Hasan Askari Rizvi

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Hasan Askari Rizvi
حسن عسکري رضوي
Sardar Usman Buzdar
Personal details
Born1951
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award (2010)
Government of Pakistan

Hassan Askari Rizvi (

nuclear weapons, and country's domestic policy.[1]

He is currently serving as

news channels to comment on country's political and domestic situation. He also was a lecturer at the Virtual University of Pakistan. He is considered to have much experience working with international think tanks, universities, Pakistani and foreign news media.[2]

Early life and career

Hassan Askari Rizvi, born in a

In 1979, he earned MA in international relations (IR) from the University of Pennsylvania, followed by PhD in political science from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980.[3][2][1]

He was a

news channels to comment and discuss on country's nuclear weapons politics, national political and domestic situation of the Afghanistan and South Asia. He has spent over 35 years teaching and supervising research at the post-graduate level.[3]

Chief ministership

He was nominated by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf after they rejected their own previous nominee Nasir Mahmood Khosa on whom government of Shehbaz Sharif was in agreement. As a result, he was nominated as caretaker chief minister of Punjab by the Election Commission of Pakistan.[5] Consensus on Rizvi could not be reached between government and opposition and the matter was decided by Election Commission of Pakistan. 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.[6][3][7]

Publications

A prolific author, "including more than 1,800 op-eds and comment pieces in domestic and international newspapers and magazines".[3]

His books include:

Books

  • Rizvi, Hasan-Askari (2000). Military, State and Society in Pakistan. Basingstoke [u.a.]: Macmillan [u.a.]
  • Rizvi, Hasan-Askari (2000). The military and politics in Pakistan: 1947 – 1997. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications. p. 382.
  • Rizvi, Hasan-Askari (1993). Pakistan and the geostrategic environment : a study of foreign policy. Basingstoke, Hampshire u.a.: Macmillan u.a.
  • Rizvi, Hasan-Askari (2004). Pakistan's Foreign Policy: An Overview 1947–2004 (PDF). Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ a b c PiLDAT. "Conference on Civil-Military Relations". PilDAT website. Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Quaid-i-Azam University. "Qualifications of Dr. Hasan Askari Rizvi" (PDF). Department of Political Science and International Relations at Quaid-i-Azam University. Quaid-i-Azam University website. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Dr Hasan Askari — a profile Dawn (newspaper), Published 8 June 2018, Retrieved 5 July 2020
  4. ^ APP. "Details of Dr. Hasan Askari. He was also a visiting professor with the South Asia Program of School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University at Washington D.C. 2007, 2008". Pakistan Herald. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. ^ "PTI's change of heart over Punjab interim set-up invites rivals' ire". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  6. ^ "PML-N rejects ECP's decision to name Dr Hasan Askari as caretaker Punjab CM". Geo TV News website. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. ^ Hasan Askari takes oath as Punjab interim Chief Minister (CM) The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 8 June 2018, Retrieved 5 July 2020

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Political offices

Chief Minister of Punjab

Preceded by Caretaker
2018 - 2018
Succeeded by
Sardar Usman Buzdar