Brigadier Assaad Nohra

Professional background

Brigadier Assaad Nohra is a court-sworn forensic expert in Lebanon and the founder of a specialized forgery-detection laboratory in Jounieh. With over 25 years of field experience, he conducts analysis of handwritten, typed, and digital writing, signature verification, fingerprint and identification studies, and counter-expertise across all areas of criminalistics.

Areas of expertise

• Analysis of handwritten, typed, and digital writing
• Signature verification
• Forgery detection in official and financial documents
• Fingerprint examination and identification
• Examination of banknotes and coins
• Comparison of official seals
• Time-of-writing estimation
• Revealing obliterated writing
• Counter-expertise in forensic science