This article is about the Ugandan academic. For the Rajya Sabha member, see Mahmood Madani. For the social entrepreneur, see Mohammed Mamdani.
Mahmood Mamdani
20th Director of Makerere Institute of Social Research
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2010
Preceded by
Nakanyike Musisi
Director of the Institute of African Studies, Columbia University
In office 1999–2004
Preceded by
George Bond
Succeeded by
Mamadou Diouf
Director of the Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town
In office 1996–1999
Personal details
Born
(1946-04-23) 23 April 1946 (age 78) Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Nationality
Ugandan
Spouse
Mira Nair (m. 1991)
Children
1 (Zohran Mamdani)
Residence(s)
Kampala, Uganda New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Pittsburgh (Bachelor of Arts) Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Master of Arts), (Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy) Harvard University (Doctor of Philosophy)
Professorships
University of Dar es Salaam (1973–79) Makerere University (1980–93) University of Cape Town (1996–99)
Notable work(s)
Citizen and Subject
Notable awards
Herskovits Prize (1997) Lenfest Award (2011)
Mahmood Mamdani, FBA (born 23 April 1946) is an Indian-born Ugandan academic, author, and political commentator.[1] He currently serves as the Chancellor of Kampala International University, Uganda.[2] He was the director of the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) from 2010 until February 2022,[3][4] the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University[5] and the Professor of Anthropology, Political Science and African Studies at Columbia University.[6]
^Mamdani, Mahmood (1996). Citizen and subject : contemporary Africa and the legacy of late colonialism. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-01107-9. OCLC 33104682.
^"Profile: Mahmood Mamdani". Kampala International University. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
^"Profile: Mahmood Mamdani". Makerere University. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
^Agaba, John. "Mamdani talks about his research legacy and work at Makerere". University World News. University World News. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^"SIPA Faculty: Mahmood Mamdani". School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. Archived from the original on 16 May 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
^"Faculty Bio: Mahmood Mamdani". Columbia University. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
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