Professor Yasir Suleiman-Malley CBE

Professor Yasir Suleiman-Malley is Emeritus Professor of Modern Arabic Studies at the University of Cambridge, formerly His Majesty Sultan Bin Said Professor of Contemporary Arabic Studies at the University of Cambridge and the Iraq Professor of Arabic Studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He is Commander of the British Empire (CBE), Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE), Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCPE) and Ambassador of the University of Sarajevo. He is Chair of the Board of Trustees of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), the premier prize for the Arabic novel internationally, Member of the Banipal Board for Arab literature, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Gulf Research Centre-Cambridge, and member of the Panel of Judges of the British Kuwaiti Friendship Society Book Prize for Middle Eastern Studies. Professor Suleiman-Mally is former Vice President and Chair of Council of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies, Former Chair of Judges of the British Kuwaiti Friendship Society Book Prize and former member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Edinburgh (University Court). He is Founding Director of the Centre of Islamic Studies, Cambridge, and Founding President and Provost of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. He served on many national and international bodies. His numerous publications cover various aspects of the Arabic language in the social world, including issues of identity and conflict. In 2019, the University of Cambridge set up doctoral bursary in his name in recognition of his distinguished service. In 2016, the University of Edinburgh established a Prize in his name for the best Master’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies in recognition for his contribution in advancing Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies during his tenure at the university.