Akbar Ahmed Ph DAmbassador Akbar Ahmed, Ph.D., is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University in Washington, D.C., and the former Pakistani High Commissioner to the U.K. and Ireland. Named "the world's leading authority on contemporary Islam" by he BBC, he also serves as a trustee for the World Faiths Development Dialogue. His numerous books, films, and documentaries have won many awards, and he is regularly interviewed on CNN, CBC, and BBC. Read More Read Less