Sohair Wastawy
Professional affiliation
Former Executive Director of Qatar National Library and Former Chief Librarian of Biblioteca Alexandrina
Full Biography
Dr. Sohair Wastawy, is a library consultant who recently retired as the Executive Director of Qatar National Library, where she oversaw the establishment of the library and its full operation. She previously served as Chief Librarian of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and as the Dean of Libraries at Florida Institute of Technology, Illinois State University and Illinois Institute of Technology. Wastawy began her library career at Cairo University Library. She holds a Doctor of Arts in Library and Information Management from Simmons College, Boston, MA and a Masters in Library and Information Sciences from The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.