Amartya Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998 for his work on welfare economics and social choice theory.

Nelson Mandela was the first black President of South Africa, serving from 1994 to 1999. He studied law at the University of Delhi in the early 1940s.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the founder of Pakistan and its first Governor-General. He studied law at the Aligarh Muslim University in the early 1900s.

J. R. Jayewardene was the President of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989. He studied law at the University of Madras in the early 1930s.

B. P. Koirala was the first Prime Minister of Nepal after the overthrow of the Rana dynasty in 1951. He studied at the Banaras Hindu University in the early 1940s.

Mohammad Najibullah was the President of Afghanistan from 1987 to 1992. He studied at the Aligarh Muslim University in the early 1970s.

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, serving from 1971 to 1975. He studied at the University of Dhaka in the early 1940s.

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was the President of Maldives from 1978 to 2008. He studied at the Aligarh Muslim University in the early 1960s.

Jigme Thinley was the Prime Minister of Bhutan from 2008 to 2013. He studied at the St. Stephen's College, Delhi in the early 1970s.

Seewoosagur Ramgoolam was the first Prime Minister of Mauritius, serving from 1968 to 1982. He studied at the University of Bombay in the early 1940s.

Eric Williams was the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, serving from 1962 to 1981. He studied at the University of the West Indies in the early 1940s.

Cheddi Jagan was the first President of Guyana, serving from 1992 to 1997. He studied at the University of Guyana in the early 1940s.

Michael Manley was the Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1972 to 1980 and again from 1989 to 1992. He studied at the University of the West Indies in the early 1950s.

Johan Ferrier was the first President of Suriname, serving from 1975 to 1980. He studied at the University of Amsterdam in the early 1950s.

Lynden Pindling was the first Prime Minister of the Bahamas, serving from 1973 to 1992. He studied at the University of the West Indies in the early 1950s.