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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.
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.
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.
In an increasingly crowded, chaotic, and contested world and marketplace of ideas, the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center offers decisionmakers global, independent, and strategic insight and innovative ideas that advance international peace. Learn More
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.
Malcolm H. Kerr | Britannica. Contributor. 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)
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