Dr. Ahmar Mahboob

𝓓𝓻. 𝓐𝓱𝓶𝓪𝓻 𝓜𝓪𝓱𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓫 is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney. His award-winning research focuses on World Englishes, language identity, and educational linguistics, critically examining the politics of language in society. He is a leading proponent of “Subaltern Linguistics,” a decolonial approach advocating for equitable and contextually responsive language policies and pedagogies. Founder of the Free Linguistics Conference and a former editor of TESOL Quarterly, he has extensive experience in teacher education and has led major international projects. His work, committed to “linguistics without borders,” challenges linguistic imperialism and promotes the value of local languages and knowledge systems in education.