Sohail Inayatullah

UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies | Futurist | Professor | Strategic Foresight & Systems Thinking Expert, Tamkang University

Innovation, AI/ML & Technology | Futurist, Geopolitics, Author

Sohail Inayatullah

Biography

Dr. Sohail Inayatullah is a leading political scientist and futurist, serving as the UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies at the Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity in Malaysia. Renowned for pioneering strategic foresight across technology, geopolitics, and societal transformation, he teaches globally—including at Tamkang University and Melbourne Business School—and through his MetaFutures School programs such as Futures 101 and Personal Futures. His influential works, including Asia 2038 and Futures Thinking in Asia and the Pacific, explore emerging technologies, shifting power structures, and alternative global futures. Listed among the top 2% of the world’s cited scientists, he has advised governments, multinational corporations, the UN system, financial institutions, and peace organizations on navigating disruptive change—from AI and automation to geopolitical volatility and planetary challenges. His core mission is enabling nations, institutions, and communities to design preferred futures grounded in anticipatory thinking, innovation, and long-term resilience.