Honorary Sponsors

We are honored to acknowledge the support and endorsement of the following esteemed individuals from a diverse range of countries:

# Honorary Sponsor Country Short Bio
43 A. F. M. Abul Fateh Bangladesh Ambas. to many countries Asia, Africa, Mid-East, Europe; Chrmn. Commonwealth Human Ecology Coun.
47 A. G. Sembu Forna Sierra Leone M.P.; Cab. Min. 10 yrs. inc.: Transport and Communications; Agric. and Natural Resources; Health; Culture.
42 Abdulrahim Abby Farah Somalia Under Sec. Gen. of U.N. for Special Political Questions.
33 Ahmed Dini Djibouti was Pres. Territorial Assembly and National Assembly; x-Cabinet Min.
60 Ahmed E. H. Jaffer Pakistan Civic Leader and Businessman; x-M.P.; Pres. Muslim Cmnwlth. Mvmt., Pres. Pakistan Br. English Speak. Union.
4 Alexey A. Abrikosov U.S.S.R. Physicist; Lenin Prize 1966; Corrs. Mem. USSR Academy Scs.; Prof. Landau Inst.. Theoretical Physics.
127 Amadou Seydou Niger Ambassador at various times to France, U.K., Italy, Spain and Switzerland.
50 Amnar Nath Grover India Judge High Ct. Punjab 1957-68; Judge Supreme Ct. India 1968-73; Chrmn. Press Council of India since 1979.
44 Anatole Fistoulari U.K. was Prin. Conduct. London Philharmonic Orch.; Guest Conductor Orchestras in many countries.
46 Antonio Fonseca-Pimental Brazil Dir. Brazilian Civil Service 1961-63; Mem. Int'l Civil Service Comm. of UN since 1975; Author, "Democratic World Government and the U.N."
114 Anwar Iqbal Quereshi Pakistan Economic Advisor to Gov't. Pakistan, Int'l Monetary Fund, Saudi Arabia; Pres. Pakistan Econ. Assn.
35 Arthur C. Eggleton Canada Mayor Toronto.
26 Augustine Namakube Chimuka Zambia Asst. Secretary Gen., Organization of African Unity; many posts with Ministry Foreign Affairs.
8 Aziz Ahmed Pakistan Min. Foreign Affairs 1971-77; Ambas. USA 1959-63; Chrmn Press Trust Pakistan; many other diplomatic posts.
110 Babhubai J. Patel India Chief Min. Gujarat 1975-80; Minister in Bombay and Gujarat Gov'ts. since 1952, many posts; Univ. V. Chancellor.
142 Bahjat Talhouni Jordan Pres. of Senate; Prime Minister four times; Foreign Min. 1967-68; Chief of the Royal Cabinet four times.
145 Baron Jakob Von Uexkull Isle of Man, U.K. Exec.
144 Ben Toruk So. Africa was Sec. So. African Congress Democrats; Pol. Prisoner 3 yrs.; now Faculty 3rd World Studies, Milton Keynes Univ., U.K.
106 Charles D. Onyeama Nigeria World Court Judge 1967-76; High Court Judge, Lagos, 1975-64; Supreme Court Justice 1964-66; was M.P.
7 Chief J.O. Agboye Nigeria Pres. Nigerian Inst. Administrative Mgmt., Nigerian Society Commerce, and Inst. Internal Auditors.
19 Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi Kwazulu, S. Africa Chief Minister; Leader S. Africa Black Alliance; Leader 5,000,000 Zulus.
69 Ciro Dominico Kroon Curacao, N.A. Banker; Min. Social and Econ. Affairs and Public Health; Prime Minister, Neth. Antilles 1968-69.
17 Dennis Brutus South Africa Poet; Dir. World Campaign for Release S. African Pol. Prisoners; V. Pres. Union of Writers of African People.
