MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA RAZA

Address: L-865, Sector 41/B, Korangi No. 2 ½, Karachi

Mobile: 0332-3239688
Email: mustafaraza44@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a career in a growth oriented professional organization allowing numerous

opportunities for personal growth and development and to contribute accrued expertise towards
the qualitative enhancement in the field of knowledge.

EDUCATION

 Ph.D. (International Relations ,in Progress to be completed in December 2019), University

of Karachi
 M.A (Political Science) University of Karachi (2013 – 2015)

 M.A (International Relations) University of Karachi (2010 – 2013)

 B.S (Electronics) Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology(2005 – 2009)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 Comparative Politics
 Islam and the West
 Contemporary South Asia
 Decolonization in Asia
 Socio-Political History of Pakistan

Ph.D. DISSERTATION

Religious Extremism and the Transformation of Social Fabric of Pakistani Society:

A Case study of Policies of Zia’s Regime, Analysis of its Causes and Impact
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Senior Lecturer- DHA Suffa University (Phase VII-Ext., DHA, Karachi)
August 2018 – to date
 Department: Humanities and Management Sciences
 Courses Taught: International Relations, Pakistan Studies, Contemporary World,
Pakistan Economy, Technical Report Writing
 Member Board of Studies at DHA Suffa University

Lecturer National University of Modern Languages, (NUML) Karachi Campus

January 2018 - to December 2018
 Department: International Relations
 Courses Taught: Pakistan Studies ,Foreign Policy, Principles of International
Relations ,

Lecturer- DHA Suffa University (Phase VII-Ext., DHA, Karachi)

August 2012 – January 2018
 Department: Humanities and Management Sciences
 Courses Taught: International Relations, Pakistan Studies, Contemporary World,

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:

Research article on “The Shift of Power from the Public Representatives to the Bureaucratic
and Military Elite: Case Study of the First Decade of Pakistan” published in
Pakistan Perspectives Vol. 24, No.1, January-June 2019
https://psc.edu.pk/psc/index.php/pp-24-1-9/

 (In preparation) “Political Islam and Ibn e Taimiyya”

 (In preparation) Allama Fazl e Haq Khairabadi and War of Independence 1857

 Research Paper presented at University of Karachi, Social Sciences Department, entitled

‘Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and his work on Seerat-un-Nabi (‫’)ﷺ‬.

 Attended and participated in different committees in conferences, workshops and

seminars organized by Department of International Relations, University of Karachi.
COMPUTER SKILLS

1 MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)

2 Internet

COURSES DESIGNED:
 Pakistan Studies according to HEC guidelines at DHA Suffa University Karachi
 International Relations at DHA Suffa University Karachi
 Contemporary World at DHA Suffa University Karachi

PERSONAL INFORMATION
 Date of Birth : April 24, 1987
 Languages : English, Urdu
 Marital status : Married
 Nationality : Pakistani
 CNIC : 42201-6223739-1

REFERENCES

 Prof. Dr. Shaista Tabassum

HOD Department of International Relations
University of Karachi
0300-9269135

 Prof Dr. Nausheen Wasi

Assistant Professor
Department of International Relations
University of Karachi
0300-2631846

 Prof.Dr. Syed Nauman ul Haq

Professor, Comparative Liberal Studies
Schoo, of Arts,Humanities and Social Sciences
Naumanul.haq@ahss.edu.pk