Ishtiaq Ahmed (political scientist)
Ishtiaq Ahmed | |
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| Born |
24 February 1947 |
| Citizenship | Swedish |
| Alma mater |
University of Stockholm University of the Punjab Forman Christian College St. Anthony's High School |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political Science |
| Institutions | Visiting Professor, Government College University Lahore, Pakistan |
Ishtiaq Ahmed (Punjabi, Urdu: اشتیاق احمد; born 24 February 1947) is a Swedish political scientist and author of Pakistani descent. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Stockholm University. He is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Stockholm University.
Early life
Ahmed was born in Lahore, British Punjab, in 1947. He belongs to the Arain tribe of Punjabis.
Books
His books include:
- People on the Move: Punjabi Colonial and Post-Colonial Migration (2004, chapter six, "Forced migration and ethnic cleansing in Lahore in 1947 : some first person accounts").
- The Politics of Religion in South and Southeast Asia (2011, editor)
- The Punjab Bloodied, Partitioned and Cleansed (2012) It won a prize for best non-fiction book of 2012 and the Coca Cola Prize at the Karachi Literature Festival in 2013.
- Jinnah: His Successes, Failures and Role in History (2020)