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Sohail Mahmood


Title and Organization: Director, Institute of International Affairs & Diplomac, Preston University
Gender and Age: Male, 56
Location: Islamabad, Islamabad
Country of Residence: Pakistan Pakistan
Languages: English , Urdu
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Dr. Sohail Mahmood
Preston University, 85, Street 3, H-8/1, Islamabad, Pakistan
Phone: UAN: 111707808; (92-051) 4430597-8 (office), (92-051) 2107416 (residence).
E-Mail: mahmood.sohail@gmail.com
Fax: 092- 051-4430648
Mobile: 0345-5117921

Residential mailing address: 39A, St. 27, F-10/1, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Personal Information
Place of Birth: Lahore, Pakistan.
Date of Birth: Nov. 25, 1955.
Citizenship: Pakistan.
Married, two children.

Education
Ph.D. with Honors (Political Science), Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA, 1993.
M.A. (International Studies), Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ, USA, 1981.
B.A. (Political Science), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA, 1979.

Employment
Associate Dean, Department of International Relations, Preston University, 85, Street 3, H-8/1, Islamabad, Pakistan, June 2006- to date. In charge of the M.Sc International Relations and M.Sc International Diplomacy programs.
Senior Research Fellow, ISSRA, National Defence College. June 2005-June 2006.
Adjunct Faculty, MS/PhD program (Economics & Management), Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (SZABIST), Islamabad, Fall 2003 – to date..
Program Coordinator, Integrated Bachelors/Masters Program and Associate Professor, Political Science & International Relations, College of Arts & Sciences, Foundation University, Islamabad. August 2003 – June 2004.
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Politics & International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad, January 2003 – July 2004. Responsible for the administration of a medium-sized department offering PhD and Masters degree programs.
Visiting Faculty, MA Political Studies program, Area Studies Center for Africa, North & South America, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Fall 2003.
Visiting Faculty, Department of Shariah & Law, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Fall 2003.
Visiting Faculty, B.Sc. program, SZABIST, Islamabad, Spring 2003.
Assistant Professor, Area Studies Center for Africa, North & South America, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Fall 2000-Fall 2002.
Visiting Faculty, M. Phil program, Department of International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Spring 2002.
Visiting Faculty, M. Phil program, Department of Defense & Strategic Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Fall 2001.
Visiting Faculty, MA program, Department of Politics & International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Fall 2001.
Visiting Faculty, Alta Vista College, University of London external B.Sc. program, Islamabad, Fall 1999.
Consultant, UNDP/Good Governance Group Project, Government of Pakistan, Planning and Development Division, Islamabad, 1998-1999.
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Fall 1984-Spring 2000.
Visiting Faculty, B.Sc. program, Hamdard University, Islamabad, Fall 1998.
Visiting Faculty, MBA program, Punjab College of Business Administration, Lahore, Fall 1996-Spring 1998.
Instructor, American Government, Houston Community College, Houston, TX, USA, Summer 1994.
Visiting Research Consultant, Center for South Asian Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 1984-1986.
Marketing Officer, National Fertilizer Marketing Limited, National Fertilizer Corporation, Lahore, 1982-1984.

Publications (books & monographs)
“Good Governance Reforms Agenda in Pakistan: Current Challenges” Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, New York, USA, 2006
The Musharraf regime and the governance crisis: a case study of the Government of Pakistan, ISBN: 1-59033-135-4; Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, New York, USA, 2001 (286 pp).
Islamic fundamentalist movements in Pakistan, Egypt and Iran (1995) Lahore: Vanguard (455 pp).
Bureaucracy in Pakistan: A historical analysis (1990) Lahore: Progressive (104 pp).
The concept of an Islamic state (1989) Lahore: Classic (191pp).
The development debate in India and Pakistan: Myth and reality (1989) Lahore: Progressive (115 pp), Urdu translation Taraki ki Haqiqat (1989) Lahore: Classic (144 pp).
The Sindh report (1989) Lahore: Classic (107 pp).
The Sikh question: from constitutional demands to armed conflict, with Sarfaraz Hussain Mirza and Syed Farooq Hasnat (1985) Lahore: University of the Punjab (358 pp).

