71 Notable alumni of University of Bradford
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Bradford is ranked #775 in the world and #66 in United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 71 notable alumni from University of Bradford sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Bradford won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Vaine Iriano Wichman
politician
Vaine Iriano Wichman is a Cook Islands politician and development economist. She is a member of the Cook Islands Party.
2. Abdoulie Janneh
1944-. (aged 82)
diplomat
Abdoulie Janneh is a Gambian diplomat and economist. He served as executive secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa from 2005 to 2012. Since leaving the UN, he has worked as executive director of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. In 2018, he was appointed as chairperson of commissioners of the Gambian Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission.
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3. Yannis Panaretos
1948-. (aged 78)
university teacher
politician
mathematician
statistician
economist
John Panaretos is a Greek educator and statistician. He is Professor of Probability and Statistics at the Athens University of Economics and Business. He was Deputy Minister of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs (6 October 2009 – 17 June 2011). He has also been appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of the Open Government project.
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4. Alan Smithers
1938-. (aged 88)
physiologist
Alan George Smithers is an English academic psychologist and public policy advisor best known for his research and publications in the field of education.
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5. Crawford Beveridge
Crawford W. Beveridge CBE is a Scottish-American technology executive.
6. Janek Ratnatunga
accountant
Janek Ratnatunga is a Sri Lankan born Australian academic. A Professor of Accounting, he is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants, and an adjunct professor of Accounting at Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia. Formerly, he was the Dean and Head of School of Commerce in University of South Australia and prior to that the Head...
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7. John Beaman
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
John Richard Beaman was formerly one of the ten States of Alderney Members, and he became the Chairman of the influential Policy and Finance Committee in January 2011. Prior to this, he was the Island’s Representative for Tourism. As well as chairman of the Policy and Finance Committee, Beaman was a member of the committees on Employment Legislation, and General...
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8. Renata Gomes
researcher
Renata Gomes is a cardiovascular specialist who focusses her work on the use of molecular biology, imaging and nanotechnology applications for regeneration purposes. She is a Professor of Veteran's Health and Biomedical Research and has also worked as a CEO of two health charities.
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9. Kate Dewes
1952-. (aged 74)
peace activist
adviser
Catherine Frances Dewes ONZM is a New Zealand activist for disarmament and former advisor on peace matters to two United Nations Secretaries-General. She was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2001 New Year Honours, for services to the peace movement.
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10. Fred Jowett
1864-1944 (aged 80)
politician
Frederick William Jowett was a British Labour politician, who served as First Commissioner of Works in the first Labour government, and therefore in the Cabinet of Ramsay MacDonald.
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11. Barry Seal
1937-2025 (aged 88)
politician
Barry Herbert Seal was a British Labour Party politician who served in the European Parliament.
12. Mark Burns-Williamson
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
council member
Mark Burns-Williamson,OBE is a British Labour Party politician who served as the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2021. He was the chair of the West Yorkshire Police Authority from 2003 to 2012. He was also the Wakefield District Councillor for Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Ward from 1998 to 2012.
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13. Janet Finch
1946-. (aged 80)
sociologist
Dame Janet Valerie Finch DBE, DL, FAcSS is a British sociologist and academic administrator. She was Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Social Relations at Keele University, and has held a number of other public appointments in the UK. She currently holds an honorary position at the Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life, based in the School of...
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14. Dr. Saleh Mohammad Al Nabit
1965-. (aged 61)
economist
Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Nabit is a Qatari government official who serves on the Cabinet of Qatar as the Minister of Development Planning and Statistics. He was appointed to the position in June 2013.
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15. Bernard Mariette
1962-. (aged 64)
Bernard Mariette is a French businessman who is president and CEO of Canadian outdoor and sport wear retailer Coalision Inc. Bernard was formerly the President of Quiksilver Inc, a sport-related equipment and apparel manufacturer for 15 years.
