Sultan Mahmood (social scientist)

Dr. Sulatan Mehmood
Native name ڈاکٹرسلطان محمود
Born Khalabat District Haripur , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Residence Abbottabad, KPK, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Education Doctor of Philosophy(PhD)
Alma mater National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Religion Islam

Dr. Sultan Mahmood is a Pakistani social scientist, scholar and academic expert in political and constitutional history of Pakistan. He is noted for his doctoral research on the Democracy in Pakistan. He was founding Head of the Department of Pakistan Studies at Abbottabad University of Science and Technology Pakistan [1] (former Havelian Campus of the Hazara University). Presently he is working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Pakistan Studies of Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Pakistan. .[2]

Education and fields of interest

Mahmood completed his PhD from National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad in 2010 on the topic of "Nature and Functioning of Democracy in Pakistan (1985-1999)". His PhD thesis was supervised by Dr. Riaz Ahmad, former director of National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research in Islamabad, and evaluated by Dr. Louis D.Hayes of the University of Montana, Dr. B. R. Burg of the Arizona State University and Dr. Pippa Virdee of De Monfort University. Previously he had completed his MSc Pakistan Studies from the same institution in 1994. He was sole selected candidate for M.Phil Pakistan Studies at Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad in Fall Semester 1998. His M.Phil was converted into PhD in 1999. His areas of specialization are "Political and Constitutional Development of Pakistan", "Political Parties and Elections in Pakistan" and "Islamization in Pakistan".

Career

He has established the Department of Pakistan Studies at Hazara University Havelian Campus (Now Abbottabad University of Science and Technology) in difficult circumstances with scarce resources in October 2013. The department flourished and strengthned consistently under his dynamic and enthusiastic leadership and now this department offers the programs of PhD, M.Phil, MSc and BS in Pakistan Studies. Before joining Abbottabad University of Science & Technology, he has been serving at the Department of Political Science of Hazara University Mansehra (2011–2013), Department of Commerce & Management Sciences of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (1996–2011) and MRF Degree Science College, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra (1995–1996) as Lecturer/ Assistant Professor. He has been supervising all of the academic activities of Pakistan Studies at Hazara University from 2011 to 2013 and played pivotal role in starting the programs of MSc, M.Phil and PhD Pakistan Studies at Hazara University Mansehra.

Major publications

His published work has addressed the areas of democracy, political and constitutional development in colonial India and voting beaviour in Pakistan. Following are his major researched papers published in national and International Research journals:

  1. ‘Constitutional and Political Heritage of Pakistan: An Analysis in Democratic Pespective’, Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol.3 (3), August 2014, pp. 164–171.[3]
  2. ‘Voting Behaviour of Students in Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad: Acase Study of Elections 2013’, The International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, Vol.2, No.8, August 2014, pp. 145–153.[4]
  3. ‘Struggle for Islamic State and Society: An Analysis of Syed Ahmad Shaheed’s Jihad Movement’, Pakistan Annual Research Journal, Vol.50, 2014, pp. 175–188.[5]
  4. ‘Role of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the Indian Round Table Conference (1930-32)’, Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol.5 (1), February 2016, pp. 105–112.[6]
  5. ‘Management of Local Affairs in Colonial India: Analysis of Local Self Government’, Asian Journal of Management Sciences and Education, Vol.5 (2), April 2016.
  6. ‘Role of Social Media in Political Education and Mobilization: Analysis of Arab Spring in the Paradigm of Youth Bulge Theory’, Asian Journal of Management Sciences and Education, Vol.5 (2), April 2016.
  7. ‘Democracy, Islam and Pakistan: A Study in Theoretical and Constitutional Perspective’, Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol.5 (2), May 2016, pp. 207–214.
  8. ‘Indian Influence in Afghanistan and its Impacts on Pakistan’, Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol.5 (2), May 2016, pp. 215–221.
  9. ‘Educational System Of Pakistan: Critical Analysis in Islamic Perspective’, Asian Journal of Management Sciences and Education, Vol.5 (3),July 2016, pp.96-103.
  10. ‘Management Of Local Government In Pakistan: An Analysis of Musharraf Era’, Asian Journal of Management Sciences and Education, Vol.5 (3), July 2016, pp.104-111.

Supervision of research scholars

He has supervised 26 M.Phil theses of the scholars of Hazara University Mansehra, Qurtaba University Peshawar and Al-Khair University AJK.

Courses taught

He has taught following courses at Hazara University Mansehra and Abbottabad University and Science and Technology:, Phd political science, Phd Pak studies, MPhil political science, MPhil Pak studies, Msc Pakistan studies and MA political science.

References

  1. ↑ "Department of Pak Studies".
  2. ↑ (AUST), Abbottabad_University_of_Science_and_Technology, Department of Pak Studies/staff
  3. ↑ "Constitutional and Political Heritage of Pakistan: An Analysis in Democratic Pespective".
  4. ↑ "Voting Behaviour of Students in QAU".
  5. ↑ "Struggle for Islamic State and Society".
  6. ↑ "Role of Quaid in round table conference".

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