19 Notable alumni of
University of Buckingham
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The University of Buckingham is 1695th in the world, 579th in Europe, and 106th in the United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from the University of Buckingham sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Susanne Klatten
- Enrolled in the University of Buckingham
- Studied business administration
- Occupations
- entrepreneurbusinessperson
- Biography
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Susanne Hanna Ursula Klatten is a German billionaire heiress, the daughter of Herbert and Johanna Quandt. As of January 2022, her net worth was estimated at US$23.4 billion, and the richest woman in Germany and the 50th richest person in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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Pravind Jugnauth
- Occupations
- politicianbarrister
- Biography
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Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is a Mauritian politician and former Prime Minister, succeeding, Aneerood Jugnauth, his father, who retired as leader of the majority in 2017.
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Brandon Lewis
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Sir Brandon Kenneth Lewis CBE is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from September to October 2022. He previously served as Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2018 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2020 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Yarmouth from 2010 to 2024.
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Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu
- Years
- 1968-.. (age 57)
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestantbusinesspersonlawyerdiplomat
- Biography
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Bianca Odinakachukwu Olivia Odumegwu-Ojukwu is a Nigerian politician, diplomat, lawyer, businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder. She currently serves as the Federal Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. The widow of Biafra President Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, she is a multiple international pageant titleholder, having won Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Miss Africa, and Miss Intercontinental. Formerly a presidential advisor, she was the country's ambassador to Ghana and became Nigeria's Ambassador to Spain in 2012. She is also Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations World Tourism Organization ( UNWTO) and the incumbent Minister of State Foreign Affairs, after being sworn-in on 4 November 2024.
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Michael Ellis
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sir Michael Tyrone Ellis KBE KC is a British politician and barrister who served as Attorney General for England and Wales between September and October 2022, having previously served in the position from March to September 2021 during the maternity leave of Suella Braverman. A member of the Conservative Party, he previously served as Paymaster General from 2021 to 2022 and as Minister for the Cabinet Office from February to September 2022. Ellis served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Northampton North from 2010 to 2024.
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Anifah Aman
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Anifah bin Aman is a Malaysian politician who has served as Senator since March 2023, Chairman of the Labuan Corporation since June 2023, Special Advisor to the Chief Minister of Sabah Hajiji Noor on International Relations and Foreign Investments since January 2023 and the 3rd President of the Love Sabah Party (PCS) since July 2020. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Minister of Primary Industries and Deputy Minister of Primary Industries in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Mahathir Mohamad, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak and former Ministers Lim Keng Yaik and Peter Chin Fah Kui from December 1999 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaufort from November 1999 to March 2004 and for Kimanis from March 2004 to August 2019 and for Beaufort from November 1999 to March 2004. He is a member of the PCS and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition before leaving it to be an independent in September 2018 and joining PCS in 2020. He is also the younger half brother of Musa Aman, the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah and former Chief Minister of Sabah.
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Joseph Elron
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Joseph Elron is an Israeli judge who has served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Israel since 2017.
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Mark Lancaster
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary officer
- Biography
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Major General John Mark Lancaster, Baron Lancaster of Kimbolton, TD, VR, PC is a British Conservative Party politician, a Member of the House of Lords and a British Army reserve officer, who has served as Director Reserves since October 2023.
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Abimbola Craig
- Occupations
- actortelevision producer
- Biography
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Abimbola Craig is a Nigerian Nollywood actress and producer who starred as Tiwalade in Skinny Girl in Transit. She was originally slated to be the producer of Skinny Girl in Transit but ended up playing the lead role. Since the first season, Abimbola has not only acted as the lead but has also produced Seasons 2 through 6 of the series. In addition, Craig co-produced the box office hit Sugar Rush in 2019, alongside Jadesola Osiberu.
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Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan is a Pakistani politician who is the current Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, he assumed office of the Speaker on 24 February 2024. He is also a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab having taken oath on 23 February 2024.
