Hasan Askari Rizvi

Hassan Askari Rizvi (SI), is a Pakistani political scientist and military analyst who served as caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan in 2018. He is noted for his work in comparative politics, nuclear weapons and the country's domestic policy.

He has also served as professor emeritus of political science at the Punjab University, Lahore. He regularly appears on the country's various news channels to comment on the political and domestic situation. He also was a lecturer at the Virtual University of Pakistan. He is considered to have experience working with international think tanks, universities, Pakistani and foreign news media. He gained BA (with honours) in Political science and English literature in 1968 from the Punjab University. Upon returning to Pakistan, he has regularly appeared on country's news channels to comment and discuss on country's nuclear weapons politics, national political and domestic situation of the Afghanistan and South Asia. He has spent over 35 years teaching and supervising research at the post-graduate level. Consensus on Rizvi could not be reached between government and opposition and the matter was decided by Election Commission of Pakistan. Pakistan Muslim League (N) was critical of this selection. However, Hasan Askari committed to ensure free and fair elections in the province.

Publications A prolific author, he has written "more than 1,800 op-eds and comment pieces in domestic and international newspapers and magazines".

His books include:

Books

Awards and recognition Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) by the Government of Pakistan in 2010.