Professor Emeritus of Persian History, Pembroke College, Cambridge

President of the British Institute of Persian Studies, British Academy

Editorial Board:

  • Iranian Studies (USA): Advisory Council
  • Journal of Persiante Studies (USA): Editorial Board
  • Iranian Studies Series (Leiden): Board of Advisors
  • Kherad va Danesh (Centre of Excellence, Mashhad, Iran): Advisory Board
  • Nouvelle Revue des Etudes Iraniennes (Tehran, Iran): Comité de patronage