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16. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
1944-2025 (aged 81)
jurist
political scientist
Mahdi Abdul Hadi is a political scientist, historian, columnist, author, founder and member of various Palestinian, Arab and international institutions. He founded and heads the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs.
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17. Philip John Burgan
1951-. (aged 75)
chief executive officer
racing automobile driver
Phil Burgan is the founder and CEO of Maria Mallaband Care Group Ltd, a care home company he named after his late grandmother.
18. Zahida Manzoor
1958-. (aged 68)
business executive
businessperson
politician
Zahida Parveen Manzoor, Baroness Manzoor, CBE is a British businessperson and Conservative Party member of the House of Lords.
19. Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
Neil Forbes Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova KC is a Scottish lawyer and former Advocate General for Scotland.
20. David Behan
1955-. (aged 71)
Sir David Behan CBE is a British public servant who was previously the Chair of Health Education England. Following the merger of Health Education England into NHS England, Behan, now serves as a Group Non-executive Director and Chairs the Workforce, Training & Education Committee.
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21. Albert Tam
1972-. (aged 54)
writer
Albert Tam Albert Tam, born in 1972 in Hong Kong, is a genre fiction writer who writes in the Chinese language. He graduated from the University of London and earned his MBA from the University of Bradford. His notable works span across various genres and have earned him many awards in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China. He is best...
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22. Tula Lotay
1975-. (aged 51)
cartoonist
comics artist
comics colorist
illustrator
inker
Tula Lotay is the pen name of Lisa Wood, an English comic book artist. She is known for illustrating Supreme: Blue Rose, written by Warren Ellis for Image Comics, and for founding the Thought Bubble Festival, the UK's largest comics convention. She was also an artist for Si Spencer's eight-part series Bodies, published by Vertigo.
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23. Murat Özaydınlı
1954-. (aged 72)
engineer
businessperson
association football player
Osman Murat Özaydınlı is a businessman, mechanical engineer and former vice-president of Turkish sport club Fenerbahçe SK. He received his B.A. in from University of Bradford by Mechanical engineering and then followed by his Master's degree from University of Leeds by Industrial engineering.
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24. Álvaro Guevara
1894-1951 (aged 57)
painter
Álvaro Guevara Reimers was a Chilean-born painter, based in London and loosely associated with the Bloomsbury set.
25. Kaleed Rasheed
1982-. (aged 44)
Kaleed Rasheed is a Canadian politician who represented Mississauga East—Cooksville in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2018 to 2025. He previously served as the minister of public and business service delivery from 2022 to 2023 and associate minister of digital government from 2019 to 2022. Rasheed was initially elected as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party (PC), but...
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26. Michael Meadowcroft
1942-. (aged 84)
politician
Michael James Meadowcroft is a British author, politician and political affairs consultant. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds West from 1983 to 1987.
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27. David Ward
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
David Ward is a British politician who was elected as the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford East at the 2010 general election. He lost his seat in 2015 when the Labour Party candidate Imran Hussain defeated him by 7,000 votes. Before his election to parliament, he was a councillor in Bradford for 26 years, and returned to...
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28. Pratibha Parmar
1955-. (aged 71)
screenwriter
director
film director
writer
film producer
Pratibha Parmar is a British writer and filmmaker. She makes feminist documentaries such as Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth and My Name Is Andrea (2022).
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29. Ahmet Kenan Tanrıkulu
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Ahmet Kenan Tanrıkulu is a Turkish politician and economist from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), who has served as the Member of Parliament for İzmir's second electoral district since 2007, having previously served between 1999 and 2002. From 1999 to 2002, he served as the Minister of Industry and Commerce in the coalition government of Bülent Ecevit, before losing his...
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30. Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal
1961-. (aged 65)
university teacher
economist
politician
Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal was the 21st Prime Minister of Mongolia from July 30, 1999 to July 26, 2000. He is a leading member of the Democratic Party.
