Academic Staff

May 31, 2026, 9:59 a.m.
Hassan Najman Muhamad (PhD)
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor in Silviculture and Functional ecology

Forestry
College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences
University of Duhok

2012- PhD in Silviculture and Functional Ecology, Bordeaux University, France

2006- MSc in Silviculture, College of Forestry and Agriculture, Mousel University, Iraq

2000- BSc. in Forest Sciences, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Since 2013, I have been teaching Forest Nursery, Forest Plantations, Tree Planting, Silviculture, and Communication Skills.

Postgraduate: Advanced Forest Nursery, Advanced Forest Plantations, and Advanced Silviculture

Training Courses

2006: ―Reconstruction and Development – Planning and Management 7-18 February Germany, Dortmund University.

2006: ―Scientific writing and Presentation‖12-18 October, International relations office of the University of Duhok with Uppsala University. Duhok

2009: French language course from 27/04/2009 to 10/07/2009. Alliance Francaise. Bordeaux - Aquitaine. France.

2012: “Scientific writing in English‖ 9-12 January, INRA, Bordeaux1 University, France.

2012: ―History and epistemology of science‖7-13 November, Bordeaux 1 University, France.

2019: ―Climate change and food security nexus‖ 16-SEP-19 to 27-SEP at Wageningen. Centre for Development Innovation. Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands.

2022- Managing Risk in the face of Climate Change- (April 2022 and the end of June 2022) by Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation. The Netherlands. Online course

2022- Develop Your Public Speaking Skills- November 9 – 15- This program is funded by Barzani Charity Foundation (BCF) and Mesopotamia Frontiers International (MFI) and is implemented in partnership with the American Corner-Duhok (ACD).

2022- Community building in Nineveh governorate – August 14-27 – Indiana University- USA.

2023 -Herbarium Management and Digitisation Training Course- January 18 to January 21. Istanbul- Turkey.

2023: International blended course on Facilitating multi-stakeholder collaboration for food, agriculture, and nature organized by Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation in collaboration with Egerton University, from 24 October – 15 December 2023 Wageningen, 18 December 2023- Kenya

NGOs and Community Service

1. Since 2018, heading the committee of the Million Tree planting project at the University of Duhok- The project belongs to the Baghdad government.

2. Team leader of the Wild plant’s team in the LASER PULSE and USAID Program “Support to Traditional Cultural Practices in Northern Iraq (Northern Iraq Buy-in) for phase 1 from December 2019 to January 2021 and for phase 2 from April 2022 to June 30, 2024. https://doir.uod.ac/projects/cultural-practices/phase-two/wild-plants-group

3. Proposed several projects of cash-for-work programs for GIZ, Reach, and UNHCR to

support the displaced people and graduated students of Agriculture College- University of Duhok.

4. Coordinating Agricultural training courses for Farmers in cooperation with NGOs.

Policy Briefs

1- Muhamed, Hassan N., Mahmood, Ahmed Armia, Remonda E. Mahdi, Honar S. Abdulkhaliq, Zubeida S. Osterhoudt, Sarah Eddens, Kate 2023. Iraqi NGOs are Key to Ecological and Cultural Conservation in the Nineveh Plains. Development Experience Clearing house journal https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail_Presto.aspx?vID=47&ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=NjI1NjQ5

2- Muhamed, Hassan N., Mahmood, Ahmed Armia, Remonda E. Mahdi, Honar S. Abdulkhaliq, Zubeida S. Osterhoudt, Sarah Eddens, Kate 2023.Protecting Wild Plants and Cultural Practices in Nineveh Plains. Development Experience Clearinghouse journal. https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail_Presto.aspx?vID=47&ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=NjI1NjQ4

Reviewed manuscripts for the following international scientific journals:

Forest Ecology and Management, Annals of Forest Science, Journal of Vegetation Sciences, African Journal of Biotechnology,

Forests, Acta Botanica Gallica, Turkish Journal of Agriculture;

Forestry and Land Degradation & Development. and African Journal of Agricultural Research.

A member of the Editorial Board of the:

Journal of Sustainable Forestry. USA https://systems.enpress-publisher.com/index.php/SF/about/editorialBoard

Journal of Plant Studies -Canadian Center of Science and Education https://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jps/editor

Conference Proceedings

2024: The role of scientific research and sustainable agriculture in achieving food security. April 16, 2024, University of Duhok. Duhok

2012: Doctoral student conference: Next generation insights into geosciences and ecology. May 12•13, 2011 Tartu, Estonia

2012: The 2nd International Conference on Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems and Landscapes. University College Cork, on the 28 – 31 of August 2012. Cork-Ireland.

