Hamza Abdulbasit is a Canadian diplomat currently stationed in Washington D.C. where he covers the Middle East and South Asia.  From 2019-2023, he served as the Deputy Director for Iran and Yemen at Headquarters in Ottawa.  Prior to that, he was the Head of the Political Section at the Embassy of Canada in the United Arab Emirates from 2016-2019.  Hamza has spent almost 20 years covering the Middle East with a specialization in Iranian affairs and regional security.  Hamza’s other interests include security in South Asia, non-state extremism and the impact of disruption on Western security and prosperity.

Hamza completed his BA in political science at York University and his MA in political science at Wilfrid Laurier University.