Colombo Plan Scholars
- Dr. Baburam Bhattarai (Nepal), current Prime Minister of Nepal.
- Khaw Boon Wan (Singapore), current Minister for National Development in Singapore.
- Raymond Lim (Singapore), former Cabinet Minister in Singapore.
- Yeo Cheow Tong (Singapore), former Cabinet Minister in Singapore.
- Dato' Hajji Abdul Ghani Bin Othman (Malaysia), current Chief Minister of Johor state in Malaysia.
- Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Pairin Kitingan (Malaysia), Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Rural Development of Sabah.
- Dr. K.V. Thiruvengadam (India), Indian physician and medical teacher.
- Mapatunage James "M. J." Perera (Sri Lanka), he made broadcasting history by being the first Ceylonese Director General of Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia, taking over the helm from John Lampson of the BBC.
- Livy Wijemanne (Sri Lanka), pioneer of Radio Ceylon.
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