Tahir Albakaa (born 1950 in Takir,
Iraq) is an
Iraqi
historian who received his
Master's degree and
Ph.D in Modern History from
Baghdad University.
Albakaa worked at
Al-Mustansiriya University
Mustansiriyah University (Arabic: الجامعة المستنصرية) is a university in Baghdad, Iraq.
History
The original Mustansiriya Madrasah was established in 1227 (or 1232/34 A.D. by some accounts) by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mustansir ...
from 1983 to 2003 and is the former President of the University. In June 2004 he was chosen as a Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research for the
Iraqi Interim Government. Albakaa was a member of the
Iraqi National Assembly
The Council of Representatives ( ar, مجلس النواب, Majlis an-Nuwwāb al-ʿIrāqiyy; ku, ئهنجومهنی نوێنهران, ''Enjumen-e Nûnerên''), usually referred to simply as the Parliament is the unicameral legislature o ...
in 2005, and a member of the
Iraqi Constitution Writing Committee.
In October 2005 he went to
Harvard University as a visiting scholar, and then moved to
Suffolk University
Suffolk University is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. With 7,560 students (includes all campuses, 7,379 at the Boston location alone), it is the eighth-largest university in metropolitan Boston. It was founded as a l ...
in 2006.
Boston.com article ''Iraqs violent brain drain called a threat to future''
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He has published six books and sixty-five papers.
References
External links
Tahir Albakaa Official Website
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20th-century Iraqi historians
Academic staff of Al-Mustansiriya University
Living people
1950 births
Academic staff of the University of Baghdad
University of Baghdad alumni
Harvard University staff
Suffolk University faculty
Iraqi expatriates in the United States
21st-century Iraqi historians