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Samih K. Farsoun () (1937 – June 9, 2005) was a professor emeritus of sociology at American University, where he taught for thirty years until his retirement in 2003.
Farsoun was the founding dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the newly established American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates from 1997 to 1999. In 2004, Farsoun was named founding dean of Academic Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences at the newly established American University of Kuwait, where he served until February 2005.
An activist and mentor to young , Farsoun was a founding member of several organizations and the author or editor of books and other writings on aspects of the Arab world, Third World development and the political economy of the Middle East. He lectured at conferences and provided commentary on radio and television news shows on the Middle East.
Farsoun was one of the first members of the board of directors of the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development and first member of the executive committee of the Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine, now the Palestine Center, both based in Washington. He was a founding member of the Trans-Arab Research Institute in Boston.
Farsoun was married to Katha Kissman and his daughter was Rouwayda Farsoun.
Additionally, he published papers, book chapters and articles. His works have been translated into several languages, including Arabic language, Persian language, French language, Italian language and German language. Farsoun also published columns in Arabic and English journals and newspapers.
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