Alimuddin Zumla
Sir Alimuddin Zumla (born 15 May 1955) is a British-Zambian professor of
infectious diseases and
international health at
University College London Medical School, and a Consultant Infectious Diseases physician at
UCLHospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. He specialises in infectious and tropical diseases,
clinical immunology, and
internal medicine, with a special interest in HIV/AIDS,
respiratory infections (including
COVID-19 and
Tuberculosis), pathogens with epidemic potential and
diseases of poverty. He is known for his leadership of infectious/tropical diseases research and capacity development activities. He was awarded a
Knighthood in the 2017 Queens Birthday Honours list for services to public health and protection from infectious disease. In 2012, he was awarded Zambia's highest civilian honour, the Order of the Grand Commander of Distinguished services - First Division. In 2024, for the seventh consecutive year, Zumla was recognised by
Clarivate Analytics,
Web of Science as one of the world's top 1% most cited researchers. In 2021 Sir Zumla was elected as Fellow of
The World Academy of Sciences. In 2024, he was elected Member of the prestigious Academy of Europe (
Academia Europaea).
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