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Curriculum Vitae

Prof. Dr.

Abdel Aziz Salah Salem

Professor of Archaeology, Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University

Nationality: Egyptian

Date & Place of Birth: 23 rd April 1966, Egypt.

Marital status: Married with three Children

Present Job: Professor of Archaeology and Islamic Arts, Faculty of

Archaeology, Cairo University.

Previous Job: Archaeology Expert, at The Islamic Educational,

Scientific and Cultural, Organization ( ISESCO ) – Morocco.

( from: 10/11/2002 to 30/06/2015 )

Phone: 002 02 35675602

Mobile: 00201001159088

Fax: 0020235728108

E-mail : azizsalem2002@hotmail.fr

Address: Faculty of Archaeology - Cairo University - Giza - Egypt – P.c.12613

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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

18/11/1997 Ph.D., from The Dept., of Islamic Archaeology, Faculty of

Archaeology, Cairo University, with the grade: Frist Grade

honour, the subject: The Ayyubid Metal in Egypt and Syria,

Archaeological and Artestical, (Joint supervision with Sorbonne

University, Paris 4, France).

26/4/1993

May, 1988

Master Degree from The Dept., of Islamic Archaeology, Faculty of

Archaeology, Cairo University, with the grade: Excellent, the

subject: the Sports and their Tools in Islamic Under light of

Islamic and Coptic Groups in Cairo, Archaeological and Artestical

Bachelor of Archaeology, Islamic Dept., Faculty of Archaeology,

Cairo University. With the mention: Very good with Honour.

FUNCTIONAL HIERARCHY

From 25 / 2/ 2014: Professor of Archaeology, Faculty of Archaeology,

Cairo University

2002 – 2015 Archaeology Expert, at The Islamic Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization ( ISESCO ) Morocco, From: 1O /11/ 2002- 30 /06 /2015

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1999 – 2002 Supervisor of Division for Islamic Heritage, Cultural and Natural

Heritage Documentation Center, Egypt, ( CULTNAT )

1989 – 1999 Lecturer, Faculty of Archaeology. Cairo University, Egypt

1993 – 1997 Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Archaeology. Cairo University.

1989 – 1993 Demonstrator, Faculty of Archaeology. Cairo University.

PUBLICATIONS

The Sports Across Ages, Historical and Archaeological, Book publishing

center, Cairo, Egypt, 1998.

Islamic Arts in the Ayyubid Period, First Part, Book publishing center,

Cairo, Egypt, 1998.

Islamic Arts in the Ayyubid Period, Second Part, Book publishing center,

Cairo, Egypt, 2000.

L’ art de l’ Islam, Selected texts archaeological, Book publishing center,

Cairo, Egypt, 2000.

Egypt Origin of Sports in the world, Knowledge House, Cairo, Egypt,

2001.

Sports in Ancient Egypt, Egypt Civilization Series, Knowledge House,

Cairo, 2002.

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Amr Ibn El As Mosque, The first Mosque in Africa, Knowledge House,

Cairo,.2003.

Egyptian women's sports, Egypt Civilization Series, Knowledge House,

Cairo, 2003.

Masterpieces of Islamic Arts in Morocco, Book publishing Center, Cairo,

Egypt, 2010.

Masterpieces of Moroccan Archaeology, Books Series, Entitled,

Publishing Knowledge Library, Rabat, Morocco, 2009 – 2010. (10 parts )

Islamic Archaeology in Salé and Ribat al-Fath, Publishing Knowledge

Library, Rabat, Morocco, 2012.

The Islamic Artistic Heritage in Morocco, Publishing Knowledge Library,

Rabat, Morocco, 2015

I have (25 ) a scientific researches in the field of Islamic heritage

mentioned in my Arabic CV.

Experiences

ISESCO representative in the World Heritage Committee, UNESCO,

from 2004 to 2013, as the followings:

o Participation in the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee,

Susho, China, from 28 June to 7 July 2004.

o Participation in the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee,

Durban, South Africa: from 10 – 17 July 2005.

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o Participation in the 30th session of the World Heritage Committee

(Vilnius, Lithuania from: 8 to16 July 2006.

o Participation in the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee,

Christchurch, New Zealand from: 23 June to 3 July 2007.

o Participation in the 32 session of the World Heritage Committee,

Quebec, Canada, from: 1 to 7 July 2008.

o Participate in the session thirty-fifth session of the World Heritage

Committee in Paris, from 19 to 29 June, 2011.

o Participate in the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee,

St. Petersburg, Russia, from: 24 June to 6 July, 2012.

o Participate in the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee,

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from 16 to 27 June.2013

Member of the International Coordination Committee for the

Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq:

o ISESCO representative in the first meetings of the International

Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural

Heritage of Iraq, UNESCO headquarters, Paris, from: 24 to 25 May

2004

o ISESCO representative in the second meetings of the International

Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural

Heritage of Iraq, UNESCO headquarters, Paris, from 22 to 23 June

2005.

