2004: PhD in computational linguistics from the University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology (UMIST). 

1998: MSc in computational linguistics from the University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology (UMIST). 

1996: BA in English language and literature from Kuwait University (KU).

Before joining Kuwait University, I worked as a bank teller at Burgan Bank (1989-1992) and a data entry clerk at the Public Authority for Civil Information (1992-1997). In my present position at KU, I teach a wide range of courses in linguistics, carry out administrative duties, attend conferences to expand my academic network, and engage in academic research.

I thoroughly enjoy teaching and find it highly rewarding. I teach a wide range of linguistics courses, especially technology-related ones such as Computational Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics, Language in the Digital Age, and Introduction to Translation and Technology. I deliver workshops and seminars in and outside the institution.

My research interests have been focused on onomastics and anthroponyms for a number of years now, from both historical and contemporary perspectives. I am also interested in the language contact of Farsi and Kuwaiti Arabic. The minority groups of Kuwaiti ʕayam  'Ajam' experience a gradual shift away from their ethnic language to the use of the majority language.

Almuhanna, Amin, & Prunet, Jean-Francois (2015). Numeric codes in the Arabian Peninsula: An onomastic device for the digital age. Anthropological Linguistics 57.3, 314-339.

Almuhanna, Amin, & Jean-François Prunet (2019). From classical to modern Arab names and back. Anthropological Linguistics 61.4, 405-458.

Almuhanna, Amin. 2022-2023. On the origin of Kuwaiti surnames. Al’Arabiyya 55-56. 175-221.

Almuhanna, Amin. (2024). The morphological structure of Kuwaiti surnames. Brill’s Journal of Afroasiatic Languages and Linguistics 16(1), 348-391. 

I am responsible for teaching a full course load, which includes preparing lectures, grading assignments, and mentoring students. In addition to teaching, I am expected to conduct original research, publish scholarly work, and contribute to the advancement of linguistics. I also engage in administrative duties such as serving on committees, participating in departmental planning, and supporting institutional governance.