Q:Facts: - residence: southsea , hampshire southsea , hampshire - module: yes feb 2010 b00qm36f.flac jim al-khalili 's voice speech recorded february jim 2010 from the bbc radio 4 programme '' desert island al-khalili discs '' bbc radio4 desert island discs 14 - prizes: obe -rrb- kelvin prize -lrb- 2011 -rrb- honorary dsc -lrb- 2013 -lrb- -rrb- rise leader award -lrb- 2014 -rrb- 2008 -rrb- michael faraday prize -lrb- 2007 - known for: the life scientific - spouse: julie frampton - field: -lcb- -lcb- plainlist - name: jim al-khalili - citizenship: united kingdom - website: http://www2.surrey.ac.uk/physics/people/jim_al-khalili - birth place: bagdhad , iraq - religion: none -lrb- atheist -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jim al-khalili .
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jameel sadik '' jim '' al-khalili obe -lrb- born 20 september 1962 -rrb- is an iraqi-born british theoretical physicist , author and broadcaster .he is currently professor of theoretical physics and chair in the public engagement in science at the university of surrey .he has hosted several bbc productions about science and is a frequent commentator about science in other british media .in 2014 al-khalili was named as a rise -lrb- recognising inspirational scientists and engineers -rrb- leader by the uk 's engineering and physical sciences research council -lrb- epsrc -rrb- .he has been president of the british humanist association since january 2013 .