Middle East Studies Institute of Shanghai International Studies University

Lecture 117 of Think Tank Construction Series

Speaker: Hassan Hakimian, Professor, Acting Dean and Director of the Middle Eastern Studies Department, College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar

Moderator: NIU Song, Professor of the Middle East Studies Institute at Shanghai International Studies University, Deputy Editor-in-chief of Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies

Time: September 18, 2023 (Monday), 14:00-16:00

Venue: Conference Room 704, Research Building, Hongkou Campus, Shanghai International Studies University

Speaker Introduction: Hassan Hakimian, Professor, is the Acting Dean and Director of the Middle Eastern Studies Department, College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University of Qatar. He is Professor Emeritus of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK, and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Economic Research Forum, Cairo, Egypt. He has served as Associate Dean of Cass Business School at the University of London, Director of the London Institute of Middle East Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, and founding member and former President of the International Iranian Economic Association (IIEA). Professor Hakimian is committed to the study of the Middle East economy, with a long-term focus on the Middle East labor market, economic sanctions, inclusive growth and other topics.