Ameen Albert Rihani earned a BA degree in political science (1965) from the American University of Beirut, an MA degree in Arabic literature (1971) from the same university, and completed the requirements for a Ph.D., a. b. d., in modern Arabic literature (1981). He was the Assistant Director at the International College in Beirut, and taught at the American University of Beirut and the Lebanese American University where he became the Director of Admissions in Byblos Campus. He then left Lebanon and became consecutively the Principle of several national and international schools in the Arab countries such as An-Nahda National Schools in Abu-Dhabi, the Baghdad International Schools, governed by the United Nations, in Baghdad, and the Bahrain Bayan Schools. Upon his return to Lebanon he completed his dissertation on bilingual literature and earned his Ph. D. from the Lebanese University (1996).

In October 1997 Dr. Rihani joined Notre Dame University, as the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs till 2001. He then was appointed as Vice President for Research and Development (2002-2006) where he assisted in establishing the following centers at the University: the Lebanese Emigration Research Center (LERC), the Water, Energy, and Environmental Research Center (WEERC), the Digitization and Preservation Center for Manuscripts (DPC), the Marian Studies Center (MSC), the Lebanese Center for Societal Research (LCSR), and the Center for Applied Research in Education (CARE). He also established the American Friends of NDU in the United States (AFNDU) who got their 501C3 as a tax exempted corporation. In 2007 Dr. Rihani was appointed again as Vice President for Academic Affairs.

He recruited instructors and administrators at the following conferences: The University of Northern Iowa (UNI), Cedar Falls, Iowa; Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Search Associates, Boston, and Dubai, U.A.E.; International Schools Services (ISS), Boston, San Francisco, New York, Orlando, San Diego and New Orleans (1990-1997) He participated in the educational workshops organized by the Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE), San Francisco, San Diego, New Orleans and Boston; Middle States Association for Schools and Colleges (MSA), Washington D.C., and Princeton, New Jersey (1993-1997); and he chaired the Middle States Association (MSA) Accreditation Team for Medina Academy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, K.S.A. (1993).

Vigorous in intellectual activities, inside and outside Lebanon, Professor Rihani participated and presented papers in several international conferences such as: Al-Marbid Poetry Conference, Baghdad, Iraq; The Lebanese Writers’ Union Conference, Beirut, Lebanon; Kahlil Gibran International Conference, University of Maryland, Maryland; The First Centennial of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, K.S.A.; The First Centennial of Al-Huda Newspaper, New York Historical Museum, New York; The Conference on Education in a Developing Society, Manama, Bahrain; The Lebanese-American Literature Conference, Notre Dame University, Lebanon; The Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, Washington, D.C.; Ameen F. Rihani International Conference, The American University, Washington, D.C.; The Platform for Euro-Mediterranean Universities, Alexandria, Egypt; and The Platform for Democracy Reform in the Arab World, Amman, Jordan.

Professor Rihani is a member of several international associations, among which are: the Association of College Administration Professionals (ACAP), Virginia; the American Association of School Administrators (AASA); the Association of Lebanese Writers (Itihad Al-Kuttab Al-Lubnaniyeen), Beirut, Lebanon; Secretary of the Middle East International Baccalaureate Association (MEIBA), Manama, Bahrain; the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), Washington D.C.; the Historical Society of Norwood, (HSN), Boston; the Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE); the President of the Teachers Association of the International College (TAIC), Beirut, and the President of the Lebanese Youth League, Beirut.

The winner of the Suad as-Subah first literary Award for 2003 for his work Forgotten Springs, Rihani was also recognized in 2006 as a distinguished author for his outstanding literary and philosophic work A Train and No Station by the Suad as-Subah Literary Award Committee. Rihani was as well nominated for several American and international awards and recognitions, among which are: International Educator of the Year, World Lifetime Achievement Award, Man of the Year, International Peace Prize, International Cultural Diploma of Honor, and the American Medal of Honor.

Ameen Albert Rihani, the writer, has fifteen published books, and several articles published in co-authored books, refereed journals, and local and international conferences. He has translated two works (The New Testament, and a literary novel by Mary Weberly). Book reviews discussing his writings, and other books refering to his works are detailed in the bibliographical document prepared under the title of The Published Works of Ameen Albert Rihani.