31. Atef Abu Saif
1973-. (aged 53)
novelist
political scientist
writer
Atef Abu Saif is a Palestinian writer. His books have been translated into various languages, and his writings have also been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, Guernica, and Slate. He has served as a spokesman for Fatah and served as Minister for Culture in the Palestine Authority from 2019 to 2024.
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32. Amjad Bashir
1952-. (aged 74)
restaurateur
politician
Amjad Mahmood Bashir is a British politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament for the Yorkshire and the Humber region between 2014 and 2019. He was elected in 2014 for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and defected to the Conservative Party on 24 January 2015. In April 2024 it was announced he had joined the Workers Party...
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33. Steve McCabe
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Stephen James McCabe, Baron McCabe is a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1997 to 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he represented Birmingham Hall Green from 1997 to 2010 and Birmingham Selly Oak from 2010 onwards.
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34. John Hegley
1953-. (aged 73)
writer
singer-songwriter
poet
comedian
John Richard Hegley is an English performance poet, comedian, radio broadcaster, musician and songwriter. He is known for wry and surreal humour, mostly performance-oriented or aimed at younger audiences, and often sung or accompanied by music he himself plays; his material incorporates "a mix of anecdotes, jokes, idiosyncratic observations, confessions and surreal narratives".
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35. Kelvin Felix
1933-2024 (aged 91)
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
Kelvin Edward Felix was a Dominican Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Castries from 1981 to 2008. He was made a cardinal in 2014, the first from the Caribbean.
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36. David Lyon
1968-. (aged 58)
car designer
David Lyon FRSC FAcSS is a sociologist who directed the Surveillance Studies Centre at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He previously held a Queen’s Research Chair position and appointments in the Department of Sociology and the Faculty of Law at Queen's University.
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37. Nick Baines
1957-. (aged 69)
blogger
broadcaster
Anglican priest
writer
Nicholas Baines is a retired British Anglican bishop. He served as Bishop of Leeds from 2014 to 2025, having previously been Bishop of Bradford from 2011 to 2014 and Bishop of Croydon from 2003 to 2011.
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38. Milan Antonijević
1975-. (aged 51)
researcher
human rights defender
lawyer
Milan Antonijevic is a Serbian lawyer. After a career as human rights activist, and as of 2019, executive director of the Open Society Foundation Serbia, he distanced himself from the human rights movement as off 2020. In December 2025 he was appointed Commissioner for the Protection of Equality on the recommendation of ruling party SNS. Civil society has announced a...
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39. Felicia Hwang
1992-. (aged 34)
model
Felicia Hwang Yi Xin popularly known as Felicia Hwang is an Indonesian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2016. She represented Indonesia at the Miss International 2016 pageant in Japan, where she finished as "2nd Runner-up" and won "Miss Best Dresser" award. Felicia repeating the same Indri Hapsari Suharto achievement precisely 39 years back in...
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40. Amiruddin Hamzah
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Amiruddin bin Hamzah is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Finance in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020, Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration from March 2008 to the collapse of the PR state administration...
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41. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
minister
Khumbudzo Phophi Silence Ntshavheni is a South African politician who is currently serving as Minister in the Presidency since March 2023. She was formerly the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies from 2021 to 2023 and the Minister of Small Business Development from 2019 to 2021. She is a member of the African National Congress (ANC).
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42. Nexhat Daci
1944-2026 (aged 82)
university teacher
politician
Nexhat Daci was a Kosovan politician who served as the speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo from 2001 to 2006. A member of President Ibrahim Rugova's Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), he also served as acting president following Rugova's death in January 2006. In March 2006, he was ousted from the speakership due to infighting within the LDK. He also...
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43. Jon McGregor
1976-. (aged 50)
writer
Jon McGregor is a British novelist and short story writer. In 2002, his first novel was longlisted for the Booker Prize, making him then the youngest-ever contender. His second and fourth novels were longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2006 and 2017 respectively. In 2012, his third novel, Even the Dogs, was awarded the International Dublin Literary Award. The New...
