Ahmed, Ishtiaq: - Born in Lahore on 24 February 1947, Ishtiaq Ahmed holds a PhD in political science from Stockholm University.
His research interests cover diverse fields such as political Islam, ethnicity and nationalism, humanand minority rights, Partition studies and pre-Partition Punjab\'s contribution to Indian cinema..
His latest book is Undivided Punjab\'s Contribution to Indian Cinema , published in 2022.
His book Jinnah: His Successes, Failures and Role in History won the Best English Non-Fiction Book Award at the Valley of Words Literary Festival, Dehradun, 2021.
It won the Best Book on Punjab Award at the Baisakhi Festival, Lahore, in 2016.
The Punjab: Bloodied, Partitioned and Cleansed won the Best Non-Fiction Book Award at the Karachi Literature Festival, 2013, and at the Lahore Literary Festival, 2013.
He was Visiting Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences during 2013-15 and at Government College University Lahore during 2015-19.
He is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Stockholm University, and Honorary Senior Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore.
Ahmed, Ishtiaq: - Born in Lahore on 24 February 1947, Ishtiaq Ahmed holds a PhD in political science from Stockholm University
