Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was the third President of Afghanistan (1979 - 1986) during the period of the communist Democratic R

Was the third President of Afghanistan (1979 - 1986) during the period of the communist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. He is the best known of the Marxist leadership.Having been restored to power with Soviet support, he was unable to consolidate his power and, in 1986, he was replaced by Dr. Mohammad Najibullah. He left Afghanistan for Moscow, but returned to Kabul in 1989. He died in Moscow.

More commonly known simply as Rudi Habibie or B J Habibie, was the third President of Indonesia, hol

More commonly known simply as Rudi Habibie or B J Habibie, was the third President of Indonesia, holding office from 1998 to 1999. He was born in Pare-Pare, South Sulawesi; and studied at the Bandung Institute of Technology. In 1950, when Habibie was fourteen, he became acquainted with Lieutenant Colonel Suharto. The future Indonesian President was then stationed in Makassar to put down a separatist rebellion and lived in a house across the road from the Habibie family's. Suharto quickly became a family friend.

Was a Lebanese politician, militia commander, and president-elect. He was a senior member of the Pha

Was a Lebanese politician, militia commander, and president-elect. He was a senior member of the Phalange party and the commander of the Lebanese Forces militia amid the first several years of the Lebanese Civil War (1975-90). He was elected president on

Is a Malay Malaysian politician. He was born in 1951. He is currently the Deputy Permanent Chairman

Is a Malay Malaysian politician. He was born in 1951. He is currently the Deputy Permanent Chairman of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest Malay political party in the country and the leader of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. Badruddin was also, until his defeat in the March 2008 General Elections, the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Jerai, Kedah in the lower house of Parliament, the Dewan Rakyat.

Was an Abkhaz writer, poet, historian, linguist and politician. He studied history and languages of

Was an Abkhaz writer, poet, historian, linguist and politician. He studied history and languages of Abkhaz, Adyghe and Ubykh people. His novel "The Last of the Departed" is dedicated to the tragic destiny of Ubykh nation, which became extinct along a hundred of years.

Was a prominent Iranian Kurdish politician and engineer. He was born in Sanandaj and had a civil eng

Was a prominent Iranian Kurdish politician and engineer. He was born in Sanandaj and had a civil engineering master degree from Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnique). He died on August 16, 2007, after a long battle with cancer[1]. He has been buried in Behesht-e Mohammadi cemetery in Sanandaj.

Was Minister of Transport in the cabinet appointed by the Interim Iraq Governing Council in Septembe

Was Minister of Transport in the cabinet appointed by the Interim Iraq Governing Council in September 2003. A member of Iraq's Assyrian Christian minority, Bulos is originally from Baghdad, where he worked as a civil engineer.

Was an ethnic Albanian nationalist from Kosovo.When Albania was reconstituted after the war, he held

Was an ethnic Albanian nationalist from Kosovo.When Albania was reconstituted after the war, he held various governments posts as a Minister and as a commander in the army. As an opponent of the later King Ahmed Zogu, to whom the Kosovo issue was less imp

An ethnic Albanian politician in Kosovo. He was the Prime Minister of Kosovo for the best part of a

An ethnic Albanian politician in Kosovo. He was the Prime Minister of Kosovo for the best part of a year, from March 23, 2005 until March 1, 2006 and the deputy chairman of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo.Kosumi is a veteran figure on Kosovo's polit

A politician and the first elected post-war Prime Minister of Kosovo. He is a member of the second l

A politician and the first elected post-war Prime Minister of Kosovo. He is a member of the second largest political party in Kosovo, the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK).He graduated from the University of Pristina and completed his postgraduate studies

Is the Palestinian National Authority's official ambassador to Canada. He was born in Ramla during t

Is the Palestinian National Authority's official ambassador to Canada. He was born in Ramla during the British Mandate era of Palestine, but fled with his family to Jordan during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.Abdel Munem attended Cairo University in 1966, gra

An Iraqi nationalist and general of Kurdish descent, was born 1890 in Kirkuk and assassinated on Aug

An Iraqi nationalist and general of Kurdish descent, was born 1890 in Kirkuk and assassinated on August 12, 1937, at Mosul.Sidqi was Kurdish by birth, but like many ambitious men who lived in the Ottoman Empire, he joined the Turkish army as a young man;

Is the akim of the West Kazakhstan Province and a former Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of

Is the akim of the West Kazakhstan Province and a former Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Kazakhstan.In 1966–1971 Baktykozha Izmukhambetov studied at the Ufa Petroleum Institute.[2] After graduating started as a driller with Embaneft association, and later occupied a number of positions in Kazakh Exploration R&D Institute.

A Nazi youth leader later convicted of being a war criminal. Schirach was the head of the Hitler-Jug

A Nazi youth leader later convicted of being a war criminal. Schirach was the head of the Hitler-Jugend (HJ, Hitler Youth) and Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter ("Reich Governor") of Vienna.

Was a Portuguese politician and former Minister and Member of Parliament and medicine professor.

Was a Portuguese politician and former Minister and Member of Parliament and medicine professor.

Served as the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and as President from 1978 to 1979. W

Served as the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and as President from 1978 to 1979. While known for his adherence to apartheid, he nevertheless concluded a more pragmatic foreign policy than his predecessors, in an effort to improve relatio

S the current Secretary-General of the United Nations.Before becoming Secretary-General, Ban was a c

S the current Secretary-General of the United Nations.Before becoming Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he graduated from college, ac

Is a South African Member of Parliament[1] and President of the United Democratic Movement.[2]In 199

Is a South African Member of Parliament[1] and President of the United Democratic Movement.[2]In 1994 Holomisa was elected to the African National Congress National Executive Committee,[1][2] and was the Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism of South Africa.[1][5] After testifying at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission he was expelled from the ANC[5] on 30 September 1996.[6]

Was a lawyer who played an active role in Indian governance and politics. He was actively involved i

Was a lawyer who played an active role in Indian governance and politics. He was actively involved in India’s struggle for freedom and worked closely with Mahatma Gandhi. He was elected as MLA and subsequently became Law Minister and Speaker of Mysore Sta

Also known as Bayan Jabr Solagh, is currently serving as the Finance Minister of Iraq in the governm

Also known as Bayan Jabr Solagh, is currently serving as the Finance Minister of Iraq in the government of Nouri al-Maliki. He served as Minister of Interior, in charge of the police, in the Iraqi Transitional Government and was Minister of Housing and Re

Is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a candidate for the Democratic Party's nominat

Is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

Is a departing Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, having served since

Is a departing Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, having served since January 1995 as the sole member of that body from Wyoming. In the 109th Congress, she was a member of the House Resources Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

As a newcomer, she achieved a surprising measure of success, working for HBO and Stacey Keach Produc

As a newcomer, she achieved a surprising measure of success, working for HBO and Stacey Keach Productions. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. In the early 1990s, she worked as an associate at the Washington, D.C.-based law firm of Wilmer Cutler & Pickering where she did civil litigation for several years before becoming an assistant U.S. attorney.

Was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1971 until 1973, as a member of the P

Was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1971 until 1973, as a member of the Protestant ARP party.

A Kurdish politician who serves as Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq. He was elected to the Iraqi Nation

A Kurdish politician who serves as Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq. He was elected to the Iraqi National Assembly in December 2005 as part of the Kurdistani Alliance list. Salih also chairs a committee on oil and energy policy[1].After leaving Iraq in 1979