Maïmouna Thiombiano

Maïmouna Thiombiano

Leading politician, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Security, member of the Management and Control Committee of the National Civil Aviation Agency and Commander of the Burkinabè National Order. She served as Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, President of the Amicable Regulation Body for Differences at the level of the Public Order … Read more

Saleem Mandviwalla

Saleem Mandviwalla

Leading Pakistani politician, Deputy Chairman of the Senate and Member of Management Committee of Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industries. Former minister of state in the Ministry of Finance and former Chairman of Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs. Prominent legislator and developer of Investment Strategy and Special Economic Zone and leader … Read more

Benjamin Kalu

Benjamin Okezie Kalu is leading Nigerian politician and the Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives. He is the Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs. Mr Kalu is a prominent philanthropist, lawyer, businessman and principal partner at law practice; Silk Partners LLP. He is the founder of Benjamin Kalu Foundation … Read more

Shirouk Abayachi

Shirouk Abayachi

Former member of Iraqi Parliament until 2018 representing the liberal union. Prominent political leader and activist in many political, justice, environmental, human rights and humanitarian campaigns. Senior advisor for water resources management.

Darren Bergman

Darren Bergman

Darren Bergmanis a prominent Southern African politician working in SADC and a leading member of parliament representing the Democratic Alliance since 2014. He was the South African shadow minister of International Relations and Cooperation and shadow deputy minister of Sport and Recreation. He served a member of Johannesburg city council since 2000 and the managing director … Read more

Soledad Buendía

Soledad Buendía

Prominent Ecuadorian politician and member of Parliament since 2013. Global human rights activist and member of Parliamentarians for Global Action. Former consultant for the United Nations Development Fund for Women.

Esther Cuesta

Esther Cuesta

Leading Ecuadorian politician and former president of the Parliamentary Commission on Sovereignty, Integration, International Relations and Integral Security. Former vice minister of Human Mobility at Ecuador’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility. Prominent academic and global advocate of social justice, human rights, women rights, migrants and refugees’ rights.

Wajid Khan

Wajid Khan

Leading British politician, member of the House of Lords, the current Mayor of Lancashire and former Labour Party spokesman for human rights. Award winning academic in Community Leadership, developing projects for youth empowerment and supporting workers’ rights. Former Member of the European Parliament, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Human Rights Committee, as well … Read more

Frank Heinrich

Frank Heinrich

Frank Heinrich is the Chair of the German Evangelical Alliance and former deputy speaker of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid. Former member of the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs. Former deputy chairman of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with Southern African Development Community States (SADC). Leading trustee … Read more

Zurab Tchiaberashvili

Zurab Tchiaberashvili

Prominent Georgian politician, diplomat, academic and a leading figure in the opposition European Georgia. Former mayor of the capital Tbilisi, minister of Health, Labour and Social Affairs, chairman of the Central Election Commission and former governor of the Kakheti region. Former ambassador to Switzerland, Permanent Representative to the United Nations office in Geneva permanent representative to … Read more

Gerardo Giovagnoli

Gerardo Giovagnoli

Gerardo Giovagnoli is a prominent politician, member of parliament and Secretary of the Socialist and Democratic Party (PSD) in San Marino. Hi is a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and former Vice President of the Assembly. Gerardo Giovagnoli is an electronic Engineer, leading advocate of renewable energies and inventor of … Read more

Hans Altherr

Hans Altherr

Hans Altherr is a leading Swiss politician, member of FDP.The Liberals Party and former member and president of the Council of States, the upper house of parliament. He was a member of the finance committee, the Committee for Social Security and Health and the Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the North Atlantic Treaty. Hans Altherr is a … Read more

Héla Omrane

Héla Omrane

Former member of the Tunisian Parliament (2014-2019) and chair of the Parliamentary Investigation Committee into the recruitment networks of Tunisian youth to terrorism. Official spokesman for the ‘Tahya Tounes’ party and member of the political committee of the party. Member of Parliamentarians for Global Action and Senator at Junior Chamber International (JCI). Prominent political activist … Read more

Jamal Fakhro

Jamal Fakhro

Leading member of the Shura Council in Bahrain since 1993 and first vice president of Shura Council since 2006. Prominent international financial advisor and Managing Partner for KPMG in Bahrain and member of the KPMG Global council. Founding Board Member of the Pearl Initiative in cooperation with the United Nation to promote transparency and accountability in the GCC.

Khaleda Khaleel

Khaleda Khaleel

Khaleda Khaleel is a leading politician representing the Yazidi people in the Iraqi Parliament. Prominent legislator, promoting new laws to protect minorities, social justice, human rights and combating discrimination and religious persecution. She is an award-winning writer, novelist, and poetess with seven published books and contributions to several others. Khaleda Khaleel is an academic and … Read more