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Malcolm Hooper Kerr (October 8, 1931 – January 18, 1984) was a university professor specializing in the Middle East and the Arab world. An American citizen, he was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, where he died. He served as president of the American University of Beirut until he was killed by gunmen in 1984.
Biographical Sketch of Malcolm H. Kerr (1931-1984) Born in 1931 in Beirut, Lebanon, Malcolm Kerr was both a child of and a student of the Middle East. His American parents had gone to Turkey in 1919 to work with the Near East Relief and eventually went to teach at the American University of Beirut.
The Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center draws on regional experts to provide in-depth analysis of political, socioeconomic, and security issues in the Middle East and North Africa.
Oct 19, 2020 · I’m deeply honored today to celebrate the memory of Malcolm H. Kerr, the extraordinary American scholar of the Middle East, whose life was tragically cut short three and a half decades ago while serving as president of the American University of Beirut.
The Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center will carry on that legacy—continuing to provide a public space for the next generation of Arabs to debate, discuss, and write their own future. READ MORE >
LOCATION: Beirut, Lebanon. BIOGRAPHY. President, American University of Beirut, 1982–84. Professor of Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles, 1967–82. Author of Islamic Reform: The Political and Legal Theories of Muhammad &ayn;Abduh and Rashid Rida. Primary Contributions (1)
Oct 19, 2020 · The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace announced today the renaming of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut to honor Malcolm H. Kerr, the late American scholar of the Middle East and former president of the American University of Beirut.
Jan 19, 1984 · Malcolm H. Kerr, the president of the American University of Beirut who was assassinated yesterday, was an academic expert in the heritages, tensions and passions of the Arab world.
In Memoriam: Malcolm H. Kerr (1931-1984) In a country where orientalist literature dominates the discourse on the Arab world, Malcolm Kerr was certainly an exception. As a scholar, he tried to understand the Arab world with humanistic compassion that is rare among his colleagues. And he was able, where many others failed, to bridge
Jan 19, 1984 · The president of the American University of Beirut, Malcolm H. Kerr, was killed here today when unidentified gunmen fired two bullets into his head while he was walking to his office.
