Profile of Mohammed Shakir Raza

Son of a farmer in Bokaro district in Jharkhand, Dr. Mohammed Shakir Raza graduated from Maulana Azad National Urdu University Hyderabad. Earlier he went to various Madrasas to get Islamic education including Al Jamiatul Ashrafia a very famous Islamic seminary situated in Mubarakpur Azamgarh from where he was conferred the Degree of Fazil and Mufti.

He completed his MA, PGDTA (Post Graduate Diploma in the Teaching of Arabic), M.Phil and PhD form The English and Foreign Languages University Hyderabad. He qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) cum Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Examination conducted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2011.  

He taught Arabic Language & Literature at the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) and other institutions. He joined an IT company in Hyderabad in 2016 as senior Arabic-English translator and interpreter.

In May 2017 he was selected as Assistant Professor of Arabic at Maulana Azad National Urdu University Hyderabad. He has good command over Arabic, Urdu, Hidni, Persian and English. He has published around two dozen research papers/articles in the field of Arabic language, literature; history and theology in Peer-Reviewed/Referred/ UGC listed Journals. He participated and presented papers in many national and international seminars and conferences. He has delivered lectures in various academic institutions.