Tahir Albakaa

Tahir Albakaa (born 1950 in Takir, Iraq) [1] is an Iraqi historian who received his Master's degree and Ph.D in Modern History from Baghdad University.

Albakaa worked at Al-Mustansiriya University from 1983 to 2003 and is the former President of the University.[2] In June 2004 he was chosen as a Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research for the Iraqi Interim Government. Albakaa was a member of the Iraqi National Assembly in 2005, and a member of the Iraqi Constitution Writing Committee.

In October 2005 he went to Harvard University as a visiting scholar, and then moved to Suffolk University in 2006.[3]

He has published six books and sixty-five papers.

References

  1. Suffolk Journal online article Iraqi scholar finds safe haven
  2. UMass Boston International Conference on “Rebuilding Sustainable Communities in Iraq” communique
  3. Boston.com article Iraqs violent brain drain called a threat to future

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