Mohammad Ghannoum

Born in Syria in 1949, Mohammad Ghannoum graduated from the University of Damascus' Faculty of Fine Arts in 1976 with a degree in interior design. After defending a PhD dissertation on the theme of Arabic calligraphy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 1992, he returned to his native country to teach at his alma mater, and has worked within the university's faculties of architecture and fine arts since 1995.