81 Notable alumni of University of Malta

Alan Abela-Wadge is a Maltese politician and former councillor on the Msida Local Council. He served as a local councillor from 2013 to 2019, representing the Nationalist Party. Abela-Wadge is well known for his significant weight loss, shedding over 100kg through a Gastric Bypass procedure, reducing his weight from 200.1kg to 95kg. Following his transformation, he became an online influencer,...

Joseph F.X. Zahra is a Maltese economist. He has held a number of directorships in both private and public companies in Malta and abroad. He is a former director of the Central Bank of Malta and former chairman of Bank of Valletta plc, Maltacom plc and Middlesea Insurance plc. He is married with two children.

Angele Giuliano is a Maltese businesswoman and president of the Maltese Foundation for Women Entrepreneurs. Giuliano has been CEO and managing director at AcrossLimits since 2001, as well as an expert evaluator for the European Commission and a European Innovation Council (EIC) ambassador. She is also a business angel engaged in mentoring start-ups and entrepreneurs in Malta and internationally.

Michael Falzon is a Maltese politician Labour Party (PL) who has served as a Member of Parliament. He stood as a candidate for the second (Vittoriosa, Senglea, Cospicua, Żabbar, Kalkara and Xgħajra) and tenth electoral (Gżira, Pembroke, Sliema and St. Julian's) divisions of Malta for the PL. He was elected from both districts.

Conrad Borg Manché is a Maltese politician and lawyer who served as the mayor of Gżira from 2015 until 2024 on behalf of the Labour Party. He was raised in Gzira. As a political activist, he gained fame in Malta for re-opening access to the coast of Manoel Island to the public in September, 2016, after it was closed for...

Giuseppe Mifsud Bonnici was a Maltese judge and philosopher, Chief Justice of Malta between 1990 and 1995. He mostly specialised in the philosophy of law.

George Pullicino is a former Maltese politician, who served as Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs in a number of Nationalist Governments (Maltese: Ministru għal l-Affarijiet Rurali u r-Riżorsi).

Angelo Dalli is a computer scientist specialising in artificial intelligence, a serial entrepreneur, and business angel investor.

Oľga Algayerová is a Slovak diplomat and the former-Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. She replaced Christian Friis Bach of Denmark.

Dr Joseph Farrugia is a theologian, senior lecturer and Roman Catholic Monsignor who served as the representative of the Maltese Episcopal Conference to the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community. He currently serves as Vicar of the parishes of Mallemort, Alleins, Charleval and Vernègues in the Diocese of Aix, France.

Sir Augusto Bartolo, sometimes known as Augustus Bartolo, was a Maltese journalist, politician and judge.

Giovanni Caruana was a Maltese lawyer and minor philosopher. He was mostly interested in the philosophy of law and in political economy. At least two portraits of Caruana exist, both by the renowned early 20th century Maltese artist Edward Caruana Dingli. Both were displayed at an exhibition on Caruana Dingli at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta, Malta,...

Alex Sceberras Trigona is a Maltese politician and diplomat. He is a Special Envoy to the Prime Minister of Malta, and the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Malta to the World Trade Organization. He served as Malta's Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1981 to 1987.

Josianne Cutajar is a Maltese (Gozitan) politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.

Alex Perici Calascione is a Maltese politician and lawyer who currently serves as the deputy leader of the Nationalist Party (PN). He previously served as President of the party's executive committee until 2020, and as party treasurer until 2017.

Mina Jack Tolu is a Maltese politician, activist who champions LGBTQIA causes and is a green activist who has campaigned to raise awareness of transgender rights and gender equality in Europe. They ran for the 2019 European Parliament election in Malta. Tolu served as deputy chairperson of AD+PD and was co-spokesperson of the Federation of Young European Greens.

Pietru Pawl Saydon, was a Roman Catholic priest and scholar of the Maltese language, other semitic languages and the Bible. He was President of the Maltese Language Society (Ghaqda tal-Malti) at the University of Malta. He is most noteworthy for his contributions to the Maltese language, and the translation of the Bible from the original Hebrew to Maltese.

