Political science
Hassan Askari Rizvi, born in Mandi Bahauddin, (Punjab, Pakistan) attended the Punjab University in Lahore where he studied political science, sociology, Urdu and English literature from 1960 to 1968. 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.