Kazi Zulkader Siddiqui

A scholar, academician, author, engineer, and businessman with over 45 years of multidisciplinary experience. Mr. Siddiqui earned his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1974 and pursued graduate studies at the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University, Canada. He has successfully built and managed businesses across chemical industries, electrical distribution, solar power generation, telecom infrastructure, and advanced technologies in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, and the United Arab Emirates. In addition to his corporate leadership, Mr. Siddiqui has established four non-profit organizations in Pakistan and the United States dedicated to poverty alleviation, income generation, healthcare, education, and disaster relief. He has served as a professor of history and Muslim thought at universities in Pakistan and has authored numerous books and scholarly articles on religion, Islamic studies, history, and comparative religion. His research has been published in leading academic journals, and he has served on editorial boards, including that of Islamic Studies. He is fluent in English and Urdu and has working proficiency in Turkish and Arabic. ________________________________________