Giuseppe De Piro or Joseph De Piro, was a Roman Catholic priest and missionary. He founded the Missionary Society of St Paul (MSSP) in June 1910 with a charism to form missionaries following the example of St Paul. A Servant of God, he is a candidate for beatification.

Jason Azzopardi is a former Maltese politician and lawyer. He graduated as Doctor of Laws with a master's degree in financial services from the University of Malta in 1996 and that year he started practicing as a private criminal lawyer in the courts of Malta.

Therese Comodini Cachia is a Maltese lawyer and politician and former member in the European Parliament.

Mario de Marco is a Maltese politician and academic currently serving as a Member of Parliament. He is the son of former president Guido de Marco and is a former deputy leader for parliamentary affairs of the Nationalist Party.

Glenn Bedingfield is a Member of the Parliament of Malta and Government Whip.

Ġużè Muscat Azzopardi was a Maltese lawyer, poet, novelist and social commentator. He studied in the Mdina Seminary, and in the University of Malta, where he graduated as a lawyer in 1875. He was married to Tonina Fenech, and had three sons Ivo and Ġino, who were both writers, and Anton, a composer.

Marlene Mizzi is a Maltese politician and former Member of the European Parliament. She currently serves as the Maltese ambassador to Sweden and Norway. She was a member of the Labour Party and sat within the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament. She served as an MEP between 2013 and 2019.

Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando is a Maltese former Member of Parliament who served as the Executive Chairman of the Malta Council for Science and Technology for 13 years - till December 2022, and is currently the Executive Chairman of the National Skills Council.

Glenn Micallef is a Maltese civil servant who was Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Malta, Robert Abela, from 2020 to 2024. Since December 2024 he has served as European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport.

Christian Cardona is a Maltese former politician and lawyer. He was a Member of Parliament for the Maltese Labour Party and was elected Deputy Leader for Party Affairs in 2016. He served as Malta's Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Business between 2013 and 2020.

Francis Zammit Dimech was a Maltese politician who served in domestic Maltese politics as a member of the House of Representatives of Malta between 1987 and 2017 and as a Member of the European Parliament from 2017 till 2019. During his tenure within Maltese politics, Zammit Dimech held office as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the government of Lawrence Gonzi...

Alex Agius Saliba is a Maltese politician, Member of the European Parliament since 2019 for the Labour Party.

Carmelo Zammit is a Maltese Roman Catholic prelate and the current Bishop of Gibraltar. Zammit is the Grand Prior of the Gibraltar Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Immanuel Mifsud is a Maltese writer of poetry and prose. He was for a time involved in research theatre. He has written novels, short story and poetry collections, and also books for children.

Emanuele Luigi Galizia was a Maltese architect and civil engineer, who designed many public buildings and several churches. He is regarded as "the principal Maltese architect throughout the second half of the nineteenth century".

Silvio Schembri is a Maltese politician and academic currently serving as the Minister for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects.

Angelo "Anġlu" Farrugia is a Maltese politician and the current Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta. Previously he served Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, a Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister for work, workers' rights and parliamentary affairs.

Evarist Bartolo is a Maltese politician affiliated with the Labour Party and formerly the Minister for European & Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Education & Employment.

Edward Scicluna is a Maltese economist.

Rosianne Cutajar MP is a Maltese politician who was formerly a member of the Labour Party. She is a member of the Parliament of Malta representing the Sixth District electoral division. Cutajar was Parliamentary Secretary for Civil Rights and Reforms within the Ministry for Justice, Equality and Governance. As a junior minister within Prime Minister Robert Abela’s government, she was...

Arnold Cassola is a Maltese and Italian independent politician, professor, author and editor of various books and academic papers. Cassola is a professor in Comparative Literature at the University of Malta. He has held elective office and political posts in Malta, Italy and at a European level. Cassola served as leader of Democratic Alternative from 2013 until 2017.

Aaron Farrugia is a Maltese Partit Laburista (Labour Party) politician and Member of Parliament. He is Malta’s Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization. He previously served as Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects and Minister for the Environment, Climate Change & Planning in Prime Minister Robert Abela’s cabinet and served as Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds and Social...

Ian Borg MP is a Maltese politician currently serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism (MFT), as well as the Chair-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

Miriam Dalli is a Maltese politician of the Labour Party and former journalist who has been serving as a member of the Parliament of Malta since 2020. She was previously a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 until 2020. She is married has two sons.

