Background
Leifer, Michael was born on November 15, 1933 in London. Son of Nathan and Rose (Leperer) Leifer.
Leifer, Michael was born on November 15, 1933 in London. Son of Nathan and Rose (Leperer) Leifer.
Bachelor, University Reading, England, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1959.
Lecturer politics, U. Adelaide, Australia, 1959-1963; lecturer politics, U. Hull, England, 1963-1969; lecturer international relations, London School Economics, 1969-1974; reader, professor, London School Economics, 1974-1989; pro-director, London School Economics, 1991-1995; director Asia research center, London School Economics, since 1996.
Leifer studied Political Economy at the University of Reading and subsequently took his doctorate at the London School of Economics in 1959 with a dissertation on "Zionism and Palestine in British Opinion and Policy, 1945-1949".
Member International Institute Strategic Studies, Institute Defense and Strategic Studies Singapore (board directors 2000).
Married Frances Phyllis Shwartz, August 1, 1955. Children: Simon, Richard, Jeremy.