qatar in addition to Historic cultural expert in The Council Of the Royal family affairs in Qatar too. Subsequently, Director of Mesaimeer Center for Studies and Historical Research in Doha, Qatar. Additional to the management and supervision of the pursuance tasks of the scientific project for Special preparation of Historical documentaries from the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula in view of the documents of the Ottoman Archive in Istanbul – Turkey.
In the time being, He is the Director of Gulf Research and Historical Studies Center, Academic specialist advisor. He has published seventeen authors of important scientific literature about archeology, architecture, history and Islamic civilization and Islamic monuments and including a book entitled "Monuments & architecture of senior princes for sect of Razazz in Cairo in the Ottoman era". In addition to the seven works for Qatar and the Gulf, including a book entitled "Qatar in the geographic and Historical maps 150-1931", another book entitled "The Historical story of Confused Gulf 325 B.C. - 1931", another book entitled "The Latent Secrets of in the ruins of the city of metropolitan Al Zubarah and the news of its imams & scholars", another book entitled " Qatar's Mosques "masjids" and its history & architecture" which Issued in the occasion of Qatar's celebrations of its National Day, 18 December 2009, another book entitled "Islamic weapons in Qatar" it is a technical archaeological study of a selected group of Islamic weapons in view of a private collection in Doha issued in July 2010, another book entitled "Castles & Fortresses in Qatar" issued in October 2010 and book entitled "Katara" 2011. Furthermore were published his researches and scientific articles specializing in archeology, architecture, arts, heritage and Islamic Civilization. Additionally, He owns an important set of scientific publications about Qatar and Arabian Peninsula notably book entitled "Houses, Palaces and the headquarters of governance in Qatar", book entitled "Castles & Fortresses in Qatar", another book entitled "Historical story of the Amiri Diwan (Royal Office), Qatar", another book entitled " Al-Thani the march governors and state-building", another book entitled "the history of wells and springs and its architecture in Qatar", another book entitled " Ottoman state's strategy in the Gulf region 1869-1914" within the framework of the British Ottoman competition for countries of the Arab Gulf was issued in Cairo 25th Jan 2014, another book entitled " Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) and India's national security and strategic depth was issued in Cairo March 2015, He also wrote & prepared for two radio programs in Qatar national radio Qatari landmarks and Pulpits and minarets 2011.
Moreover, He wrote the script & the scenario for the set of documentary films and gathered the oral Historical novel in Qatar and what relevant to archaeology, architecture and Islamic arts in Qatar as well. He has published more than 500 articles in the field of history, civilization, architecture, Archaeology and Islamic arts via a lot of social media as google, twitter and the official website of kenanaonline (2010-2015).
Notably those were published some attempts in literature poetry and prose. He mingled with many nationalities, races and that impact appeared in his writings that are considered self-biography of his experiences in the communities in which he deal with it and had resided in as well as he contributed in the field of community development, Also he is interested in human development issues and giving skills to researchers and scholars.
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Dr>Mahmoud Ramadan Director of Gulf Research and Historical Studies Center Archaeology & Islamic Ar