14 Dr. A. H. Boerma Netherlands Dir.-Gen. Food and Agriculture Org. of U.N. 1968-76; Dir. of F.A.O. programs since 1948.
121 Dr. Abdus Salam Pakistan Nobel Prize in Physics 1979; Dir. Int. Cntr. Theoretical Physics, Trieste; Sec. Confs. Peacefl. Uses Atom. Energy.
6 Dr. Adebayo Adedeji Nigeria U.N. Under-Sec. Gen. and Exec. Sec. Economic Comm. for Africa; Pres. African Assn. Public Adminis.
56 Dr. Akanu Ibiam Nigeria Gov. Eastern Nigeria 1960-66; x-Chrmn. All-African Church Council; Chrmn. Council of Univ. College at Ibadan.
131 Dr. Alexandras Y. Schtromas Lithuania, now in U.K. Prof. Political Sc.; was Dir. Legal Research at Vilnus; Author many books, articles.
139 Dr. Bogdam Suchodolski Poland Mem. Presidium Polish Acad. Scs.; V. Pres. Int. Acad. History Science; V. Pres. Wrld. Future Stud. Fed.
88 Dr. Charles Mercieca U.S.A. (from Malta) Founder and Exec. V. Pres. Int'l. Assn. Educators for World Peace; University Professor.
41 Dr. Douglas Everingham Australia M.P.; Minister Health 1972-75; Parliamentary U.N. Delegate 1982; x-V. Pres. Wrld. Health Org. Asn.
122 Dr. Frederick Sanger U.K. Nobel Prize Chem. 1958; Resrch Biochem. Cambridge Univ.
72 Dr. Fritz Lipmann U.S.A. Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 1953; Prof. Biology.
116 Dr. G. N. Ramachandran India CSIR Distinguished Scientist; Prof. Physics and Dean Faculty Sciences, Univ. Madras, 1952-67; V. Pres. Indian Academy Sciences.
57 Dr. George Ignatieff Canada Chancellor Univ. Toronto; Ambas. U.N. 1946-49; and 1966-68; Rep. on 18 Nation Disarm. Cttee., Geneva.
55 Dr. Gerhard Herzberg Canada Nobel Prize Chemistry 1971; Distinguished Research Scientist with National Research Council of Canada.
105 Dr. H. M. A. Onitiri Nigeria Economist; Sr. Lecturer Univ. Ibadan; Dir. Nigerian Inst. Social and Economic Research since 1974.
74 Dr. Hans Olaf Lundstrom Sweden Exec. Dir. World Bank 1978-82; x-Cab. Min. Finance, Econ. Affairs; x-Deputy Gov. Bank of Sweden.
62 Dr. Henri Janne Belgium Sociologist; was Minister Education and Culture; Hon. Rector Univ. Brussels; x-Pres. Royal Acad. Sciences and Letters.
111 Dr. I. G. Patel India Gov. Reserve Bank India since 1977; x-Exec. Dir. for India of Int'l. Monetary Fund; x-Sec. India Ministry Finance.
77 Dr. Ignacy Malecki Poland Dir. Inst. Basic Tech. Problems, Polish Acad. Scs.; V. Pres. Int'l. Council Scientific Unions; Pres. Pugwash Cttee.
59 Dr. Iorgu Iordan Romania x-Faculty Dean and Rector, Bucharest Univ.; Pres. UNESCO Cttee.; Mem. Romanian Acad.; Mem. many Int'l. Assns.
140 Dr. Ivan Supek Yugoslavia Dir. Inst. History and Philosophy Sc., Yugoslav Acad.; x-Rector Univ. Zagreb; M.P. 19963-67; Pres. Yugoslav Pugwash Grp.
104 Dr. J. O. J. Okezie Nigeria Min. Health, Agric. and Nat. Resources, 1970-75; Med. Supt. Ibeku Central Hosp.; Sec. E. Nigeria Science Assn.
54 Dr. Jawad Hashim Iraq Min. Planning 1968-74; now Mng. Dr. Arab Monetary Fund at Abu Dhabi; Chrmn. U.N. Econ. Cttee. Western Asia.
