Mohammad Gulrez (1 July 1961) is an International Relations & Global Governance expert. He has served as Pro Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from 22 June 2022 to 22 April 2024. Previously, on 2 April 2023, Prof Gulrez took over the charge as officiating Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University and served there till 22 April 2024. He has also served as Dean, Faculty of International Studies, Director, Centre for South African & Brazilian Studies & Coordinator for Conflict Resolution & Peace Studies Programme at Aligarh Muslim University. Prof Gulrez was on a Deputation from Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt of India for a period of 6 months to the India Chair at University of Colombo, Sri Lanka from July 2017 to December 2017. From January 1999 to January 2004, he worked as visiting Faculty, Department of Political and Administrative Sciences at the National University of Rwanda, Central Africa. Prof Gulrez was the Consultant/Researcher, Good Governance (Component) for the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Project, Govt. of Rwanda (2002). Prof Gulrez is also on the International Advisory Board, Asian Review Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. He is also the Member of Academic Forum, Asia Pacific Observatory, Montevideo, Uruguay. He has also been associated with the Foreign Policy Analysis Program, Mershon Centre, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio and Muslim Politics Project, Council On Foreign Relations Programme, New York, United States of America.

Prof Gulrez is currently working on Confidence Building Measures focusing on both the bi-lateral and multi-lateral tracks of the peace process. Prof Gulrez has participated in seminars and workshops in USA, Iran, Pakistan, Libya, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, Ghana, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Kyrgyzstan and Kuwait.

Specialization

His area of specialization is Conflict Resolution, Ethnic Conflicts, Civil Society, and Poverty Alleviation.

Published works

Prof. Gulrez authored/edited seven books & monographs and published papers in the national and international referred journals. Prof. Gulrez also presented 100 (approx.) Research papers/projects National and International Seminars in India and abroad.

Books

  • Conflict Transformation in West Asia - Oslo Process and Beyond: The Transcend Perspective (2004)
  • Settlements and Resistance in the Occupied Territories (2005) (ed.)
  • Constitutional Poll Battle : A Study of Iranian Presidential Election 2005 (2008)
  • Area Studies in India : Challenges Ahead (2009) (ed.)
  • Arab Spring & Prospects of Peace in West Asia (2015) (ed.)
  • Rising India, China, Brazil & South Africa : Prospects and Challenges (2016) (ed.)
  • Prospects of Cooperation in Higher Education & Capacity Building : A Case Study of India and Sri Lanka (2017)