Famous Political Leaders - List of Famous Political Leaders - page 8
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.
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Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
Edi Rama | July 4, 1964 | Albanian | Edi Rama is the current Prime Minister of Albania |
Leo Varadkar | January 18, 1979 | Irish | Cam Leo Varadkar is the current Taoiseach—the Prime Minister—of the Republic of Ireland |
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | January 25, 1948 | Emirati | Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the current President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
Mohammed bin Salman | August 31, 1985 | Saudi Arabian | Mohammed bin Salman is the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and the heir apparent to the throne |
Sebastian Coe | September 29, 1956 | British | Sebastian Coe is a British former track and field athlete turned politician |
Fatos Nano | September 16, 1952 | Albanian | Fatos Nano is an Albanian politician who served as Prime Minister of Albania for several times |
Kamla Persad-Bissessar | April 22, 1952 | Trinidadian | Kamla Persad-Bissessar is Trinidad and Tobago’s seventh Prime Minister |
Kitaw Ejigu | February 25, 1948 | Ethiopian | Kitaw Ejigu was an Ethiopian American engineer and political leader |
Ranasinghe Premadasa | June 23, 1924 | Sri Lankan | Ranasinghe Premadasa was a Sri Lankan politician, who served as the third President of the island nation |
Boris Johnson | June 19, 1964 | American | Boris Johnson is a British politician who has served as the Mayor of London since 2008 |
Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
Adolfo Rodriguez Saa is an Argentine politician who served as the interim President of Argentina for a week in 2001
Fernando de la Rúa
Fernando de la Rua is an Argentine politician who served as the President of Argentina from 1999 to 2001
Vincent Auriol
Vincent Jules Auriol served as the first President of the Fourth French Republic between 1947 and 1954
Dominique de Villepin
Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepinis a French diplomat, politician, and writer who served as the Prime Minister of France during 2005–07
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, more famously known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan politician and stateswoman
Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel is a German politician who has been the Chancellor of Germany since 2005
Robert Menzies
Robert Gordon Menzies was the longest serving Prime Minister of Australia
Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke is an Australian politician who was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia
D. S. Senanayake
Don Stephen Senanayake respected as the ‘Father of the Nation’, was the first Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Chandrika Kumaratunga
Chandrika Kumaratunga is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the fifth President of Sri Lanka