Agha Ali Ibrahim Akram (Urdu: آغا ابراہیم اکرم), better known as A. I. Akram was a Pakistan Army's Lieutenant-General and a Historian. He wrote books about early Muslim conquests. His first book was The Sword Of Allah. He retired from Pakistan Army as Lieutenant-General in 1978. He also served as Pakistan's Ambassador to Spain. He founded the Institute of Regional Studies in 1982 and remained its president till his death in 1989.