▁June ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁– ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁scholar ▁of ▁Central ▁Asia ▁and ▁Bel arus . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁Research ▁Associ ate ▁at ▁ ▁London ▁University ' s ▁School ▁of ▁Oriental ▁and ▁African ▁Studies ▁( SO AS ). ▁ ▁Life ▁Sh ir in ▁Ak iner ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁in ▁D ac ca , ▁British ▁India . ▁She ▁studied ▁at ▁London ▁University , ▁gain ing ▁a ▁first ▁degree ▁in ▁S lav onic ▁phil ology ▁and ▁Turkish ▁language ▁and ▁literature ▁( O tt oman ▁and ▁Modern ). ▁She ▁gained ▁her ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁from ▁University ▁College ▁London ▁as ▁a ▁research er ▁of ▁the ▁her itage ▁of ▁the ▁Bel arus ian ▁Lip ka ▁Tat ars , ▁with ▁her ▁dis sert ation ▁titled ▁" The ▁religious ▁voc ab ul ary ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Library ▁T atar - By elor uss ian ▁Kit ab ". ▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁husband ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁crash ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁her ▁son ▁Met in . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁she ▁married ▁David ▁Mitchell . ▁ ▁Ak iner ▁produced ▁many ▁scholar ly ▁works , ▁particularly ▁on ▁U z bek istan ▁and ▁Kaz akh stan . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁editor ial ▁and ▁advis ory ▁board ▁of ▁Journal ▁of ▁Central ▁Asian ▁and ▁C au cas ian ▁Studies ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . A . K ., ▁and ▁a ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁British - U z