Malik Dahlan

Founder and Principal, Institution Quraysh for Law & Policy (iQ); Professor of International Law and Public Policy, Queen Mary University of London Law School

Malik Dahlan is the Chaired Professor of International Law and Public Policy at Queen Mary University of London. He is founder and principal of Institution Quraysh for Law & Policy (iQ) and a senior research fellow of the Rand Corporation. A GCC-qualified lawyer, CEDR-accredited mediator, and fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Dahlan is also international chair of Riverstone’s advisory board. His legal career includes heading the Middle Eastern practice of Covington & Burling and advising the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority. He was founding director of the Brookings Doha Center and has led several mediation and dispute resolution projects globally. Dahlan authored The Hijaz: The First Islamic State.