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Ali Riaz
Ali Riaz | |
|---|---|
আলী রীয়াজ | |
 Riaz in 2021 | |
| Head of Constitutional Reform Commission | |
| Assumed office 11 September 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 66–67) Dhaka, East Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi American |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka University of Hawaii |
| Occupation | Political scientist Writer |
Ali Riaz is a Bangladeshi American political scientist and writer, currently serving as the head of the Bangladesh Constitutional Reform Commission.[1][2] He is a Distinguished Professor at Illinois State University[3] where he joined in 2002. Most of his work deals with religion and politics, particularly on South Asian politics and political Islam.[4] He has written extensively on Bangladeshi politics and madrasas in South Asia. He was the editor of Studies on Asia, a bi-annual journal of the Midwestern Conference on Asian Affairs (2010–2015).[5]
In 2024, Riaz was tasked by the Bangladesh interim government to head a commission on constitutional reform after the end of the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina's 'authoritarian' regime.[6][2]
- ^ "Ali Riaz to lead commission on constitutional reforms". The Daily Star. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ a b "These Students Ousted a Government. Now They're Rebuilding a Democracy". The New York Times. 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Malone and Riaz named Distinguished Professors". Illinois State University. 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: What's to be Done?". The Progressive Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
- ^ Bhardwaj, Ananya (26 September 2024). "Who is Ali Riaz, professor plucked from US to head Bangladesh constitutional reform commission". The Print.
- ^ "Bangladesh vows to strip 'fascism' from constitution". The Hindu. 3 November 2024.
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