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44. Melih Abdülhayoğlu
1968-. (aged 58)
computer scientist
engineering technologist
entrepreneur
Melih Abdulhayoğlu is the CEO of MAVeCap, an incubator Venture Capital firm funded by his family office. MAVeCap focusses on building tomorrow's technology platform companies. His first company was Comodo. The firm is now branded as Xcitium.
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45. Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
Winifred Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, PC is a British politician and life peer who served in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Labour Party, she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton West from 1974 to 1983, and Dewsbury from 1987 to 2005.
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46. Charles Stross
1964-. (aged 62)
science fiction writer
writer
pharmacist
Charles David George "Charlie" Stross is a British writer of science fiction and fantasy. Stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera.
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47. Saeb Erekat
1955-2020 (aged 65)
diplomat
politician
Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat was a Palestinian politician and diplomat who was the secretary general of the executive committee of the PLO from 2015 until his death in 2020. He served as chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011. He participated in early negotiations with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003,...
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48. Naz Shah
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Naseem Shah is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford West since 2015. She served in the Opposition frontbench from 2018 to 2023, most recently as Shadow Minister for Crime Reduction.
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49. Tony O'Reilly
1936-2024 (aged 88)
rugby union player
solicitor
businessperson
association football player
Sir Anthony John Francis O'Reilly AO was an Irish businessman and international rugby union player. He was known for his try scoring in rugby, his involvement in the Independent News & Media Group, which he led from 1973 to 2009, and as CEO and chairman of the H.J. Heinz Company. He was the leading shareholder of Waterford Wedgwood and a...
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50. Lloyd Russell-Moyle
1986-. (aged 40)
politician
council member
Lloyd Cameron Russell-Moyle FRSA is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Kemptown from 2017 to 2024. Formerly a member of Labour Co-op, he was a member of Brighton and Hove City Council from 2016 to 2017, but joined the Green Party of England and Wales in 2025.
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51. Kiyohiko Toyama
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Kiyohiko Toyama is a former Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, who served as a member of the House of Councillors and the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Chiba, Chiba, he graduated from Sōka University and received a Ph.D. in the study of peace from University of Bradford in the United Kingdom. He...
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52. Bernard Ingham
1932-2023 (aged 91)
journalist
autobiographer
Sir Bernard Ingham was a British journalist and civil servant. He was Margaret Thatcher's chief press secretary throughout her time as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990.
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53. Frederick Fung
1953-. (aged 73)
social worker
justice of the peace
politician
Frederick Fung Kin-kee, SBS, JP is a Hong Kong former politician who was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1991 to 1997 and from 2000 to 2016 and the former chairman of the pro-democracy Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) from 1989 to 2007.
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54. Gavin Williamson
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
salesperson
Sir Gavin Alexander Williamson is a British politician who served in various Cabinet positions under Prime Ministers Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak between 2016 and 2022, lastly as Minister of State without Portfolio from 25 October to 8 November 2022 under Sunak. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stone,...
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55. Paula Vennells
1959-. (aged 67)
Anglican priest
businessperson
business executive
Paula Anne Vennells is a British former businesswoman who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Post Office Limited from 2012 to 2019. She is also an ordained Anglican priest who ceased her clerical duties in 2021.
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56. Julius Maada Bio
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
military officer
Julius Maada Wonie Bio is a Sierra Leonean politician and former military officer who has served as the 5th president of Sierra Leone since 4 April 2018. He is a retired brigadier in the Sierra Leone Army and was the military head of state of Sierra Leone from 16 January 1996 to 29 March 1996, at only 32 years old...
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57. Jean-Jacques Burnel
1952-. (aged 74)
singer
bass guitarist
songwriter
Jean-Jacques Burnel is an English musician, best known as the bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist with the punk rock band the Stranglers. He is the only original member to remain in the band.
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58. Clive Lewis
1960-. (aged 66)
judge
Clive Anthony Lewis is a British Labour politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich South since 2015. Lewis was a candidate for Leader of the Labour Party in the 2020 leadership election. Lewis is aligned with Mainstream, a network launched in September 2025 and whose founding statement he signed.
