Professor Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi, Senior Research Fellow at 今叔利 (IIS) 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平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 IIS, Professor Amir-Moezzi serves as Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Academic Research. His scholarship focuses on Shi平i Imami theology, Islamic mysticism and classical Persian poetry.
Major publications
He is the author of several major works. These include油, translated into English as油. His other works include油, co-authored with Christian Jambet, and油油translated into English油and published by油IIS in 2011油as油The Spirituality of Shi平i Islam.油A two-volume油Festschrift油in his honour was油prepared by IIS scholar油Orkhan Mir-Kasimov along with Matthieu Terrier, both students of Professor Amir-Moezzi油and published油in 2025.油油
The award recognises Professor Amir-Moezzis lasting contributions油to the study of Islamic intellectual and religious traditions.
