Rowena Abdul Razak holds a BA (Hons) in History from the School of Oriental & African Studies, an MA in Middle East and Mediterranean Studies from King’s College London and a DPhil from the University of Oxford. Her thesis was on the British-Soviet occupation of Iran, from 1941 to 1946. Her main academic interests include the modern history of Iran, the politics and history of the Persian Gulf, and Twentieth Century British relations with the Middle East.