Tonio Borg is a Maltese lawyer, law professor, and former politician who served as the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy replacing John Dalli as member of the College of the European Commission in the second Barroso Commission. He lectures Public Law at the University of Malta, and has authored numerous books on the subject.

Sir Paul Boffa, OBE, was a Maltese politician and medical doctor who served as prime minister in the Colony of Malta after self-rule was reinstated by the British colonial authorities, following the end of the Second World War. He was created a Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II in 1956.

Carmelo Abela MP is a Maltese politician and is serving as an incumbent Labour MP and was the Minister for Home Affairs and National Security. He also served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion, and as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta. On 15 January 2020 he was appointed Minister within the OPM in Robert...

Sir Ugo Pasquale Mifsud was a Maltese politician, the 3rd Prime Minister of Malta under British home rule, and the first to serve a full term in power. He held office from 1924 to 1927 and from 1932 to 1933. He was a member of the Nationalist Party and the Maltese Italian community.

Albert Victor Hyzler MP was a Maltese doctor and politician who was acting president of Malta from 27 December 1981 to 15 February 1982.

Bernard Grech MP is a Maltese politician and lawyer who was the leader of the Nationalist Party and the Leader of the Opposition from 2020 until 2025.

Oliver Friggieri was a Maltese poet, novelist, literary critic, and philosopher. He led the establishment of literary history and criticism in Maltese while teaching at the University of Malta, studying the works of Dun Karm, Rużar Briffa, and others. A prolific writer himself, Friggieri explored new genres to advocate the Maltese language, writing the libretti for the first oratorio and...

Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, KUOM is a Maltese politician and was the fifth president of Malta from 1994 to 1999.

Vincent "Ċensu" Tabone, KUOM was the fourth president of Malta who also served as Minister and Nationalist MP.

Sir Themistocles "Temi" Zammit CMG was a Maltese archaeologist and historian, professor of chemistry, medical doctor, researcher and writer. He served as Rector (1920–26) of the Royal University of Malta and first Director of the National Museum of Archaeology in his native city, Valletta.

Gianluca Bezzina is a Maltese medical doctor and part-time singer who represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden.

Adrian Delia, MP is a Maltese politician, and lawyer by profession. He is the former leader of the Nationalist Party from September 2017 till October 2020.

Giorgio Borg Olivier GCPO KSS was a Maltese politician. He twice served as Prime Minister of Malta (1950–1955; 1962–1971) and as the Leader of the Nationalist Party. He was also Leader of the Opposition between 1955–1958, and again between 1971–1977.

Karmenu Vella KOM is a Maltese politician and former member of the European Commission, in charge of Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries between 2014 and 2019. He has been one of the longest serving Maltese Parliamentarian with the Maltese Labour Party. He was appointed Companion of the National Order of Merit of Malta in 2019.

Konrad Mizzi is a Maltese politician and served as a Member of Parliament until 2022. He served as Minister for Energy and the Conservation of Water between 2013 and 2014, Minister for Energy and Health from 2014 until 2016, and as a Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister in April 2016.

Anton Buttigieg KUOM was a Maltese politician and poet who served as the second president of Malta from 1976 to 1981. Prior to his tenure as president he was a member of the Parliament of Malta and president of the Labour Party.

Simon Busuttil MOM is a Maltese politician and lawyer who last served as the Secretary General of the EPP Group (European People's Party) in the European Parliament from 2020 until 2024. Formerly, he was Leader of the Opposition. and Leader of the Nationalist Party in Malta and a Member of the European Parliament for Malta.

Christabelle Borg, sometimes known as simply Christabelle, is a Maltese singer, songwriter, and television presenter. She represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "Taboo", but failed to qualify for the final, finishing in 13th place with 101 points.

Christopher Fearne MP is a Maltese physician and politician. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Health in April 2014 and Minister for Health since April 2016. In July 2017, the Labour Party elected him as Deputy Leader for Parliamentary Affairs, thus assuming the role of Deputy Prime Minister of Malta and Leader of the House.

