Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a South African politician.Lawrence had his spleen damaged when he was attacked by Nationalists

Was a South African politician.Lawrence had his spleen damaged when he was attacked by Nationalists at a political meeting during the Second World War. This injury caused Lawrence continuous pain, as he explained when he declined to be considered for the Progressive Party leadership in 1959. He did however become the first Party Chairman of the PP.Lawrence, like all the Progressive MPs except Helen Suzman was not re-elected at the 1961 General Election. He did not return to Parliament but served as temporary Party leader after Jan Steytler resigned in December 1970, until Colin Eglin was elected leader in February 1971.

A former leading South African anti-apartheid politician, diplomat, and jurist.Harry Schwarz's polit

A former leading South African anti-apartheid politician, diplomat, and jurist.Harry Schwarz's political career started with sitting on the Johannesburg city council from 1951-1957. In 1958 he was elected into the Transvaal provincial council. From 1972 t

Was the long-time Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. He was first elected in 1979, as the 30th

Was the long-time Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. He was first elected in 1979, as the 30th Sheriff[1], and was re-elected six times, serving twenty-seven and one-half years. [2]

Is the senior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, as well as the

Is the senior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, as well as the U.S. Senate Majority Leader for the 110th Congress.Reid has been leader of the Senate Democrats since 2005, serving as Minority Leader from 2005 until the Democrats won control of the Senate in the 2006 congressional elections.

Of Los Angeles, California is President and CEO of Pink Taco restaurants. His father is Peter Morton

Of Los Angeles, California is President and CEO of Pink Taco restaurants. His father is Peter Morton, co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and his grandfather is Arnold "Arnie" Morton, founder of Morton's Steakhouse Chain.

A New Zealand politician, served as Minister of Finance for six years in the second National governm

A New Zealand politician, served as Minister of Finance for six years in the second National government, in the 1960s. He died of a heart attack when only fifty-five years old.

Is a former U.S. congressman and a former mayor of Dallas, Texas. He is a Republican.He attended the

Is a former U.S. congressman and a former mayor of Dallas, Texas. He is a Republican.He attended the University of Texas at Austin, earning a business degree. The congressman earned his wealth by starting his own successful packaging company.

Was Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia

Was Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia

Is a Dutch Socialist politician serving in the States-General of the Netherlands as a member of the

Is a Dutch Socialist politician serving in the States-General of the Netherlands as a member of the House of Representatives.On January 3, 2009 Van Bommel was videotaped at a public rally calling for an intifada against Israel. Radio Netherlands Worldwide reported that the event launched widespread criticism.[1] He was accused of "incitement to hate, violence and discrimination against Jews" in a complaint to the Dutch Ministry of Justice by prominent attorney Bram Moskowicz.

Was a British barrister and politician and the lead British prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes t

Was a British barrister and politician and the lead British prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal.He joined Labour at a young age, and served as Member of Parliament for St Helens from 1945 to 1958, holding the position of Attorney-General from 1945 to 1951. It was in 1946 when debating the repeal of anti-Union laws in the House of Commons that Shawcross made the "We are the masters at the moment" comment (widely misquoted as "We are the masters now") that came to haunt him.

A Japanese politician and former member of the House of Councillors for the Japanese Communist Party

A Japanese politician and former member of the House of Councillors for the Japanese Communist Party.

The present governor of the Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido. She graduated from Hitotsubashi Univers

The present governor of the Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido. She graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 1976. She was elected in April 2003, becoming the first female governor of Hokkaido and the fourth female governor in Japanese history.

Was a Malaysian politician. He was born in Selangor, Malaysia. He worked as a field officer with the

Was a Malaysian politician. He was born in Selangor, Malaysia. He worked as a field officer with the publicity department until 1948, when he was appointed District Officer for Gemas and Tampin, in the Malay Administrative Service.

