SOAS Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni of SOAS

• Amartya Sen (1956) - Nobel laureate in Economics, known for his work on welfare economics.
• Aung San Suu Kyi (1969) - Nobel Peace Prize laureate, leader of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar.
• Ha-Joon Chang (1992) - Economist, author of '23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism'.
• David Malpass (1985) - Economist, President of the World Bank Group.
• Shashi Tharoor (1976) - Indian politician, diplomat, and author.
• Chinua Achebe (1960) - Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic, best known for 'Things Fall Apart'.
• Wang Gungwu (1957) - Historian, scholar of Chinese history and the Chinese diaspora.
• Ahdaf Soueif (1973) - Egyptian novelist and political and cultural commentator.