Zeidan A. Kafafi is a Jordanian archaeologist and academic who has directed and otherwise contributed to numerous excavations in and around Jordan and has assisted the institutional development of local academic institutions. He is a Professor Emeritus who served as the President of Yarmouk University. Kafafi has served as a leading voice in the development of numerous higher education institutions in Jordan and even elsewhere in the world. Kafafi was a member of the Royal Committee that first led to the establishment of the Jordan Museum, and he served as Acting Director of the museum from 2012–2013.