Akbar S. Ahmed is an
anthropologist and a fellow of the
Selwyn College[?]. He holds the
Ibn Khaldun Chair[?] of
Islamic Studies, is a
professor of
international relations at the
American University, and has a
Ph.D. from
London University. During the
1980s, Ahmed was the
Pakistani Commissioner in
Baluchistan. From
1999-
2000, Ahmed was the Pakistani High Commissioner to the
United Kingdom. He has appeared on
Oprah three times; as well as on the
BBC's
Living Islam[?] (
1993). Ahmed was born in
Allahabad[?],
India.