Each year SOAS awards a small number of Honorary Fellowships and Honorary Degrees. Awards are normally made at the School's graduation ceremonies.

An overview of Honorary Degrees and Fellowships.

Honorary Graduates

The following are the School's current Honorary Graduates.

• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - D.Litt (2018)
• Zeinab Badawi - D.Litt (2011)
• Rakhshan Bani-E'temad - D.Litt (2008)
• Daniel Barenboim - D.Mus (2008)
• Shabana Basij-Rasikh - LLD (2016)
• Professor Jan Breman - D.Sc (SocSc) (2013)
• Margaret Busby OBE D.Litt (2019)
• Professor J.M. (John) Coetzee - D.Litt (2015)
• Imtiaz Dharker - D.Litt (2016)
• Toumani Diabaté - D.Litt (2015)
• Dr Shirin Ebadi - LLD (2012)
• Professor Diana Eck - D.D (2013)
• Professor Cynthia Enloe - D.Litt (2009)
• June Givanni - D.Litt (2018)
• Vrinda Grover - LLD (2018)
• Professor Howard Goldblatt - D.Litt (2014)
• Professor Sir Martin Harris CBE - D.Litt (2013)
• HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan - LLD (2005)
• Lord Stephen Green of Hurstpierpoint - D.Sc (Econ) (2010)
• Dr Mohamed Ibrahim - D.Sc (Econ) (2007)
• Robert Irwin - D.Litt (2016)
• Nursyahbani Katjasungkana - LLD (2019)
• Dr Irene Khan - D.Sc (SocSc) (2007)
• Kanya King CBE - D.Mus (2017)
• John Okell OBE - D.Litt (2016)
• Ben Okri - OBE - D.Litt (2010)
• Professor Prabhat Patnaik - D.Sc (Econ) (2012)
• Dr Lisbet Rausing FBA - D.Litt (2004)
• His Highness, Muhammadu Sanusi II (CON), Emir of Kano D.Sc (Econ) (2019)
• Meera Syal CBE - D.Litt (2013)
• Ping-cheng T’ung 佟秉正- D.Litt (2014)
• Dr Frances Wood - D.Litt (2015)