Honorary Fellows & Honorary Graduates
Honorary Graduates
The following have been awarded honorary degrees by SOAS on behalf of the University of London.
Honorary Fellows
Elected by the Governing Body on the recommendation of the Academic Board from persons who have rendered distinguished service to the School or to the advancement of Asian and African studies.
- Emeritus Professor Jacob Ade Ajayi
- Baroness Amos PC
- HRH Princess Wijdan bint Fawaz Al-Hashem
- Sheikh Mohamed bin Issa Al Jaber
- Mrs Geraldine Auerbach MBE
- Professor Herman Batibo
- Professor Colin Bundy
- Hon Mrs Anson Chan CBE JP
- Emeritus Professor C D (Jeremy) Cowan CBE
- Dr Haruhisa Handa
- Sir Joseph Hotung
- Lord Howe of Aberavon CH QC PC
- Professor Shigeru Ishikawa
- Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws QC FRSA
- Professor Nasser David Khalili
- His Holiness Seiyu Kiriyama
- Professor Nirmalya Kumar
- Sir Tim Lankester
- Dr Seng Tee Lee FBA
- Professor Bernard Lewis FBA
- Professor Victor Liebermann
- Professor N G D (Göran) Malmqvist
- Emeritus Professor Shula Marks OBE FRA
- Emeritus Professor Adrian Mayer
- Sir Michael McWilliam KCMG
- HIH Prince Takahito Mikasa of Japan
- Mr Shiv Shankar Mukherjee
- Emeritus Professor Roland Oliver FBA
- Mr Michael Palin CBE
- Mr Rithy Panh
- Professor David Parkin FBA
- Ms Claudia Roden
- Emeritus Professor Mahmud Samra
- Professor Amartya Sen
- HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand
- Mr Wole Soyinka
- Professor Taddesse Tamrat
- Mr Jonathan Taylor CBE
- Professor Romila Thapar
- Professor Gungwu Wang CBE
