Majid Khadduri
Personal
Other names:
Job / Known for: Founder of SAIS Middle East Studies program
Left traces: Published more than 35 books
Born
Date: 1909-09-27
Location: IQ Mosul
Died
Date: 2007-01-25 (aged 98)
Resting place: US Potomac, Maryland
Death Cause: Natural causes
Family
Spouse:
Children:
Parent(s):
QR Code:
Majid Khadduri My QR code: Majid Khadduri https://DearGone.com/12865
Key Ownner: Not yet supported by key owner
Show More
Rank Users ranking to :
Thanks, you rate star
1 2 3 4 5
Ranking 5.0 1
Fullname NoEnglish

Slogan
There are no absolutes in human affairs.
About me / Bio:
Majid Khadduri was an Iraqi-born academic, professor of Middle East Studies and director of research and education at the Middle East Institute. He was born in Mosul, Iraq in 1909 and received his postgraduate training at the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago. He worked at the Iraqi Ministry of Education and as a law professor at the Higher Teachers College. In 1946, he was a member of the first Iraqi delegation to the United Nations and helped draft the organization's charter. He then moved to the United States, where he taught at Indiana University, the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins University. He founded the SAIS Middle East Studies program, a division of Johns Hopkins University based in Washington, D.C., and served as its director from 1960 to 1980. He was recognized as a leading authority on a wide variety of Islamic subjects, modern history and the politics of the Middle East. He published more than 35 books in English and Arabic and hundreds of articles on topics such as Islamic law, war and peace, democracy and human rights. He received many honors and awards, such as the Order of Merit from Egypt, the Order of the Two Rivers from Iraq, and honorary fellowships from the Royal Institute of British Architects and the American Institute of Architects. He died on 25 January 2007 in Potomac, Maryland, at the age of 97. He is considered one of the most eminent scholars of Middle Eastern studies.
Show More

Article for Majid Khadduri

Died profile like Majid Khadduri

  • Emmanuel III Delly Voice of death
    Emmanuel III Delly
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: US
  • Nicola Sacco Voice of death
    Nicola Sacco
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: US
  • Sabiha al Shaykh Da ud Voice of death
    Sabiha al Shaykh Da ud
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: IQ
  • Yas Khidr Voice of death
    Yas Khidr
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: IQ
  • Michael Joseph Jackson Voice of death
    Michael Joseph Jackson
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: US
  • Tura Satana Voice of death
    Tura Satana
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: US
  • John Entwistle Voice of death
    John Entwistle
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: US
  • Abu Ibrahim al Hashimi al Qurashi Voice of death
    Abu Ibrahim al Hashimi al Qurashi
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: SY
  • Gustavo Sainz Voice of death
    Gustavo Sainz
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: US
  • Klaus Nomi Voice of death
    Klaus Nomi
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: US
  • Ranajit Chakraborty Voice of death
    Ranajit Chakraborty
    রণজিৎ চক্রবর্তী
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: US
  • Lam Phuong Voice of death
    Lam Phuong
    Lâm Đình Phùng
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: US
Comments:
Add Death Died Social Media

To access this section, register or log in to your account.

Log in / Sign up