Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
SOAS alumni have made significant contributions in the fields of
government, academia, business, arts, journalism, among others. These
include
Sultan Salahuddin, King of Malaysia (1999–2001),
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway,
Princess Ayşe Gülnev Sultan, descendant of Mehmed V Reşâd, 35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire,
John Atta Mills, Former President of Ghana,
Luisa Diogo, Former Prime Minister of Mozambique,
Bülent Ecevit, Former Prime Minister of Turkey.
In British politics, several current and former Members of Parliament are alumni;
David Lammy,
Catherine West,
Tim Yeo,
Ivor Stanbrook,
Sir Ray Whitney,
Enoch Powell. Outside the UK, political alumni include
Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Member of the Burmese Parliament,
Zairil Khir Johari, Member of the Malaysian Parliament,
[54] Amal Pepple, Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development in Nigeria,
Aaron Mike Oquaye, Minister of Communication in Ghana,
Hüseyin Çelik, Turkish Minister of Education,
Femi Fani Kayode, former Nigerian Minister of Culture and Tourism and former Minister of Aviation,
Kraisak Choonhavan, Former Senator in Thailand,
Samia Nkrumah, Ghanaian Member of Parliament and
Mohamed Jameel Ahmed, 4th Vice President of the Maldives.
In justice,
Idris Kutigi, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria,
Sylvester Umaru Onu, Judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria,
Herbert Chitepo, first Black Rhodesian Barrister,
John Vinelott, lawyer and judge.
Alumni with diplomatic roles include
Johnnie Carson, former US Ambassador to Kenya, Zimbabwe and Uganda,
Hassan Taqizadeh, Iranian Ambassador to the UK,
Sir Shridath Ramphal, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth,
Sir Leslie Fielding, British diplomat and former European Commission Ambassador to Tokyo,
David Warren, UK Ambassador to Japan,
Quinton Quayle, UK Ambassador to Thailand and Lao,
Sir Robin McLaren, UK Ambassador to China and the Philippines,
[55] Sir Michael Weir, UK Ambassador to Egypt,
Jemima Khan, UK Ambassador to
UNICEF,
Hugh Carless, UK Ambassador to Venezuela,
[56] Francis K. Butagira, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Mission of the Republic of Uganda to the United Nations,
Gunapala Malalasekera, Sri Lankan Ambassador to UK, Canada and Soviet Union,
Michael C Williams, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon.
Prominent journalists and broadcasters such as,
Abdel Bari Atwan, editor-in-chief of
Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper in London,
Zeinab Badawi, presenter of BBC World News Today,
Martin Bright, political editor of the
Jewish Chronicle,
Jung Chang, who is best known for her family autobiography
Wild Swans,
Hossein Derakhshan, Iranian blogger credited with starting the blogging revolution in Iran,
[57] Jamal Elshayyal, news producer at Al Jazeera English,
Ghida Fakhry, news anchor at Al Jazeera English,
James Harding, former editor of The Times,
Lindsey Hilsum, Channel 4 News correspondent and columnist for the New Statesman,
Dom Joly, television comedian and journalist,
Elan Journo, Fellow and Director of Policy Research at the
Ayn Rand Institute,
Clive King, author of
Stig of the Dump,
Freya Stark, travel writer and
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, BBC's Tokyo correspondent.
In academia, SOAS alumni include,
Simon Digby, oriental scholar,
Wang Gungwu, Australian historian of Asia,
Sir Martin Harris, educationalist,
Gregory B. Lee, sinologist,
Bernard Lewis, Orientalist,
Duncan McCargo, political scientist,
Robert L. McKenzie, scholar-cum-public commentator on forced migration and refugees,
Than Tun, historian of Burma,
Ivan van Sertima, historian and anthropologist,
William Montgomery Watt, Islamic scholar and
Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas, a contemporary Muslim philosopher.
Noted writers include
M. K. Asante author of
Buck, filmmaker and professor,
Raman Mundair, British poet and playwright.
Olu Oguibe, a conceptual artist and academic,
Derwin Panda, an electronic musician and producer,
Paul Robeson, an American singer who was involved in the Civil Rights Movement,
Himanshu Suri aka 'Heems', rapper and member of
Das Racist and
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, a Bhutanese lama and filmmaker are all alumni of the school.
In business, alumni include:
Fred Eychaner, American businessman and philanthropist,
[58] Abdulsalam Haykal, Syrian media entrepreneur,
Sir Peter Parker, chairman of the
British Railways Board,
Atiur Rahman, Governor of
Bangladesh Bank and
Sir Dermot de Trafford, British banker and baronet.
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