About

Mr. Muhammad Umair Razzaq is an accomplished legal professional with a diverse background in both law and academia. He began his career in 2014 as a practicing Advocate at the District and High Court Bar Associations in Multan, where he worked until 2020. Recognizing his passion for legal education and research, he joined the Department of Law at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur in 2020 as a Lecturer. He was subsequently appointed Assistant Professor, a position he currently holds. Mr. Razzaq has seamlessly integrated his practical legal expertise with academic rigor, as evidenced by his publication of research articles in HEC-recognized journals.

Other Responsibilities:

• Additional Responsibility in the Centre for the Prevention of Harassment & Discrimination (CPH&D) IUB as a Legal Expert (16 July 2025 - Continue)

• Formerly assigned the Additional Responsibility in the Faculty of Law as a Deputy Director of Students Affairs (DDSA), The Islamia University of Bahawalpur.
• Co-Advisor, Nazria-i-Pakistan Society, The Islamia University of   Bahawalpur.         
• Team Member for the Bahawalpur Literary and Cultural Festival 2023
• Member Law Moot Committee, Department of law, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur.
• Focal Person Competitions under the Annual Anti-Corruption Day 2022 organized by the National Accountability Bureau.
• Member Students' Internship Program, Department of Law. 
• Focal Person Competitions under the Annual Anti-Corruption Day 2021 organized by the National Accountability Bureau.
• Young Parliamentarians Exposure Meeting Academia Leadership & Policy Makers Dialogue (Role of Youth in sustainable peace Building), Governor House, Lahore, 2.Dec. 2021
• Training workshop on General Educational Resources,19 jun,2021, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur 

Online - Courses:

• UNCITRAL International Commercial Arbitration dated 21 June 2023, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.
• UNCITRAL Mediation Framework dated 21 June 2023, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.
• Introduction to Human Rights, Dated 14.07.2023, Amnesty International Human Rights Academy.
• Equality in the Workplace, Dated 21 July 2023, Kaya and Humanitarian Leadership Academy.

Awards and Honors

• Participated as a Research Paper Presenter, Title “The Role of Technological Advancements and Artificial Intelligence, their impact on Pakistan Judicial System” “2nd International Conference on Role of Artificial Intelligence in Access to Justice in Pakistan: Shaping the future of Law, Peace, and Equality, Organized by University Gillani Law College, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan, dated 10-11 December 2024.

• Two Days International Conference Lahore International Dispute Week,2023 (LIDW) Organized by The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Pakistan Branch, 20 & 21 May 2023 at Pearl Continental Lahore, Pakistan
• Participated as a research paper presenter Title: “Exploring the legal issues & Limitations relating to the constitutional right Freedom of Expression in Pakistan” 1^st International two days Conference on Media & Communication Research 2023, Institute of Media & Communication Studies, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan
• Chief Organizer of the conference Organized by Department of law on The Civic & Economic Rights in Pakistan in collaboration with Lahore High Court Bahawalpur Bench, 19 May 2022.
• Conference on Judicial perspective on Domestic and International Arbitration in Pakistan Organized by The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Pakistan Branch, 27 May 2022 at Pearl Continental Lahore, Pakistan
• International Conference Expeditious Dispensation of Justice –ADR The way Forward 1 & 2^nd September 2022 Shamadan Hall Sarena Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan
• A National Conference on “Incorporation of Refugee Law Courses into the curriculum of Leading Academic Institutions in Pakistan organized by Lahore University Management Sciences LUMS Lahore & UNHCR.
• Seminar on RTI Law in Pakistan 26 Nov 2022 in collaboration with Government of Punjab and Right to information Commission Lahore at the islamia University of Bahawalpur.
• Anti-corruption Debating Championship, 2022 participated as a Chief Judge, The islamia University of Bahawalpur.
• Seminar on “Prevailing Social and Economic Challenges: A way Forward” 24^th September 2022
• Entrepreneurship in the Shadow of law,5 June 2022 Organized by Department of law.
• National Conference on Freelancing & Entrepreneurship at IUB.
• One day Training workshop on Human Rights organized by Young Human Rights Defenders Network Pakistan.5^th march 2022.

• Young Parliamentarians Exposure Meeting Academia Leadership & Policy Makers Dialogue (Role of Youth in sustainable peace Building), Governor House, Lahore, 2.Dec. 2021
• Training workshop on General Educational Resources,19 jun2,2021, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur 

• A Path way to peace Tolerance, Acceptance diversity and prevent Narratives two days training session organized by Human Health welfare & Research Association 1^st & 2^nd Feb 2020.  
• First Lahore High Court Environmental Law Conference in collaboration with LUMS Lahore.

Publications

1. Abid Hussain Jilani, Rao Imran Habib, Muhammad Umair Razzaq, Muhammad Muneeb Raza (3 November 2022) Investment Dispute Settlement Mechanisms under the Recovery of Calvoism Reform practices and way Forword, Pakistan Journal of Humanities and social Sciences Vol 10, Nov,22 Pages1082-1098.
2. Ishfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Faisal, Muhammad Umair Razzaq, Muhammad Ahsan Iqbal Hashmi, Irfan, The Evidentiary Value of Modern Electronic Devices and their application in the justice system of Pakistan, Vol.6 No.2(2022), ISSN Online :2709-4030, ISSN Print 2709-4022 Harf-o- Sukhan.
3. Zia-ud-din Malik, Rao Imran Habib, Hafiz Syed Shoaib Altaf, Muhammad Umair Razzaq, The function of the European Union and its member nations in upholding maritime Human Rights Pakistan journal of Social Sciences (PJSS), Vol 42 No 2 (2022), pp 479-494
4. HM Azhar Usama, Muhammad Muneeb Raza, Muhammad Umair Razzaq, Hafiz Syed Shoaib Altaf The difference between the Rule of Pakistani Bureaucracy and the Califate Rashida, Journal of Positive School Psychology 2023, vol,7 No.4, 303-309
5.       Hashmi, I., Alvi, M. Z., Razzaq, M. U., Ahsan, M., & [Author 5]. (2025).   Refugees and national security in Pakistan: Myths vs. realities. Physical Education, Health, and Social Sciences, 3(2). doi:10.63163/jpehss.v3i3.518