Vali Nasr

Vali Nasr
8th Dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
In office
July 1, 2012 – June 14, 2019
Preceded byJessica Einhorn
Succeeded byEliot A. Cohen
Personal details
Born
Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr

(1960-12-20) December 20, 1960 (age 63)
Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Children3
ParentSeyyed Hossein Nasr (father)
EducationTufts University (B.A. and M.A.)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D.)
AwardsEllis Island Medal of Honor

Vali Reza Nasr (Persian: ولی‌ رضا نصر, born 20 December 1960) is an Iranian-American academic and author, specializing in the Middle East and the Islamic world. He is Majid Khaddouri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C. He served as the eighth dean of the school from 2012 to 2019. Nasr is also a Non-Resident Fellow in South Asia at Atlantic Council[1] and is described by The Economist as "a leading world authority on Shia Islam".[2]

  1. ^ "vnasr1 | Johns Hopkins SAIS". sais.jhu.edu. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Shias, Catholics and Protestants". The Economist. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.