Mushahid Hussain is a Pakistani politician, geostrategist, and journalist. He has played a crucial role in politics, having served as a long-time senator, the Chairman of the Senate Defence Committee, and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. He has lectured widely, and his articles have been published across international journals and publications such as The New York Times and Washington Post. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Forman Christian College, after which he went to the United States to obtain his Master’s from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.