Mohammad Habibur Rahman

Mohammad Habibur Rahman is a Part Time Professor of Public Administration at the School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa, and an Affiliated Researcher at the Centre on Governance. He also holds a Non-Resident Research Fellow position at the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government in Dubai.

• Part Time Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa
• Affiliated Researcher, Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa
• Non-Resident Research Fellow, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, UAE

His research spans public administration, policy analysis, and governance reform. Key areas include digitalization of public services, agile government, environmental policy, public-private partnerships (PPP), and comparative public administration across Canada, UAE, Bangladesh, and Fiji. He has published over 60 papers and contributed to policy frameworks for institutions like the World Bank and UNDP.

Recent publications focus on UAE’s digital transformation, 5G implementation, and smart governance. His work bridges theoretical public administration discourse with practical innovations in service delivery.

Rahman has mentored students through thesis supervision and international research collaborations, and his consulting work with organizations like USAID and Asian Development Bank highlights his expertise in institutional diagnostics, stakeholder analysis, and project performance evaluation.