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Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies

 Haitham Numan

Haitham Numan

Postgraduate Researcher
Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies

Haitham Numan is a Ph.D. in public relations, a mass communication assistant professor, and a public opinion analyst. Haitham Numan is studying for a second PhD in Middle Eastern politics at the Arab and Islamic Institute at Exeter University; the dissertation title is Elite Masses Gap in Iraq Consociationalism. 


Numan has led or overseen more than dozens of surveys in international contexts and is a leading expert in survey methods to ensure data quality. His work on public opinion, political communication, and social movements has been published in Contemporary Arab Affairs, Cogent Arts & Humanities, and Arab Media & Society Journal. In 2011, he received the Golden Partner Award from Gallup for outstanding work quality. Numan is also a national representative at the World Association of Public Opinion Research (WAPOR). Beyond that, for 20 years, Haitham worked as a mass communication educator.    

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