Biography
Akbar Ahmed is an Pakistani professor, author, filmmaker and former civil servant. For more than three decades, he was a civil servant in Pakistan, where his posts included Political Agent in the Tribal Areas (1978β1980), Commissioner in Balochistan (1984β1988), and Pakistan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland (1999). During his acamedic career, he was a visiting professor many universities, including Princeton, Harvard and Cambridge. In 2001, he was appointed Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University in Washington, DC. In 2006, presented and narrated The Glories of Islamic Art, a three-part British television series for Channel 5. He is the author of the book Journey into Islam: The Crisis of Globalization published by the Brookings Institution Press in 2007.
Filmography
all 5
Movies 3
self 3
TV Shows 2
Producer 2
Unmanned: America's Drone Wars (2013)
Glories of Islamic Art (2006)
Jinnah (1998)
Mr. Jinnah: The Making of Pakistan (1997)
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GenderMale
Birthday1943-01-15 (81 years old)
ReligionIslam
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsAkbar S. Ahmed, Akbar Salahuddin Ahmed, Professor Akbar Ahmed
AwardsAmerican Book Awards
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