Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter Z

Became the Rwandan ambassador to the United States in 2003.He is a graduate of Makerere University,

Became the Rwandan ambassador to the United States in 2003.He is a graduate of Makerere University, Uganda, and worked as a medical practitioner and later Secretary General in the Ministry of Internal Security.

Is a Gabonese politician and President of the Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development (UGDD), a

Is a Gabonese politician and President of the Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development (UGDD), an opposition political party. He was the Administrative Secretary of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) from 1972 to 1990 and served in the government fro

Is a Cameroonian politician, currently serving in the government of Cameroon as Minister of Employme

Is a Cameroonian politician, currently serving in the government of Cameroon as Minister of Employment and Vocational Training. He has been a member of the government since 1992. Perevet was born in Gouzda, located in the Mayo-Tsanaga Division of Far Nort

Has served as the Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan since 13 April 2006.[1] Baliyeva served as the C

Has served as the Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan since 13 April 2006.[1] Baliyeva served as the Chairwoman of the Central Electoral Commission from 1996 until 13 April when Onalsyn Zhumabekov replaced her and she became the Justice Minister.[2][3] She became a member of Otan political party on 30 May 2006.

Was a Bulgarian revolutionary, writer, and historian. A participant in the April Uprising of 1876, h

Was a Bulgarian revolutionary, writer, and historian. A participant in the April Uprising of 1876, he became its first historiographer with his book Memoirs of the Bulgarian Uprisings. Stoyanov directed the Unification of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia in 1885, and was one of the leaders of the People's Liberal Party until the end of his life.

Was a politician who served as the Governor of East Pakistan and Interior Minister of Pakistan, both

Was a politician who served as the Governor of East Pakistan and Interior Minister of Pakistan, both in the General Ayub Khan military regime.He was the first Indian muslim to qualify for the Indian Police Service in 1922. During his career in the police service, he served at various places in the erstwhile East Bengal. After the Second World War, at the time of partition of India in 1947, he was the Deputy Inspector General of Police of Presidency Range, Calcutta and ex-officio Shipping Master, Calcutta Port. He like many other muslims opted for Pakistan, and was appointed the first Inspector General of Police of East Pakistan in August 1947. He retired from Police service in 1952.

Was elected Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on August 8, 2005. He is a member o

Was elected Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on August 8, 2005. He is a member of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats.On December 8, 2007, P1,000 bills rained at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) when 2 Mindanao governors played Santa Claus. Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Gov.

Is the former Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and was elected on August

Is the former Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and was elected on August 8, 2005. He is former chairman of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats for ARMM, but was ejected when his brother, Andal Ampatuan Jr., was accused of carrying out the Ampatuan massacre.[1] He is one of the sons of Andal Ampatuan Sr., head of the powerful Ampatuan clan in Maguindanao. He is currently being held by the Philippine military on charges of rebellion. He was arrested during the Martial Law in the province of Maguindanao.

Was a Zionist activist, educator and Israeli politician.In 1926, he immigrated to the British Mandat

Was a Zionist activist, educator and Israeli politician.In 1926, he immigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine, where he joined the Ahdut HaAvoda Party. He worked in building and road construction. In 1930, after the establishment of Mapai, he was appointed their General Secretary in Tel Aviv.

Was an Israeli politician, author and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963

Was an Israeli politician, author and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.Shazar also served as the editor-in-chief of the Israeli newspaper Davar from 1944 to 1949. He was elected to the first Knesset in 1949 as a member of Mapai, and was appointed Minister of Education in David Ben-Gurion's first government.

Served as the Mayor of Almaty in Kazakhstan and Minister of Emergency Situations in the Nazarbayev a

Served as the Mayor of Almaty in Kazakhstan and Minister of Emergency Situations in the Nazarbayev administration. In March 2004 he began to strongly criticize President Nazarbayev. On 11 November 2005 someone shot him twice in the chest and once in the head. The Government of Kazakhstan ruled his death a suicide, but Radio Free Europe alleges he is the victim of an assassination.

Was the Iranian Minister of Agriculture from 1982 till 1984.

Was the Iranian Minister of Agriculture from 1982 till 1984.

Was an electrician and foreman in 1980 at the Ursus tractor factory near Warsaw, Poland. He became e

Was an electrician and foreman in 1980 at the Ursus tractor factory near Warsaw, Poland. He became engaged with trade union activists, and during the strike action, he organized strike committees at the Ursus factory. He became chairman of the Warsaw Solidarity branch in September 1980 and was one the few Solidarity leaders who escaped arrest in 1981 after martial law in Poland was declared to break Solidarity. He became one of the leaders of the underground Solidarity's movement, organizing underground committees including underground press and radio. He was finally arrested in 1984 after evading the secret police (Sluzba Bezpieczenstwa) for nearly three and a half years, becoming the last Solidarity's leader to be captured. Soon afterwards he was released in general amnesty

Is a Polish sportsman (swimmer, modern pentathlete), Olympian, coach, sport official and politician.

