NAUMKIN Vitaly, Director, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
Mr. Vitaly Naumkin gradutaed with
distinction from Moscow
State University,
where he had studied Arab and Islamic history and Arabic language. He was also
trained at Cairo University
and American University
in Cairo in
1966-1967. In
1968-1970 he served in the Armed Forces where he taught Arabic at the Military University of the MoD. He became one of
the top Russian simultaneous interpreters of Arabic and frequently worked for
the top leaders of the state. In 1984 he became head of Center for Arab Studies
of the Institute of Oriental Studies under Russian Academy
of Sciences. For many years Prof. Naumkin has been Editor-in-Chief of
“Vostok-ORIENS” journal of the Russian
Academy of Sciences.
Prof. Naumkin lectured at many universities abroad – in the U.S., Western Europe
and the Arab world. In 1991 Naumkin was a visiting professor at the American University
in Cairo, and in 2003 – a visiting professor at
the University of California in Berkeley. In 1991 Prof. Naumkin established
Center for Strategic and Political Studies that has acquired publicity as an
important public think tank in the field of conflict management and resolution,
second track diplomacy, international relations and politics. He is a member of
the Scientific Council under Security Council of Russia, member of the
Scientific-Consultative Council under Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia,
Chairman of the Scientific-Consultative Council of the Ministry of Justice.
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