Azfar Moin

Dr. A. Azfar Moin is an Associate Professor and Department Chair at the College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin, affiliated with the Middle Eastern Studies and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures Graduate Studies Committee (GSC). He earned his PhD from the University of Michigan and is an active scholar in the history of the early modern Islamic world.

Education:

• PhD, University of Michigan

Research Interests span Sufism and Sainthood in Islam, Sacred Kingship and Sovereignty, and the History, Art, and Architecture of Early Modern Iran, Central Asia, and South Asia. His work emphasizes comparative analysis of Islamic sovereignty and religious transformations, drawing from Persian historiography, political theology, and interdisciplinary frameworks.

Scientific Awards

• Best First Book in the History of Religions Award (American Academy of Religion)
• John F. Richards Prize in South Asian History (American Historical Association)
• Honorable Mention for the Bernard S. Cohn Book Prize (Association for Asian Studies)

Grants include a Postdoctoral Fellowship for Transregional Research from the Social Science Research Council and a Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies. He currently serves as co-editor for Modern Asian Studies and teaches courses on Islamic sovereignty, religious transformations, and methodological frameworks in religious studies.