Joyce Banda

An entrepreneur, activist, politician and philanthropist, Her Excellency Joyce Banda served as the President of the Republic of Malawi from 2012-2014. She was Malawi’s first female president and Africa’s second.  Prior to assuming office, President Banda served as a...

Carlos Mesa

Date and place of birth: La Paz, Bolivia, 1953. Professional experience: B.A. Mesa Gisbert, who graduated in Literature from Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, is a renowned Bolivian politician, historian and journalist. Before taking office as President, he played a...

Mehdi Jomaa

Mehdi Jomaa is a former Prime Minister of Tunisia who, as head of government, was in charge of completing the transition process with the ultimate objective of anchoring the country towards a democratic way.   Mehdi Jomaa was born in Mahdia, Tunisia, in April 1962; he...

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (known as “SBY”) is the sixth President of the Republic of Indonesia, and also the country’s first directly elected President in the democratic era. During his 2 (two) terms in office, Yudhoyono delivered what the World Economic Forum...

Punsalmaa Ochirbat

Ochirbat Punsalmaa is a former President of Mongolia. He served for one successive term from 1990-1997. Punsalmaa Ochirbat started his professional career as an Officer of the Ministry of Industry in Mongolia in 1967. After being a supervising engineer for five years...