Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im (Arabic: عبد الله أحمد النعيم; born in 1946) is a Sudanese-born Islamic scholar who lives in the United States and teaches at Emory University.
Professor An-Na'im directed the following research projects which focus on advocacy strategies for reform through internal cultural transformation: Professor An-Na'im's current research projects include a study of Muslims and the secular state, and of human rights from state-centric to people-centered.
An-Na'im was born in the Sudan, where he was greatly influenced by the Islamic reform movement of Mahmoud Mohamed Taha.
In February 2009, An-Na'im received an Honorary Doctorate from the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve) and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U.
He also serves as Global Legal Scholar at the Law School, University of Warwick, UK (until November 2009); and Extraordinary Professor at the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria (until November 2009).