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Dr. Muqtedar Khan, PhD
Distinguished Scholar | Advisor
Dr. Muqtedar Khan is a political scientist and thought leader who brings a unique blend of academic depth and policy insight to his scholarship and teaching. He integrates rigorous academic inquiry with real-world relevance, focusing on the intersections of Islamic thought, global politics, and international relations.
From 2007 to 2010, Dr. Khan served as the founding Director of the Islamic Studies Program at the University of Delaware, where he is currently a Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations. He was a Fellow and later a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution from 2003 to 2008, contributing to high-level policy discourse on Islam and global affairs. He has also played a key role in shaping U.S. public diplomacy and educational outreach, serving as Academic Director of the U.S. State Department’s National Security Institute (SUSI) from 2017 to 2019, and of the American Foreign Policy Institute from 2019 to 2021.
Dr. Khan’s areas of expertise include the politics of the Middle East and South Asia, political Islam, Islamic political thought, Islam in America, U.S. foreign policy in the Muslim world, and the principles of good governance.