Nikolaos van Dam

| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = Diplomat and author | language = Arabic, Dutch, and English | nationality = Dutch | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = MA, PhD | alma_mater = University of Amsterdam | period = | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = ''The struggle for power in Syria: sectarianism, regionalism and tribalism in politics, 1961–1994'' | spouse = Marinka van Dam-Bogaerts | partner = | children = 4 | relatives = | influences = | influenced = | awards = Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; Knight Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | portaldisp = }} Nikolaos (Koos) van Dam (born 1 April 1945) is a Dutch scholar and author on the Middle East. He also was a Dutch Ambassador to Iraq, Egypt, Germany and Indonesia. Provided by Wikipedia