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Distinguished Lectures

Upcoming Distinguished Lectures

Upcoming Distinguished lectures in this series will be announced on the first page.

A selection of past Distinguished Lectures

Ban Ki-moon at the lectern.

How to Overcome Global Crises: Climate Change and Pandemics

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General to the United Nations, is the Nelson Mandela Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. He was welcomed as a Fellow of the Centre in a conferral ceremony on 11 March 2022, after which he gave a public lecture in the Centre's Auditorium.
11 Mar
2022
tun

The Challenge of Good Governance in the Muslim World

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia
On 24 September 2018 Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia, lectured on ‘The Challenge of Good Governance in the Muslim World’. A long-standing friend and supporter of the Centre, it was Dr Mahathir’s sixth visit and second Distinguished Lecture.
24 Sep
2018
Sir John Major

A World Adrift

Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH
The Centre was delighted to welcome The Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH who delivered a lecture on Monday 21st November to launch the Centre’s inaugural year of special events in the new building. Sir John took as his title ‘A World Adrift’.
21 Nov
2016
Jan Eliasson

The New Global Landscape: The UN and the Muslim World Mr Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations

The Centre hosted a lecture on Wednesday 4 June by the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr Jan Eliasson. Mr Eliasson also served, in the course of a distinguished diplomatic career, as Swedish Ambassador in Washington and later to the UN, as President of the UN General Assembly and…
4 Jun
2014
HE Mr Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Identity and Citizenship: An Indian Perspective

HE Mr Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Vice President of India
On Friday 1 November 2013 the Centre hosted a lecture by the Vice President of India HE Mr Mohammad Hamid Ansari, who spoke on 'Identity and Citizenship'. The Chancellor of Oxford University, the Rt Hon the Lord Patten of Barnes, CH proposed the Vote of Thanks. HE M. Hamid Ansari, Vice President…
1 Nov
2013
Nassir Abdulaziz

Global Challenges and the Role of the UN at the Dawn of the 21st Century

HE Mr Nassir Abdulaziz Al Nasser, President of the General Assembly of the United Nations
In March 2012 HE Mr Nassir Abdulaziz Al Nasser, President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, visited the Centre and lectured on the Global Challenges and the Role of the UN at the Dawn of the 21st Century. Drawing on his long experience as a diplomat, cluminating in his current…
1 Mar
2012
Don Randel

Higher Education in a World of Inequality and Conflict

Dr Don Randel, President of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
In March 2012, Dr Don Randel, the President of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, visited the Centre and lectured on Higher Education in a World of Inequality and Conflict. Dr Randel spoke on the importance of a broad university curriculum and cautioned that learning should not be driven by market…
1 Mar
2012

Belief and Righteous Work

HE Shaikh Abdullah bin Muhammed Al Salimi (Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs, Oman)
On 29 September the Centre was visited by the Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, HE Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al Salimi.
29 Sep
2011