Professor Hamid Algar of the University of California, Berkeley is one of the most renowned scholars of Islamic Studies. He has authored more than a dozen books and booklets, many translation works, and over twenty seven articles and chapters on Islamic studies, Arabic and Persian literature, and the history of Islamic Republic of Iran, Türkiye, the Balkans, and Afghanistan. During an era of great change within the Middle East, Professor Algar’s scholarly contributions and publications introduced to the world a clear perspective on Shia Islam and Islamic Intellectual History.
Professor Hamid Algar was appointed Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Shi’ah Islamic Studies at the Shi’ah Institute London in July 2026.
Professor Mehdi Mohaghegh of Tehran University is the founder and director of the McGill University (Montreal, Canada) Institute of Islamic Studies Tehran Branch and is one of the most renowned scholars of Islamic Studies. He has authored more than fifty books and over two hundred and ten articles on Islamic philosophy and mysticism, Persian language and literature, and the history of Islamic medicine. His published works are in Arabic, English and Persian.
Professor Mehdi Mohaghegh was appointed Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Shi’ah Islamic Studies at the Shi’ah Institute London in July 2026.