Nawala Al-Mutawalli

Nawala Al-Mutawalli
CitizenshipIraq
Occupation(s)Archaeologist, museum director
Known forDirector of the Iraq Museum during the Battle of Baghdad (2003)
AwardsHonorary membership of the International Association for Assyriology
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Baghdad
Thesis (1994)
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
Sub-disciplineEpigraphy and philology
InstitutionsIraq Museum
University of Baghdad

Nawala Ahmed Al-Mutawalli (Arabic: نوال المتولي) is an Iraqi archaeologist, philologist and former director of the Iraq Museum. She is also Professor Emeritus of Archaeology at the University of Mosul. In 2021, she was appointed as an honorary member of the International Association for Assyriology, in recognition for her work. She is an expert in cuneiform and bullae and has published extensively on the archaeology of Iraq.