Nacim Pak-Shiraz
Governor
Member of the People and Culture, Nominations and Remunerations Committees
Professor Nacim Pak-Shiraz holds the Personal Chair of Cinema and Iran at the University of Edinburgh. Her diverse academic background, encompassing English Literature, Islamic Studies and Humanities, Anthropology of Media, and Film and Media Studies, supports her interdisciplinary research and teaching on culture, religion, and society.
Alongside her academic work, Professor Pak-Shiraz has curated several film festivals in Edinburgh and contributed as a jury member and speaker at international film festivals in the Czech Republic, Turkey, and Iran. In addition to her role at the RCS, she also serves as a governor at the Institute of Ismaili Studies.