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<h1>Academic Profile</h1>
<p>Nearly four decades of scholarship, teaching and academic leadership in political science, international relations and peace studies.</p>
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<h2 class="section-title">Biography</h2>
<p>Prof. Mohammad Gulrez is a Senior Professor of Political Science in the Department of West Asian & North African Studies at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), one of India's most historic institutions of higher learning. Over a career spanning nearly forty years, he rose from Lecturer (1987) to Reader, Professor and, since 2019, Senior Professor, while shaping the university's academic direction through a succession of senior administrative roles.</p>
<p>He served as the officiating <strong>Vice-Chancellor of AMU</strong> (April 2023–April 2024) and earlier as <strong>Pro-Vice-Chancellor</strong> (2022–2023), Dean of the Faculty of International Studies, and Dean of Students' Welfare. His scholarship centres on West Asian and North African affairs, Arab nationalism, conflict resolution, peace-building and the comparative politics of emerging democracies.</p>
<p>Prof. Gulrez has taught and researched internationally — as an ICCR Visiting Chair Professor at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and as Visiting Faculty in Political Science at the National University of Rwanda — and has engaged with governments, universities and international forums across more than twenty countries.</p>
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<div class="tl-item"><span class="when">2019 – Present</span><div class="role">Senior Professor, Political Science</div><div class="where">Department of West Asian & North African Studies, AMU (Pay Level AL-15)</div></div>
<div class="tl-item"><span class="when">2002 – 2019</span><div class="role">Professor, Political Science</div><div class="where">Department of West Asian & North African Studies, AMU (Pay Level AL-14)</div></div>
<div class="tl-item"><span class="when">1991 – 1998</span><div class="role">Reader</div><div class="where">Centre of West Asian Studies, AMU</div></div>
<div class="tl-item"><span class="when">1987 – 1991</span><div class="role">Lecturer</div><div class="where">Department of Political Science, AMU</div></div>
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<h2 class="section-title">Honours & Distinctions</h2>
<p class="section-intro">Recognition from national institutions, international academies and heads of state.</p>
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<li><strong>Bhartiya Shiksha Ratna Samman 2023</strong> for Utkrishta Karya Nishpadan, conferred by the Bhartiya Hindi & Sanskrit Shiksha Parishad, Hindi Academy, Delhi (February 2024).</li>
<li><strong>Visitors' Conference 2023, Rashtrapati Bhawan</strong> — invited by the Ministry of Education to the discussion forum on Diversity, Equality, Inclusivity and Wellness (July 2023).</li>
<li><strong>G20 Interfaith Summit</strong> — Distinguished Indian delegate presenting on "Peace Building and Social Peace" at MIT World Peace University, Pune, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit (September 2023).</li>
<li><strong>International Advisory Board, Asian Review</strong> — Member, Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (2015–2021).</li>
<li><strong>Indian delegate, Pre–India–Africa Forum Summit</strong> — sponsored by ICWA & the Ministry of External Affairs, at Dakar (Senegal) and Accra (Ghana), West Africa (2013).</li>
<li><strong>Visiting Scholar, USIS International Visitors Programme</strong> — Project on Conflict Resolution, Mershon Centre, Ohio State University, USA (1995).</li>
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<h2 class="section-title">Global Engagement</h2>
<p class="section-intro">Conferences, invited talks and teaching assignments have taken Prof. Gulrez across four continents.</p>
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<span class="pill">United States</span><span class="pill">United Kingdom</span><span class="pill">Rwanda</span>
<span class="pill">Iran</span><span class="pill">Libya</span><span class="pill">Uganda</span><span class="pill">Burundi</span>
<span class="pill">Pakistan</span><span class="pill">Thailand</span><span class="pill">UAE (Dubai)</span>
<span class="pill">South Africa</span><span class="pill">Ghana</span><span class="pill">Senegal</span>
<span class="pill">Saudi Arabia</span><span class="pill">Kyrgyzstan</span><span class="pill">Sri Lanka</span>
<span class="pill">Kuwait</span><span class="pill">Qatar</span><span class="pill">Türkiye</span>
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<h2 class="section-title">Research & Teaching Interests</h2>
<p class="section-intro">Interdisciplinary themes at the intersection of political science, international relations and peace studies.</p>
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<span class="pill">Conflict resolution & peace-building</span>
<span class="pill">Arab nationalism to the Arab Spring</span>
<span class="pill">Human security: SAARC, IBSA, BIMSTEC</span>
<span class="pill">Truth & reconciliation (South Africa, Rwanda)</span>
<span class="pill">Western political thought & behaviour</span>
<span class="pill">The Indian Constitution</span>
<span class="pill">Governance & democratic participation</span>
<span class="pill">Ethnic conflict in Africa, South Asia & Latin America</span>
<span class="pill">BRICS & emerging powers</span>
<span class="pill">Higher education & capacity building</span>
<span class="pill">Positive discrimination & social inclusion</span>
<span class="pill">Climate change & sustainable development</span>
<span class="pill">Gender in political discourse</span>
<span class="pill">Poverty alleviation & peace-building</span>
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