79 Dr. Jose Mallart Spain Educator, Psychologist, Author; Member Exec. Cttee. Int. Assn. Applied Psychology.
25 Dr. Josef Charvat Czechslovakia Prof. Medicine; on Scien. Council Ministry of Health.
98 Dr. Joseph Needham U.K. Biochemist and Historian of Science; Prof. at Univrs. in many countries; Pres. Int'l. Union History of Science.
117 Dr. Kamarazu N. Rao, M.D. India Pres., Int'l. Medical Sciences Acad.; was Pres., World Fed. Public Health Assns. and Sec-Gen., Population Council of India, WHO Consultant.
112 Dr. Linus Pauling U.S.A. Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1954; Nobel Peace Prize 1962; Lenin Prize 1970; now research on Vit. C and Cancer.
52 Dr. Louis M. Hacker U.S.A. Prof. Economics and Dean School Gen. Studies, Columbia Univ.; Editor sev. Encyclopedias, Author many books.
51 Dr. Max Habicht Switzerland International Lawyer and Prof. Int'l. Law; Legal Advisor to League of Nations, U.N., many world gov't. orgs.
36 Dr. Muhammad El Fasi Morocco Chrmn. Exec. Bd. UNESCO 1964-66; Rector two Univs.; Pres. Assn. African Univs., Assn. Islamic Univs.
135 Dr. Nagendra Singh India Judge at World Court since 1973, was V. Pres.; Prof. Int'l. Law several Univs.; Pres. Indian Society Int'l. Law.
2 Dr. Norman Z. Alcock Canada Nuclear Physicist; x-Pres. Canad. Peace Research Inst.
123 Dr. Paul E. Santorini Greece Scientist, Engineer, Philosopher; Author several books on Emergence of Universe and of Life in Universe.
49 Dr. Ragnar A. Granit Sweden Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1967; was President Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
80 Dr. Rashmi Mayur, Ph. D. India Director, Urban Development Inst.; President, Global Futures Network; U.N. Consultant.
11 Dr. Richard Bedggood New Zealand Prof. Education; V. Pres. Int'l. Community Educ. Assn.
48 Dr. Risieri Frondizi Argentina Prof. Philosophy; Rector Univ. Buenos Aires 1955-66; Pres. Inter-American Union of Latin Am. Univs.
132 Dr. Salimuzzaman Siddiqui Pakistan Dir. Research Inst. Chem. Univ. Karachi; x-Chrmn. Pakistan Coun. Scientific and Industrial Research.
138 Dr. Sompong Sucharitkul Thailand Amb. Japan, France, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Benelux; Mem. Permanent Court Arbitration since 1978.
38 Dr. Taslim Olawale Elias Nigeria Pres. of World Court; Chief Justice Supreme Ct. Nigeria 1972-75; x-Min. Justc.; Pres. Wrld. Assn. Judges.
118 Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao India M. P. 1967-77; Cab. Min. 1967-71; Founder-Dir. Inst. of Economic. Growth, and Inst. Social and Economic Change.
115 Dr. Walpola Rahula Sri Lanka Educator; Chancellor of University of Kelaniya.
86 Dr. Zhores A. Medvedev U.S.S.R. Sr. Scientist and Head Various Labs and Insts. USSR; now with Nat'l. Inst. Medical Research, London.
1 Egil Aarvik Norway Chrmn. Norwegian Nobel Cttee.; M.P. since 1961; Pres. Lagting (upper house par.); Min. Social Affairs 1965-70.
28 Everett R. Clinchy U.S.A. Pres. Nat'l Conf. Christians and Jews 1928-58; x-Pres. Council on World Tensions; x-Pres. Inst. Man and Science.
103 Fr. Bob Ogle Canada Member of Parliament.
16 Fr. Phil Bosmans Belgium Priest; Radio Call-in Couns.; Author, "Give Happiness A Chance."
53 George Hakim Lebanon Min. Foreign Affairs; 1965-67; Ambassador to U.N. and Chrmn. U.N. Grp. Experts on Econ. Dev. Undevel. Countries.
