Salman Akhtar was born on 31 July 1946 and is an Indian-American psychoanalyst practicing in the United States.
12 Facts About Salman Akhtar
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Salman Akhtar is an author and Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.
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Salman Akhtar's grandfather, Muztar Khairabadi, was a poet while his great great grandfather, Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, was a scholar of Islamic studies and theology and played an important role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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Salman Akhtar is the brother of veteran poet and film lyricist Javed Akhtar and brother-in-law of actress and social activist Shabana Azmi.
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Salman Akhtar's son Kabir Akhtar is an American television director and Emmy-nominated editor.
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Salman Akhtar's daughter Nishat Akhtar is an artist and a graphic designer.
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Salman Akhtar moved to the United States in 1973 and repeated his psychiatric training at the University of Virginia Medical Center in 1976.
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Salman Akhtar obtained psychoanalytic training from the Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Institute in 1986.
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Salman Akhtar has served on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis and the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association.
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Salman Akhtar has authored, edited, or co-edited more than 300 publications, including 100 academic books.
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Salman Akhtar has served as the Film Review Editor for the International Journal of Psychoanalysis, and is currently serving as the Book Review Editor for the International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies.
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Salman Akhtar has published seven collections of poetry and serves as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Inter-Act Theatre Company in Philadelphia.