Ayman Ayoub specializes in programmes of development assistance, including electoral, legal and judicial reform. He is a Spanish lawyer of Syrian origin. For over 14 years, his work has focused primarily on the provision of professional assistance services for democratization processes in transitional and post-conflict countries, in the Middle East, West Africa, East Europe and South-East Asia, for the European Commission, the United Nations and other organizations. He joined IDEA as Senior Programme Officer in October 2005.