Book Chapters
“Hindu extremism, Indian Muslims and the issue of human rights”, The Rise of Hindutva Fundamentalism – South Asian Studies – VII (2003) Islamabad: Institute of Regional Studies, ISBN 969-8020-14-4, (53-93)
“Conference on Good Governance and Institutional Reforms”, D-8 Conference Report on
Good Governance and Institutional Reforms, February 21-22, Islamabad, ed. Sohail
Mahmood (1999), Islamabad: Government of Pakistan, Planning & Development Division, Good Governance Group, (1-18).
“Major Challenges in the Contemporary International Environment Shaping the Debate on Good Governance and Institutional Reforms” D-8 Conference Report on Good Governance and Institutional Reforms, February 21-22, Islamabad, ed. Sohail Mahmood (1999), Islamabad: Government of Pakistan, Planning & Development Division, Good Governance Group, (111-162).
“The Measurement of Sound Governance”, D-8 Conference Report on Good Governance and Institutional Reforms, February 21-22, Islamabad, ed. Sohail Mahmood (1999), Islamabad: Government of Pakistan, Planning & Development Division, Good Governance Group, (560-613)
“The state of the economy of Pakistan”, Pakistan Today, ed. Raza Mehdi (1987) Lahore: Progressive (70-85).

Research Articles“
“Military Rule in Pakistan: A failed political party system” (2007) Safe Democracy Foundation
“Summary of the global war on terror: The United States, Israel, and Muslim radical movements” (2006) Safe Democracy Foundation
“Current Issues in Asian Security and the United States Regional Interests” (2006) International Affairs Forum, Center for International relations, September 20.

“Reflections on Global Sustainability and the Issue of Human Security” (2006) International Affairs Forum, Center for International Relations,
< http://www.ia-forum.org/Files/LCSLUH.doc > September

“New Risks, New Threats: The Iranian Nuclear Crisis and Politics of the Western Powers” (2006) Safe Democracy Foundation
“India and Pakistan: Quest for Peace in South Asia” (2006) Safe Democracy Foundation.
“7 Years of Musharraf” (2006) Safe Democracy Foundation
“Contemporary Developments in India-Pakistan Relations: The Peace Process and Beyond” International Affairs Forum, Center for International Relations
Arlington, VA, USA, January 5, 2006, (26pp) < http://www.ia-forum.org/Files/ULRVDQ.doc>
“The Security Threat Situation in the Asia-Pacific Region: Current Trends and Developments” International Affairs Forum, Center for International Relations
Arlington, VA, USA, December 29, 2005, (18pp)< http://www.ia-forum.org/Files/WJGARO.doc>
“The Government and Political System of Pakistan: An Analysis of the Current Reform Agenda” International Affairs Forum, Center for International Relations
Arlington, VA, USA, February 5, 2005, (117pp) < http://www.ia-forum.org/Files/LNORPY.pdf>
“Hindu extremism, Indian Muslims and the issue of human rights” (2003) Quarterly Journal of the Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad, vol. xxi, no. 1, Winter 2002-03, (88-116). Retrieved & reprinted in Contemporary Affairs, Book Thirty-two, Imtiaz Shahid, Ed. Lahore: Caravan Enterprises, 2003, (240-266)
“Salient governance issues and the Musharraf-Jamali Government: A case study of Pakistan”, (2003) Al-Siyasa: The Journal of Politics, Society and Culture (Lahore: Department of Political Science, University of the Punjab) no. 3, spring.
“The sustainable use and conservation of natural resources: A case study of Pakistan” with Umar Karim Mirza (2002). Electronic Green Journal, 16. ISSN: 1076-7975 UK. .
“Good governance and the Musharraf regime’s performance in 1999-2000” (2001), Pakistan Horizon, vol. 84 no. 2, April (33-83)
“Good governance strategies: the global paradigm shift” (2001), Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, vol. 38 no. 4, October (47-54).
“Good Governance Issues and the Musharraf Regime: An Analysis” (2001), The Asianists’ ASIA, vol. II (Paris) February, ISSN 1298-0358, (published for the Research Center in Asian Studies, [Centre de Recherché sur les Etudes Asiatiques], (Paris), (1-64) also Academic Open Internet Journal (AOIJ) www.acadjournal.com. vol. 4, 2001 (Bourgas, Bulgaria), (1-64). &

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