Jim Al-Khalili

🎬 Actor

Born

20 September 1962 (63)

Place of Birth

Baghdad, Iraq

Also known as

Professor Jim Al-Khalili

Biography

Jameel Sadik "Jim" Al-Khalili (Arabic: جميل صادق الخليلي; born September 20, 1962) 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.