Jameel Sadik "Jim" Al-Khalili (Arabic: جيم الخليلي; born 20 September 1962) is an Iraqi-British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster. He is professor of theoretical physics and chair in the public engagement in science at the University of Surrey. He is a regular broadcaster and presenter of science programmes on BBC radio and television, and a frequent commentator about science in other British media. In 2014, Al-Khalili was named as a RISE (Recognising Inspirational Scientists and Engineers) leader by the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). He was President of Humanists UK between January 2013 and January 2016.
Jim Al-Khalili
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Jameel Sadik Al-Khalili, Jim Al-Khalili, J. Al-Khalili, and 13 others
جیم الخلیلی, J. S. Al-Khalili, Джим Аль-Халили, Джим Аль-Халілі, J.S. Al-Khalili, Jim Al Khalili, al*Khalili, Jim al- Khalili, Jim Al- Khalili, ジム アル・カリーリ, Iacobus Al-Khalili, جيم الخليلي, Џим ел-Халили - Born:
- Aug. 9, 1962
