Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel KBE ’78, founder and chairman of Community Jameel as well as benefactor of several programmes at MIT including the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS), will receive an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. Jameel is a lifetime member of the MIT Corporation, the institute’s governing body.