Majid Khadduri

Majid Khadduri
Born (1909-09-27)September 27, 1909
Iraq Mosul, Iraq
Died January 25, 2007(2007-01-25) (aged 97)
United States Potomac, Maryland, United States
Occupation Professor of Middle Eastern Studies

Majid Khadduri (Arabic: مجيد خدوري) (September 27, 1909 – January 25, 2007) was an Iraqi–born academic. He was founder of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Middle East Studies program. Internationally, he was recognized as a leading authority on a wide variety of Islamic subjects, modern history and the politics of the Middle East. He was the author of more than 35 books in English and Arabic and hundreds of articles.[1]

Personal life

Khadduri was born in Mosul, Iraq in 1909 where he lived until 1928, when he graduated high school. Afterwards he headed to Lebanon and the American University of Beirut, where he received his B.A. in 1932. He followed this up with a Ph. D in International Law and Political Science in 1938. From 1939 to 1947 he worked for 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.[2]

He had two brothers, Khalid, and Dulel, and two sister Mathela and Khairiya. He married Madjia Dawaff,[3] who died in 1972, and had two children: Farid and Shirin, who in turn gave him three grandchildren. He died on January 25, 2007 at a care facility in Potomac, Maryland.[4]

Academic Life

After his experiences at the United Nations, Khadduri returned to the United States, where he was a professor at Indiana University and his alma mater, the University of Chicago, before settling at Johns Hopkins University, where he founded the SAIS Middle Eastern Studies program and served until 1970. From 1960 to 1980 he served as director of Center for Middle East Studies.[2] It was here that he offered some of the first courses on Islamic law in the nation.[4] His graduates include:[1]

Throughout his tenure, he was also a visiting professor at institutions such as Columbia University, Harvard University, the University of Virginia and Georgetown University.[4] He also founded the Shaybani Society of International Law, the International Association of Middle East Studies and the University of Libya where he served as dean in 1957.[1]

Honours and awards

Published works

Works as Editor

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Johns Hopkins Gazette - February 5, 2007". Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 Personality: Professor Majid Khadduri
  3. ↑ "Majid Khadduri". Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Majid Khadduri, 98; Formed Graduate Program For Middle East Studies". Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Best Web Buys Price Comparison Shopping". Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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