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Michael Nazir-Ali

Michael Nazir-Ali, Pakistani-English bishop

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Born
August 19, 1949
Age in 2026
77
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1949

About Michael Nazir-Ali

Michael James Nazir-Ali is a Pakistani-born British Catholic priest and former Anglican bishop. He served as the 106th Bishop of Rochester from 1994 to 2009 and, before that, as Bishop of Raiwind in Pakistan. He is currently the director of the Oxford Centre for Training, Research, Advocacy and Dialogue. At first Nazir-Ali supported the ordination of women as priests in the Church of England. In 2004 he was awarded an honorary doctor of letters degree by Westminster College, Pennsylvania, and in 2005 the Lambeth DD. He became the first Bishop of Raiwind in West Punjab (1984–86), at the time he was the youngest bishop in the Anglican Communion. He is also a founding member of the Dialogue of Scholars founded after the 9/11 attacks.

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Michael Nazir-Ali timeline

  1. He became the first Bishop of Raiwind in West Punjab (1984–86), at the time he was the youngest bishop in the Anglican Communion.
  2. In 2004 he was awarded an honorary doctor of letters degree by Westminster College, Pennsylvania, and in 2005 the Lambeth DD.

The world when Michael Nazir-Ali was born

Michael Nazir-Ali was born in 1949. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1949

  • #1 song"Riders in the Sky" – Vaughn Monroe
  • Top movieAll the King's Men
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
  • Best-selling bookThe Egyptian - Mika Waltari

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis retires from boxing as undefeated heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineNATO established
  • Technology milestoneFirst stored-program computer runs its first program
  • Defining fadSilly Putty
  • Notable inventionSilly Putty
  • World population2.52 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (BAA)
  • U.S. population149.2M

1949 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Michael Nazir-Ali's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19492026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,400$435,000
Average income$5,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.46$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population149.2M341 million

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