The Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada Lecture on Pakistan derives from the Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada Endowment. The endowment, established by Rafat Pirzada and his wife, Amna Jaffer, and named after Rafat Pirzada’s father, Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada on the occasion of his 90th birthday, funds the Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada Dissertation Prize on Pakistan, an annual dissertation prize for the best work in the humanities, social sciences, law, or public health on Pakistan, conceived geographically and conceptually. The Pirzada Lecture on Pakistan is designed around the winner of the S.S. Pirzada Dissertation Prize and takes place at UC Berkeley every spring. Click here to learn more about the S.S. Pirzada Endowment and the Berkeley Pakistan Initiative.
