Abubakar Abubakar Usman

Abubakar Abubakar Usman is a research fellow at the Asia Middle East Centre for Research and Dialogue (AMEC) and the IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF) in Malaysia. He holds a B.Sc. from Bayero University Kano (BUK), M.Sc. from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), M.Sc. from the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR), and Ph.D. from the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS) National University Malaysia (UKM). Abubakar's areas of expertise include: Globalisation and Development, Violent Extremism, Foreign Policy, Islam and Politics, Diplomacy and Strategic Studies, and African International Relations. He has published articles in various refereed journals and book chapters.