Famous Political Leaders

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States who led the country to victory during the American Civil War and contributed profoundly ...	Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler, an Austrian-born politician, was the leader of the Nazi Party and a notorious dictator of Germany. Before coming to power as a dictator, he was ...
Albert John Luthuli Albert John Luthuli, the president of the African National Congress, was an African politician and teacher. A noble man and an adamant leader, Luthuli fought ...	Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was one of the important pioneers in the early formation of the American government. He participated in Washington's Revolutionary War from ...
Ariel Sharon Ariel Sharon is the former Prime Minister of Israel and a military leader. He is ranked among the most powerful leaders in the history of Israel, who succeeded ...	Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi (pronounced as Ong San Soo Chee) is the leading face of the pro-democracy movement and a leader of the National League for Democracy in ...
Betty Williams Betty Williams is the President of the ‘World Centers of Compassion for Children’ and the Chairperson of ‘Institute for Asian Democracy’. She is also a ...	Cordell Hull Cordell Hull was a major political leader of Tennessee, USA and 47th Secretary of States of the United States. He is credited as the longest-serving Secretary ...
F D Roosevelt Born in 1882 and famous all over the world with the three letters, 'FDR' Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the U.S. and is the only U.S. ...	Fidel Castro Fidel Castro is a revolutionary figure and former Prime Minister of Cuba who served the country from 1959 to 1976 and gained a reputation of an anti- ...
Gamal Abdel Nasser Gamal Abdel Nasser was the 2nd president of Egypt and one of the most important figures in the modern world and Arab history who served the country from 1956 ...	George Washington George Washington was the first President of the United States who led the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the Kingdom of ...
Henri La Fontaine Henri La Fontaine was a bibliographer, professor of International law and senator in the Belgium legislature who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1913. ...	Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger is a German-born American political scientist, bureaucrat and diplomat who served America as National Security Advisor and later as Secretary ...
Ho Chi Minh Ho Chi Minh was a communist, revolutionist of Vietnam who played a symbolic role as head of state of Vietnam and as a mediator of Party disputes and became the ...	Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi was the first woman Prime Minister of India. Political thinkers, even today consider Gandhi as the most controversial Premier of the nation. She ...
Jacques Chirac Jacques Chirac is one of the most influential politicians in France. Getting inspiration from Charles DeGaulle, Chirac entered French national politics in ...	Jawaharlal Nehru Born in an aristocratic family of Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru emerged as one of the greatest political leaders of the world, ever. Jawaharlal Nehru was an ...
John F Kennedy John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States and first American President to be born in the twentieth century. The former president has many ...	Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin was one of the greatest leaders of the former Soviet Union and General Secretary of the Communist party of the Soviet Union serving from 1922 ...
Kim Dae Jung Kim Dae Jung, the fifteenth President of Korea is mainly known for his opposition to and lifelong struggle against the authoritarian rule in Korea. He was most ...	Kofi Annan Kofi Annan is a former diplomat of Ghana and was the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations serving from 1997 to 2006. As Secretary-General Kofi Annan ...
Lech Walesa Lech Walesa is a former president of Poland and a Nobel Peace Prize Winner. He is also a humanitarian and a co founder of ‘Solidarity’, the Soviet’s bloc’s ...	Lord Mountbatten Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British admiral, statesman and the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma. ...
Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi was a major political and spiritual leader of India who led the country in the non-cooperation ...	Mao Zedong Mao Zedong was the leader of the Communist Party of China who showed it the way to victory against the 'Kuomintang' in the Civil war of China. Appointed as the ...
Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher is the first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and was the first woman to lead a major political party in the country. She acted ...	Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev is a former President of the erstwhile USSR who served as the last general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1986 to ...
Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela was the most significant black leader who stood against racism and apartheid in South Africa, while many in the world were silent. He dreamt of ...	Oscar Arias Sanchez Oscar Arias Sanchez is the present “Head of the State” and president of Costa Rica. Known for his excellent ruling and a popular organizer, Arias was elected ...
Patrick Henry Patrick Henry was one of the leading figures of American Revolution and a prominent political founder who saw the formation of initial Independent United ...	Ralph Bunche Ralph Bunche was an American political scientist and diplomat and an active leader who contributed heavily in the Civil Rights Movements in the United ...
Raul Castro Raul Castro is the current President of Cuba and brother of the Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. Most of his life was spent under the shadow of his ...	Richard Nixon Richard Nixon was a leader of the Republican Party and became the thirty-seventh President of the United States in 1968 and was subsequently reelected for his ...
Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan was the fortieth President of the United States and thirty third governor of California. A short time film actor and director, Reagan was ...	Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein was the 5th President of Iraq and a member of the Revolutionary Ba’ath Party, which held a long term power in the country. As President of Iraq, ...
Sun Yat Sen Sun Yat-Sen was a major politician and a Chinese revolutionary who co founded the Kuomintang and served as its first leader. Known as the Father of Modern ...	Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was a major political leader and the third president of the United States serving from 1801 to 1809. He was also a co-founder and leader of ...
Tony Blair Tony Blair is British politician and the leader of the Labor Party who went on to become the Prime Minister of the country in 1997 and served it until 2007. ...	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sir Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah was the Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya from 1955 and became the ...
Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Lenin was a Russian revolutionary and communist who led the famous October Revolution in Russia. Lenin was a driving force in overthrowing the Czarist ...	Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was one of the greatest politicians of the United Kingdom who went on to become the Prime Minister of the country in ...
Yasser Arafat Yasser Arafat was a leader of the state of Palestine and 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority. The leader is also known as the Chairman of the ...	Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin was the 5th Prime Minister of Israel and served the country from 1974–1977 and from 1992 until his assassination in 1995. While in office, ...
Yoshiro Mori Yoshiro Mori is a Japanese politician and former Prime Minister of Japan who served the country from the year 2000 to 2001 as its 85th and 86th Prime Minister. ...	Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor served as the 12th president of the United States from the period 1849 to 1850. He was a successful military leader and his contribution as a ...