Description: (anthropologist, diplomat, writer, university teacher)
Akbar S. Ahmed is a Pakistani-American academic, author, poet, and playwright. He is a professor of international relations at the American University in Washington, D.C., and also holds the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies. He has been a professor at several North American educational institutions, including Princeton University and Harvard University. He is a recipient of the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz.