Ahmed Hankir MBChB MRCPsych

At-a-Glance

Serves as Honorary Visiting Professor at the School of Medicine, Cardiff University and Lead Psychiatrist at Private Therapy Clinic.
Founder of The Wounded Healer, an anti-stigma program integrating psychiatry, lived experience, storytelling, and performing arts, delivered to over 150,000 people.
Consulted by the World Health Organization on mental health and human rights.
Consulted by the New Zealand Government regarding the psychological consequences of the Christchurch Mosque terrorist attacks.
Co-edited five internationally recognized textbooks on religion and psychiatry.
Serves as Public Engagement and Education Lead at the WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health and Human Rights.

Biography

Professor Ahmed Hankir is an Honorary Visiting Professor at the School of Medicine, Cardiff University, and the Lead Psychiatrist at Private Therapy Clinic, based in London, UK, where he provides virtual psychiatric care. His academic work focuses on global mental health, Muslim mental health, and developing and evaluating innovative interventions to combat mental-health-related stigma and Islamophobia.