Notable alumni of University of Bradford

Julius Maada Bio

military officer · b. 1964

President of Sierra Leone since 2018

Mehran Karimi Nasseri

memoirist · 1945–2022

Iranian refugee who spent 18 years in a French airport

Riek Machar

politician · b. 1953

first vice president of the independent Republic of South Sudan

Saeb Erekat

journalist · 1955–2020

Palestinian diplomat (1955–2020)

Andy Goldsworthy

environmental artist · b. 1956

British sculptor and photographer (born 1956)

Gavin Williamson

salesperson · b. 1976

British Conservative party politician (born 1976)

Charles Stross

science fiction writer · b. 1964

British science fiction writer and blogger

Kelvin Felix

Catholic bishop · 1933–2024

Dominican Catholic cardinal (1933–2024)

Nexhat Daci

university teacher · 1944–2026

Kosovan politician

Mo Ibrahim

entrepreneur · b. 1946

Sudanese-British businessman

Jean-Jacques Burnel

bass guitarist · b. 1952

British bassist and singer

Nigerian bishop

Pratibha Parmar

director · b. 1955

British filmmaker (born 1955)

Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal

university teacher · b. 1961

Mongolian politician, Prime Minister of Mongolia from July 30, 1999 to July 26, 2000

Jon McGregor

writer · b. 1976

Bermudian writer

Mozambican historian and writer

Clive Lewis

politician · b. 1971

British politician (born 1971)

Lloyd Russell-Moyle

council member · b. 1986

British politician (born 1986)

Sadegh Zibakalam

essayist · b. 1948

Iranian academician

Amjad Bashir

restaurateur · b. 1952

UK politician (born 1952)

Peter Skinner

university teacher · b. 1959

British politician (born 1959)

David Lyon

sociologist · b. 1948

British sociologist

Naz Shah

politician · b. 1973

British Labour MP (born 1973)

Nigerian pharmacist and entrepreneur

Alexander Afenyo-Markin

director · b. 1978

Ghanaian politician

Tony O'Reilly

rugby union player · 1936–2024

Irish businessman and rugby union player (1936-2024)

Yahya Al-Sarraj

university teacher · b. 1962

Mayor of Gaza City

Nick Baines

broadcaster · b. 1957

Bishop of Leeds; Bishop of Bradford; Bishop of Croydon; British Anglican bishop

Atef Abu Saif

novelist · b. 1973

Palestinian writer, Fatah spokesman in Gaza

sociologist

Melih Abdülhayoğlu

engineering technologist · b. 1968

American technologist and entrepreneur

Nigerian multimedia journalist (born 1994)

Barry Seal

politician · 1937–2025

British politician (born 1937)

Malawian pro-democracy activist, trade unionist and politician (1939-2006)

Khumbudzo Ntshavheni

minister · b. 1977

member of the National Assembly of South Africa

John Hegley

librettist · b. 1953

British writer, musician and comedian

British activist

Álvaro Guevara

draftsperson · 1894–1951

Chilean artist (1894-1951)

Ibilola Amao

engineer

Nigerian engineer

Fred Jowett

politician · 1864–1944

British politician (1864-1944)

British politician (1937-2006)

Frederick Fung

social worker · b. 1953

Hong Kong politician

David Ward

politician · b. 1953

British politician (born 1953)

Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton

politician · b. 1947

British Labour Party politician (born 1947)

Nigerian writer (1947–2013)

English engineer, businessman and racing driver

Ahmet Kenan Tanrıkulu

politician · b. 1958

Turkish statesperson (born 1958)

British archaeologist, academic and Mesoamericanist scholar

Zahida Manzoor

business executive · b. 1958

British businesswoman (born 1958)

British politician (born 1949)

Scottish footballer and manager (born 1967)

Bernard Ingham

autobiographer · 1932–2023

British journalist and civil servant (1932–2023)

Amiruddin Hamzah

politician · b. 1962

Malaysian politician, Deputy Minister of Finance

Charlotte Roberts

nurse scientist · b. 1957

bioarchaeologist

British biologist and geneticist

Felicia Hwang

model · b. 1992

Indonesian model

Indonesian businessman and art collector

Ghanaian politician and Lawyer

Paula Vennells

Anglican priest · b. 1959

British businesswoman and priest (born 1959)

Steve McCabe

politician · b. 1955

British politician (born 1955)

Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova

politician · b. 1950

British lawyer (born 1950)

John Beaman

politician · b. 1951

British politician (born 1951)

Youngor Sevelee Telewoda

diplomat · b. 1952

Liberian diplomat

Confidence Staveley

technology entrepreneur

Nigerian cybersecurity person

Diodorus Kamala

diplomat · 1968–2024

Tanzanian politician

Dr. Saleh Mohammad Al Nabit

economist · b. 1965

economist

Janet Finch

sociologist · b. 1946

British sociologist and academic

Yannis Panaretos

statistician · b. 1948

Greek statistician

British archaeologist and anthropologist (1960-)

Scottish anthropologist

Welsh Buddhist activist, poet, and teacher

Tula Lotay

illustrator · b. 1975

English comic book artist

Mike Amesbury

council member · b. 1969

British politician (born 1969)

Malaysian politician

Milan Antonijević

researcher · b. 1975

Milan Antonijevic is a Serbian lawyer, human rights activist and current executive director of the Open Society Foundation Serbia.

English politician (born 1953)

British-born, Australian Sociologist

Albert Tam

writer · b. 1972

Hong Kong sci-fi writer

Lobke van Eijk

film producer · b. 1994

Dutch filmmaker and film producer

Nigerian academic (1952–2022)

Harpreet Uppal

politician

British politician, from 2024, Member of Parliament for Huddersfield

Anthony Finkelstein

engineer · b. 1959

British software engineer (born 1959)

Nigerian politician

British politician (born 1943)

British archaeological geophysicist

British archaeologist

Kiyohiko Toyama

politician · b. 1969

Japanese politician

British activist

Mahdi Abdul Hadi

political scientist · 1944–2025

Palestinian lawyer and political scientist

British television journalist

Michael Meadowcroft

politician · b. 1942

British politician (born 1942)

Murat Özaydınlı

association football player · b. 1954

Turkish association football manager (born 1954)

British politician (born 1957)

British politician (born 1947)

Bojan B. Dimitrijević

historian · b. 1968

Serbian historian

Alfonse Owiny-Dollo

judge · b. 1956

Retired chief justice of Uganda

Vaine Iriano Wichman

politician · b. 1953

Cook Islands politician

Zambian politician

Kate Dewes

peace activist · b. 1952

New Zealand peace activist

Vicenç Fisas

sociologist · b. 1952

Spanish sociologist