Mohammad Ghosheh

Mohammad Ghosheh wrote and published his first book about the history of Jerusalem in 1987 when he was a 16-year-old high school student. Today, he is a renowned historian and architect. He is the recipient of numerous International awards and honors, including the King Faisal International awarded 2020, making him the first Jordanian/Palestinian scholar to be awarded this prize in Islamic Heritage. He was also awarded the Abdul Majid Shoman International Award, the Islamic Cities and Capitals Organization Prize, and the ADC Lifetime Achievement Award.

As a prolific author, Professor Ghosheh has published the Encyclopedia Palestinnica, a 24-volume work considered one of the last century’s most important academic publications on Palestine. He has also authored 80 independent books on Palestine and Jerusalem. Some of his notable works include The Dome of the Rock, The Al-Aqsa Mosque, The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and Jerusalem Remembered.

Professor Ghosheh has made significant contribution to the documentation of Jerusalem and Palestine’s history, architecture, and arts. His numerous works on Jerusalem received high praise for their beauty and depth of knowledge.