Michael Rubin (historian)

Michael Rubin
Born1971 (age 54–55)
OccupationsLecturer, adviser, policy analyst
Academic background
EducationYale University (BS, PhD)
ThesisThe Formation of Modern Iran, 1858–1909: Communications, Telegraph and Society (1999)
Doctoral advisorAbbas Amanat
Academic work
InstitutionsNaval Postgraduate School (2007–2021)
Foreign Military Studies Office (2012–2024)
American Enterprise Institute
Main interestsHistory of Iran
Arab culture
Kurdish studies
Shi'ite politics

Michael Allan Rubin (born 1971) is an American historian, foreign policy analyst, government adviser, and military lecturer. He holds the position of a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He previously worked as an official at the Pentagon, where he dealt with issues relating to the Middle East, and as political adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority in US-occupied Iraq.