
Dilawar Hussain holds a PhD in Parliamentary Studies and is the author of “The Senate of Pakistan and Regional Representation: History, Role and Parliamentary Performance” (Bloomsbury Academic, USA). He is an Associate Member of the Centre for Legislative Studies at the University of Hull, UK, and works as a governance, parliamentary and constitutional development professional.
At Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, he teaches Parliamentary and Constitutional History with a special focus on comparative bicameralism, legislatures, governance, policymaking and comparative political systems. His writings on representation, federalism and parliamentary reform regularly appear in The News International, The Friday Times and Humsub Urdu.
He has served as a Research Fellow at the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and at the House of Lords, UK Parliament.
His areas of expertise include parliamentary development and governance systems. He works on comparative federalism and legislatures, governments, constitutional reforms, issues of representation, particularly gender gap, and intergovernmental relations.
Sessions by Dr. Dilawar Hussain
- “Beyond Dhaka Fall: What 1971 Teaches Pakistan Today” — Guest: Aitzaz Ahsan
- “Reimagining Local Governance in Pakistan” — Guest: Syed Mustafa Kamal
- “The Past as Propaganda: Inside Pakistan’s Medieval Imagination” — Guest: Dr. Fouzia Farooq Ahmed
- “Dissecting The 27th Amendment: A Historical and Comparative Perspective on the Politics of Constitutional Change in Pakistan” — Guests: Dr. M. Abrar Zahoor and Dr. Asiya Saif Alvi
- “Politics of 27th Constitutional Amendment: Context, Content and Consequences” — Guests: Salman Akram Raja, Raja Qamar-ul-Islam, Raza Haroon, and Jan Muhammad Buledi
- “The Making and Breaking of Pakistan’s Parliament and Constitution” — Guest: Naim Siddiqi
- “Politics, Establishment and Pakistan’s Constitutional Crises” — Guest: Hamid Khan
- “Parties, Politics and People of Pakistan” — Guest: Dr. Adil Malik
- “Parties, Politics and People of Pakistan” — Guest: Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar
- Book Launch: “A Legislative Odyssey (2012-2018)” — Guests: Senator Dr. Karim Ahmed Khuwaja, Afrasiab Khattak, Dr. Qasim Bughio, Dr. Naazir Mahmood
- Book Launch: “Journey Through Chaos” — Guests: Asma Shirazi, Hamid Mir, Mushahuid Hussain, Zahid Hussain
- Book Launch: “9th May se 8th Feb tak” — Guests: Ali Furqan, Khurram Dastgir Khan, Qaiser Ahmed, Raoof Hassan, Kiran Naz, Dr. Nafisa Shah
- “Balochistan Speaks: Rights and Resistance” — Guest: Sanaullah Baloch
- “Is Pakistan a Medieval State? Demystifying Muslim Political Culture in South Asia” — Guest: Dr. Fouzia Farooq Ahmed
- “Centralization, Devolution and Community Development: Rethinking Local Government in Pakistan” — Guest: Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
- “Democratic Governance, Economic Policy and Institutional Reforms” — Guest: Fawad Hasan Fawad
- “Ports, Policies and Geopolitics: An Insider’s View on the Political Economy of Maritime Trade of Pakistan” — Guest: Qaisar Ahmed Sheikh
- “Power, States, Civilizations and the Future of Humanity – A Conversation with Ilhan Niaz” — Guest: Dr. Ilhan Niaz
- “The forgotten Queen of Babur – Bibi Mubaraka Yousafzai” — Guest: Dr. Himayatullah Yaqubi
- “Rethinking Pakistan through the Lens of Raza Rumi” — Guest: Raza Ahmad Rumi
- “Celebrating International Day for Right to Information: The Case of Pakistan” — Guests: Haroon Rashid, Aamir Ghauri, Azaz Syed
- “The State of Democracy in Pakistan” — Guests: Farhatullah Babar, Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha, Amina Hassan Sheikh, Muhammad Zubair
- “Women’s Political Representation in the Pakistani Parliament: Issues, Challenges and Solutions” — Guests: Dr. Saveera Parkash, Aminah Badar Afzal, Huma Akhtar Chughtai, Shagufta Malik
- “Pakistan at 77 – Wo Manzil Abhi Nahi Aayi” — Guests: Dr. M. Sajid Khan, Dr. Ravish Nadeem
- “Strengthening Democracy: Celebrating World Parliament Day” — Guests: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Fawad Chaudhry, Daniyal Aziz
- Advancing Political Participation: Transgender Rights Movements in South Asia” — Guests: Dr. Mehrub Awan, Dr. Aqsa Shaikh, Dr. Snobar Altaf
- “How Parliament Works? Equipping Healthcare for Policymaking” — Guests: Sikandar Zaman, Waqas Ramzan, Aamna Sardar
- “Politics of Inclusion: Constitutional Rights and Political Representation of Minorities in Pakistan” — Guests: Neelam Kumari, Naveed Aamir, Mahinder Pall Singh
- “Paradoxes of Democratic Governance: A Critique on the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973” — Guest: Ahsan Chaudhary
- “The Constitution of Pakistan, 1973: Constitutional Principles and Why Do They Matter”
- Book Launch: “Selector Se Selected Tak – Sanghasan Par Kon?” — Guests: Mazhar Abbas, Farhatullah Babar, Taj Haider, M. Shoaib Shaeen
- Baat se Baat: “Who Elects and How? Explaining the Puzzles of the Senate Elections” — Guest: Azaz Syed
