political scientist
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comparative politics
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, nuclear weapons, and country's domestic policy.
He is currently serving as
professor emeritus
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of political science at the Punjab University, Lahore as well. He also is a television personality and regularly appears on country's various
news channels
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to comment on country's political and domestic situation. He also was a lecturer at the
Virtual University of Pakistan
The Virtual University of Pakistan (VU) ( ur, ) is a public university with its headquarters in M.A Jinnah Campus, Defence Road, Off Raiwind Road Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It mainly focuses on providing distant learning programs through utilizat ...
. He is considered to have much experience working with international think tanks, universities, Pakistani and foreign news media.
Early life and career
Hassan Askari Rizvi, born in a
Shia
Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, mo ...
Family at
Mandi Bahauddin
Mandi Bahauddin (Urdu and pa, ) is a city in northern Punjab, Pakistan. It is also the capital of Mandi Bahauddin District. It is the 41st largest city of Pakistan by population according to the 2017 census. It has exellent agricultural land ...
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...
where he studied political science, sociology,
Urdu
Urdu (;"Urdu" '' English literature from 1960 to 1968. He gained BA (with honours) in
Political science
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and English literature in 1968 from the Punjab University. In 1970, he attained MA in political science and proceeded his studies of United Kingdom. Rizvi received MPhil on the basis of publishing his thesis on South Asia and the
Comparative government
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.
In 1979, he earned MA in
international relations
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(IR) from the
University of Pennsylvania
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, followed by PhD in
political science
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from the
University of Pennsylvania
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in 1980.
He was a
visiting professor
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Columbia University
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from January 1996 to July 1999. He also served as the
Allama Iqbal
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Professor at
Heidelberg University
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of Germany from 1988 to 1991. Upon returning to Pakistan, he has regularly appeared on country's
news channels
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to comment and discuss on country's nuclear weapons politics, national political and domestic situation of the
Afghanistan
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and South Asia. He has spent over 35 years teaching and supervising research at the post-graduate level.
Chief ministership
He was nominated by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf after they rejected their own previous nominee
Nasir Mahmood Khosa
Nasir Mahmood Khosa is a retired Pakistani civil servant from Dera Ghazi Khan who belonged to the Pakistan Administrative Service and served in BPS-22 grade, the highest attainable rank for a serving officer. He was promoted to the rank of Fed ...
on whom government of
Shehbaz Sharif
Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: , ; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of ...
was in agreement. As a result, he was nominated as caretaker chief minister of Punjab by the
Election Commission of Pakistan
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. Consensus on Rizvi could not be reached between government and opposition and the matter was decided by
Election Commission of Pakistan
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. Pakistan Muslim League (N) is critical of this selection as according to them Rizvi has been very critical of their party's corruption. However, Hasan Askari has committed to ensure free and fair elections in the province.Hasan Askari takes oath as Punjab interim Chief Minister (CM) The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 8 June 2018, Retrieved 5 July 2020
Publications
A prolific author, "including more than 1,800 op-eds and comment pieces in domestic and international newspapers and magazines".Dr Hasan Askari — a profile Dawn (newspaper), Published 8 June 2018, Retrieved 5 July 2020
His books include:
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Awards and recognition
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Sitara-i-Imtiaz
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(Star of Excellence) by the
Government of Pakistan
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Virtual University of Pakistan
The Virtual University of Pakistan (VU) ( ur, ) is a public university with its headquarters in M.A Jinnah Campus, Defence Road, Off Raiwind Road Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It mainly focuses on providing distant learning programs through utilizat ...