LEADERSHIP
of the World Council
Co-Chairs
His Excellency Dr. Mohammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa
Secretary General of the World Muslim League, Saudi Arabia
His Excellency Dr. Mohammad Mahdi Tashkiri
President of the Islamic Culture and Relationship Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef
Chief Rabbi of Israel
Askenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau
Chief Rabbi of Israel
His Holiness Vijayendra Saraswati
The Shankaracharya of Kanchipuram, India
His Holiness Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana IX
Supreme Patriarch President of The Executive Council of the
Chief Patriarch, Kingdom of Thailand
Most Venerable Li Guangfu
President of the China Taoist Association, China
Board
His Grace Thabo Makgoba
Anglican Archbishop of Capetown, South Africa
His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
Chief Rabbi David Rosen
President, International Jewish Committee for Inter-Religious Consultation
USA and International Advisor to Chief Rabbinate of Israel
Chief Oren Lyons
Chief Onandoga Nation
Most Venerable Phra Dharmakosarjan
Rector, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand
His Eminence Nikitas Loulias
Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain
Swami Parmatmananda Saraswati
Secretary General - Convener, Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha, India
Rabbi Arthur Schneier
President, Appeal of Conscience Foundation, New York, USA
His Holiness Swami Avdeshananda Giri
Chair of the Board
Maha Mahamandleshwar, Pithadishwar Juna Akhada, India
Bawa Jain
Secretary General, World Council of Religious Leaders, USA
Venerable Shi Ming Yi
Director General, World Council of Religious Leaders
Abbot, Foo Hai Ch’an Monastery, Singapore
Advisors
Senior Advisors:
His Eminence Francis Cardinal Arinze
Former President, Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue
His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Omar Nasseef
Secretary General for the International Islamic Council for Dawa and Relie and Former Secretary General of the Muslim World League
His Excellency Ayatollah Abdollah Vaeze Javadi Amoli
Member of the Assembly of Experts for the Constitution, Iran
His Excellency Mr. Budimir Loncar
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia
Dame Jane Goodall, PhD, CBE
UN Messenger of Peace & Founder
- The Jane Goodall Institute
Mr. David Harris
CEO, American Jewish Committee, USA
Lord Jonathan Sachs
Former Chief Rabbi of the UK
Her Excellency Gillian Sorenson
Former Assistant Secretary General, United Nations
His Excellency Ravi Sawhney
Former Principal Officer and Advisor to Executive Secretary
United Nations-ESCAP, Thailand
Honourable Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, M.P
Spokesperson, All India Congress Party and Eminent jurist
Government of India
His Excellency Sheikh Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun
Grand Mufti of Syria
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Founder and Chairman, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Mr. Ismail Al-Sharief
Deputy Chairman, Addustoor Group, Jordan
Business Advisory Group
Mr. Thian Poh Chua
Chairman, Ho Bee Group, Singapore
Mr. Iqbal Kassam
Chairman CEO, Zynik Group, Canada
Ms. Winnie Ko
Chairman, Kingrich Group, Hong Kong, China
Mr. Ronald G. Weiner
CEO - Partner, Perelson Weiner LLP, USA
Dr. Manish Shah
Chairman, Kingsway Group, Kenya
Dr. Doudou Diene
Special Rapporteur United Nations Human Rights Council
formerly Director, UNESCO
Professor Dr. Ervin Lazlo
Founder and President
The Club of Budapest
Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Department of Islamic Studies, George Washington University
His Excellency Dr. Karan Singh
Member of Parliament India
Reverend Dr. C. Welton Gaddy
Executive Director
Interfaith Alliance Foundation
Honorable Leticia Ramos Shahani
Presidential Adviser on Culture
Office of the President of the Phillippines
His Excellency Ambassador Onur Gokce
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of Turkey
His Excellency Mr. Kenneth Kaunda
Former President
of the Republic of Zambia
Dr. Cheryl Fishbein
President, Jewish Community Relations Council, New York, USA