Supervisor of the Islamic World Heritage Committee, ISESCO, Rabat,

Morocco, from 2008 to 2015:

o Supervisor of the preparatory meeting of the Islamic World

Heritage Committee, Rabat, Morocco, from: 28 to 29 April, 2008.

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o Supervisor of the first meeting of the Islamic World Heritage

Committee, Rabat, Morocco from: 15 to 16 September 2010.

o Supervisor of the second meeting for the Islamic World Heritage

Committee, Cairo, Egypt, from 17 to 18 September 2011

o Supervisor of the third meeting of the Islamic World Heritage

Committee, Kairouan, Tunisian Republic, from 12 to 14 November

2012.

o Supervisor of the fourth meeting for the Islamic World Heritage

Committee, Sana’a, Yemen, from 5 to 7 November 2013.

o Supervisor of the ISESCO Archaeology Experts Committee in

charge of Drafting Technical reports on Israeli Violations in Al

Quds Al Sharif, Amman, Jordan, from 2003 to, 2014, as the

followings:

Supervisor of the first meeting of ISESCO’s Committee of

Archaeological Experts on 26-28 May 2003 at the

headquarters of the Jordanian Department of Antiquities in

Amman

Supervisor of the second meeting of ISESCO’s Committee of

Archaeological Experts at the headquarters of the Syrian

Department of Museums and Historical Monuments in

Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, on 2-3 March 2004.

Supervisor of hold an extraordinary meeting of ISESCO’s

Committee of Archaeological Experts, Rabat, Morocco,

from: 27 to 28 February 2007.

Supervisor of the enlarged meeting of ISESCO’s Committee

of Archaeological Experts held at the headquarters of the

Department of Antiquities of Jordan on 15-16 April 2007.

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Supervisor of the third meeting for ISESCO Archaeology

Experts Committee in charge of Drafting Technical reports

on Israeli Violations in Al Quds Al Sharif, Amman, Jordan,

from 4 to 5 April, 2010.

Supervisor of the fourth for ISESCO Archaeology Experts

Committee in charge of Drafting Technical reports on Israeli

Violations in Al Quds Al sharif, Amman, Jordan from:16 to

17 March, 2011.

Supervisor of the fifth meeting for ISESCO Archaeology

Experts Committee in charge of Drafting Technical reports

on Israeli Violations in Al Quds Al Sharif, Amman, Jordan,

from 4 to 5 March 2012.

Supervisor of the 7th

meeting of ISESCO Archaeology

Experts Committee in charge of Drafting Technical reports

on Israeli Violations in Al Quds Al sharif, Amman, Jordan,

from 25 to 27, March 2014.

Member of the Experts Committee for assessing the status of heritage

sites in the Republic of Tatarstan, formed by the Secretary General of the

Organization of Islamic Cooperation, 30/9/2010.

Member of the Executive Committee for the Arab world memory, The

Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage, CULTNAT,

and ALECSO, ,from 2005 to 2010.

Membership of the Arab Historians Union, from: 1998 to 2015

Membership of the French Scientific Institute for Eastern Archaeology,

Cairo, from 1993- 2002.

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Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference :

(Domes in the World ) Florence, Italy, 2012.

Supervisor of the coordination meeting to prepare of the Bishkek

celebration, as the capital of Islamic culture 2014, the Asian region,

Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Republic, from 28 to 29 January, 2014.

Supervisor of the project of ISESCO virtual museum for Islamic culture

capitals, which seeks to use modern communication technologies to

publicize the Islamic cultural heritage, Rabat, Morocco,0 from 2003 to

2015.

Participation in the 3th International Forum of Ancient Cities, Tangier,

Morocco, from: 24 to 26 April 2014.

Supervisor of the Second Regional Training session to document the

Islamic heritage by using modern technology, Khartoum, Sudan, from 23

to 25, September 2014.

Supervisor of the regional seminar to integrate the new heritage concept

and participatory heritage management into cultural po-licies,

Chefchaouen, Morocco: 26-28 April 2013.

Supervisor of the emergency meeting to examine ways to protect

civilizational heritage in Aleppo, Cairo, Egypt, from 1 to 2 October 2013

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Supervisor of the meeting to examine ways to counter illegal trafficking

of cultural property, Cairo, Egypt, from 26 to 28 March 2013.

Supervisor of the regional awareness-raising seminar for the

environmental and economic dimensions of heritage, Khartoum, Sudan,

from: 2 to 4 July 2013.

Participation in the Second International Forum of Ancient Cities,

Tatouan, Morocco, from 14 to15 March 2013.

Supervisor of the regional training session for documenting the Islamic

heritage by using modern technology, Khartoum, Sudan, from 20 to 24

May, 2012.

Representative of ISESCO in the fifteenth conference of the General

Union of Arab Archaeologists, Oujda, Morocco, from 13 to 15 October

2012 .

Participate in the National Workshop for the ancient Mahdia Kasbah

restoration, Mahdia, Morocco, from: 5 to 6 June, 2010.

