Global Peace Council

PRESIDENT
Sir James R. Mancham
Founding President, Seychelles

VICE PRESIDENTS
Mr. Tajeldin Hamad
Secretary General, WANGO

Dr. Eva Latham
President, Human Rights Teaching
International, the Netherlands

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Afghanistan
Hon. Sayed Ibrahim Gailani
Senator, National Assembly of Islamic
State of Afghanistan

Albania
Hon. Gaqo Apostoli
Former Minister of Transportation,
Republic of Albania

Andorra
Mrs. Rosa Mari Sorribes
Director, Weekly Magazine
"Setmanari 7-dies"

Angola
Dr. Antonio Dias da Silva
Deputy, National Assembly of
the Republic of Angola

Antigua & Barbuda
Hon. Millicent Percival
Former President of the Senate,
Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina
Dr. Jose Bilbao Richter
President, Patriotic Association

Armenia
Mr. Armen Azizyan
Chief of the Material Department, Ministry
of Culture of the Republic of Armenia

Austria
Prof. Christian Bruenner
Professor of Constitutional Law,
University of Graz

Azerbaijan
H.E. Rahim Alievich Huseynov
Prime Minister (1992-93),
Republic of Azerbaijan

Bahamas
Hon. Calvin J. Johnson
Former Member, National
Parliament of the Commonwealth
of the Bahamas

Bahrain
Dr. Amal Ebrahim Al-Zayani
Counselor, Contemporary
Women's Association

Bangladesh
Prof. Dr. M. Shamsher Ali
President, Bangladesh
Academy of Sciences

Barbados
Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford
Prime Minister (1987-1994), Barbados

Belarus
Dr. Marat Egorov
President, Belarusian Fund for Peace

Belgium
Dr. Charles Delnois
Barrister, Bar of Belgium - European Law

Benin
Hon. Jean Bio Orou Chabi
Former Minister of Education,
Republic of Benin

Bhutan
Mr. Parmananda Khatiwada
Secretary, Bhutanese
Human Rights Council

Bolivia
Hon. Hernan Mariscal
Member, Chamber of Deputies
of the Republic of Bolivia

Bosnia-Herzegovina
Ms. Lejla Babovic
Director of International and
Legal Affairs, Radio Television
of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana
Rev. Agness Boitumel Mokokwe Founder,
Bakgethwa Apostolic Church

Brazil
Mr. Reinaldo Correa
Regional Police Chief, Sao Paolo Police Department

Bulgaria
Mr. Emil Coen
Chairman, Helsinki Monitoring Committee

Burkina Faso
Dr. Elie Yamba Ouedraogo
Professor, Studium of Koubri

Burundi
Hon. Jean Jacques Nyenimigabo
Minister of Youth and Sports,
Republic of Burundi

Cambodia
H.E. Son Soubert
Member, Constitutional Council
of the Kingdom of Cambodia

Cameroon
Dr. Chemuta Divine Banda
Chairman, National Commission
on Human Rights and Freedoms

Canada
Rev. Darryl Gregory Gray
Senior Pastor, Imani Family
and Full Gospel Church

Dr. Yourie Pankratz
Professor of Linguistics, Simon
Fraser University

Dr. Hoossen Rassool Auckbaraullee
Advisor, Brampton Multifaith
Council, Brampton City Hall

Cape Verde
H.E. Jose Luis Monteiro da Fonseca
Ambassador and Permanent
Representative, Mission of Cape
Verde to the United Nations

Central African Republic
Prof. Gaston Mackouzangba
Vice President, National Unity Party

Chad
Gen. Ngartokete Tatola
Financial and Administration
Advisor, Ministry of Defense,
Republic of Chad

Chile
Dr. Enrique Cancec Iturra
Director of Mental Health,
Ministry of Health

Colombia
Hon. Guillermo Francisco
Reyes Gonzalez
Deputy Minister of Justice,
Republic of Colombia

Comoros
Mr. M'Madi Ahamada Ali
Consul, Consulate of the
Union of the Comoros

Congo
Hon. Philippe Mvouo
Former Minister for Post,
Telecommunications, and
New Information and Communication
Technologies, Republic of Congo

