Dr. Farhad Daftary

FARHAD DAFTARY is Co-Director at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, and Head of its Department of Academic Research and Publications. An international authority on Ismaili studies, he is the author and editor of several acclaimed books in the field, including A History of Shi'i Islam (2013), A Modern History of the Ismailis (2011), Ismaili Literature (2004), A Short History of the Ismailis (1998), The Assassin Legends (1994) and The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines (1990; 2nd ed.,...See more

FARHAD DAFTARY is Co-Director at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, and Head of its Department of Academic Research and Publications. An international authority on Ismaili studies, he is the author and editor of several acclaimed books in the field, including A History of Shi'i Islam (2013), A Modern History of the Ismailis (2011), Ismaili Literature (2004), A Short History of the Ismailis (1998), The Assassin Legends (1994) and The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines (1990; 2nd ed., 2007). Dr. Daftary's books have been translated into Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu and numerous European languages. See less