Our advisory board and members
The world is less peaceful today than any time in the last decade ( GPI 2019)
Noufal Abboud
Founder - Director & Chief Executive
Noufal is the Founder & CEO of the Nordic Center for Conflict Transformation. A native of Morocco as well as a Swedish national, With more than 18 years’ experience in teamwork with diverse staff, and in multi-programme management,
Guissou Jahangiri
Chairperson of the International Advisory Board
Guissou Jahangiri is a human rights defender and a cultural activist currently serving as a Secretary-General of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
His Excellency Issoufou Mahamadou
Former President of the Republic of Niger
Founder and President of Fondation Issoufou Mahamadou
Chairperson and President of NCCT Strategic Council for Peace and Development Policies
H.E. Issoufou Mahamadou, former President of the Republic of Niger (2011–2021), currently founder and president of Fondation, currently founder and president of Fondation Issoufou Mahamadou (FIM)
Peter Van Leeuwen
Member of the International Advisory Board
A seasoned Dutch diplomat, Peter van Leeuwen is at present (2019) active with international strategic and management consultancy, in different fields,
Cholpon Orozobekova
Member of the International Advisory Board
Cholpon Orozobekova is the director of the Bulan Institute for Peace Innovations based in Geneva and an Executive-in-Residence Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.
Asma Lamrabet
Member of the International Advisory Board
Asma Lamrabet is considered as a third-way feminist who revises sacred Islamic texts, believing that the interpretations that underlie Islamic Law from the 9th century were excessively patriarchal and must be reinterpreted.
Alexander Verbeek
Member of the International Advisory Board
Alexander Verbeek is a Dutch environmentalist, public speaker, moderator, diplomat, and former strategic policy advisor at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Amal Hamidallah
Member of the International Advisory Board
Amal Hamidallah has a special expertise that spans the geographical regions of the Middle East and covers several areas such as conflict prevention, post-conflict analysis,
Jan Henningsson
Member of the International Advisory Board
uch as a series on “Legal tradition of the world”, with experts in Islamic and Grothian law. Dr. Henningsson was an initiator of the educational programme
Martin Ängeby
Member of the International Advisory Board
Martin Ängeby is Secretary-General of the Swedish international Liberal Centre (SILC), a non-profit organization that supports democracy and human rights activism.
Dr. Carole Faucher
Member of the International Advisory Board
Carole Faucher is a social anthropologist. Her research focuses on issues pertaining to identity processes, political consciousness,
Afifa Kallouh
Program Coordinator
Afifa Kallouh is an accomplished intersectional feminist advocate with a robust academic background. She has an MA in International Studies & Diplomacy and an LL.B in Law (in French),
Said Jabouri
It & Media Specialist
Said Jabouri is a results-driven Digital Marketing and Media Specialist boasting over 7 years of expertise in conceiving and executing highly successful digital marketing