Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq is the Director General of the Islamic Research Institute and Professor of Shariah & Islamic Law at the International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He previously served as Dean of the Faculty of Shariah and Law (2010–2014) and Chair of the Department of Shariah (2008–2010). Dr. Haq was a Senior Fulbright Fellow and visiting professor at the Edward B. Brueggeman Center for Dialogue, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio (2013–2014). He holds a B.A. and M.A. in Islamic Studies from Bahauddin University, an M.A. in Arabic from the University of the Punjab, and a Ph.D. in Comparative Fiqh (Islamic Law) from Ezzituna University, Tunis. He has also completed post-doctoral research at the University of Glasgow, UK, and held fellowships at the University of Deusto, Spain, and the University of Warsaw, Poland. Earlier, he taught and chaired the Department of Islamic Law at Allama Iqbal Open University (1999–2008). His academic expertise includes Islamic jurisprudence, international Islamic law, human rights from an Islamic perspective, Muslim family law, and interfaith dialogue. Dr. Haq has organized and presented at numerous national and international conferences and authored dozens of research articles in Arabic, Urdu, and English, including his recent publication, 'Muslims Participation in Interfaith Dialogue: Prospects & Challenges.' He advocates for the ethics of disagreement and strives to promote a culture of respectful intellectual dialogue.