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Paul Beliën
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 66)
- Occupations
- politicianjournalistcolumnist
- Biography
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Paul Beliën is a Flemish Belgian political operative, writer, and former journalist and founder of the right-wing blog The Brussels Journal.
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Mohammadin Keretapi
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Datuk Mohamaddin bin Ketapi is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Segama since September 2020. He served as the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lahad Datu from October 2019 to November 2022 and for Silam from May 2018 to October 2019 as well as MLA for Lahad Datu from August 1986 to October 1990. He also served as the State Assistant Minister of Industrial and Rural Development of Sabah in the United Sabah Party (PBS) state administration under former Chief Minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan from 1986 to 1990. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was also member of the Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM), member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the ruling Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalitions, member of the Heritage Party (WARISAN) and member of the PBS. He has also served as the 1st State Chairman of PBM of Sabah from August 2022 to his resignation from the party in January 2023. On 30 October 2021, he left WARISAN and became independent in support for GRS. Later, he officially became a member of BERSATU on 26 November 2021. However on 28 June 2022, he left BERSATU and became independent again in support for BN and GRS ruling coalitions after joining it only seven months prior. He then joined PBM and was appointed as its State Chairman of Sabah exactly two months later after leaving BERSATU on 28 August 2022. On 6 January 2023, he left PBM and joined UMNO and supported its withdrawal of support for GRS that triggered the 2023 Sabah political crisis.
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Hannatu Musawa
- Occupations
- writerpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Hannatu Musa Musawa is a Nigerian lawyer, politician, and author who has served as the Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy since 2023. She is from Katsina State in northern Nigeria and belongs to the Hausa-Fulani ethnic group.
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Francis Alimikhena
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Francis Asekhame Alimikhena is a former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Edo State. He served in the Senate from 2015 to 2023, representing Edo North Senatorial District. He was first elected in 2015 and reelected to a second term in 2019. However, he lost his re-election bid in 2023. Alimikhena was the vice-chairman, Senate Committee on Housing and also a member of the Senate committee on Constitutional Review.
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Olusola Obada
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Olusola Obada is a Nigerian politician and lawyer. She served as deputy governor of Osun State from 2003 to 2010, as Nigeria's Minister of State for Defence from 2011 to 2012 and then as Nigeria's Minister of Defence from 2012 to 2013 under the Cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan.
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Aisha Rimi
- Born in
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Nigeria - Occupations
- attorney at lawchildren's rightslawyerentrepreneur
- Biography
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Aisha Rimi is from Katsina State in Northern Nigeria. She is the founding partner at Africa Law Practice, a commercial law firm in Nigeria. She is a law graduate (LLB and LLM) of the University of Buckingham in England.
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Alexander Afenyo-Markin
- Enrolled in the University of Buckingham
- Studied in 2003-2006
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws in law
- Occupations
- politiciandirectorlawyer
- Biography
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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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Gbenga Toyosi Olawepo
- Occupations
- businesspersonpoliticianhuman rights activist
- Biography
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Gbenga Toyosi Olawepo is a Nigerian human rights activist and businessman. Olawepo first was recognized as an anti-apartheid activist; he and three other students' leaders of the University of Lagos were clamped into the over-crowded Nigeria Police cell in April 1989 after an anti-apartheid protest. The military regime that was growing increasingly repressive and intolerant of freedom of expression in Nigeria then ordered the detention of the student activist. The Education Editor of Guardian Express – Joe Idika- published an exclusive report on the plight of the quartet in what was an exposé on the deplorable condition under which detainees are held in the Nigerian Police facilities. The report was also a story of the visit of Margaret Thatcher over her government's pro-apartheid policy, which the student-labour protest was opposing.
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Olamide Samuel
- Years
- 1992-.. (age 33)
- Enrolled in the University of Buckingham
- 2014-2019 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in international security and conflict studies
- Occupations
- university teacherresearcherforeign policy analysis
- Biography
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Olamide Mobolaji Samuel is a Nigerian arms control, nuclear policy and international security expert. He is a political and strategic advisor on arms control and a Senior Teaching Fellow at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS University of London.