Costa Rica
H.E. Rodrigo Carazo Odio
President (1978-82),
Republic of Costa Rica

Cote d'Ivoire
Hon. Emilienne Ahou Assa Bobi
President of the Committee
for Foreign Relations, National
Assembly of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire

Croatia
Dr. Marko Tarle
Healthcare Consultant, University Hospital
"Sestre Milosrdnice"

Cyprus
Dr. Sofronis Sofroniou
President and Board of Directors,
Intercollege - Cyprus

Czech Republic
Prof. Milan Kalal
Chair, School of Applied and Engineering
Physics, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and
Physical Engineering,
Czech Technical University - Prague

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Prof. Dr. Benjamin Longo-Mbenza
Professor, Universities of
Kinshasa and Simon Kimbangu

Denmark
Rev. Hans Kristian Peter Neerskov
Chairman, International
Sakharov Committee

Djibouti
Hon. Hussein Kawaliah
Deputy Speaker, National
Assembly of the Republic of Djibouti

Dominica
Mr. Kismate Simeon Albert
Chairman, Canefield Urban Council

Dominican Republic
Dr. Diana Elisa Contreras Perez
Professor, Universidad
Autonoma de Santo Domingo

East Timor
Mr. Arif Abdullah Sagran
President, Center of
Timor-Leste's Muslim Community

Ecuador
Gen. Holger Amilcar Santana Mantilla
Acting Judge, National
Police Court of the Republic of Ecuador

Egypt
H.E. Abdelaziz Hegazy
Prime Minister (1974-75),
Arab Republic of Egypt

Prof. Dr. Rouchdy S. Saleh Hassan
Professor of Natural Resources,
Tanta University

El Salvador
Mr. Alejandro Dagoberto
Marroquin Cabrera
Deputy, Legislative Assembly
of the Republic of El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea
Mr. Jose Roberto Martin Prieto
Director, La Gaceta de Guinea Equatorial

Eritrea
Mufti Alamin Osman Alamin
Mufti, State of Eritrea

Estonia
Prof. Juri Martin
Rector, Euro University

Ethiopia
H.E. Negaso Gidada
President (1995-2001), Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Gambia
Dr. Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe
Former Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Republic of The Gambia

Georgia
Dr. Dalila Khorava
Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs
of Abkhazia, Georgia

Germany
Dr. Heinz Achim Rohde
Former Governor, North Rhine Westphalia Dusseldorf Region

Ghana
Hon. Freddie W. A. Blay
First Deputy Speaker,
National Parliament of the Republic of Ghana

Greece
Ms. Petra Terzi
Chief Executive Officer,
Cyprus International Film Festival

Grenada
Hon. Ann David Antoine
Former Minister of Health, Social Security, Environment and Ecclesiastic Relations,
Grenada

Guatemala
Lic. Ana Catalina Soberanis Reyes
Political Advisor, United Nations
Development Program - Guatemala

Guinea
H.E. Michel Kamano
President, Economic and
Social Council of Guinea

Guinea Bissau
Dr. Aly Hijazi
President, National Peace Council

Guyana
Haji Roshan Khan
President, The Guyana Islamic Forum

Haiti
Dr. Louis Antoine Auguste
Minister of Religion, Republic of Haiti

Honduras
Mr. Carlos Ruben Lopez Oliva
Attorney, National Energy Commission

Hungary
Mrs. Zsuzsanna Horvath Lestak
Professor of Marketing and Communication, Budapest College of Finance and Economy

Iceland
Mr. Bjarni Randver Sigurvinsson
Spokesperson, Interfaith
Committee of the National Church

India
Dr. Shrivatsa Goswami Acharya,
Sri Radharamana Mandir

H. E. Dr. Narendra Pannalalji Jain
Former Ambassador, Embassy of
the Republic of India to the European Union,
Nepal, Mexico and the United Nations