58 George X. Ionnides Cyprus Lawyer and M.P.; Minister of Justice 1970-72 and 1976-78; Min. Interior 1972-74; Min. to Presidency 1978-80.
32 Gurdial Singh Dhillon India Speaker Lok Sabha 1969-75; Min. Transport 1975-77; x-Pres. Inter. Parl. Union. and Commonwealth Parl. Assn.
93 Haity Mousatche Brazil Prof. Physiology and Dept. Head Univ. Brazil, and Univ. Centro Occidental, Venz; V. Pres. Brazil Soc. Advance Sc.
75 Hassan M. Makki Yemen Arab Repub. Deputy Prime Min. for Economic Affairs; was Prime Minister, Foreign Min., Ambassador to U.N.
30 Hitendra Desai India M.P.; Min. Works and Housing 1976-77; Min. Commerce 1979-80; Pres. Gujaret Pradesh Congr. Cttee. since 1975.
45 Homer Ferguson U.S.A. Lawyer; U.S. Senator 1943-55; Judge since 1956.
83 Hon. Bakeer Markar Sri Lanka M.P.; Speaker of Parliament for many years.
61 Hon. Bal Ram Jakhar India Speaker of the Lok Sabha many terms; President, Commonwealth Parliamentary Assn.
94 Hon. F. Matale Mulikita Zambia Educator, Politician, Businessman; was Minister Foreign Affairs, Labor and Social Services, Health, Power, Transport and Works, Education.
18 Hon. Gordon M. Bryant Australia M.P. 1955-1980; Cabinet Min. 1972-75; U.N. Delegate.
120 Hon. Mahinder Singh Saathi India mayor of Delhi; was labor leader; works for Hindu-Sikh Unity.
24 Hon. Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud India Chief Justice of Supreme Court.; President of India Law Inst., and International Law Assn.
37 Ibrahim Elias Sudan Banker; with Ministry Commerce 1949-56; Under-Sec. Ministry Economy 1965-69; Ministry Treasury 1979-81.
40 Ioan Evans U.K. M.P.; Chrmn. Foreign Affairs Group Parliamentary Labor Party; Int'l. V. Pres. Parliamentarians for World Order.
64 Jamsahib Nawab Alhaj Amir Ali Khan Pakistan Member Federal Advisory Council.
97 Jayant V. Narlikar India Prof. Astrophysics, Tata Inst. Fundamen. Research; Author, "Structure of the Universe," and other books.
134 Jon Silkin U.K. Writer, Editor, Author "The Peaceable Kingdom," "Nature With Man," others.
126 Jose Sette-Camara Brazil V. Pres. World Ct.; x-Mayor Brasilia; Ambas. to Switz. 1963-64, to U.N. 1964-68; Mem. U.N. Int'l. Law Comm.
96 Joseph B. Mwemba Zambia Teacher, Farmer, M.P., 1973-78; Min. of State for Labour and Social Services 1974-79; Ambas. U.N., 1966-68.
95 Joseph J. Mungai Tanzania Member Parliament; was Minister Agriculture; Led delegations to Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conferences.
119 Jules A. Razafimbahiny Madagascar Ambas. to many countr. Europe, USA, E.E.C.; Pres. Pan-African Inst. Develop.; With UN Dev. Prgm.
91 Jules Moch France M.P. 1946-58 and 1962-67; Minister Public Works in Four Cabinets; Perm. Del. UN Disarmament Cttee. at Geneva 7 years.
10 Justice Zvi Bar-niv Israel Judge and Pres. Nat'l Labor Court; x-Solicitor General.
84 Keba Mbaye Senegal World Court Judge; Appeal Judge Supreme Court Senegal; Pres. World Fed. UN Assns.; V. Char. Int. Inst. Human Rights.
23 Khub Chand India Ambas. and High Commr. to Many Countries of Europe, Africa and Mid-East; Consultant for International Development.
