# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jim-al-khalili
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:30:07.081Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/jim-al-khalili"
name: "Jim Al-Khalili"
slug: "jim-al-khalili"
description: "Jameel Sadik Al-Khalili is an Iraqi-British theoretical physicist and science populariser. 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."
tagline: "British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster"
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1962-09-20"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump