Rt Revd DrMichael Nazir-Ali

Rt Revd Dr Michael Nazir-Ali
Rt Revd Dr Michael Nazir-Ali retired as Bishop of Rochester in
September 2009.
Areas of Political Interest:
Sufism, South Asian and Middle Eastern history and politics,
embryology and ethics, Christian faith in public life,
languages, Pakistan, Iran, Israel/Palestine, Nigeria, Egypt,
Gulf.
House of Lords Activity:
Lord Spiritual, 1999-2009
All Party Group membership:
Inter-Faith; Conflict Resolution
Speeches:
Voting:
Details of Bishop Michael's votes in the House of Lords
(courtesy of 'The Public Whip'):
here
Biographical details (up to 2010):
Year of birth, 1949
Karachi University: BA 1970
St Edmund Hall, Oxford: BLitt 1974; MLitt 1981; Fellowship
1998
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge: MLitt 1977; ACT ThD 1985;
Fellowship 2006
Lambeth: DD 2005
Ridley Hall, Cambridge: 1970
Deacon: 1974
Priest: 1976
Assistant curate, Holy Sepulchre, Cambridge: 1974-1976
Senior tutor, Karachi Theological College: 1976-1981
Provost, Lahore: 1981-1984
Bishop of Raiwind: 1984-1986
Assistant to Archbishop of Canterbury: 1986-1989
General Secretary, CMS: 1989-1994
Assistant Bishop in Southwark: 1989-1994
Canon Theologian, Leicester Cathedral: 1992-1994
Bishop of Rochester 1994 - 2009