Anisur Rahman is currently Professor and Director, UGC-Human Resource DevelopmentCentre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He holds Masters in two disciplines- Economics(AMU) as well as Sociology, M. Phil and PhD (JNU). Before he joined Jamia Millia Islamiain 1999, he worked at the Institute of Applied Manpower Research, Planning Commission, and Government of India. His area of interest includes South Asian Migration and Diaspora, Gulf Social Demography, Issues of Higher Education and Minorities. He has published 5 books and over 50 Research Papers in Reputed Journals in India and abroad including his contributions as chapters in edited books by well known scholars. Dr Rahman has presented over 70 Research Papers in several Conferences/ Seminar/ Workshops in India and Abroad. He has visited several countries like the USA, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, The Denmark, Switzerland, The Hong Kong, Saudia Arabia, and the UAE. He visited Paris, France under Indo- French Social Scientist Exchange Programme thrice for research in 2010, 2013, and 2015. He has delivered over 100 invited talks at different institutions of higher learning in India and abroad. He is also a member of several academic committees, bodies and editorial boards.