Background
Toorawa, Shawkat M. was born on September 1, 1963 in London. Son of Mahmood Hasham Toorawa and Zubeida Abbasbhai Ebramjee.
Toorawa, Shawkat M. was born on September 1, 1963 in London. Son of Mahmood Hasham Toorawa and Zubeida Abbasbhai Ebramjee.
Bachelor in Oriental Studies with honors, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1985. Master of Arts in Arabic and Islamic Studies, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy in Arabic Literature, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1998.
Instructor Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1989—1991. Lecturer University Mauritius, Reduit, 1996—2000. Associate professor Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, since 2000.
Manager Indian Ocean Traders Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1991—1992, Toorawa Exports Ltd., Port Louis, Mauritius, 1993—1995.
Chairman, editor Hassam Toorawa Trust, Port Louis, 1994. Member of American Oriental Society (director since 2004).
Married Hawan Bibi Areff Bahemia, August 15, 1991. Children: Maryam, Asiya Tanveer Jahan.