Ahmed Ismail Samatar is a prominent Somali writer, professor and former dean of theInstitute for Global Citizenship at Macalester College.[1] He is the editor of Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies. Professor Samatar has lectured at many universities and colleges, including Cornell, Harvard, Iowa, London School of Economics and Political Science, Somali National University, Toronto, University of Amsterdam, York, University of Otago, and Wellesley College. His expertise is in the areas of global political economy, political and social thought, and Somali affairs, is the author/editor of five books and over thirty articles.
His current research is on two tracks: a collaborative two volumes on leadership and the Somali experience; and globalization and the rise of Islamic consciousness. Since 1994, Samatar has been teaching at Macalester College, where he is the James Wallace Professor and retired Dean of the Institute for Global Citizenship.
In mid-2012, Samatar ran for political office as one of the potential candidates in Somalia's 2012 presidential election
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