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14 World Leaders who have studied in Indian Universities

General Hussain Muhammad Ershad - Former President of Bangladesh (1983-1990)

14 World Leaders who have studied in Indian Universities

Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk - Current King of Bhutan (From 2006)

Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk - Current King of Bhutan (From 2006)
National Defence College (2005)

Bingu Wa Mutharika - Former President of Malawi

Bingu Wa Mutharika - Former President of Malawi
Bachelors' in Economics from SRCC in 1961 Masters' in Economics from Delhi School of Economics (1964)

John Samuel Malecela - Former PM of Tanzania (1990-94)

John Samuel Malecela - Former PM of Tanzania (1990-94)
Bachelors' in Commerce from Bombay University (1959)

Jigme Singye Wangchuk - Former King of Bhutan (1972-2006)

Jigme Singye Wangchuk - Former King of Bhutan (1972-2006)
Initial schooling from St Joseph's, Darjeeling

Hamid Karzai - Former President of Pakistan

Hamid Karzai - Former President of Pakistan
Masters' in International Relations and Political Science from Himachal Pradesh University in Shimla (1979 to 1983)

Lieutenant General Frederick William Kwasi Akuffo - Former Head of the State of Ghana (1978-79)

Lieutenant General Frederick William Kwasi Akuffo - Former Head of the State of Ghana (1978-79)
National Defence College (1973)

Aung San Suu Kyi - Incumbent State Counsellor of Myanmar, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

Aung San Suu Kyi - Incumbent State Counsellor of Myanmar, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
Went to school at Convent of Jesus and Mary. Graduated from Lady Shri Ram College in 1964. Fellow at Shimla's Indian Institute of Advanced Studies.

Baburam Bhattarai - Former PM of Nepal (2011-13)

Baburam Bhattarai - Former PM of Nepal (2011-13)
Chandigarh College of Architecture (1970s) followed by School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi PhD from Centre for the Study of Regional Develoment, JNU (1979-80)

Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev - 11th king of Nepal (1972-2001)

Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev - 11th king of Nepal (1972-2001)
Schooling from St Joseph's, Darjeeling (1950s)

Sitiveni Rabuka- Former PM of Fiji (1992-1999)

Sitiveni Rabuka- Former PM of Fiji (1992-1999)
Defence Services Staff COllege, Wellington, Tamil Nadu (1979)

Manouchehr Mottaki

Manouchehr Mottaki

Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev - 12th king of Nepal (2001-2008)

Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev - 12th king of Nepal (2001-2008)
Senior Cambridge from St.Joseph's Darjeeling

Olusegun Obasanjo - Former President of Nigeria (1999-2007), former military ruler (1976-79)

Olusegun Obasanjo - Former President of Nigeria (1999-2007), former military ruler (1976-79)
Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Tamil Nadu College of Military Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra

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