Born in Jordan in September 1979, Abdallah Maruf graduated from the University of Jordan's Department of Usul al-Din in 2000. He received his master's degree in Jerusalem Studies from the University of Aberdeen in the UK in 2005, and earned his PhD in the same field from the same university in 2009. He became an assistant professor in 2011. With numerous international publications to his name, Abdallah Maruf is today among the first names that come to mind regarding Jerusalem Studies.