Assistant Professor &
Coordinator BS program
Dr. Muhammad Zubair is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar, where he has been teaching since 2007. He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Peshawar, with part of his doctoral research conducted at the University of Freiburg, Germany. He also pursued a postdoctoral fellowship at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA, under the HEC fellowship program.
Dr. Zubair has published over 30 research articles in national and international journals and has successfully supervised PhD and MPhil scholars. His research interests focus on politics, religion, culture, ethnicity, and economy in the Pakistan-Afghanistan borderland, particularly within the Pakhtun region.
EDUCATION
Postdoc, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 2021-22
Research Title: The Religious Conflicts Inciting Extreme Attitude among
People towards Religion: A Case Study of Conflict in the North-West
Pakistan
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Vinay Lal (Center for India and South Asia CISA, UCLA)
The program was funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan under
HEC Postdoctoral Fellowships Programs (Phase-III) – Batch I.
PhD in Political Science, University of Peshawar 2011-2016
Thesis Title: The Interplay of Religion and Politics: A Case Study of
Pakhtuns in Pakistan
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. A. Z. Hilali
External Advisor: Prof. Dr. Johanna Pink (during 6 month research stay at
University of Freiburg, Germany under HEC funded IRSIP Program)
M.Phil. in American Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
Pakistan 2006 – 2008
CGPA: 3.8/5.0
M.A in Political Science, University of Peshawar, Peshawar
Pakistan 2002 – 2004
First Class first division
EMPLOYMENT
2007 – till date Faculty, Department of Political Science, University of
Peshawar, Peshawar – Pakistan
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Coordinator Undergraduate Program (BS) at the Department of
Political Science (2022 – till date)
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