Dr. Basheer Ahmad        
   

Name: Dr. Basheer Ahmad

Nationality: Indian

Place of birth: Varavani, Ramnad Dt, Tamilnadu, India

Date of birth : 11.7.1954

Educational Qualification:

                1. M.A in History (1979)  (University of Madras, Chennai, India)  2. M.A  in Arabic (1981)   (Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi    3. M. Phil in Arabic (1985)   Topic of research: Shaikh Sadaqatullah Appa & his contribution to Arabic Literature) (University of Madras, Chennai)  4. PhD in Arabic (1995) Topic of research: A contrastive study of Syntax in Arabic & English  (Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad, India)

Work Experience:

              Present:  First Secretary and Director, Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (Embassy of India, Cairo, Egypt) since January 2006

              Past:  Associate Professor, (1998 - January 2006) & . J Assistant Professor (1989 to 1998 Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi

                     Assistant Professor (1984 -1989), Jamalia Arabic College, Chennai

                     Arabic Translator: Embassy of India, Tripoli, Libya (Since July 1981 – July 1984)

Publication:

Books :1. A comparison of Arabic English Syntax First Edition in Delhi 1998, Second in Kerala in 2005 2. Glimpses of Modern Arab World in Delhi 2006.  3.Odindha Sirahuhal in Chennai  2005 – Tamil Version of  Broken Wing - a novel by  Khalil Gibran.  Articles: 1. A series of 25 articles on " Allahu Jalla Jalaluhu" in Tamil journal called "Shariathul Islam" from July 1988 – October 1990). 2. Wahdatul Wujud – An article in Arabic Annual Magazine, Aligarh Muslim University – 2004. 3. Some articles on variety of themes in several journals and magazines in India.