Abdul Karim Bangura

Abdul Karim Bangura (Born August 26, 1953) is an academic with five PhDs in Political Science, Development Economics, Linguistics, Computer Science, and Mathematics. He speaks up to 19 languages, including Kiswahili, Spanish, Italian, French, Arabic, Swedish, Mende, and Kikuyu and has published and authored more than 100 books and written over 700 articles. He has won over 50 service awards, including the International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation's Honorary Award (2015), Outstanding Scholar Award (2006), the Excellence in Scholarship and Service Award (2006), and the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Middle Atlantic Writers Association in 1995.

Bangura is currently Researcher-in-Residence of Abrahamic Connections at the American University's Center for Global Peace in Washington, D.C, and the Dean of the CODESRIA College of Mentors Institute for doctoral candidates, Dakar. Provided by Wikipedia