SAID OMAR, Ph.D.

Said Omar is the Head of Programs and the Intercultural Unit. He holds PhD in Kiswahili (Applied Linguistics) from the University of Dar es Salaam. 

Omar's academic accomplishments are complemented by extensive experience as a Swahili-English translator, interpreter, and English language instructor. He also served as a Swahili instructor at Michigan State University as a Fulbright Scholar in 2014. 

Since joining MS TCDC, Said has collaborated with several prestigious programs and universities, teaching Swahili to international students at institutions such as Yale University, Duke University, VIA University, the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program, and the African Flagship Language Initiative (AFLI) program. Omar has also contributed to developing Swahili teaching materials, co-authored and published several scholarly works.