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Dr. Mohammad Al-Saidi
Associate Professor
Educational Qualifications
MA in Sociology
Dissertation (Dr. rer. pol.)
Entity
College of Public Policy
Biography
Dr. Mohammad Al-Saidi is an Associate Professor at the College of Public Policy at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He has 14 years of continuous academic experience in Germany and Qatar. His research focuses on environmental policies, particularly in the Middle East. He has been involved in research projects in the Gulf, East Africa, Yemen, Jordan, and Egypt, among others. Dr. Al-Saidi has won a university-wide research award and was elected to the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities based in Berlin.
Before joining Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Dr. Al-Saidi was active in research and teaching at several academic institutions, including Qatar University, TH-Köln, and Doha Institute. He regularly contributes to policy think tanks on environmental issues in the Middle East. Dr. Al-Saidi strongly believes in science with tangible impacts, based on values such as sustainability, equity, and diversity. As a result, he has been actively engaged internationally in research dissemination, policy transfer, and coalition building.
MA in Sociology
University of Hagen, Germany
2019
Dissertation (Dr. rer. pol.)
Heidelberg University, Germany
2013
MA in Political Sciences
Heidelberg University, Germany
2008
MSc in Economics
Heidelberg University, Germany
2005
- Environmental development
- Water governance
- Management of transboundary resources
- Energy and sustainability policies
Associate Professor
College of Public Policy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2024 - Present
Research Associate Professor
Center for Sustainable Development, Qatar University
2022 - 2024
Assistant Professor
Center for Sustainable Development, Qatar University
2016 - 2022
Senior Researcher
Institute for Technology and Resources Management (ITT), TH Köln (Cologne University of Applied Sciences), Germany
2011 - 2016
Al-Saidi, Mohammad; Ellermann, Ann-Katrin; Fittkow, Markus Frederic; Perillieux, Tobias Romanus; Saadaoui, Imen; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane (2024): The perils of building big: Desalination sustainability and brine regulation in the Arab Gulf countries. Water Resources and Industry 32, p. 100259. DOI: 10.1016/j.wri.2024.100259.
Al-Saidi, Mohammad; Dehnavi, Sudeh (2024): Growing the portfolio: circular economy through water reuse in Iran. Frontiers in Water 6. DOI: 10.3389/frwa.2024.1341715.
Al-Saidi, Mohammad (2023): White knight or partner of choice? The Ukraine war and the role of the Middle East in the energy security of Europe. Energy Strategy Reviews 49, p. 101116. DOI: 10.1016/j.esr.2023.101116.
Al-Saidi, Mohammad; Saadaoui, Imen; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane (2023): Governing desalination, managing the brine: A review and systematization of regulatory and socio-technical issues. Water Resources and Industry 30, p. 100225. DOI: 10.1016/j.wri.2023.100225.
Al-Saidi, Mohammad; Zaidan, Esmat (2023): Understanding and Enabling “Communities” Within Smart Cities: A Literature Review. Journal of Planning Literature 39 (2), pp. 186–202. DOI: 10.1177/08854122231202739.
Complete Publication Listing(s): Google Scholar
- World Top 2% of Scientists as Ranked by Elsevier and Stanford University
- 2022; Elected into the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
- 2021; Qatar University Research Excellence Award.