Background
Barker, Muhammad Abd-Al-Rahman was born on November 2, 1929 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Loris T. and Gertrude (Barnhardt) Barker.
Barker, Muhammad Abd-Al-Rahman was born on November 2, 1929 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Loris T. and Gertrude (Barnhardt) Barker.
Bachelor of Arts, University Washington, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1959.
Research fellow, instructor, Institute Islamic Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1957-1959;
faculty, Institute Islamic Studies, McGill University, 1962-1972;
professor, Institute Islamic Studies, McGill University, 1968-1972;
reader in linguistics, language unit, Oriental College, Lahore, West Pakistan, 1959-1962;
professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1972;
department chairman South Asian studies, director Center for South Asian Language and Area Studies, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1972-1982;
member Institute for Langs. and Literature, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1991. Consultant language grant applications United States Office Education, since 1976. Project reader grant applications Shastri Indo-Canada Institute, Montreal, 1972-1979, American Institute for Pakistan Studies, 1974-1982.
Project reader grant applications American Institute Indian Studies Language Programs, 1976-1977. Consultant, evaluator Berkeley Urdu Language Program, in Pakistan, since 1974. Consultant National Science Foundation.
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Member Association for Asian Studies (chairman language committee South Asia Regional Council 1976-1977), American Institute Indian Studies (language committee).
Married Ambereen Khan, 1959.
