Background
Naim, Choudhri Mohammed was born on June 3, 1936 in Bara Banki, India. Son of Choudhri Mohammed and Naima (Khatun) Masud. came to the United States, 1957.
Naim, Choudhri Mohammed was born on June 3, 1936 in Bara Banki, India. Son of Choudhri Mohammed and Naima (Khatun) Masud. came to the United States, 1957.
Bachelor with honors, Lucknow (India) University, 1954. Master of Arts in Urdu Language, Lucknow (India) University, 1955. Master of Arts in Linguistics, University California, Berkeley, 1961.
Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley, 1960-1961; research fellow, University of Chicago, 1961-1962; lecturer, University of Chicago, 1962-1963; instructor, University of Chicago, 1963-1968; assistant professor, University of Chicago, 1968-1971; associate professor, University of Chicago, since 1971; department chairman South Asian languages and civilization, University of Chicago, 1985-1991. Consultant University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1961-1962. Visiting associate professor Aligarh (India) Muslim U., 1971-1972.
Married Candace R. Caveny, 1961 (divorced 1978). Children: Tahir Joel, Farah.