Nikolaos van Dam
Nikolaos van Dam | |
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Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1 April 1945
Occupation | Diplomat and author |
Language | Arabic, Dutch, and English |
Nationality | Dutch |
Education | MA, PhD |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
Notable works | The struggle for power in Syria: sectarianism, regionalism and tribalism in politics, 1961–1994 |
Notable awards | Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; Knight Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany |
Spouse | Marinka van Dam-Bogaerts |
Children | 4 |
Nikolaos (Koos) van Dam (born 1 April 1945) is a Dutch scholar and author on the Middle East.[1] He also was a Dutch Ambassador to Iraq, Egypt, Germany and Indonesia.
Education and career
Van Dam studied
Timor-Leste.[2]
Author
He is the author of The struggle for power in Syria: sectarianism, regionalism, and tribalism in politics, 1961–1978, الصراع على السلطة فى سوريا: الطائفية واﻹقليمية والعشائرية فى السياسة – الطبعة الإلكترونية,
ISBN 0-85664-703-9,[3] and the subsequent The struggle for power in Syria: sectarianism, regionalism and tribalism in politics, 1961–1994, 1995.[4]
Honours
- Order of Orange Nassau(Netherlands)
- Officer (1991)
- Knight (1983)
- Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2005)
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (2003)
References
- ISBN 978-0-275-99037-4, accessed 19 December 2009
- ^ ""Ambassade van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in Jakarta, Indonesië: Curriculum Vitae, Dr. Nikolaos van Dam, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands in Jakarta," website of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Indonesia, accessed 19 December 2009". Mfa.nl. Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-85664-703-1, accessed 19 December 2009
- ^ The struggle for power in Syria: sectarianism, regionalism and tribalism in politics, 1961–1994, 1995, accessed 19 December 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2010.