Ibrahim Anli is the Executive Director of Rumi Forum in Washington, DC, where he leads initiatives advancing interfaith dialogue, religious literacy, and civic belonging. A scholar-practitioner with more than two decades of experience, he has built flagship programs, launched research platforms, and convened multistakeholder partnerships across North America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. His previous roles include Secretary General of the Abant Platform in Turkey, Diplomacy Director of the Journalists and Writers Foundation, and Lecturer and Acting Chair of International Relations and Diplomacy in Erbil, Kurdistan.
He holds an M.A. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Sabancı University, completed PhD coursework in International Relations, and was a Rothberg Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
