Saad Abbas Ismail



Saad A. Ismail is a Kurdish American archaeologist, translator and writer who has published extensively on a range of archaeological topics, and worked in tens of archaeological sites around the world. He was born and raised in Kamishli, Syria. Saad studied Archaeology at the Lebanese University in Beirut, Lebanon.

He completed his Master's degree on Orthostates in Tall Halaf in 2011.

After receiving his master's degree, Saad wrote many articles about Middle Eastern and Mesopotamian archaeology in Lebanon; Mes Aynak, Afghanistan; and Syria. Since then, he has devoted himself to digging, excavating with World Bank, Chicago University, Amsterdam University, Berlin University, Leeds University, Yale University, Lebanese University, American University of Beirut and London University, writing, translating books and articles on archaeology and archaeological studies, and working as an expert of archaeology regarding the archaeology that robs in the northeast of Syria.