Adjunct Professor
E-mail:
fazal.ahmed.wp98@wharton.upenn.eduDr. Ahmed holds a PhD from the Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania, a Master's degree in Criminology, LLM in International and
Comparative Law from the Dickinson Law School, another Masters in
Economics, and LLB. Dr. Ahmed served as a legal, linguistic and
intelligence anaylst and has applied these skills for the Pennsylvania
Crime Commission (Middle Atlantic Great Lakes Organized Law Enforcement
Network) and for the Department of Justice. A lawyer overseas, he has
served as Assistant Judge Advocate General, Deputy Adjutant General and
Operations Supervisor in Provost Marshal's branch.
An Indian by birth, Dr. Ahmed is also a neo-classical criminologist who
has seen both academic as well as professional facets of his
specialization in international terrorism. He saw combat in nations that
are laced with weapons of mass destruction and steeped in religious
radicalism. He successfully led counter terrorism operations in what are
now hot-beds of terrorism. His dissertation, a logit analysis of the
terrorist 'rationality' encompassing almost three decades of
international terrorist incidents focussed on terrorist tactics,
targets, risks, success, failure, learning and counter terrorism
strategies.
Professor Ahmed has taught a wide range of courses in Law, Economics,
Political Science, Statistics and Mathematics, International Terrorism,
Criminal Justice, Criminology, Research Methods, and Intelligence
Analysis. He brings this knowledge to the classroom in analyzing
international terrorism, offering explanations and strategies to fight
the global war on terror. Students will enjoy his seminar on Law and
Bioterrorism.