Burhan Dajani

Following his graduation in 1940 Dajani joined his alma mater as a lecturer and worked there until 1944.^[1] He founded a newspaper entitled Al Hadaf in Jerusalem in 1950.^[1] He became the secretary general of the Union of Arab Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture based in Beirut in 1957 and held the post for a long time.^[2][3] He was one of the founders of the Institute for Palestine Studies which was established in 1963.^[3][4] The other founders of the institute were Walid Khalidi, Constantin Zureiq and Isam Ashour.^[4] Dajani also served as a member of the Arab League's economic advisory council.^[2] He continued to teach economics at the American University of Beirut.^[1] Dajani was also instrumental in the establishment of the academic title Journal of Palestine Studies along with Walid Khalidi, Fuad Sarruf and Constantin Zureiq.^[5] He joined the Center for Arab Unity Studies in Beirut as a board member in 1978.^[3]

In addition to scholarly articles Dajani coedited a book entitled Economic Interests in the Service of Arab Causes in 1973.^[6] His articles were published as a book, The Political, Economic, and Literary Writings of Burhan Dajani, in 2004.^[2]

Dajani settled in Amman, Jordan, after his retirement. He died there on 15 September 2000.^[2]