the current National Security Advisor (Pakistan) to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, received his master's and doctoral degrees from Boston University.
=== Film and television ===
In 2014, The Hollywood Reporter took note of the number of female Boston University graduates working in Hollywood. The university estimates that more than 5,000 alums, 54 percent of them women, work in entertainment. Graduates include famous actors, screenwriters, producers, directors and entertainment industry executives. Over 30 alumni have gone on to win or receive nominations for Academy Awards and countless have earned Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
While a student at BU, Harold Russell took home the university's first Oscar, winning Best Supporting Actor for The Best Years of Our Lives, going on to earn his BFA in 1949.
Faye Dunaway, regarded as powerful emblem of New Hollywood, earned her BFA from Boston University in 1962. Dunaway won Best Actress for Network and received Best Actress nominations …
