Sohaib Ali

Sohaib Ali is a Lecturer at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore, currently on doctoral study leave. He is a Doctoral Candidate in International Relations at Free University, Berlin, and an expert in Islamic political theologies and security studies.

• Doctoral Candidate in International Relations (Free University, Berlin, since 2019)
• MSc in Social Science Research Methods (Middlesex University, London, 2013)
• MA in International Relations (University of the Punjab, Lahore, 2009)
• BA in Humanities (University of the Punjab, Lahore, 2006)

His research examines competing political theologies within Pakistan’s Deobandi Islamic tradition, analyzing mainstream and militant interpretations of Islamic authority, jihad, and transnational relations. The study uses textual analysis of religious decrees and organizational statements to clarify Deobandism’s role in global security dynamics.

Recent publications focus on inter-sectarian trust-building and the historical evolution of Deobandi political thought. His work has been presented at workshops hosted by the Leibniz Center for Modern Orient Research (Berlin), Humboldt University, and universities in Pakistan.

• Best Dissertation Prize (2013) by Middlesex University, London