Farida Abdulla Khan

Farida Abdulla Khan (born 7 December 1951) is currently a professor in the Department of Educational Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), Delhi, India. She is also the managing editor of Contemporary Dialogue in Education by Sage. Earlier, She was a former Dean of Education at JMI. She has taught in many institutes, including Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

Early life and education Khan obtained an undergraduate degree in 1971 and an MA in psychology in 1973 from Panjab University, Chandigarh. She earned a masters in developmental psychology from the City University of New York in 1989 and a PhD in developmental psychology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in 1994.

Career During 1990-96, Khan taught psychology at Lady Shri Ram College and Jesus and Mary College of the University of Delhi. In 2011, she was appointed as a member of the Task Force on Research and Evaluation by National Advisory Council. Since 2013, she has also been a member of the National Commission for Minorities. She actively writes on Kashmir issues and educational issues of backward communities and minorities.