His Excellency Rauf Denktash, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Prof. Ihsan Dogramaci, Chairman, and President of Bilkent University, Turkey
Prof. Richard R. Ernst, 1991 Nobel Laureate (Chemistry), Switzerland.
Sheikh Saleh Kamel, Chairman, Dallah Elbaraka Group, Saudi Arabia.
Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Dr Abdul Taib Mahmud, Chief Minister, State of Sarawak, Malaysia.
His Excellency Dato’ Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Prof. Ferid Murad, 1998 Nobel Laureate (Medicine), USA.
His Excellency Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Dr Enver Oren, President and Chairman, Ihlas Gazetecilik Holding, Turkey.
Sheikh Hamad Al-Zamil, Chairman, Al-Zamil Group, Saudi Arabia.
Prof. Ahmed Zewail, 1999 Nobel Laureate (Chemistry), Egypt/USA.12.