Championing Change Across Borders
I work to reduce human suffering — caused by conflict, injustice, and poverty — and to build the conditions for lasting peace.
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EDUCATION
Master in Public Administration (MPA)
Focused on leadership, governance, democracy, and public problem-solving in complex global contexts.
LL.M. in International Law
Focused on international law, human rights, international justice, and global governance.
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
Concentration: International Law, Human Rights, and Justice.
Certificate in Public Leadership
Focused on public leadership, adaptive leadership, governance, and leading change in complex environments.
Diploma in Leadership and Management
Focused on leadership development, organizational management, strategic planning, and team leadership.
Khaled Emam is a human rights lawyer and peacebuilder from Egypt, with a track record spanning leadership development, democratic governance, international criminal justice, and conflict transformation. He is the CEO of the Arab Leadership Institute (ALI) and the founder and Executive Director of Justice Call, a nonprofit that works with young people across the Middle East and North Africa to advance peace and justice in their communities.
Who Is Khaled Emam?
Who Is Khaled Emam?
A Human Rights Lawyer, Scholar, and Peacebuilder
Khaled Emam is a human rights lawyer, scholar, and peacebuilder from Egypt. He is the CEO of the Arab Leadership Institute (ALI) and the founder and Executive Director of Justice Call, a nonprofit that works with young leaders across the Middle East and North Africa to advance peace, justice, and democratic governance in their communities.
Khaled holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and a Master’s in International Law from Cairo University. He serves as a Visiting Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University, and as a Teaching Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, where he teaches courses on adaptive leadership, justice, and Middle East politics.
He has advised the United Nations, national governments, and international organizations on leadership, democratic governance, and conflict transformation — drawing on direct experience across more than 40 countries.
Guided by the principle of “Making Justice Work,” Khaled’s mission is to help build institutions that are democratic, inclusive, and effective — ones that protect the dignity and political freedoms of every person they serve.
Hope is a Form of Leadership
![Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium) addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. “I stand before you in this whirlwind convinced of two overriding truths. First, the state of our world is unsustainable. We can’t go on like this. And second, the challenges we face are solvable […] The Summit of the Future was a first step, but we have a long way to go, “ said the Secretary-General, and urged world leaders to confront three major drivers of unsustainability: A world of impunity; A world of inequality; And a world of uncertainty. “ The Summit of the Future showed that with a spirit of dialogue and compromise, we can join forces to steer our world to a more sustainable path. […] The people of the world are looking to us – and succeeding generations will look back on us. Let them find us on the side of the United Nations Charter … on the side of our shared values and principles … and on the right side of history,” he concluded. The theme for the general debate of the 79th session of the General Assembly is "Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations".](https://khaledemam.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/unnamed-28.jpg)