Education
Wadham College; Aligarh Muslim University.
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Farhan Nizami
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Career
He read Modern History at Wadham College. Farhan Nizami is the youngest of five children of the late Khaliq Nizami, one time Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, and of the late Razia Nizami. Farhan Nizami himself attended the Aligarh Muslim University, and in 1977 was awarded a Bachelor Honours degree in History (1st Class), followed two years later by an Master of Arts degree (1st Class).
With the award of an Oxford Overseas Scholarship, Nizami came up to Wadham College, completing his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1983.
During 1982 – 83 he was elected to the Frere Exhibition. In 2006 Nizami was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for services to Islamic studies.
Achievements
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He is Founder Editor of the Journal of Islamic Studies (Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, since 1990). Series Editor, Makers of Islamic Civilization (Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, since 2004). He was awarded the University Medal, and the Khursheed Nurul Hasan Gold Medal in 1977. He was a National Scholar at the Centre for Advanced Study in History (1977-1979) and the recipient of the University Medal in 1979. He has been awarded the Class IV Order of the Crown (Brunei).
Membership
He is a member of the Faculties of History and Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford.
