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Dr. Khaled Abdullah Al-Bateni is a Professor of Modern and Contemporary History in the Department of History, College of Arts, Kuwait University. He earned his Ph.D. in History from Indiana University Bloomington in 2014, his M.A. from Northern Arizona University in 2009, and his B.A. from Kuwait University in 2002. His research interests focus on U.S.–Gulf relations, specifically the historical role of Christian missionary activity in the Gulf, as well as the impact of American foreign policy on the political, social, and cultural contexts of the Middle East.
Doctor of Philosophy in History of the United States of America, Indiana University, Bloomington.
Master of Arts in the History of the United States of America, Department of History, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff
Bachelor of Arts Major in History, Minor in Religious Studies, Kuwait University
Head of the Historical Studies Center at the College of Art, Kuwait University
Faculty member at the History Department
Dr. Al-Bateni has held several academic and administrative positions, including Head of the Historical Studies Center, Acting Chair of the History Department during the summer semester , and a member of various academic and cultural committees. He has organized and led numerous international and regional conferences, delivering public lectures and participating in media interviews on historical, political, and cultural topics.
His research interests focus on U.S.–Gulf relations, specifically the historical role of Christian missionary activity in the Gulf, as well as the impact of American foreign policy on the political, social, and cultural contexts of the Middle East.
In teaching, Dr. Al-Bateni has offered a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses in American history, modern Arab history, Kuwaiti history, and European history. He has supervised several master’s theses on political and social movements in Kuwait and the Gulf region
The Kuwaiti-American Relationship Under The Shadows of the Palestinian Cause, Arab Journal for the humanities. Kuwait University, 2017
The United States of America and the Corsairs Activity in the Mediterranean 1783-1800. Alexandria University, Faculty of Art Journal. 2019.
Slaves in Algiers: the United States of America’s Prisoners in Algiers 1785-1979. Cairo University, Faculty of Art, Bulletin of the Faculty of Arts ( Humanities and Social Science) 2020.
The Arabian Mission and Education in Bahrain Encounter and Resistance, The Middle Eastern Studies Journal. 19 September 2024
The Arabian Mission’s Activities in Muscat During Sultan Faisal bin Turky's reign:1892-1913. Annals of the Faculty of Art, vol 53, April -Jun 2025.
The Arabian Mission and the Healthcare Services in Bahrain 1901–1920 – British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, July 2025