Ijaz Hussain is the former Dean of Social Sciences, and Chairman, International Relations Department, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. He completed his PhD in public law from the University of Nice, France, with specialization in international law, and received a certificate in international law from The Hague Academy (Centre of Studies and Research).
He was a Congressional fellow working in the office of Congressman, Claude Pepper, in the US Congress during 1982-83; and Deputy Permanent Delegate of Pakistan to UNESCO in Paris during 1988-92. He has been a visiting fellow at the Keio, Rikkyo, Heidelberg (South-Asia Institute), and Illinois Universities. Ijaz Hussain has published several books and research articles in Pakistan and abroad.