Dr. Sohail Mahmood is a former lecturer of Political Science, Associate Dean & Head of the Department of International Relations, Preston University, Islamabad. He has published in the fields of international politics, governance and development. Dr. Mahmood specializes in the Politics of South Asia and the Middle East, and global issues. He also currently serves as a member of the International Advisory Board for the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS). Outside of academia, Dr. Mahmood has consulted for the Governance Division of the World Bank (Islamabad, 2011) and for the United Nations Development Program’s Good Governance Group (Islamabad, 1998-1999).

Education
Ph.D. with Honors (Political Science), Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States, 1993.

M.A. (International Studies), Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ, United States, 1981.

B.A. (Political Science), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States, 1979.

Professional experience

December 2015- To date

Member, Editorial Board, International Affairs Forum, Center for International Relations (CIR), Washington, D.C., US, http://www.ia-forum.org

May 2013- To date

Senior Analyst, South Asia, Wikistrat, Washington, DC, US

November 2014-To date,

Professor & Board Member, Department of Political Science, Faculty UniVirtuelle, MethodologicaUniversitas, Paris, France,

November 2014-To date

Member, Editorial and Review Board, American Journal of Social and Management Sciences,

May 2013- To date

Member, Advisory Council, the European Centre for Information and Security (ECIPS), Herndon, VA, US <http://ecips.eu/european_centre_for_information_policy_and_security_003.htm>

July 2012- To date

International Advisor, RIES-Research Institute for European and American Studies, Athens, Greece <http://rieas.gr/about-us/organization>

2007- To date

External Examiner, M. Phil dissertation, Department of Defense & Strategic Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, (Total: 14) 

March 2012-To date

Member, Committee for Development/Revision of Syllabi for Central Superior Services Competitive Examination (International Relations, Current Affairs and Political Science), Federal Public Commission, Government of Pakistan.

March 2013-To date

Examiner, Current Affairs, KP Public Commission, Government of KP, 

2014 – To date

External Examiner, MPhil dissertation, Department of Political Science, University of Sargodha (Total: 2)

Feb. 2013- Aug. 2015

Associate Dean &Head, Department of International Relations, Preston University, Islamabad. Headed a large department offering four graduate and undergraduate degree programs.

Sep. 2012- Feb. 2013 

Visiting Faculty, Preston University, Department of International Relations, Islamabad.

Sep. 2012- May 2013

Visiting Faculty, Department of Politics & International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad; Department of Politics & International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.

November 2011- August 2012

Chairman, Department of Politics & International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad. Responsible for the administration of a medium-sized department offering PhD, Masters and Bachelor degree programs.

Member, Academic Council and the Board of Advanced Studies and Research, International Islamic University Islamabad

Chair, Board of Studies, Dept. of Politics & International Relations, International Islamic University Islamabad.

April 2011- August 2011

Consultant, Governance Division, The World Bank, Islamabad.

March 2009- to May 2011

Professor and Head, Department International Relations, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad. Administered the Department’s Master’s Program which included a faculty of 13.

February 2009-2011

Visiting Faculty, Iqra University, Islamabad, Masters in Development Studies

August 2007-March 2009

Professor and Head, Department of Politics & International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad.

May 2005-May 2007

Assistant Editor, International Affairs Forum, Center for International Relations, Herndon, VA, US.

June 2006-August 2007
Associate Dean & Director, Institute of International Affairs & Diplomacy, Preston University. Administered the Master’s program of the Department.

July 2005-June 2006.
Senior Research Scholar, Institute of Strategic Studies and Research Analysis, National Defense University, Islamabad. Research on national and international security issues

Member editorial committee, NDC Journal, National Defense University, Islamabad
 

August 2004-June 2005.
Associate Professor, Political Science & International Relations & Program Coordinator, Integrated Bachelors/Master’s Program and College of Arts & Sciences, Foundation University, Islamabad. Member, Academic Council, Foundation University, Islamabad, during 2004–2005. Administered the International Relations program

Spring 2004
Visiting Faculty, M. Phil program, Department of Defense & Strategic Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.

 

January 2003-July 2004.
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Politics & International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad. Member, Academic Council, International Islamic University, Sep. 2003–July 2004.
Member, Board of Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Fall 2002–July 2004. Member, Faculty Research Committee, Faculty of Social Sciences, Fall 2002–July 2004. Member, Board of Studies/Research/Training, Department of Education, fall 2002–2004.
Organized a seminar on "Present American Foreign Policy Interests in the Middle East & South Asia", May 8, 2003. Supervised, 8 MA theses during 2003-2004 academic year.
 

Spring 2004

Visiting Faculty, MPhil program, Department of Defense & Strategic Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

Fall 2003.
Visiting Faculty, MA Political Studies program, Area Studies Center for Africa, North & South America, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad & Department of Sharia & Law, International Islamic University, Islamabad.
 

Spring 2003.
Visiting Faculty, B.Sc. program, SZABIST, Islamabad.

2000-2002.
Assistant Professor, Area Studies Center for Africa, North & South America, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.

Spring 2002.
Visiting Faculty, M. Phil program, Department of International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.
 

Fall 2001.
Visiting Faculty, M. Phil program, Department of Defense & Strategic Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad & MA program, Department of Politics & International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad.

1999-2000.
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Supervised two MA theses during 1986-1988. Member, Board of Studies, Department of Political Science during 1986-1988.

Fall 1999.
Visiting Faculty, Alta Vista College, University of London external B.Sc. program, Islamabad.
 

Aug 1998-Nov1999
Consultant, UNDP/Good Governance Group (GGG) project, Government of Pakistan, Planning and Development Division, Islamabad. Assisted in the conduct of several conferences of the GGG and also in the formulation of the good governance policies of the Government of Pakistan.

Fall 1998.
Visiting Faculty, B.Sc. program, Hamdard University, Islamabad

1984-1998
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Supervised two MA theses during 1986-1988. Member, Board of Studies, Department of Political Science during 1986-1988.

1996-1998.
Visiting Faculty, MBA program, Punjab College of Business Administration, University of Central Punjab, Lahore

Summer 1994.
Instructor, American Government, Houston Community College, Houston, TX, US.

1984-1986.
Visiting Research Consultant, Center for South Asian Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Co-edited, "South Asian Scanner- Digest of Contemporary Events in South Asia Center for South Asian Studies, University of the Punjab ", Center for South Asian Studies.

1982-1984.
Marketing Officer, National Fertilizer Marketing Limited, National Fertilizer Corporation, Lahore.
 

Publications (Books & Monographs)

Growing Influence of Evangelical Christianity on the Policies of the USA and their Implications for the Islamic World (2010) LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, Germany (54pp). Also Books on Demand <http://www.bod.de/index.php?id=296&objk_id=359529>

Reform of the Public Services in Good Governance (2008) Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, New York, US (169 pp).
 

Good Governance Reforms Agenda in Pakistan: Current Challenges (2007), Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, New York, US (244pp).

The Musharraf regime and the governance crisis: a case study of the Government of Pakistan (2001) Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, New York, US (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 TarakikiHaqiqat (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
“Salient Governance Issues and the Musharraf – Jamali Government: Concerns and Reforms”, Pakistan Unresolved Issues of State & Society, Eds. Hasnat & Faruqui (Lahore Vanguard Books 2008), pp 22-38.

"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, (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).