Background
Faruqui, Ahmad was born on April 25, 1953 in Hyderabad, Sind, Pakistan. Came to the United States, 1974. Son of Abdus Samad and Qudsia (Jan) Faruqui.
Faruqui, Ahmad was born on April 25, 1953 in Hyderabad, Sind, Pakistan. Came to the United States, 1974. Son of Abdus Samad and Qudsia (Jan) Faruqui.
Bachelor, University Karachi, Pakistan, 1972. Master of Arts, University Karachi, Pakistan, 1973. Master of Arts, University California, Davis, 1975.
Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Davis, 1979.
He is a frequent contributor to Dawn (wwwdawncom), Karachi, Pakistan, and has authored "Rethinking the National Security of Pakistan" (Ashgate Publishing, 2003). He has contributed op-ed pieces on national security issues to Asia Times (Hong Kong), Daily Times (Lahore), The Far Eastern Economic Review (Hong Kong), The News Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois), The Contra Costa Times (Danville, California), The Friday Times (Lahore, Pakistan), The San Francisco Chronicle, The San Jose Mercury, The News on Sunday (Karachi, Pakistan), The Nation (Lahore, Pakistan), Pakistan Link, Pakistan Today, The Weekly Independent (Lahore, Pakistan) and Wisconsin State Journal. Doctorate. in economics from the University of California, Davis, where he was a Regents Fellow.
He has taught economics at the University of California - Davis, San Jose State University, and Karachi University and lectured on national security issues at the Army War College, Naval Postgraduate School, Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley.
He belongs to the American Economic Association, the Association of Energy Service Professionals, Economists for Peace and Security, Nature Conservancy and the Sierra Club.
"Pakistan: The Political Economy of Militarism," Journal of Conflict, Security and Development, Volume 2, Number 2, Summer 2002
"Beyond Strategic Myopia in South Asia," Strategic Review, Winter 2001.
Member American Economic Association, Association Distinguished Service Medal Professionals.
Married Nuzhat Zamir, August 9, 1975. Children: Furah, Saba.