Who Is Khaled Emam?

Khaled Emam is a human rights lawyer & writer from Egypt with a distinguished track record in leadership, global governance, international criminal justice, and peacebuilding. He is the founder and Executive Director of Justice Call, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering youth across the Middle East and North Africa to lead transformative peace and justice efforts in their communities. 

Khaled has served as an advisor to the United Nations, national governments, and international organizations on issues related to leadership, democratic governance, and conflict transformation. 

Khaled has held multiple instructional roles in both graduate and undergraduate programs at Harvard University, teaching courses on Adaptive Leadership, justice, and the politics of the Middle East. He currently serves as a Visiting Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University. 

Guided by the principle of “Making Justice Work,” Khaled’s mission is to help build democratic, inclusive, and effective institutions that improve lives and protect the inherent dignity and political freedoms of all people.