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2,263

Alumni

Impact: Humphrey Fellows transform and strengthen the economic, political, social, and cultural institutional capacity of their communities and country.

Notable Alumni:

Prime Minister of Niger, H.E. Mahamdou Ouhoumoudou, Niger

Prime Minister of Niger, H.E. Mahamdou Ouhoumoudou, Niger

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In 2021, Humphrey alumnus Mahamadou Ouhoumoudou was appointed Prime Minister by the President of Niger. He is one of the most prominent economists and political leaders in Africa today, and has previously held five cabinet level positions in Niger before this recent appointment as Prime Minister. H.E. Ouhoumoudou was a Humphrey Fellow from 2002-2003 at the University of Minnesota.
Ambassador to the U.S. from Ghana, H.E. Hajia Alima Mahama, Ghana

Ambassador to the U.S. from Ghana, H.E. Hajia Alima Mahama, Ghana

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In 2021, Humphrey alumna Hajia Alima Mahama was appointed as the first woman Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to the United States. She previously served two terms in Parliament and in various government ministry positions, including as Minister of State for Local Government and Rural Development and as Minister of State for Women’s and Children’s Affairs. Her passion for gender equality and, development and growth of children has been evident throughout her career and more especially in her contribution to the passage of the Domestic Violence Act and the Human Trafficking Act, as well as ratification of related conventions at the level of the African Union and the United Nations. H.E. Mahama was a Humphrey Fellow at Rutgers University in 1999-2000.
Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, Pakistan

Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, Pakistan

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In 2022, Humphrey alumnus Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work in poverty alleviation. As Founder of Akhuwat, Dr. Saqib established Pakistan’s largest first-of-its kind interest-free microfinance organization in 2001. Presently, Akhuwat has distributed 4.2 million interest-free loans, helping three million families with a remarkable 99.9% loan repayment rate. In addition, Akhuwat has a health services program that helps hundreds of thousands of patients, have distributed more than three million clothes to people in need through a clothing bank, and leads a program that provides financial, health, and psycho-social services for Pakistan's transgender community. Dr. Saqib was a Humphrey Fellow from 1993-1994 at American University.
Sujeev Shakya, Nepal, 2002-2003

Economic Development

Humphrey Fellows work in multi-disciplinary fields that focus on developing solutions to challenges in economic development in their community and country, such as population growth, agriculture and industrial development, labor markets, and poverty and income distribution.

Finance and Banking

Humphrey Fellows impact their country’s financial and economic development through leadership roles in the field of finance and banking, such as managing financial institutions, developing public-private partnerships, and transnational finance.
Finance and Banking
Beatriz Gonzalez, Panama, 2016-2017
Dr. Abdul Malik, Maldives, 2018-2019

Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration

Humphrey Fellows work on an array of critical public policy and administrative topics in various disciplines across local, regional, and national levels. They address issues including regional economic and workforce development planning, domestic and foreign development policies, and financial management in public and non-profit organizations.

Technology Policy and Management

Humphrey Fellows serve as technology educators, network administrators, engineers, and urban planners. They formulate technology policy and manage scientific and technological change at local, regional, and national levels.
Technology Policy and Management
Juan Gowland, Argentina, 2021-2022
Human Resource Management
Lite Seruvakula, Fiji, 2021-2022

Human Resource Management

Humphrey Fellows serve in positions related to human resources that advance institutional change, setting personnel policies and procedures in their organizations and communities.
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