Prof. Abu Backer Bagader

GRM 2012 Workshop: The India-Gulf Strategic Partnership in a Pan-Asian Cooperative Paradigm

GRM 2011 Workshop: India and the Gulf: What Next?

Professor of Sociology - King Abdul Aziz UniversityKing Abdul Aziz University

Abu Backer Bagader is professor of social sciences at King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He recently completed his term as Deputy Minister for International Cultural Relations in the Ministry for Culture and Information. He is an active member of Arab Council for Social Sciences and many other similar social organizations. He has authored more than 10 books on subjects related to the Middle East, including history, social science, literature, human rights, Arab women’s social issues, environmental concerns, Muslim minorities and poverty in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Prof. Bagader is also well versed with Indian history, literature and culture.