28 Notable alumni of
Glasgow Caledonian University
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Glasgow Caledonian University is 1446th in the world, 495th in Europe, and 93rd in the United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 28 notable alumni from Glasgow Caledonian University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Hassan Rouhani
- Enrolled in Glasgow Caledonian University
- 1990-1995 graduated with Master of Philosophy in law
- 1995-1999 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in constitutional law
- Occupations
- writerlawyerinternational forum participantdiplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Hassan Rouhani is an Iranian Islamist politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. He is also a sharia lawyer ("Wakil"), academic, former diplomat and Islamic cleric. He has been a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts since 1999. He was a member of the Expediency Council from 1991 to 2021, and also was a member of the Supreme National Security Council from 1989 to 2021. Rouhani was deputy speaker of the fourth and fifth terms of the Parliament of Iran (Majlis) and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 1989 to 2005. In the latter capacity, he was the country's top negotiator with the EU three, UK, France, and Germany, on nuclear technology in Iran, and has also served as a Shia mujtahid (a senior cleric), and economic trade negotiator.
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Drew McIntyre
- Occupations
- professional wrestler
- Biography
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Andrew McLean Galloway IV is a Scottish professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Drew McIntyre.
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Thabo Mbeki
- Enrolled in Glasgow Caledonian University
- In 2000 graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- economistpolitician
- Biography
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Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is a South African politician who served as the second president of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008, when he resigned at the request of his party, the African National Congress (ANC). Before that, he was deputy president under Nelson Mandela from 1994 to 1999.
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Kevin Bridges
- Occupations
- stand-up comediancomedian
- Biography
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Kevin Andrew Bridges is a Scottish stand-up comedian. His 2012 television series Kevin Bridges: What's the Story? was based on his stand-up routines.
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Sikandar Raza
- Occupations
- cricketer
- Biography
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Sikandar Raza Butt is a Pakistani-born Zimbabwean international cricketer. He is an all-rounder, who bats right-handed and bowls right arm off-spin. He made his international debut for Zimbabwe in May 2013.
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Anna Sloan
- Occupations
- curler
- Biography
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Anna Sloan is a Scottish curler. She was the longtime third for the Eve Muirhead rink. Representing Scotland, they won the 2011 European Championships, the 2013 World Championships, and the 2017 European Championships. Representing Great Britain, they won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2014 Sochi Games and finished fourth at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.
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Christopher Chung
- Occupations
- justice of the peace
- Biography
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Christopher Chung Shu-kun, SBS, JP was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2012, representing the Hong Kong Island constituency. He is also former chairman of Eastern District Council, and a former councillor from 1991 to 2015, representing the Yue Wan constituency. He is a veteran member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, the flagship pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.
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Jeane Freeman
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jeane Tennent Freeman is a Scottish retired businesswoman and politician who served as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency from 2016 to 2021.
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Gianni Capaldi
- Occupations
- actorfilm producertelevision actor
- Biography
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Gianni Capaldi is a Scottish actor and film and television producer.
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Khalid Abdul Rahim
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 62)
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Khalid Mohammed Abdulrahim is a Bahraini business magnate and construction tycoon is the founder and chairman of KAR group of companies. The focal point of this business group is Cebarco Bahrain, a building construction and civil engineering company. Projects completed by the company include Bahrain International Circuit, Yas Marina Circuit, Bahrain City Centre, the Sheikh Isa bin Salman Library and Conference Centre, Citibank Headquarters, King Hamad Highway and Bahrain Chamber of Commerce.
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Arsul Sani
- Enrolled in Glasgow Caledonian University
- Studied in 2011
- Occupations
- judgepolitician
- Biography
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Arsul Sani is an Indonesian politician who is currently serving as a justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. He was appointed as a judge to replace Justice Wahiduddin Adams who retired in January 2024.
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Lesley Laird
- Occupations
- council memberpolitician
- Biography
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Lesley Margaret Laird is a Scottish politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2017 to 2019. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath from 2017 to 2019, and Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland during the same period. Laird was a Member of Fife Council from 2012 to 2018 and served as the Deputy Leader of the Council.
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Martin Rennie
- Occupations
- association football managerassociation football player
- Biography
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Martin Rennie is a Scottish football coach, who was most recently the manager of Scottish League One side Falkirk.
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Gregor Virant
- Occupations
- lawyerjuristpoliticianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Gregor Virant is a Slovenian politician and public servant. Between 2004 and 2008, he served as Minister of Public Administration in Janez Janša's first government, between 2011–2013 he was Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia. He also served as Minister of the Interior and Public Administration in the government of Alenka Bratušek between 2013 and 2014.
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Abi Daré
- Born in
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Nigeria - Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Abimbola "Abi" Daré is a Nigerian author and public speaker who now lives in Essex, England. In 2018 she won the Bath Novel Award, and was a finalist in the Literary Consultancy Pen Factor 2018. Her debut novel The Girl With The Louding Voice was published in 2020 to critical acclaim.
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Pam Duncan-Glancy
- Years
- 1981-.. (age 43)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Pam Duncan-Glancy is a Scottish Labour politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region since May 2021. She is the first permanent wheelchair user elected to the Scottish Parliament.
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James Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane
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- politician
- Biography
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James Stuart Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane, was a Scottish business executive and member of the House of Lords.
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Andy Kerr
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Andy Kerr is a Scottish politician who served as Minister for Finance and Public Services from 2001 to 2004 and Minister for Health and Community Care from 2004 to 2007. A member of the Scottish Labour Party, he was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the East Kilbride constituency from 1999 to 2011.
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Phil Boswell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Philip John Boswell is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill from 2015 to 2017.
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Michael Keating
- Occupations
- political scientistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Michael Keating is a political scientist specialising in nationalism, European politics, regional politics, and devolution. He is Professor of Scottish Politics at the University of Aberdeen and Fellow of the Centre on Constitutional Change at the University of Edinburgh.
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Clare Adamson
- Occupations
- politiciancomputer scientist
- Biography
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Clare Anne Adamson FBCS is a Scottish politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Motherwell and Wishaw since 2016. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she was previously an additional MSP for the Central Scotland region from 2011 to 2016.
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Gordon MacDonald
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Gordon MacDonald is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Edinburgh Pentlands constituency since 2011.
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Alexander Stewart
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 62)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alexander James Stewart is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region since 2016.
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Sean Michael Wilson
- Occupations
- comics creatorwriterscreenwriter
- Biography
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Sean Michael Wilson is a Scottish comic book writer from Edinburgh. He has written more than 40 books with a variety of US, UK and Japanese publishers and has been nominated for both the Eisner and Harvey book awards, and won a medal in the Japanese government's 'International Manga Award', 2016.
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Stewart Maxwell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William Stewart Maxwell is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was the Minister for Communities and Sport from 2007 to 2009 and a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West of Scotland region from 2003 to 2016.
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Rimbink Pato
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rimbink Pato OBE is a Papua New Guinean constitutional lawyer and politician. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2012 to 2019. Pato is the head of the United Party and its sole MP, representing Wapenamanda Open.
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Siobhan McMahon
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Siobhan Marie McMahon is a Scottish Labour Party politician who served as a regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Central Scotland region from 2011 to 2016.
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Lena Wilson
- Occupations
- executive
- Biography
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Lena Cooper Wilson CBE is a United Kingdom Scottish executive and bank employee. She rose to be the CEO of Scottish Enterprise. She went on to directorships with a number of organisations.
