Publications

MSc Thesis:

• A systematic Study of Dianthus L. (CARYOPHYLLACEAE) Taxa in Iraqi Kurdistan ( Plant Systamatic). 2006

PhD Thesis:

• Vascular plants of Hawraman region, Kurdistan-Iraq. 2013

Journal Papers

• Saman A. Ahmad, Nariman S. Ahmad, Sarbagh Salih, Hana A. Raza & Korsh Ararat. Plant Habitat Study ofQaraDagh- Darbandikhan Area. Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani Part-A- (Pure and Applied Sciences). 5^th April 2018. p 621-636.
• Ahmad, S.A.2016. Silene shehbazii (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Kurdistan, Iraq . NOVON
• Ahmad, S.A., Rastgar, A. and Attar, F. 2016. Cousinia azmarensis (Asteraceae, Cardueae), a New Species from Kurdistan, Iraq. S.A.Ahmad, Rastegar, and Attar, Asteraceae-Cardueae) to Kurdistan, Iraq.
• Ahmad,S.A. 2016. Salvia ali-askaryi (Lamiaceae) a new species from Kurdistan Iraq. Harvard paper in botany.Ahmad,S.A.2016. Scrophularia kollakii (Scrophularia Sulaimanica) a new species from Kurdistan Iraq. Harvard paper in botany. Vol. 21, No. 1, 2016, pp. 93–95.
  • Ahmad,S.A.2016. Scrophularia kollakii (Scrophularia Sulaimanica) a new species from Kurdistan Iraq. Harvard paper in botany. Vol. 21, No. 1, 2016, pp. 93–95.
  • Muhammed N. Khasraw, Kamil M. Mustafa, Hussein M. Aziz, Kawa F. Mustafa, Saman A. Ahmad, Fawzy F. Khorsheed, 2016. Allelopathic effects of Euphorbia helioscopia and Papaver rhoeas on Germination and initial seedling growth of cereal crops and weed seeds. Zankoy Sulaimani.
• Ahmad, S.A. and Ali Askari. 2015. Ethnobotany of the Hawraman region of Kurdistan Iraq. Harvard paper In Botany
  • Rafal S. A. Al-Anee a, Khulood W. Al-Sammarraeb, Ghassan M. Sulaimanc, Giuliana Napolitanod , Ahmad, S.A.. 2015. Multiple Effects of Hymenocrater longiflorus on human colon cancer (RKO) by using different techniques. International Society for Ethno pharmacology.
  • Khulood W Alsamarrae, Zainab Yaseen and Ahmad, S.A. 2015. Preliminary Study for the effect of Dionysia aucheri Metabolic Extract on The Viability of some Cell Lines. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. Volume 4, Issue 2, 35-42.
  • Ahmad, S. A. 2015. Onosma hawramanensis (Bora ginaceae ), a new species from Kurdistan , Iraq, Harvard Papers in Botany, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2014, pp. 201–202.
  • Ahmad, S. A. 2014. Eighteen species new to the flora of Iraq, Feddes Repertorium- fedr.201400001. Germany
  • Ahmad, S. A. 2014. Scrophularia sulaimanica (Scrophulariaceae), a new species from Kurdistan, Iraq. Kew Bulletin, UK
  • Ahmad, S. A. 2014. Ferula shehbaziana (Apiaceae), A new species from Kurdistan Iraq. Harvard Papers in Botany, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2013, pp. 99–100
  • Ahmad, S. A. 2014. Petrorhagia sarbaghiae (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Kurdistan, Iraq. Willdenowia 44 – 2014. Germany.
  • Peter Schafran, P., Ahmad, S., A., Askari, A., & Lytton Musselman. 2013. The ethnobotany of Pistacia eurycarpa in Iraqi Kurdistan. The Plant Life of SW Asia 8 conference at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
  • Raza, H. A., Ahmad, S. A., Hassan, N, A., and Ararat, K.2012. First photographic record of the Persian leopard in Kurdistan, northern Iraq. IUCN
  • Ahmad, S.A. and Hseen, R. 2010. Systematic study of Dionysia odorata in Kurdistan- Iraq. Baghdad University.

Published Book

Ahmad, S.A. etal. 2017. Key Biodiversity areas of Iraq. Nature Iraq. ISBN 978-9933-9168, 0-0,