Indonesia
H.E. Abdurrahman Wahid
President (1999-2001),
Republic of Indonesia

Ireland
Dr. Jasbir Singh Puri
Consultant Anaesthetist,
Sikh Community of Ireland

Israel
Dr. Shuki Yariv Ben-Ami
President, World Media
Association - Israel

Prof. Eliezer Glaubach-Gal
Chairman, The I. Foerder
Institute for Liberal Studies

Italy
Mrs. Carlotta Morgana
Journalist, Il Giorno Daily Newspaper

Jamaica
Mr. Yvon Thomas Desulme
Honorary Consul General,
Consulate of Jamaica to the
Republic of Korea

Japan
Prof. Masahisa Hayashi
Professor, Waseda University

Jordan
Dr. Ghazi Mousa Tayyeb Irshaid
Chairman, Jordanian Palestinian
Brotherhood Association

Gen. Mansour Mustafa Abu Rashid
Chairman, Amman Center for
Peace and Development

Kazakhstan
Prof. Artur Igorevich Artemyev
Professor, Kazakh Academy of
Transport and Communication

Kenya
Hon. Chrisantus Barnabas Okemo
Member of Parliament,
National Assembly of the
Republic of Kenya

Kiribati
Mr. Ritiata Tebebeku Teia
Executive Secretary, Kiribati
Council of Churches

Korea
Hon. Bong Ho Kim
Former Deputy Speaker, National Assembly
of the Republic of Korea

Kosovo
Mr. Hydajet Hyseni
Law Commission Chairman,
National Parliament of the Kosovo Republic

Kuwait
Mrs. Kawther Abdulah Al-Jouan
President, Women's Institute for
Development and Training

Kyrgyzstan
Mr. Viktor Viktorovich Chernomorets
General Director, The Presidential Residence

Laos
Mr. Viengthavisone Thephachanh
Acting Director General, National Assembly
of Lao People's Democratic Republic

Latvia
Dr. Leons Bojars
President, Association of
Entrepreneurs of Latvia

Lebanon
Sheikh Mohamad Ahmad Kanaan
Presiding Judge, Islamic Sunni
Religious Court, Lebanon

Lesotho
Hon. Sephiri Enoch Motanyane
Deputy Speaker, National
Assembly of the Kingdom of Lesotho

Liberia
Dr. Roosevelt Gasolin Jayjay
Special Assistant to the Special
Representative of the Secretary General
Economic Community of West Africa

Libya
Mrs. Mufida H. Twebe
Director, High Institute of
Women's Vocational Centers

Lithuania
Hon. Jadvyga Zinkeviciute
Former Member, Parliament
of the Republic of Lithuania

Luxembourg
Dr. Bernard Zamaron
General Delegate, Robert Schuman
Centre - Europe

Macedonia
H.E. Dimitar Mircev
Dean, First Private University
Faculty of Political Sciences
and International Relations

Madagascar
Hon. Lala Henriette Randriamampionona Ratsiharovala
Minister of Justice, Republic of Madagascar

Malawi
Hon. Anna Andrew Namathanga Kachikho
Minister of Women and
Child Development, Republic of Malawi

Malaysia
Hon. Tan Sri Zaleha Ismail
Chairman, National Population
and Family Development Board

Mali
Hon. Moussa Diarra
Chairman, RECOMA

Malta
Dr. Emmanuel D. Bezzina
Founder and Chairman, Family
Rights Association

Marshall Islands
Rev. Berson Joseph
Pastor, Reformed Congregational Church

Mauritania
Capt. Hountou Aliya Djigo
Former Officer, National Army
of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Mauritius
Mrs. Shakuntala Hawoldar
Former Director, Mauritius College of the Air

Mexico
Hon. Carlos Jimenez Gonzalez
Senator, United Mexican States

Micronesia
H.H. Iso Salvador L. Iriarte
Traditional Leader, Council of
Traditional Leaders

Moldova
H.E. Nicolae Anton Tau
Professor, Free International
University of Moldova

Monaco
Dr. Mark Antoine Aicardi de Saint-Paul
Honorary Consul, Burkina Faso in Nice

Mongolia
H.E. Tsakhia Elbegdorj
Prime Minister (1998, 2004-2006), Mongolia

Morocco
Hon. Amina Ouchelh
Member, National Parliament
of the Kingdom of Morocco

Mozambique
Hon. Roberto Maximiano Chitsonzo
Member of Parliament, National
Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique

Myanmar
Dr. U Maung Maung Ta Haj Sherazee
President, The All Myanmar Shia Moslem Organization

Namibia
Hon. Ben Ulenga
President, Congress of Democrats

Nauru
Ms. Pamela Eibutsina Bill Scriven
Chairperson, Nauru Community Australia, Inc.