Is a Polish sportsman (swimmer, modern pentathlete), Olympian, coach, sport official and politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 3982 votes in 33 Kielce district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.For his sport efforts he was awarded Golden Cross of Merit and Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

Is a Polish politician. He is an MP representing Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc).He is a gr

Is a Polish politician. He is an MP representing Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc).He is a graduate in law from Jagiellonian University (Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydzial Prawa) and member of Sejm, lower house of Polish parliament, elected in Krakow constituency.Since July 2004, he is a member and the vice-chairman of PKN Orlen investigation commission. From November 2005 to November 2007 he was ministry of special forces in the governments of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz and Jaroslaw Kaczynski.

Was a Czech musicologist, music critic, author, and politician whose ideas dominated the cultural li

Was a Czech musicologist, music critic, author, and politician whose ideas dominated the cultural life of what is now the Czech Republic for most of the twentieth century. Although he started out merely reviewing operas in Prague newspapers in 1901, by th

Is a Croatian politician. A native of Slavonski Brod, Zdravko Tomac began his political career in Co

Is a Croatian politician. A native of Slavonski Brod, Zdravko Tomac began his political career in Communist Party of Yugoslavia. There he rose through the ranks, becoming close associate of Jakov Blaževic. In late 1980s he became one of the chief ideologists of League of Communists of Croatia and one of the closest associates of Ivica Racan.

The ambassador of Albania to the Holy See since May 10, 2002[1]. This followed the signing of an Agr

The ambassador of Albania to the Holy See since May 10, 2002[1]. This followed the signing of an Agreement of Cooperation between Albania and the Holy See on March 23, 2002, which was at that time awaiting the ratification of the Albanian parliament.A mem

Is the leader and lead vocalist of the Russian band "Zemfira" (Z??????, formerly ???????). The group

Is the leader and lead vocalist of the Russian band "Zemfira" (Z??????, formerly ???????). The group was formed in 1998 and has been immensely popular in Russia and other former Soviet republics. An ethnic Tatar, she was born to a typical middle-class family - her mother is a doctor, and her father a history teacher. At the age of 4, Zemfira became interested in music, entering a music school the following year (where she studied piano performance and voice) and writing her first song when she was seven years old.

The governor of Shimane Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2007. He is a graduate of the Universi

The governor of Shimane Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2007. He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo and former official of the Ministry of Finance.

Was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy.Yoshida was born into an impoverished farming family in

Was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy.Yoshida was born into an impoverished farming family in Saga prefecture in 1885, and was adopted into the family of a local rice merchant. He was a graduate of the 32nd class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1904, ranking 12th out of 190 cadets. As a midshipman, he served on the submarine tender Karasaki-maru, and the cruiser Kasuga. He was commissioned as an ensign too late for active service in the Russo-Japanese War.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in t

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Yamagata Prefecture and graduate of Hitotsubashi University, he worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs. He was elected for the first time in 2000 as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan but lost his seat three years later. He was re-elected in 2005.

The mayor of Shizuoka, Shizuoka in Japan. A graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was first electe

The mayor of Shizuoka, Shizuoka in Japan. A graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was first elected mayor in 1998 after serving in the assembly of Shizuoka Prefecture for three terms.In 1971, after college, he went to work at the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (now Mizuho Bank) where he stayed until 1979. In 1979 he was elected to the Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly.

Was a Japanese politician and the 70th Prime Minister of Japan from July 17, 1980 to November 27, 19

Was a Japanese politician and the 70th Prime Minister of Japan from July 17, 1980 to November 27, 1982.Suzuki graduated from Tokyo University of Fisheries in 1935. He joined the Liberal Party in 1948. He was appointed Prime Minister following the sudden death of Masayoshi Ohira, who died of a heart attack during a general election campaign. The sympathy vote generated by Ohira's death resulted in a landslide for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), handing Suzuki the largest parliamentary majority any Prime Minister had enjoyed for many years. He chose not to run for reelection to the presidency of the LDP in 1982, and was succeeded by Yasuhiro Nakasone.

Was a Polish linguist, specialist on the Polish language, professor of the Jagiellonian University.

Was a Polish linguist, specialist on the Polish language, professor of the Jagiellonian University. He fought in World War I and World War II, and took part in the underground education in WWII occupied Poland.