Ali Riaz

Ali Riaz is Professor and Chair of Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University, USA. He has previously taught at universities in Bangladesh, England and South Carolina. He also worked as a broadcast journalist at the BBC World Service in London, and was a research fellow at the Institute of South East Asian Studies (ISEAS) at Singapore. Riaz earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Hawai'I under the East West Center fellowship. His research interests include Islamist politics, South Asian politics, and political economy of media. Dr. Riaz has served as a consultant to various international organizations including the UNDP, the DfID, the SSRC, and the BTI.