Biography.guide
Home › People › Geographer › Fouad Ibrahim
Portrait of Fouad Ibrahim

Fouad Ibrahim

b. 1938

German geographer

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Fouad Ibrahim

Born 1938. Fouad Ibrahim is a German geographer, university teacher and photographer.

Fouad N. Ibrahim (born 1938 in Damanhur, Egypt) is professor emeritus at the Institute of Geography at the University of Bayreuth in Bavaria, Germany.

Ibrahim has introduced the term desertification from French & English African geography into German-language geography. He is considered as one of the few German experts on Darfur, a region on which he wrote his Habilitation-Thesis "Desertification in Nord-Darfur" - and which is considered to this day as one of the milestone works of the geography of northern Sudan. Ibrahim was also engaged in calling worldwide attention to the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.

Books Ägypten: [Geographie, Geschichte, Wirtschaft, Politik] zusammen mit Barbara Ibrahim, Darmstadt: Wiss. Buchges., 2006. - XIV, 224 S.: Ill., Kt., graph. Darst.; 270 mm x 210 mm; (deutsch), Desertification in Nord-Darfur: Untersuchung zur Gefährdung des Naturpotentials durch nicht angepasste Landnutzungsmethoden in der Sahelzone der Republik Sudan / von Fouad N. Ibrahim. In Verbindung mit d. Inst. für Geographie u. Wirtschaftsgeographie d. Univ. Hamburg. Hamburg: Hirt, 1980. - XIII, 175 S.: 16 Ill., 42 graph. Darst. u. Kt. & Kt.-Beil (6 Bl.); (deutsch) (Hamburger geographische Studien; 35)

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
1938, Damanhur
Birth century
Nationality
Employers
University of Bayreuth
Also known as
Fouad N. Ibrahim

People in Fouad Ibrahim's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Fouad Ibrahim's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Fouad Ibrahim?

German geographer

When was Fouad Ibrahim born?

Fouad Ibrahim was born in 1938 in Damanhur.

What is Fouad Ibrahim's occupation?

Fouad Ibrahim is a geographer, university teacher and photographer.

What nationality is Fouad Ibrahim?

Fouad Ibrahim is German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Fouad Ibrahim

· Wikidata: Q96208

· DBpedia: Fouad Ibrahim

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Fouad Ibrahim. https://biography.guide/fouad-ibrahim/

MLA: "Fouad Ibrahim." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/fouad-ibrahim/.

Chicago: "Fouad Ibrahim." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/fouad-ibrahim/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:25 UTC