Background
Bazzaz, Fakhri A. was born on June 16, 1933 in Baghdad, Iraq. Son of Abdul-Latif and Munifa Bazzaz. came to the United States, 1958.
administrator plant biology educator
Bazzaz, Fakhri A. was born on June 16, 1933 in Baghdad, Iraq. Son of Abdul-Latif and Munifa Bazzaz. came to the United States, 1958.
Bachelor of Science, University Baghdad, 1953; Master of Sciences, University Illinois, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1963; A.M. (honorary), Harvard University, 1984.
Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1977-1984; head department plant biology, acting director School Life Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1983-1984; professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1984. Fellow Clare Hall, Cambridge (England) University, since 1981.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Ecological Society American, British Ecological Society, Humboldt Forschungspreise, Germany (1997 award).
Married Maarib Bazzaz, August 25, 1958. Children: Sahar, Ammar.