Nepal
Hon. Taranath Ranabhat
Former Speaker, House of
Representatives of Nepal

Netherlands
Jhr. Dr. P. A. Beelaerts van Blokland
Former Minister of Housing and
Environment, Kingdom of the Netherlands

New Zealand
Sir Peter Wilfred Tapsell
Former Speaker of the House,
Parliament of New Zealand

Nicaragua
Hon. Ivania Torno Padilla
Former Minister of Family Affairs,
Republic of Nicaragua

Niger
Hon. Mahamane Ousmane
President (1993-1996), Republic of Niger

Nigeria
H.E. Ernest Adegunle O. Shonekan
President (1993), Federal Republic of Nigeria

Norway
Mr. Lars Rise
Director, Langesund Bad Hotel

Oman
Hon. Lamees Abdullah Al-Taie
Member, State Council of the Sultanate
of Oman

Pakistan
Imam Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad
Grand Imam and Khateeb,
Badshahi Mosque of Lahore

Palau
Hon. Noah Idechong
Congressman, House of Delegates of the
Republic of Palau

Papua New Guinea
Hon. James Byron Chan
Member, National Parliament of the
Independent State of Papua New Guinea

Paraguay
Hon. Lilian Graciela Samaniego Gonzales
Senator, Chamber of Senators of the
Republic of Paraguay

People's Republic of China
Prof. Jianzhong Zhuang
Deputy Director, Shanghai Jiaotong University Center for National Strategy Studies

Peru
Dr. Antero Flores-Araoz
Minister of Defense, Republic of Peru

Philippines
Hon. Edgardo Ortega Castro
Senior Advisor on Foreign Policy, Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Republic of the Philippines

Poland
Prof. Longin Pastusiak
Former President, Senate of the Republic of Poland

Portugal
Dr. Maria Manuela Boieiro
President, Portuguese Naturological Society

Romania
Dr. Gabriela Elena Rezk-Gavrila
Vice President, National Agency for Social
and Health Problems

Russia
Prof. Oleg Orestovich Mironov
Chief Researcher of the Juvenile Crime
Prevention Center, Russian State Social
University

Dr. Vladimir Evgenievich Petrovsky
Assistant Secretary General for
Communications, UPF - Eurasia

Rwanda
Hon. Athanase Semuhungu
Member of Parliament, National Assembly
of the Republic of Rwanda

Samoa
Rev. Fepai Fiu Kolia
Secretary General,
National Council of Churches of Samoa

San Marino
Dr. Riccardo Venturini
Professor, San Marino University

Sao Tome and Principe
Mr. Oscar D'Abreu de Sousa Baia
President, Human Rights Organization

Senegal
Dr. Oumar Coumba Ndongo
Professor of American Literature
and Culture, Cheikh Anta Diop University

Serbia
Prof. Predrag Vujovic
P.R.A., Public Relations Agency

Seychelles
Sir James Richard Mancham, KBE
Founding President (1976-77),
Republic of Seychelles

Ms. Rosemary Rita Elizabeth
Chair, UPF - Seychelles

Sierra Leone
Hon. Haja Afsatu Olayinka Ebishola Kabba
Minister of Energy and Power,
Republic of Sierra Leone

Slovakia
Amb. Robert Harencar
Vice President, Alexander Dubcek Association

Slovenia
Mr. Ivan Maksimiljan Rudolf
Board Member, Slovenian Association for International Relations

Solomon Islands
Mr. Francis Kairi
Secretary, Independent Party
of the Solomon Islands

Somalia
Hon. Hussein Farah Aideed
Deputy Prime Minister, Somali Republic

South Africa
Hon. Shaun Edward Byneveldt
Speaker, Western Cape Provincial Parliament

