Jim Al-Khalili

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Writer

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Secrets of the Brain (2025)

Professor Jameel Sadik "Jim" Al-Khalili OBE is a British theoretical physicist, Author, respected BBC presenter and frequent commentator about science in British media. He holds the position of Professor of Theoretical Physics and Chair in the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Surrey, and previously held the position as President of the British Humanist Association (promoting Humanism) between January 2013 and January 2016.

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Known for

TV Burp

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TV Series

Actor

Mysteries of the Universe: Our Solar System

8.2

TV Series

Narrator

2020

Gravity and Me: The Force That Shapes Our Lives

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Self - Presenter(as Professor Jim Al-Khalili)

2017

The Life Scientific

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Podcast Series

Self - Host

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Actor

Mysteries of the Universe: Our Solar System
8.2
TV Series
- Narrator
- 2020–2021
1001 Inventions and Journeys from Alchemy to Chemistry
Short
- Narrator
- 2019
TV Burp
7.2
TV Series
- 2011

Writer

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Personal details

Alternative names
- Dr Jim Al-Khalili
Born
- September 20, 1962
- Baghdad, Iraq
Spouse
- Julie Frampton1986 - present (2 children)

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He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) and elected as a Fellow for the Royal Society of Science before being awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Science and Public Engagement in STEM. He is a Professor of Physics and Professor of Public Engagement in Science, University of Surrey in England and is based in Southsea, Hampshire, England.