2016: The 2nd Conference of Agriculture ―Toward Better Agriculture ‖. 26-27- 4-2016. Duhok. Kurdistan region.

2017: The 2nd International Scientific Conference University of Zakho - Zakho: Life, Civilization and Culture". April 17th - 20th, 2017. Duhok. Kurdistan region.

Research

Published Iraqi Journal Articles

2025: The Effect of Pre-Chilling and Gibberellic Acid (GA3) Treatments on Seed Germination and Early Establishment of Gunde lia Tournefortii L. Hassan Muhamed, Ahmed Mahmood , Honar Safar Mahdi , Osterhoudt , Kate Eddens , Remonda Eshaya Armia , Zubeida S. Abdulkhaliq 4, Nabaz I. Mohammed, and NashwanShawkat Mizzouri. https://zjse.uod.ac/index.php/zjse/article/view/13

2023: Assaf, R. M. S. H., & Muhamed, H. N. (2023). Growth Response of Platycladus Orientalis (L.) Franco Seedling to Foliar Application of GA3 and Chelated Nano N.P.K Fertilizer. Journal of Duhok University 26(1) 96-113. https://doi.org/10.26682/ajuod.2023.26.1.11

2017: Muhamed Hassan and Naseer Sarhan (2017). Effect of root cutting diameter, length and Indole butyric acid concentrations on the rooting ability and growth of (Rhus coriaria L.) root cuttings Journal of University of Duhok., Vol.19, No.1 (Agri. and Vet. Sciences), Pp 257- 266, 2016 (Special Issue) The 2nd Scientific Agricultural Conference (April 26 and 27th 2016).http://portal.uod.ac/journal/issues/avs/files/AVS%20-%20Volume%2019%20-%20Number%201%2C%206%20-%202016.pdf

2016: Muhamed Hassan and Naseer Sarhan (2017). The Effect of IBA and Cutting Diameter on Inducing Roots of Cotinus Coggygria Scop. and Rhus Coriaria L.(Anacardiaceae). Science Journal of University of Zakho. Vol 5 No 2. https://doi.org/10.25271/2017.5.2.367

Published ISI Journal Article

2025: Ahmed et al., (2024). Illustrated Guide of Wild Edible Plants in the Nineveh Plains BOTANICAL GARDEN - Wild Edible Plats

2024: Osterhoudt, S., Eddens, K.S., Abdulkhaliq, Z.S. et al. (2024). The Role of Wild Plants in Cultural Restoration: Community Collaboration and Engaged Ethnobotany in the Nineveh Plains, Northern Iraq. Economic Botany. 10.1007/s12231-024-09607-z.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12231-024-09607-z

2019: Muhamed, H (2019). Spatial distribution and association patterns of Pinus brutiaTen. regeneration Räumliche Verteilung und Assoziationsmuster von Pinus brutiaTen. Verjüngung. Austrian Journal of Forest Science. 136-:2- 141–172. http://www.forestscience.at/fileadmin/user_upload/forestscience/2019/CB1902_Art3.pdf

2019: Muhamed et al (2019): Natural regeneration of Pinus brutia Ten. in a recreational public forest in Zawita-Kurdistan region, Iraq. Journal of Forestry Research. 30-5-1849:1857 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676- 018-0739-x. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11676-018-0739-x

2014: Muhamed, H., Lingua. E., Maalouf, J.P., Michalet, R., (2013). Shrub-oak seedling spatial associations change in response to the functional composition of neighbouring shrubs in coastal dune forest communities ‖ Annals of forest science.1286-4560.DOI 10.1007/s13595-014-0419-http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13595-014-0419-8.

2013: Muhamed, H., Touzard, B., Le Bagousse-Pinguet Y., Michalet, R., (2013). The role of biotic interactions for the early establishment of oak seedlings in coastal dune forest communities. Forest Ecology and Management. 297: 67-74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.02.023.

2013: Muhamed, H., Maalouf, J.P., Michalet, R., (2013). Summer drought and canopy opening increase the strength of the oak seedlings–shrub spatial association. Annals of forest science. 70, 4, 345- 355 . DOI. 10.1007/s13595-013-0264-1 h t t p : / / d x . d o i . o r g / 1 0 . 1 0 0 7 / s 1 3 5 9 5 - 013 -026 4 - 1 .

Natural Regeneration, Plant Propagation, Forest Ecology

Master students: Response of Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco Seedling to Foliar Application of GA3 and Chelated NPK Fertilizer Produced by Nano Technology.

Student: ROJEEN MOHAMED SALEEM HAJI ASSAF, 2023