Famous Political Leaders - List of Famous Political Leaders - page 69

A political leader, or a politician, can be anyone who has taken up the responsibility of governing a tribe, city, state, region or even an entire nation. History has given us a plethora of political leaders, both good and bad, who have dedicated their lives to the betterment of their countries and the people living in the country. Political leaders are not just people who govern nations during peace times but also during times of crisis. They are people who are responsible for making and implementing strategies and policies meant to better serve the interests of the country they govern. These leaders are chosen through various processes, some examples of which would be through elections, in a democratic nation, and through lineage or birthright, in case of a monarchy, or even dictatorships wherein one individual declares himself the head of state. A look at the political leader’s hall of fame would reveal names like Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill and even Genghis Khan. What follows next are the biographies of some of the most famous politicians along with information on their life’s story, trivia about them, their timelines and some other interesting facts about their professional and personal lives.

The Most Famous Political Leaders

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Edi RamaJuly 4, 1964AlbanianEdi Rama is the current Prime Minister of Albania
Leo VaradkarJanuary 18, 1979IrishCam Leo Varadkar is the current Taoiseach—the Prime Minister—of the Republic of Ireland
Khalifa bin Zayed Al NahyanJanuary 25, 1948EmiratiSheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the current President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Mohammed bin SalmanAugust 31, 1985Saudi ArabianMohammed bin Salman is the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and the heir apparent to the throne
Sebastian CoeSeptember 29, 1956BritishSebastian Coe is a British former track and field athlete turned politician
Fatos NanoSeptember 16, 1952AlbanianFatos Nano is an Albanian politician who served as Prime Minister of Albania for several times
Kamla Persad-BissessarApril 22, 1952TrinidadianKamla Persad-Bissessar is Trinidad and Tobago’s seventh Prime Minister
Kitaw EjiguFebruary 25, 1948EthiopianKitaw Ejigu was an Ethiopian American engineer and political leader
Ranasinghe PremadasaJune 23, 1924Sri LankanRanasinghe Premadasa was a Sri Lankan politician, who served as the third President of the island nation
Boris JohnsonJune 19, 1964AmericanBoris Johnson is a British politician who has served as the Mayor of London since 2008
Éamon de Valera

Éamon de Valera

Eamon de Valera was an Irish politician and patriot, one of the leaders of Ireland's struggle for independence from the United Kingdom

AmericanOctober 14, 1882188 views

Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan is a British politician who serves as the current Mayor of London

BritishOctober 8, 1970466 views

Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney was the 46th Vice President of the United States and close associate of President George W

AmericanJanuary 30, 1941184 views

Mikhail Prokhorov

Mikhail Prokhorov Russian tycoon and politician, who is best known for instituting ‘Onexim’, Russia’s largest private commercial bank

RussianMay 3, 1965168 views

Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett was a 19th century American soldier who served and died in the Battle of Alamo

AmericanAugust 17, 1786302 views

Cyril Ramaphosa

Cyril Ramaphosa is the fifth and present post-apartheid President of South Africa

David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George was a British Liberal politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922

BritishJanuary 17, 1863207 views

David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion was the first prime minister of Israel

IsraeliOctober 16, 1886396 views

David Blunkett

David Blunkett is a British Labour Party politician who became the first blind person to hold a ministerial position in Great Britain

BritishJune 6, 1947248 views