141 Kurt Swinton Canada Educator; x-Pres. Encycl. Brittan.; on Bd. Toronto 2000 Futurists.
137 Lord Donald Soper U.K. Methodist Min.; Alderman, London Co. Council 1958-65.
100 Lord Philip Noel-Baker U.K. Nobel Peace Prize 1959; Chrmn. Parliam. Labor Prty. Foreign Affairs Group; Co-Chrmn. World Disarm. Camp.
113 Louis Perillier France Author, "Verification, Key to Disarmament".
39 M. Necati Munir Ertekun Cyprus Lawyer; Judge of Supreme Constitutional Court.
81 Mamoon-Al-Rashid Bangladesh Chrmn. and Mng. Trustee Comprehensive Rural, Educational, Social, Cultural and Economic Centre.
82 Marcel Marceau France Master Mime.
70 Maria Kuncewiczowa Poland Writer and Professor; Founder, Center for Writers in Exile.
71 Mme. Irene De Lipkowski France was M.P. and Mayor Orly; Pres. Int'l. Alliance of Women.
73 Mochtar Lubis Indonesia Publisher and Editor Daily Indonesian Raya, and The Times of Indonesia; Golden Pen of Freedom Award 1967.
63 Mohamed Khir Johari Malaysia M.P.; was Min. Education, of Agric. and Cooperatives, of Trade and Indust.; Sec.-Gen. United Malays Nat'l. Org.; Pres. Asian Rural Reconstruction Confs.
9 Mohsin Ahmed Alaini Yemen Arab Republic twice Prime Minister; three times Foreign Min. Ambas. UK, France, USA, USSR, UN, W. Ger.
108 Mondher Ouanes Tunisia Advocate; Pres. Assn. Lawyers of Tunisia; V. Pres. Union of Arab Legal Professions, headquartered in Baghdad.
87 Mrs. Leela Damodara Menon India x-M.P.; Mem. U.N. Human Rights Cttee.; V. Pres. All-India Women's Conference.
31 Mrs. Marion Dewar Canada Mayor Ottawa.
125 Mrs. Nandini Satpathy India M.P. 1962-72; x-Min. Information and Broadcasting; Chief Min. Orissa 1972-76; U.N. Delegate 1970.
99 Mrs. Savitry Nigam India M.P. 1952-67; Sec. Congress Party in Parliament; Pres. Indian Housewives Fed.; Chrmn. Indian Fed. UN Assns.
85 Mustafa Medani Sudan with Ministry Foreign Affs. since 1958; Ambas. to UN, W. Germany, many other countries; Del. UN Human Rights Conf.
5 Nicholas Y.B. Adade Ghana Lawyer; was Minister Justice, Dir. Ghana News Agency; Dir. Ghana Commercial Bank.
34 Nikolai Petrovich Dubinin U.S.S.R. Dir. Inst. Gen. Genetics, USSR Academy Sciences; Lenin Prize 1966; Chrmn, "Man and Environment" div. of State Cttee. for USSR Coun. of Ministers.
101 Odvar Nordli Norway Prime Minister 1976-81; now Pres. Parliament; Leader Parliam. Labor Party; Min. Labor and Municipal Affairs 1971-72.
107 Osman N. Orek Cyprus was Prime Min., Turkish Fed. State Cyprus; Sec. Gen. Cyprus-Turkish Nat'l. Union Party; now Lawyer in Turkey.
78 Paul Malekou Gabon was Minister Labour and Social Affairs, of Education, Youth and Sports, of Public Works and Transportation, of House and Urbanism.
66 Prince Yaqub Mohammed Khan Hong-kong Head of Asia Times, and Travel Executive.
20 Prof. Adriano Buzzati-Traverso Italy Dir. Inst. Genetics, Univ. Pavia 1946-62; Sr. Sc. Advisor UN Environment Prgm; WHO Advisor.
109 Prof. Arvid Pardo Malta Ambas. U.N. 1965-71; Proposed oceans and seabeds as common heritage mankind; Prof. Ocean Law, Univ. S. Cal.
29 Prof. Conrnelis De Jager Netherlands Astronomer; Gen. Sec. Int'l. Astronomical Union 1967-73; was Pres. Int'l Council Scient. Unions.
