Guest guest Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 These are some of the prominent people who sent Amma a Birthday Wish this year. Her Excellency Pratibha Patil, the President of India Bill Clinton 42nd President, The United States of America His Excellency Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway. Countess Albina du Boisrouvray Founder of the Association Francois-Xavier Bagnoud, spends her time and efforts to help children who have been affected by HIV/AIDS, along with philanthropic activities with Harvard Graduate School of Public Health. She resides in France, in her castle. Amartya Sen is an Indian economist, philosopher, and a winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1998, for his contributions to welfare economics, and now is Lamont University Professor at Harvard University. Robert Rubin served as the 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury during both the first and second Clinton Administration. He is currently on the board of directors for the New York Stock Exchange, Ford and about 15 other firms. He is also Chairman of the Executive Committee, Citigroup, one of the largest banks in the world. Dr. Muhammad Yunus: is a Bangladeshi banker and economist. Yunus is also the founder of Grameen Bank. In 2006, Yunus and the bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Jane Goodall travels an average 300 days per year, speaking about the threats facing chimpanzees, other environmental crises, and her reasons for hope that humankind will solve the problems it has imposed on the earth. Dr. Jim Yong Kim, Professor at Harvard Medical School, chief of the Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities, and in 2006, Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. He has tackled and solved most of the very difficult problems with infectious diseases, including Tuberculosis. He also was named one of 25 US Best leaders by the magazine U.S. News and World Report. Peter Sands was appointed Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered Bank. John Catsimatidis is a business tycoon in the areas of oil, real estate, and aviation. His company, the Red Apple Group ranked 84th on Forbes list of largest private companies with revenue of $3.3 billion and 7800 employees. Fisher is an American women's retail clothing designer. Her clothing is known for simplicity. Begun in 1984, the company now consists of 25 retail stores in the USA. Dikembe Mutombo, is a basketball superstar. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players of all time. He is 7' 2? and weighs 260 pounds. Reverend Jesse Jackson, During the 1980s, he achieved wide fame as an African American leader and as a politician, as well as becoming a well-known spokesman for civil rights issues. According to an AP-AOL black voices poll in Feb 2006, Jackson was voted " the most important black leader " in the world. Ann Veneman, Executive Director UNICEF, United Nations. Ann M. Veneman assumed the leadership of UNICEF on May 1, 2005. Allan Rosenfield, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., Professor of Public Health and Ob/Gyn and Dean School of Public Health, Columbia University. His Excellency Hamid Ansari, the Vice-President of India --\ ------------ AIMS Hospital introduces painless angiogram - The New Indian Express, September,5,2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 I wish someone would have sent me a card.....Kidding. Is Mutombo Hindu ? I know he speaks like 11 languages. I am glad he likes Amma.. amarnath <anatol_zinc wrote: These are some of the prominent people who sent Amma a Birthday Wish this year. Her Excellency Pratibha Patil, the President of India Bill Clinton 42nd President, The United States of America His Excellency Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway. Countess Albina du Boisrouvray Founder of the Association Francois-Xavier Bagnoud, spends her time and efforts to help children who have been affected by HIV/AIDS, along with philanthropic activities with Harvard Graduate School of Public Health. She resides in France, in her castle. Amartya Sen is an Indian economist, philosopher, and a winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1998, for his contributions to welfare economics, and now is Lamont University Professor at Harvard University. Robert Rubin served as the 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury during both the first and second Clinton Administration. He is currently on the board of directors for the New York Stock Exchange, Ford and about 15 other firms. He is also Chairman of the Executive Committee, Citigroup, one of the largest banks in the world. Dr. Muhammad Yunus: is a Bangladeshi banker and economist. Yunus is also the founder of Grameen Bank. In 2006, Yunus and the bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Jane Goodall travels an average 300 days per year, speaking about the threats facing chimpanzees, other environmental crises, and her reasons for hope that humankind will solve the problems it has imposed on the earth. Dr. Jim Yong Kim, Professor at Harvard Medical School, chief of the Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities, and in 2006, Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. He has tackled and solved most of the very difficult problems with infectious diseases, including Tuberculosis. He also was named one of 25 US Best leaders by the magazine U.S. News and World Report. Peter Sands was appointed Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered Bank. John Catsimatidis is a business tycoon in the areas of oil, real estate, and aviation. His company, the Red Apple Group ranked 84th on Forbes list of largest private companies with revenue of $3.3 billion and 7800 employees. Fisher is an American women's retail clothing designer. Her clothing is known for simplicity. Begun in 1984, the company now consists of 25 retail stores in the USA. Dikembe Mutombo, is a basketball superstar. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players of all time. He is 7' 2? and weighs 260 pounds. Reverend Jesse Jackson, During the 1980s, he achieved wide fame as an African American leader and as a politician, as well as becoming a well-known spokesman for civil rights issues. According to an AP-AOL black voices poll in Feb 2006, Jackson was voted " the most important black leader " in the world. Ann Veneman, Executive Director UNICEF, United Nations. Ann M. Veneman assumed the leadership of UNICEF on May 1, 2005. Allan Rosenfield, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., Professor of Public Health and Ob/Gyn and Dean School of Public Health, Columbia University. His Excellency Hamid Ansari, the Vice-President of India ------------------------- AIMS Hospital introduces painless angiogram - The New Indian Express, September,5,2007 Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 What is your source for this info? I couldn't find it on the amritapuri.org site. --- amarnath <anatol_zinc wrote: > These are some of the prominent people who sent Amma > a Birthday Wish > this year. > > > > Dikembe Mutombo, is a basketball superstar. He is > generally regarded > as one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive > players of all > time. So maybe Chris Bosh or Andrea Bargnani are Amma devotees? GO RAPTORS!! Keval ______________________________\ ____ Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Answers - Check it out. http://answers./dir/?link=list & sid=396545469 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 http://amma.org/events/did-you-know.html It's on www.amma.org I had just sent this out to our Satsang the other day. Interesting to see all the biggies who know about Amma! Adriane Ammachi , Mike Brooker <patria1818 wrote: > > What is your source for this info? I couldn't find it > on the amritapuri.org site. > > > --- amarnath <anatol_zinc wrote: > > > These are some of the prominent people who sent Amma > > a Birthday Wish > > this year. > > > > > > > > Dikembe Mutombo, is a basketball superstar. He is > > generally regarded > > as one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive > > players of all > > time. > > So maybe Chris Bosh or Andrea Bargnani are Amma > devotees? GO RAPTORS!! > > Keval > > > > ____________________ ______________ > Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Answers - Check it out. > http://answers./dir/?link=list & sid=396545469 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Ammachi , Mike Brooker <patria1818 wrote: > > What is your source for this info? I couldn't find it > on the amritapuri.org site. > > > --- amarnath <anatol_zinc wrote: > > > These are some of the prominent people who sent Amma > > a Birthday Wish > > this year. > > > > > > > > Dikembe Mutombo, is a basketball superstar. He is > > generally regarded > > as one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive > > players of all > > time. > > So maybe Chris Bosh or Andrea Bargnani are Amma > devotees? GO RAPTORS!! > > Keval > >>>> http://amma.org/events/did-you-know.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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