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59. Mehran Karimi Nasseri
1945-2022 (aged 77)
memoirist
refugee
Mehran Karimi Nasseri, also known as Sir, Alfred Mehran, was an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal 1 in Charles de Gaulle Airport from 26 August 1988 until July 2006, when he was hospitalized. His autobiography was published as a book, The Terminal Man, in 2004. Nasseri's story inspired the 1993 film Lost in Transit and...
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60. Peter Skinner
1959-. (aged 67)
university teacher
politician
Peter William Skinner is a British former Labour Party politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1994 until 2014, first for the Kent West constituency from 1994 to 1999, and then from 1999 for South East England, after the reforms in European Elections created multi-member constituencies based on British regions. On 31 March 2016, Skinner was...
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61. Andy Goldsworthy
1956-. (aged 70)
artist
land artist
sculptor
environmental artist
photographer
Andy Goldsworthy OBE is an English sculptor, photographer, and environmentalist who produces site-specific sculptures and land art situated in natural or urban settings.
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62. Sadegh Zibakalam
1948-. (aged 78)
essayist
writer
politician
Sadegh Zibakalam Mofrad is an Iranian academic, author and pundit described as reformist and neo-liberal. Zibakalam is a former professor at University of Tehran and appears frequently on international news outlets including the BBC News and Al Jazeera. His books "How Did We Become What We Are? " and "An Introduction to Islamic Revolution" are among bestsellers and prominent books...
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63. David Hinchliffe
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
David Martin Hinchliffe is a British former Labour politician who was Member of Parliament for Wakefield from 1987 to 2005 when he stood down and was replaced by Mary Creagh.
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64. Mike Amesbury
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
council member
Michael Lee Amesbury is a British former politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Runcorn and Helsby (previously Weaver Vale) from 2017 until 2025. Formerly a member of the Labour Party, he was suspended in October 2024 and resigned his party membership in January 2025.
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65. Anthony Finkelstein
1959-. (aged 67)
engineer
Sir Anthony Charles Wiener Finkelstein is a British engineer and computer scientist. He is the President of City St George's, University of London. He was Chief Scientific Adviser for National Security to the British government until 2021.
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66. Alexander Afenyo-Markin
1978-. (aged 48)
director
lawyer
politician
Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin is the Member of Parliament for the Effutu constituency, Central Region, Ghana. He serves on several committees, including the Committee on Defence and Interior.
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67. Bojan B. Dimitrijević
1968-. (aged 58)
historian
Bojan B. Dimitrijević is a Serbian historian and politician. A former member of the Democratic Party (DS), he was a vice-president of Serbia Centre (SRCE) from 2022 to 2023.
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68. Diodorus Kamala
1968-2024 (aged 56)
diplomat
minister
politician
Diodorus Buberwa Kamala was a Tanzanian politician and diplomat.
69. Riek Machar
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon is a South Sudanese politician who has served as the vice president of South Sudan on several occasions, most recently as the first vice president, since 2020.
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70. Youngor Sevelee Telewoda
1952-. (aged 74)
diplomat
Youngor Sevelee Telewoda is the Liberian ambassador to Germany, Austria, Japan with Co-Accreditation to Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and New Zealand from 2011 to 2017. From 2003 to 2010, Telewoda served as Liberia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Belgium with concurrent accreditation to the Netherlands, Luxembourg and the European Union.
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71. Mo Ibrahim
1946-. (aged 80)
engineer
scientist
businessperson
politician
Sir Mohammed Fathi Ahmed Ibrahim KCMG is a Sudanese-British billionaire businessman. He worked for several telecommunications companies, before founding Celtel, which, when sold, had over 24 million mobile phone subscribers in 14 African countries. After selling Celtel in 2005 for $3.4 billion, he set up the Mo Ibrahim Foundation to encourage better governance in Africa, as well as creating the...
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