Difference between revisions of "Cyrus Habib"
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| − | '''Kamyar Cyrus Habib''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2003|03]] | + | '''Kamyar Cyrus Habib''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2003|03]] was a [[Rhodes Scholar]]. At Columbia, he majored in English and [[MEALAC]], graduated [[Phi Beta Kappa]] and ''[[summa cum laude]]'', and continued his English studies at [[Oxford]] and then [[Yale|Yale Law]]. In addition to the Rhodes, he has also won [[Truman Scholarship|Truman]] and Soros Fellowships, interned for three U.S. Senators, and has written op-eds for several major newspapers. A second-generation Iranian-American, he has been blind since age nine and has a black belt in karate. He currently practices law in Seattle, where he is from. |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1383.html Biography] | *[http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1383.html Biography] | ||
| − | + | *[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/02/12/rhodes_scholar.html Rhodes announcement] | |
[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Habib]] | [[Category:Columbia College alumni|Habib]] | ||
[[Category:Class of 2003|Habib]] | [[Category:Class of 2003|Habib]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Rhodes Scholars|Habib]] |
| + | [[Category:English majors|Habib]] | ||
| + | [[Category:MESAAS majors|Habib]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:03, 30 April 2012
Kamyar Cyrus Habib CC '03 was a Rhodes Scholar. At Columbia, he majored in English and MEALAC, graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude, and continued his English studies at Oxford and then Yale Law. In addition to the Rhodes, he has also won Truman and Soros Fellowships, interned for three U.S. Senators, and has written op-eds for several major newspapers. A second-generation Iranian-American, he has been blind since age nine and has a black belt in karate. He currently practices law in Seattle, where he is from.
