Honorary Fellows and Honorary Graduates

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 have been awarded honorary degrees by SOAS on behalf of the University of London.

• 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)
• Professor J.M. (John) Coetzee - D.Litt (2015)
• Imtiaz Darker - D.Litt (2016)
• Toumani Diabate - D.Litt (2015)
• Dr Shirin Ebadi - LLD (2012)
• Professor Diana Eck - D.D (2013)
• Professor Cynthia Enloe - D.Litt (2009)
• Dr Barbara Harrell-Bond OBE - LLD (2016)
• 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 Green of Hurstpierpoint - D.Sc (Econ) (2010)
• Dr Mohamed Ibrahim - D.Sc (Econ) (2007)
• Robert Irwin - D.Litt (2016)
• Dr Irene Khan - D.Sc (SocSc) (2007)
• 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)
• Meera Syal CBE - D.Litt (2013)
• Ping-cheng T’ung 佟秉正- D.Litt (2014)
• Dr Frances Wood - D.Litt (2015)