Lawrence Gonzi KUOM is a Maltese politician, retired Nationalist politician and lawyer, who served for twenty-five years in various critical roles in Maltese politics. Gonzi was Prime Minister of Malta from 2004 to 2013, and leader of the Nationalist Party. He also served as speaker of the House from 1988 to 1996, and Minister of Social Policy from 1998 to...

Carmelo Psaila, better known as Dun Karm Psaila was a Maltese Roman Catholic priest, writer and poet, sometimes called the "bard of Malta". He is widely recognised as the Maltese national poet and as the lyricist for the Maltese national anthem (Maltese: L-Innu Malti).

Guido de Marco KUOM was a Maltese politician, who served as the sixth president of Malta from 1999 to 2004. A noted statesman and lawmaker, de Marco also served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Justice, and Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Sir Anthony Joseph Mamo, KUOM OBE QC was the first president of Malta and previously served as the last governor-general of the State of Malta before the country became a republic. He was also the first Maltese citizen to be appointed Governor-General, and before independence, briefly served as acting Governor.

Helena Dalli is a Maltese politician who served as European Commissioner for Equality from 1 December 2019 to 30 November 2024. She is a member of the Labour Party.

Edoardo "Eddie" Fenech Adami KUOM GCIH OMRI GCB is a Maltese and Nationalist politician who served as the prime minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996, and again from 1998 until 2004. Subsequently, he was the seventh president of Malta from 2004 to 2009. He led his party to win four general elections, in 1987, 1992, 1998 and 2003, as...

Robert Abela KUOM is a Maltese lawyer and politician who has served as prime minister of Malta and leader of the Malta Labour Party since 2020, following the resignation of Joseph Muscat on 13 January that year. The son of former president George Abela, he was elected to Parliament in 2017.

George William Vella KUOM is a Maltese politician who served as the tenth president of Malta from 2019 to 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he previously served as deputy prime minister of Malta and foreign affairs minister from 1996 to 1998 under prime minister Alfred Sant. In 2013, he returned as foreign affairs minister, an office he held...

Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, KUOM is a Maltese politician who was president of Malta from 2014 to 2019. She has been president of Eurochild since 2019.

Dominic Mintoff KUOM was a Maltese socialist politician, architect, and civil engineer who was leader of the Labour Party from 1949 to 1984, and was 8th Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1958, when Malta was still a British colony, and again, following independence, from 1971 to 1984. His tenure as Prime Minister saw the creation of a comprehensive...

Myriam Spiteri Debono is a Maltese politician who is the 11th and current president of Malta. She is the first Gozitan woman to be elected to the position. She was also the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta from 1996 to 1998, the first woman to hold that position.

George Abela, KUOM is a Maltese politician who was the eighth president of Malta from April 2009 to April 2014.

Kim Jong Il was a North Korean politician and dictator who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from the death of his father Kim Il Sung in 1994 until his own death in 2011. Posthumously, Kim Jong Il was declared an Eternal Leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).

Roberta Metsola is a Maltese politician who has served as the president of the European Parliament since January 2022. She is a member of Malta's Nationalist Party (PN) and the European People's Party (EPP).

Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono was a Maltese physician and commentator. He originated the term lateral thinking, and wrote many books on thinking, including Six Thinking Hats.

Joseph Muscat KUOM is a Maltese politician who served as the 13th prime minister of Malta from 2013 to 2020 and leader of the Labour Party from 2008 to 2020.

Frans Sammut was a Maltese novelist and non-fiction writer.

Nikos Christodoulides is a Cypriot politician, diplomat, and academic who has served as the 8th President of Cyprus since 2023. He previously served as Government Spokesman from 2014 to 2018 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022, both under his predecessor Nicos Anastasiades. A former member of the Democratic Rally, he has been an independent since the party...

Peter Serracino Inglott was a priest, philosopher, scholar and rector of the University of Malta from 1987 to 1988, then consecutively from 1991 to 1996. He was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor of philosophy at the University of Malta. He was a key figure at reconstructing the Maltese education system and held academia to his personal life prominently. He...

Nanjira Sambuli is a Kenyan researcher, writer, policy analyst and strategist interested in and working on understanding the unfolding, gendered impacts of ICT adoption on governance, media, entrepreneurship and culture.