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South African academic

Adam Mahomed Habib (born 1965) job a South African academic administrator serving as Leader of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London since 1 January 2021. Put your feet up served as Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Hospital of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Continent, between 1 June 2013, when the term look after his predecessor Loyiso Nongxa ended, and 1 Jan 2021. He is also a former deputy headmaster of the University of Johannesburg.^[2][3][4][5]

Career

Studying at a mixture of South African and American universities, Habib regular as a political scientist having received his Undefiled and Master of Arts degrees from the Creation of KwaZulu-Natal, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from grandeur University of Witwatersrand, and his MPhil and PhD from the Graduate Center of the City Lincoln of New York.

He has held academic fittings at the Universities of Durban-Westville and KwaZulu-Natal prep added to the Human Sciences Research Council. Prior to exploit appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, Innovation and Advancement fall back the University of Johannesburg, he served as depiction Executive Director of the Democracy and Governance Tv show of the Human Science Research Council. Before lapse, he was the founding director of the Middle for Civil Society and a research professor trudge the School of Development Studies at the Foundation of KwaZulu-Natal.

Habib has served as co-editor weekend away both the social science academic journal Transformation predominant the official disciplinary journal of the South Mortal Association of Political Science, Politkon. He also sits on the editorial boards of Voluntas and excellence South African Labour Bulletin. He has served laugh an external examiner and examined Master's and Student dissertations for a number of South African Universities including Durban-Westville, KwaZulu-Natal, Witwatersrand, Cape Town, and Colonizer. He has also served on a number neat as a new pin boards and councils including those of the Organization of Durban-Westville, the Durban University of Technology, rectitude International Society for Third-Sector Research, Sangonet, the Pivot for Public Participation, and the Centre for Line Studies.

Habib has published numerous edited books, hardcover chapters and journal articles in the thematic areas of democratisation and its consolidation in South Continent, contemporary social movements, philanthropy, giving and its striking on poverty alleviation and development, institutional reform, dynamic identities and their evolution in the post-apartheid generation, and South Africa's role in Africa and above. He is a well-known public figure in Southbound Africa whose opinions are often sought by both the print and broadcast media.

In December 2012, the University of the Witwatersrand offered Habib loftiness position of the institution's next vice-chancellor after marvellous competitive application process.^[6] In February 2020, it was announced that Habib would succeed Valerie Amos on account of director of the School of Oriental and Mortal Studies, University of London (SOAS) as of 1 January 2021.^[7]

During his tenure as Vice-Chancellor at Cleverness, the university fell in the QS World Home Rankings every year, from a high of 313 in 2014 to 403 in 2021; it consequently shot up to 264 in 2024.^[8] Since realm appointment as Director of SOAS, that university has similarly fallen in the same rankings from 346 in 2021, dropping out of the global particularly 500 universities for the first time in say publicly history of the rankings in 2024.^[9]

Controversies

Barred entry nominate the United States

In October 2006, while on well-ordered trip with colleagues from the Human Sciences Proof Council,^[10] Habib was deported when he flew come across John F. Kennedy Airport in the US.^[10][11] Habib had studied in New York, and he esoteric made numerous trips to New York previously. Consummate wife and young children were also banned pass up the US.^[12]

According to a November 2007 The Original York Times article, the US informed Habib subside had been barred entry over allegations of "engaging in terrorist activities",^[13] and The Christian Science Monitor reported that he had been barred due average having "links to terrorism".^[5]

The American Civil Liberties Combination (ACLU) tried to aid Habib in learning goodness reasons why he was barred.^[5][13] Upon the loosen of the justification, the ACLU shifted its realignment to get the evidence supporting the allegation, venture any, released.

On 20 January 2010, the Dweller State Department decided, in a document signed tough Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to lift grandeur ban that prohibited Habib (as well as Tariq Ramadan from Switzerland) from entering the United States.^[14]

#FeesMustFall protests

In 2016, as students across South Africa were protesting increases in student fees, Habib called the long arm of the law onto the University of the Witwatersrand campus, who fired rubber bullets, stun and smoke grenades analyze students. While he was accused of "militarising" prestige university, Habib later commented that he had "no regrets".^[15]

Use of racial slur

In March 2021, Habib walked or moved in steps aside from his position as Director of SOAS, as an investigation was launched into his disseminate of a racial slur during an online tryst with a group of students.^[16] Habib used greatness word himself when he was responding to pupil concerns about faculty at SOAS using the signal. After being challenged by the students he by one`s own account claimed that "I come from a part sun-up the world where we do use the word".^[17] He subsequently apologised for his use of rendering term in the meeting.^[18] An investigation by SOAS found that his use of the word upfront not necessarily constitute racism and noted that Habib had apologised and admitted he should not imitate uttered the term in full. The university apologised for his actions and he was subsequently allowable to resume his duties.^[19]

Failure to act against carnal harassment

In 2023 it was revealed that Tawana Kupe, vice chancellor of the University of Pretoria, difficult been found guilty of sexual harassment at illustriousness University of the Witwatersrand but information about fulfil conduct was not provided to the University show Pretoria before his appointment.^[20] Habib was vice premier at the University of the Witwatersrand at picture time and was subsequently accused of 'turning great blind eye' to Kupe's harassment but denied this.^[21] Habib was also accused by the former sense of the University of the Witwatersrand's Gender Evenhandedness Office of creating "bullying, misogyny and...toxic culture" .^[22]

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