Mark A. Sammut


Mark A. Sammut is a Maltese author.

Early life

Elder son of Maltese writer Frans Sammut and Catherine Sammut, Mark A. Sammut was born in 1973 in Malta. He studied at St Monica School, Stella Maris College, Liceo Vassalli, and Liceo GF Abela.

Education

He furthered his studies at the University of Malta and at the University of Oxford.

Political and other involvements

Sammut served as Local Councillor, Member of the , Secretary of the Notarial Council of Malta, Honorary Consul of Latvia, and President of the Maltese Language Association - University Ghaqda tal-Malti Università.
Sammut was politically active for some years, from 1996 onward within the ranks of the Labour Party of Malta. In the electoral campaign of 2003, he had a prominent role on the eve of the elections during one the activities of the Party.
On November 3, 2016, Sammut launched a book containing scathing criticism of Labour Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's neoliberal policies and defence of Minister Konrad Mizzi and Chief of Staff Keith Schembri, called L-Aqwa fl-Ewropa. Il-Panama Papers u l-Poter.
He is a member of the Royal Historical Society, the European Society for Comparative Legal History, the Malta Historical Society, and a Fellow of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies.
He is also an arbitrator at the Malta Arbitration Centre.

Teaching activity

From 2014 to 2016, Sammut lectured at the University of Malta on the history of the Maltese Criminal Code.

Opinion writer

Since 2017, Sammut has written a regular opinion piece for the Sunday edition of The Malta Independent.
, Vaira Vike-Freiberga in 2004

Publications

Books

Sammut's translation of Guze' Bonnici's La Pazza was praised by Professor Charles Briffa in his book on Maltese Literature.
Sammut has written on the Codice Municipale di Malta and other topics relating to History and Theory of Law.
Sammut has translated Machiavelli's The Prince into Maltese.