Honorary Fellows and Honorary Graduates
Honorary Graduates
The following have been awarded honorary degrees by SOAS on behalf of the University of London.
- Ms Zeinab Badawi - D.Litt (2011)
- Mrs Rakhshan Bani-E'temad - D.Litt (2008)
- Mr Daniel Barenboim - D.Mus (2008)
- Professor Jan Breman - D.Sc (SocSc) (2013)
- Dr Shirin Ebadi - LLD (2012)
- Professor Diana Eck - D.D (2013)
- Professor Cynthia Enloe - D.Litt (2009)
- Sir Martin Harris CBE FRCP - D.Litt (2013)
- HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan - LLD (2005)
- Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint - D.Sc (Econ) (2010)
- Dr Mohamed Ibrahim - D.Sc (Econ) (2007)
- Dr Irene Khan - D.Sc (SocSc) (2007)
- Mr Ben Okri OBE - D.Litt (2010)
- Professor Prabhat Patnaik - D.Sc (Econ) (2012)
- Dr Lisbet Rausing FBA - D.Litt (2004)
- Ms Meera Syal CBE - D.Litt (2013)
Honorary Fellows
Elected by the Governing Body from persons who have rendered distinguished service to the School or to the advancement of the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
- Baroness Amos PC
- Ms Desi Anwar
- HRH Princess Wijdan bint Fawaz Al-Hashem
- Mrs Geraldine Auerbach MBE
- H. E. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber
- Professor Herman Batibo
- Professor Colin Bundy
- Hon Mrs Anson Chan CBE JP
- Dr Haruhisa Handa
- Sir Joseph Hotung
- Lord Howe of Aberavon CH QC PC
- 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
- H.E. Shiv Shankar Mukherjee
- 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
- Mr Jonathan Taylor CBE
- Professor Romila Thapar
- Professor Gungwu Wang CBE
