Prof. Dr. Zeidan A. Kafafi

Zeidan A. Kafafi is a Jordanian archaeologist and academic who has directed and otherwise contributed to numerous excavations in and around Jordan and has assisted the institutional development of local academic institutions. He is a Professor Emeritus who served as the President of Yarmouk University. Kafafi has served as a leading voice in the development of numerous higher education institutions in Jordan and even elsewhere in the world. Kafafi was a member of the Royal Committee that first led to the establishment of the Jordan Museum, and he served as Acting Director of the museum from 2012–2013.

He has written and edited several volumes, including Jebel Abu Thawwab (Er-Rumman), Prehistory of Jordan II, Jerusalem before Islam, and Modesty and Patience. Archaeological Studies and Memories in Honor of Nabil Qadi “Abu Salim”. Kafafi received several awards such as the decoration by His Majesty King Abdullah II with medal “King Abdullah II medal”, “Jordan Star of Science”, “National Award in Archaeology”, the French medallion “Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Academiques” and the Arab Archaeologists League Shield.