Winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2012, Aung San Suu Kyi has become a living legend in her native Burma (now Myanmar). The politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy in Burma, Suu Kyi spent 21 years under house-arrest in Rangoon (now Yangon), after speaking out against the brutal rule of dictator U Ne Win. She studied PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) at St. Hugh's College, Oxford University between 1964-67.

The first Prime-Minister of the Republic of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew served for three decades making him the longest serving prime minister in history. Often credited as being the 'Founder of Modern Singapore. Completed a degree in law at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University.

Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein, also known as King Abdullah II of Jordan, is reigning monarch of a country where the royal family still retains considerable constitutional power. Since his ascent to the throne, he has instituted a number of positive economic measures. Enrolled in the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in 1980, and completed a one-year Special Studies course in Middle Eastern Affairs at Pembroke College, Oxford in 1982.

Oscar Arias Sanchez was president of Costa Rice from 1986-1990 and again from 2006-2010. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1987 for his efforts to bring peace to the politically-troubled Central American region. Arias received his doctorate in Political Science from the University of Exeter in 1974.

Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos of Brandesbury, is a former Leader of the House of Lords, and former U.K. High Commissioner to Australia. Hailing from the former British Guyana, Amos is currently Under-Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator of OCHA, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. She completed a BA degree in Sociology from the University of Warwick, and a Masters degree in Cultural Studies at the University of Birmingham in 1976.