Dr. Abubakar Siddique is working as Assistant Professor in the Centre for Distance and Online Education, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. He did his Post Graduation in Public Administration and Ph.D. in Political Science from the Department of Political Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.

His main areas of research interest are Public Administration, Democratic Decentralization, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Rural Development, and Contemporary Political Issues in India. He has published research papers in reputed journals and regularly presents papers in National and International conferences and seminars.