SOAS, University of London

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The School of Oriental and African Studies, better known as SOAS, is an independent college, which belongs to the " University of London ". It was founded in 1916 and is now one of the top 15 universities in the UK ( Best position: Rank 4 (The Guardian, 2005) ).

The SOAS was founded in 1916 as the School of Oriental Studies. It derives its present name since 1938 and located since 1941 at its present location. Your Library, designed by architect Sir Denys Lasdun, was opened in 1973 and houses more than 1.2 million books. It is the UK's leading university for courses that deal with Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

It offered more than 300 bachelor's and 70 master's degree programs.

Famous Alumni

Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1928-2003), the fourth Caliph of the Ahmadiyya
Aaron Mike Oquaye (* 1944), ghani shear politician and Minister for Communications
Akbar S. Ahmed ( born 1943 ), anthropologist, former Pakistan High Commissioner (Ambassador ) in the United Kingdom
Syed Muhammad Naquib al -Attas ( born 1931 ), better known Muslim intellectuals
Aung San Suu Kyi (* 1945), Peace Prize laureate (1991 )
Zeinab Badawi ( born 1959 ), British radio reporter and news anchor
Albert Adu Boahen (1932-2006), Ghanaian historian and politician
Luisa Diogo (born 1958 ), Prime Minister of Mozambique
Andrew Hall, British Ambassador to Nepal
Fred Halliday (1946-2010), longtime professor of International Relations at the LSE
Robert Graham Irwin ( born 1946 ), historian, writer ( Arabic Literature )
The Lord Jay of Ewelme ( born 1946 ), former manager of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, former British Ambassador to France
Dom Joly ( b. 1968 ), Comedian
Jasmin Hekmati (* 1976), German television presenter
Jemima Khan ( born 1974 ), activist, daughter of Sir James Goldsmith and ex-wife of Imran Khan
David Lammy (born 1972 ), Member of Parliament for Tottenham, Ministry of Cultural Affairs
Bernard Lewis ( * 1916), Islamic scholar, historian and publicist ( "The neo -cons ' favorite historian " ), selected by Time Magazine 's most influential intellectuals in the world
Mette- Marit (born 1973 ), Crown Princess of Norway
Khyentse Norbu (* 1961), Bhutanese filmmaker and well-known Tibetan Buddhist
Enoch Powell (1912-1998), British politician
David Rakoff (1964-2012), Canadian comedian
Paul Robeson (1898-1976), musician, writer and civil rights activist.
Walter Rodney (1942-1980), Guyanese historian and political activist
Sultan Salahuddin (1926-2001), Sultan of Selangor and King of Malaysia
Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), Japanese writer of the Meiji period
Ron Pundak, Chairman of the " Shimon Peres Centre for Peace"
Saira Shah (born 1964 ), journalist and filmmaker
Romila Thapar ( born 1931 ), Indian historian
Thomas Trautmann, American historian South Asia
Than Tun (1923-2005), Burmese historian

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