Supervisor of the Regional Seminar to deep awareness of the arts of

Islamic architecture, Sanaa, Republic of Yemen, from 10 to 13 March,

2008.

Participation in the International Scientific and Practical Conference

“21th Century and the Historical Islam Cities”, Baku, Azerbaijan, from:

19 to 21 November 2007.

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Participate in the International Symposium: "preserve the architectural

heritage of the Asian region", "Foundation of Romualdo Del Bianco"

Foundation in cooperation with Azerbaijan University of Architecture

and Construction, Florence, Italy, from: 18 to 25 February 2007.

Supervisor of hold an extraordinary meeting of ISESCO’s Committee of

Archaeological Experts, Rabat, Morocco, from: 27 to 28 February 2007.

Supervisor of the enlarged meeting of ISESCO’s Committee of

Archaeological Experts held at the headquarters of the Department of

Antiquities of Jordan on 15-16 April 2007.

Participate in International Conference for inscriptions in the Arab world

from prehistoric to the Modern period, the University of Aleppo, Aleppo,

Syrian Arab Republic, from 16 to 20 April 2007

Participate in the Open day for Moroccan heritage, Abu al-Jed, Morocco,

on 19, May 2007.

Participate in the international conference for "Islamic historical cities

and the twentieth century," Azerbaijan University of Architecture and

Construction, in cooperation with ISESCO, Baku, from 19 to 21

November, 2007.

Supervisor of the national training session for Iraqi staff working in the

administration of archaeological sites, Um Qais, Hashemite Kingdom of

Jordan, from 3 to 10 April 2005.

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Supervisor of the national workshop to qualify staff working in the field

of architectural restoration in Iraq, from: 10 to 22 July 2004 at the

headquarters of the Jordanian Department of Antiquities.

Supervisor of the national workshop to re-qualify human resources

working in Iraqi museums, on 22-28 November 2004, at the headquarters

of the Syrian Department of Museums in Damascus.

Represent the ISESCO in the Arab Coordination Meeting which was co-

organized by the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Arab League at

the Cairo based Arab League headquarters on 18-20 April 2004.

Represent the ISESCO in the Arab coordination meeting on unifying the

Arab attitude as regards the subjects submitted to the 28th

session of the

World Heritage Committee, organized by the Supreme Council of

Antiquities and the Arab League, in the presence of experts and officials

in charge of cultural and natural heritage at the headquarters of the Arab

League in Cairo, from 18 to 20 April 2004.

Participation in the conference on the legal protection of Arab

monuments, held in the Arab League, in Cairo, Egypt, from 22 to 23

February 2004.

Participation in the first international conference on the architectural

preservation between theory and practice, in Dubai (United Arab

Emirates), from 14 to 16 March 2004.

Represent the ISESCO in the first international conference on

Architectural Conservation between Theory and Practice held in Dubai,

United Arab Emirates, on 14-16 March 2004.

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Represent the ISESCO in the 17th conference on Arab archaeology and

cultural heritage held by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and

Scientific Organization – ALECSO- in Nouakchott from 23 to 27

December 2003

Lecturing Historical and Archeological texts by English Language, for

third year students, Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, first Term,

1999- 2000.

Lecturing the Islamic History and Civilization, for the post graduate

students, Diploma of Islamic Archaeology, Faculty of Archaeology ,

Cairo University, the period from 1997 to 2000

Lecturing the Islamic Archaeology Inscriptions, for third year students,

Faculty of Archaeology , Cairo University, the period from 1997 to 2000

Lecturing the Subject of the Islamic Art in the Two period of Fatimmid

and Ayyubid,, for Second year students, Faculty of Archaeology , Cairo

University, the period from 1998 to 1999.

Lecturing the Method of scientific research subject to the first year

students, Islamic Archaeology Dep. Faculty of Arts, Aïn Shams

University, 1998 to 2000.

Lecturing the Islamic Art for the first year students, Islamic Archaeology

Dep. Faculty of Arts, Aïn Shams University, 1998 to 1999.

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Lecturing the Islamic Iranian Arts for the second year students, Faculty

of Arts, Alexandria University, first Term, 1999- 2000.

Lecturing the Ayyubid and Mamlouk Arts, for third year students,

Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, first Term, 1999- 2000.

Studying the Islamic Civilization and Arts, and Methods of Research in

Sorbonne, Paris 4, France, from 1994 to 1997

Training in Louvre Museum, Paris from 1/12/1994 to 31/12/1996.

Training in British Museum, London, from 3 to 18 Sept. 1996.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Major Field: Islamic Heritage.

Minor field: Islamic Archaeology and Arts

LANGUAGES AND SKILLS

Languages: English, French and Arabic.

Prof. Dr. Abdel Aziz Salah Salem

Professor of Archaeology and Islamic Arts,

Faculty of Archaeology,

Cairo University

Archaeology Expert, at The Islamic Educational,

Scientific and Cultural, Organization ( ISESCO ) Morocco.

(from: 10/11/2002 to 30/06/2015 )

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