Jameel Sadik "Jim" Al-Khalili CBE FRS FInstP (Arabic: جيم الخليلي‎; born 20 September 1962[2]) is an Iraqi-British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster. He is professor of theoretical physics and chair in the public engagement in science at the University of Surrey. He is a regular broadcaster and presenter of science programmes on BBC radio and television, and a frequent commentator about science in other British media.