DG(Research)'s Profile
Dr. Syed Nasir Zaidi
Born on 11th March 1965,
Dr. Syed Nasir Zaidi holds Masters (1995) and PhD (1996-2003) in Islamic
Philosophy and Theology from University of Tehran , Iran. He did his
MA(1991) Arabic from University of Punjab in addition to traditional Islamic
Education (attained higher level) (1984-1995) from Al Mustafa International University, Qom Iran. His research interests are particularly in Classical and Modern Islamic Thought, Modern Theology, Comparative Philosophy and Mysticism. Dr. Nasir Zaidi held the post of Director General Research of Council of Islamic Ideology from 2007 to 2009. He served as a Resident scholar at Az-Zahraa Islamic Center, Vancouver, Canada for last one year (2009). Then in 2009 Council of Islamic Ideology is privileged again to have Dr. Nasir Zaidi as Director General Research. He is fluent in Urdu, Persian, Punjabi, Arabic, German and English.
Dr. Nasir Zaidi taught at:
Bonn University, Germany as Visiting Professor.Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University, Islamabad
as Assistant Professor.
Publications
Mullah Sadra and the Existence of God ,Al Basirah Publication,
Islamabad, Dec 2006.
Authored around twelve(12) Research articles Nationally and Internationally. Dr. Nasir Zaidi attended a number of National and International Conferences
on issues as:
A series of 10 lectures on "Objective of life is Islamic Philosophy and Mystic Traditions",
Al-Zahraa Islamic Center, Vancouver, Canada (Jan 2007).
Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue for Human Rights, International Conference,
International Conference, Belgium, Brussels (Dec 2007).
Importance of Modern Theological Trends in Islam, Usman Institute Karachi, Pakistan (Jan 2008).
Scholarly discussions on Interfaith dialogue, Christian Study Center, Rawalpindi, Pakistan (Oct 2009).
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