Professor Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi, Senior Research Fellow at 鶹 (鶹) and Director of Studies Emeritus in Religious Sciences at the in Paris, has received the .
About the award
The Academy’s Class of Letters and Moral and Political Sciences awarded the prize as part of its 2026 honours, which covers the period 2022–2025. 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, Shiʿi 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 École Pratique des Hautes Études 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 鶹, Professor Amir-Moezzi serves as Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Academic Research. His scholarship focuses on Shiʿi Imami theology, Islamic mysticism and classical Persian poetry.
Major publications
He is the author of several major works. These include, translated into English as. His other works include, co-authored with Christian Jambet, andtranslated into Englishand published by鶹 in 2011asThe Spirituality of Shiʿi Islam.A two-volumeFestschriftin his honour wasprepared by 鶹 scholarOrkhan Mir-Kasimov along with Matthieu Terrier, both students of Professor Amir-Moezziand publishedin 2025.
The award recognises Professor Amir-Moezzi’s lasting contributionsto the study of Islamic intellectual and religious traditions.
