Dr. Saleem ur Rahman completed an M.Sc. in Mathematical Economics from Islamabad University before moving to Canada in 1980. He earned a PhD in Economics from McMaster University, where he taught for five years. He later joined the federal civil service in Ottawa, serving for twenty years before retiring to do Waqf. He translates the books of the Promised Messiah (a.s.) into English and writes short stories in his leisure time.