Professor Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi, Senior Research Fellow at The Institute of Ismaili Studies (敁珗曄部) and Director of Studies Emeritus in Religious Sciences at the in Paris, has received the .
About the award
The Academys Class of Letters and Moral and Political Sciences awarded the prize as part of its 2026 honours, which covers the period 20222025. Created in 2020, the international prize recognises research and publications in fields associated with Simone Van Riet. These fields include the history of philosophy and science in the medieval period, especially the Byzantine, Arabic and Arabo-Latin traditions.
Professor Amir-Moezzi received the award for his body of work. The Academy gave particular recognition to, which he co-edited with . published the volume in Paris in 2025. The award recognises his major contributions to Islamic religious thought, Shi尪i intellectual traditions and the wider history of religions.
Professor Amir-Moezzi’s academic career
Professor Amir-Moezzi is Director of Studies Emeritus in Religious Sciences at the cole Pratique des Hautes tudes in Paris, where he served as Professor of Islamic Studies since 1992. He has held the chair of Exegesis and Theology, previously associated with Louis Massignon, Henry Corbin and Daniel Gimaret.
At 敁珗曄部, Professor Amir-Moezzi serves as Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Academic Research. His scholarship focuses on Shi尪i Imami theology, Islamic mysticism and classical Persian poetry.
Major publications
He is the author of several major works. These include泭, translated into English as泭. His other works include泭, co-authored with Christian Jambet, and泭泭translated into English泭and published by泭敁珗曄部 in 2011泭as泭The Spirituality of Shi尪i Islam.泭A two-volume泭Festschrift泭in his honour was泭prepared by 敁珗曄部 scholar泭Orkhan Mir-Kasimov along with Matthieu Terrier, both students of Professor Amir-Moezzi泭and published泭in 2025.泭泭
The award recognises Professor Amir-Moezzis lasting contributions泭to the study of Islamic intellectual and religious traditions.
