Amin Saikal

Who is Amin Saikal?

Professor Amin Saikal is the Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies and Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University. Professor Saikal has specialised in the politics, history, political economy and international relations of the Middle East and Central Asia. He has been a Visiting Fellow at Princeton University, Cambridge University and the Institute of Development Studies, as well as a Rockefeller Foundation Fellow in International Relations. He is a member of many national and international academic organisations.

He is also a frequent commentator on radio and television.