128 Prof. Finn Seyersted Norway Sec. Ministry Foreign Affairs 1945-53; Ambas. Argentina 1968-73; Prof. Int'l. Law, Univ. Oslo since 1973.
15 Prof. Goran Von Bonsdorff Finland Prof. Political Sc. Univ. Helsinki; Author, "World Politics in Age of Technology."
21 Prof. Henri Cartan France Prof. Math, Univ. Paris 1940-75; Pres. European Assn. Teachers (Fr.) 1957-75; Pres. Mvmt. Federaliste European.
76 Prof. Ivan Malek Czechslovakia Microbiologist; V. Pres Czech Academy Sciences; V. Pres. Int'l Union Biological Scs.; Lenin Prize 1967.
67 Prof. James Kirkup U.K. Poet; Prof. English Lit. Kyoto Univ., Japan; Prof. several univs. U.K., USA; Author "The Cosmic Shape," many other books.
124 Prof. Margaret Schlauch Poland Prof. and Author; Corress. Mem. Polish Acad. Sciences.
13 Prof. S. O. Biobaku Nigeria Dir. Inst. African Studies, Univ. Ibadan; V. Chancellor Univs. Ife and Lagos; Pres. Historical Society Nigeria.
12 Prof. Suri Bhagavantam India Prof. Physics; Univ. V. Chancellor; Pres. Cttee. on Science and Technology in Developing Countries.
89 Ram Niwas Mirdha India M.P.; was Home Min., and Deputy Chrmn. Rajya Sabha; Chrmn. Parliamentary Group for World Government.
27 Ramsey Clark U.S.A. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney Gen. 1967-69; Prof. Law. Brooklyn Law School.
130 Rishikesh Shaha Nepal was Gen. Sec. Nepalese Congress; Amb. UN 1956-60; Min. Finan. and Plan. 1961-62; M.P. 1967-70; Univ. Prof.
136 Ross Smyth Canada x-Pres. World Federalists of Canada; Pub. Affrs. Mgr. (rt'd.) of Air Canada.
90 S.P. Mittal India M.P.; Sec. Gen. Asian Forum Parliamentarians; Sec. India Parl. Grp. World Gov't; Chrmn. Indian Assn. Parl. on Population and Dev.
102 Sam Nujoma Namibia Co-founder and Pres. S.W. Africa People Organ. (SWAPO); arrested several times; leading freedom movement from exile.
133 Sarv Mittra Sikra India Chief Justice Supreme Ct. India 1971-73; Pres. Indian Law Inst., Indian Br. Int'l. Law Assn., Indian Soc. Int'l. Law.
3 Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah India Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir; was Pres. All-India States Peoples Conf.; Delegate to U.N.
92 Shettima Ali Monguno Nigeria Min. Int. Affairs 19655-67. Fed. Commr. Industries 1967-71; Pres. OPEC 1972; UN Del. Nine Sessions.
129 Shri K. K. Shah India Mem. Rajya Sabha 1960-71; Gov. Tamil Nadu 1971-76; Cab. Min. 5 years; Sec. Indo-African Soc.; Pres. Indo-Arab Soc.
65 Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan Pakistan Pres. U.N. General Assembly 1962-63; Pres. of World Court 1970-73; x-Min. Foreign Affairs.
68 Suchart Kosolkitiwong Thailand Pres. International Federation of Religions; Organizing World Eternal Peace Conferences.
143 Tun Tan Siew Sin Malaysia Min. Commerce and Industry 1957-59; of Finance 1959-74; V. Pres. and Pres. Chinese Malay. Assn. 1957-74; Chancellor Malaysian Nat. Univ.; Rubber Planter.
22 Vedat Celik Cyprus was Deputy Prime Min. and Min. Foreign Affairs, Turkish Fed. State Cyprus; TFSC Rep. to UN; Mem. Legislature.

We extend our deepest gratitude to these remarkable individuals for their unwavering support and dedication.

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