--- title: "Prof. Ebied receives OAM · St Cyril’s" url: https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/prof-ebied-receives-oam description: "Congratulations to our beloved Professor Rifaat Ebied for receiving the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on the King’s Birthday. Professor Ebied has…" --- 1. [Home](https://stcyrils.edu.au/) 2. [News](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news) # Prof. Ebied receives OAM 17 June 2023 ![Prof. Ebied receives OAM](https://stcyrils.edu.au/_image?href=https%3A%2F%2Fstcyrils.edu.au%2F_emdash%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2F01M5HJ9SN8HBEPPQ8ZNX380R0F.jpg&w=1400&h=933&f=webp&fit=cover&position=center) Congratulations to our beloved [Professor Rifaat Ebied](https://stcyrils.edu.au/faculty/rifaat-ebied) for receiving the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on the King’s Birthday. Professor Ebied has been a pioneer in the study of Syriac, Hebrew and Arabic, and has served as the University of Sydney’s first Professor of Semitic Studies since 1979\. Prof. Ebied regularly offers courses on Christian Arabic, Syriac and Hebrew at St Cyril’s. For more information, see this news article: ## More from the College * [2 September 2026Unveiling Paul](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/unveiling-paul) * [14 August 2026Sacred Hospitality with Fr Stephen Muse, PhD](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/sacred-hospitality-with-fr-stephen-muse-phd) * [9 June 2026Enrolments for Semester 2 are now open!](https://stcyrils.edu.au/news/enrolments-for-semester-2-are-now-open-2) --- St Cyril’s Coptic Orthodox Theological College · 6/252–254 West Street, Carlton NSW 2218, Australia · +61 2 9546 6411 · registrar@stcyrils.edu.au Site guide for AI agents: https://stcyrils.edu.au/llms.txt