Mufti Kamaluddin R. Ahmed
Joint Faculty, Law and Policy
Full-time Visiting Faculty, Social Sciences
School of Social Sciences and Humanities, LUMS
LL.M Candidate – University of London
Takhassus fil-Fiqh wal-Ifta – Karachi (2004)
[Advanced Graduate Degree in Islamic Law and Jurisprudence and Formal Authorization (ijaza) in the Transmission of Legal Opinion (ifta)]
Alimiyyah Sanad (Dars-e-Nizami) – Jamia Ashrafia, Lahore (2002)
[HEC recognized equivalence to a dual M.A. in Islamic Studies and M.A. in Arabic]
B.A. Political Science and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations – University of Chicago (1996)
Research and Teaching Interests:
Islamic Jurisprudence and Legal Theory, Islamic Legal History, Islamic Law in the Modern World, Islamic Laws of Banking and Finance, Islamic Intellectual Thought, Islamic Spirituality, Qur'anic Studies, Islamic Studies, Islamic Education, Political and Social Theory, Democratic Theory.
Academic and Professional Profile
As an undergraduate, Kamaluddin interned with the United Nations in various capacities in New York, Geneva, and Bangkok. While pursuing a graduate degree in Political Science at Columbia University, he worked as a Research Assistant at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York where he conducted research and wrote briefs for a program on Muslim Politics and Society sponsored by the Ford Foundation. Upon completion of his higher studies in law and theology, Kamaluddin was a guest lecturer on various topics on Islam at several universities in the United States and South Africa, including New York University, SUNY-Stony Brook, University of Cape Town, and Rhodes University. He has been a member of the LUMS Faculty since March 2005. In addition to teaching and course development, Kamaluddin is presently undertaking research on the status of legal precedent in Islamic and Western Jurisprudence.
Kamaluddin has taught 'Islamic Studies', 'Islamic Spirituality', and 'Democratic Theory' in the Social Sciences Program. He has also lectured on 'Hudood Ordinance', 'Islam and Human Rights', and 'Islamic Ethics' in the B.Sc and EMBA Programs. Kamaluddin will be teaching 'Islamic Jurisprudence' in the second year of the LL.B Program
