Faisal Devji

Faisal Devji
Devji in 2013
Born1964 (age 61–62)
OccupationsHistorian and academic
TitleBeit Professor of Global and Imperial History
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
University of Chicago
ThesisMuslim Nationalism: Founding Identity in Colonial India
Doctoral advisorFazlur Rahman Malik
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsHarvard University
Institute of Ismaili Studies
University of Chicago
The New School
Yale University
St Antony's College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford

Faisal Devji FRHistS (born 1964) is a historian who specializes in studies of Islam, globalization, violence and ethics. Formerly the Director of the Asian Studies Centre at St Antony's College, Oxford, he is the current Beit Professor of Global and Imperial History at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Balliol College.