Zaki Badawi
Mohamed Aboulkhair Zaki Badawi ( Arabic محمد أبو الخير زكي بدوي, DMG Muḥammad Abū l-Ḫair Zakī Badawī ) KBE (born January 14, 1922 in Ash-Sharqiyya , Egypt ; † January 24, 2006 in London ) was a prominent Islamic scholar, activist and promoter. He was the director of the Muslim College in London, which he founded in 1986.
Badawi studied at al-Azhar University in Cairo theology and gained 1947 a Master in Arabic language and literature. He received the King Faruq Award for Best Student and moved to England in 1951 to study psychology at UCL . He received a bachelor's degree in 1954 and later a doctorate from London University .
Badawi returned to al-Azhar University to teach Muslim thought and scientific research methods. He established a Muslim college in Malaysia and taught at the University of Malaya in Singapore and in Kuala Lumpur . In 1964 he became Professor of Islamic Education at Ahmadu Bello University , Nigeria and Professor of Islamic Education and Art Dean at Bayero College, Nigeria. In 1976 he worked in London for the Hajj Research Center at King Abdul Aziz University in Saudi Arabia .
In 1978 Badawi became Director of the Islamic Cultural Center (ICC) and Chief Imam of the London Central Mosque in Regent's Park . Badawi was elected chairman of the Imam and Mosque Council in 1984.
He joined the Islamic banking system in Luxembourg in 1982 and was involved in the founding of the IFH .
In 1997 he gave a televised address on the death of Princess Diana for the Islamic community together with religious authorities of other religions.
In 2004 he was named Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire .
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| SURNAME | Badawi, Zaki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Badawi, Mohamed Aboulkhair Zaki |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian scholar, director of the Muslim College in London |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ash-Sharqiyya , Egypt |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 2006 |
| Place of death | London |