Spain
Dr. Alfonso Ojeda
Head of Law Department, Complutense
University of Madrid

Sri Lanka
Amb. Dayantha Laksiri Mendis
Legal Consultant, Caribbean Community
and Common Market Secretariat

St. Kitts and Nevis
Rt. Hon. Kennedy Simmonds
Prime Minister (1983-95), St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Lucia
Hon. Dr. Rosemarie Mathurin
Speaker, House of Assembly of St. Lucia

St. Vincent
Atty. Parnel Randolph Campbell
Barrister at Law, Campbell's Chambers

Sudan
Rev. Philotheos Farag Wasef Agamy
Priest, Coptic Orthodox Church

Suriname
Dr. Ramsaroep Bansradj
Honorary Chairman, Arya Dewaker Hindu Organization

Swaziland
Sen. Rev. Abednego M. Dlamini
Chairman, UPF - Swaziland

Sweden
Dr. Bertil Nils Persson
Comparative Religions Specialist

Switzerland
Amb. Makarim Wibisono
Former Ambassador,
Permanant Mission of the
Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations

Syria
Dr. Mohammad Abdulrahman Alhabash
Member, People's Council of the
Syrian Arab Republic

Taiwan
Dr. King Yuh Chang
Founding President, UPF - Taiwan

Tajikistan
Dr. Saifullo Sadulloevich Safarov
Deputy Director, Strategic Research Center,
Office of the President of the Republic of
Tajikistan

Tanzania
Hon. Juma A. Kapuya
Minister of Labor, Employment and Youth Development, United Republic of Tanzania

Thailand
Amb. Asda Jayanama
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations

Togo
Hon. Kwassi Klutse
Prime Minister (1996-99), Togolese Republic

Tonga
Hon. Sunia Manu Fili
Member of Parliament, Legislative Assembly
of the Kingdom of Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago
Hon. Noble Khan
Former Senator, National Assembly of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia
Dr. Arbia Ben Ammar
Professor of Microbiology, Tunisian Institute
of Public Health

Turkey
H.E. Dr. Imren Aykut
President, CESAV Foundation

Turkmenistan
Hon. Nazigjan Annadurdievna Almamedova
Professor, State Arts Academy
of Turkmenistan

Tuvalu
Rev. Samuleie Ioesefa
Director, Tuvalu & Kiribati Churches,
New Zealand

Uganda
Hon. Peter Teko Lokeris
Minister of State for Education,
Republic of Uganda

Ukraine
H.E. Leonid M. Kravchuk
President (1991-1994), Ukraine

United Arab Emirates
Dr. Wahiba Chaker
International Informatization Academy

United Kingdom
Lord Tarsem Singh King
Member, House of Lords

United States
Hon. Earl F. Hilliard
Former Member, Congress of the
United States of America

Dr. Cheryl Ann Lau
Judge Pro Tempore, Carson City Justice
and Municipal Courts

Amb. Phillip Victor Sanchez
President, Educational Foundation
of the Americas

Amb. Sam Hanna Zakhem
Former Ambassador, Embassy of the
United States of America to Bahrain

Uruguay
Dr. Rafael Addiego Bruno
President (1985), Oriental Republic of Uruguay

Uzbekistan
Mr. Abror Abdullaev
Director, National Democratic Party of the
Republic of Uzbekistan Staff Department

Vanuatu
H.E. Ham Lini
Deputy Prime Minister, Republic of Vanuatu

Venezuela
Dr. Antonio Nicolas Briceno Braun
President, Love in Action Foundation

Vietnam
Prof. Dr. Tran Xuan Nhi
Former Deputy Minister of Education and
Training, Vietnam

Yemen
Mr. Akram Abdulkarem Al-Gunaid
General Manager, Algunaid Hospital

Zambia
Rt. Hon. Gen. Malimba Nathaniel Masheke
Prime Minister (1989-1991),
Republic of Zambia

Zimbabwe
Hon. Damien Munvuri
Senator, National Senate of the Republic of Zimbabwe