​Professor Dr. Malik Badri obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Leicester, England in 1961 and his Postgraduate Certificate of Clinical Psychology from the Academic Department of Psychiatry of the Middlesex Hospital Medical School of London University in 1966. He was elected Fellow of the British Psychological Society in 1977 and holds the title of Chartered Psychologist, C.Psychol. In recognition to his contributions in his field he was awarded an honorary D.Sc. from Ahfad University and in 2003 was decorated by the President of Sudan with the medal of Shahid Zubair, the highest award for academic excellence. ​Professor Badri is the founder of the modern field of Islamic Psychology and has written many influential books, including The Dilemma of Muslim Psychologists, which revolutionized and defined the field. Professor Badri is the founder and President of the IAIP.