Jan Ilhan Kizilhan

Jan Ilhan Kizilhan is a psychologist, Orientalist, and trauma therapist of Kurdish origin. He is internationally recognized for his expertise in transcultural psychiatry and traumatology. During his professional career, he headed the Institute for Transcultural Health Research at Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University and served as dean of the Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychotraumatology at the University of Duhok in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. His work has focused on supporting victims of war and terrorism, particularly Yazidi survivors of the Islamic State. In recognition of his humanitarian and human-rights work, he received the Women’s Rights Award and the Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg in 2016, followed by the American Jewish Committee’s Ramer Award for Courage in the Defense of Democracy in 2017.