Mahmood 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]