Ali Aamar
Program Officer, Grants and Fellowships Program
Middle East
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Languages: Arabic, French
Ali Amar has over 15 years’ experience in international development, legal reform, institutional strengthening, and professional training. Prior to joining USIP, he started PRM Consulting. In addition, he has designed, implemented, and managed USAID-funded projects in the Middle East and North Africa. He has worked in democracy and governance, institutional strengthening, legal empowerment, and economic development, and served as strategic adviser to non-governmental organizations working in the MENA region.
A former adjunct professor at Georgetown University and the College of William and Mary, he is fluent in Arabic and French. Amar has also served as a contributor to Tel Quel magazine (Morocco) and Al-Qabas (Kuwait). He has also been a guest analyst for the BBC, Radio Sawa, and Voice of America.