Was an American politician and gay rights activist, and the first openly gay city supervisor of San

Was an American politician and gay rights activist, and the first openly gay city supervisor of San Francisco, California.[1] He was, according to Time magazine, "the first openly gay man elected to any substantial political office in the history of the planet."As the "Mayor of Castro Street," he was active during a time of substantial change in San Francisco politics and increasing visibility of gay and lesbian people in American society.[1] He was assassinated in 1978, along with Mayor George Moscone, by recently resigned city supervisor Dan White, making him a LGBT community "martyr".[1] White's relatively mild sentence for the murders led to the White Night Riots, and eventually the abolition of diminished capacity defense in California.

Was an Iranian general and ambassador of the Pahlavi dynasty.

Was an Iranian general and ambassador of the Pahlavi dynasty.

Is an Azerbaijani politician and diplomat. He served as Azerbaijan's last communist leader, as Prime

Is an Azerbaijani politician and diplomat. He served as Azerbaijan's last communist leader, as Prime Minister of that country from January 25, 1990 until April 7, 1992. He remained prime minister after the collapse of the Soviet Union and Azerbaijan's subsequent independence, but eventually resigned. During his time as Prime Minister, tensions developed with Armenia another newly independent nation, and ethnic Armenians in the Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Karabakh which eventually developed into a full-scale war. In 1991 he became the Ambassador to UN, opened the first Azerbaijani mission in New York.

Was a leader of the Arab community in Jerusalem, Head of the Supreme Muslim Council in Jerusalem (19

Was a leader of the Arab community in Jerusalem, Head of the Supreme Muslim Council in Jerusalem (1993-1998) and Minister of Waqf and Religious Affairs in the Palestinian Authority (1994-1998). He was born in the southern West Bank city of Hebron (??????)

Was an Albanian national leader and briefly Prime Minister of Albania in December 1921. He studied p

Was an Albanian national leader and briefly Prime Minister of Albania in December 1921. He studied politics and law in Istanbul. His real last name was "Berisha" but he changed it when elected a parliament member, during 1908-1912, of the Turkish National

Is an Iranian historian, university professor and a critic of the Islamic Republic's government who

Is an Iranian historian, university professor and a critic of the Islamic Republic's government who was sentenced to death in 2002 for apostasy for a speech he gave on Islam urging Iranians to "not blindly follow" Islamic clerics.[1] In 2004, after domestic Iranian and international outcry, his sentence was reduced to time in prison.

Thaçi is the Prime Minister of Kosovo, the President of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), and f

Thaçi is the Prime Minister of Kosovo, the President of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), and former political leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).He studied philosophy and history at the University of Pristina. During his university years, he was an Albanian student leader and the first student president of the parallel Albanian University of Pristina that broke off in 1989 (and organized in the early 1990s) from the official University due to Kosovar Albanians' protest of Slobodan Miloševic's new imposed status of Kosovo and Metohija.

Was an Egyptian social and political reformer, best known for founding the Muslim Brotherhood, one o

Was an Egyptian social and political reformer, best known for founding the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the largest and most influential 20th century Muslim revivalist organizations. Al-Banna's leadership was critical to the growth of the brotherhood during the 1930s and 1940s.

Is the founder and first leader of the Algerian Islamist rebel group Salafist Group for Preaching an

Is the founder and first leader of the Algerian Islamist rebel group Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC).

Was the Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic for four months in 1974. Makki was appointed by Pr

Was the Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic for four months in 1974. Makki was appointed by President Abdul Rahman al-Iryani. He was replaced shortly after the coup d'état that placed Ibrahim al-Hamdi in power as Chairman of the Military Command Council.

Was a well known diplomat and minister in the Pahlavi pre-revolutionary government of Iran. He is no

Was a well known diplomat and minister in the Pahlavi pre-revolutionary government of Iran. He is not only notable for his political involvement with the Mohammad Reza Shah government and SAVAK, but also his relationship with Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.