Hasan Askari Rizvi

Hasan Askari Rizvi
Born	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Residence	Islamabad, Pakistan
Citizenship	Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Fields	Political Science
Institutions	Quaid-i-Azam University Punjab University Columbia University Heidelberg University
Alma mater	Punjab University University of Leeds University of Pennsylvania
Known for	Work in arms control, policy of Pakistan's nuclear deterrence program, Civil-military relations, and politics
Notable awards	Sitara-e-Imtiaz (2010)

Hassan Askari Rizvi (Urdu: حسن عسكرى رضوى; SI, PhD), is a Pakistani political scientist and military analyst, noted for his work in comparative politics, nuclear weapons, and country's domestic policy.

He is currently serving as professor emeritus of political science at the Punjab University, Lahore. He has also a television personality and regularly appeared in country's various news channels to comment on country's political and domestic situation.

Hassan Askari Rizvi attended the Punjab University in Lahore where he studied political science, sociology, Urdu and English literature in 1962. He gained BA (with honours) in Political science and English literature in 1968 from the Punjab University. In 1970, he attained MA in political science and proceeded his studies of United Kingdom. Rizvi received MPhil on the basis of publishing his thesis on South Asia and the Comparative government.

In 1979, he earned MA in International Relations (IR) from the University of Pennsylvania, followed by PhD in Political science from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980.

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