Fouad Ajami

Fouad Ajami فؤاد عجمي
Born	(1945-09-18)September 18, 1945 Arnoun, Greater Lebanon
Died	June 22, 2014(2014-06-22) (aged 68) Maine, United States
Nationality	Lebanese and American
Occupation(s)	professor, writer
Years active	1973–2014
Known for	Proponent of Iraq War
Spouse	Michelle
Awards	MacArthur Fellowship (1982) National Humanities Medal (2006) Bradley Prize (2006) Benjamin Franklin Award for public service (2011) Eric Breindel Award for Excellence in Opinion Journalism (2011)
Academic background
Alma mater	Eastern Oregon College University of Washington
Academic work
Discipline	Middle Eastern studies
Institutions	Johns Hopkins University, Hoover Institution & Princeton University
Main interests	Middle Eastern studies
Notable works	The Arab Predicament (1981) The Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation’s Odyssey (1998)

Fouad A. Ajami (Arabic: فؤاد عجمي; September 18, 1945 – June 22, 2014) was a Lebanese-born American university professor and writer on Middle Eastern issues. He was a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.

Ajami was an outspoken supporter of the Bush Doctrine and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, which he believed to have been a "noble war" and a "gift" to the people of Iraq.^[1]