Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. He currently serves as the M

Is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. He currently serves as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Israeli cabinet.Simhon was first elected to the Knesset in the 1996 elections. He retained his seat in the 1999 elections, and was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in Ariel Sharon's national unity government as well as serving as chairman of the Finance Committee.

Was a Georgian jurist and politician who served as Minister of Justice of the Democratic Republic of

Was a Georgian jurist and politician who served as Minister of Justice of the Democratic Republic of Georgia from 1918 to 1919.He was one of the founders of the Georgian Social-Federalist Party and joined the Georgian National Council after the Russian Revolution of 1917. After Georgia’s declaration of independence in May 1918, he served as Minister of Justice in the government of Noe Ramishvili until the 1919 elections in which he obtained a seat in the Constituent Assembly.

Was a Georgian Old Bolshevik and Soviet official who contributed to Sovietization of Central Asia an

Was a Georgian Old Bolshevik and Soviet official who contributed to Sovietization of Central Asia and Caucasus but fell victim to Stalin’s Great Purge.Eliava was born into an impoverished noble family from western Georgia. He studied law at the Petersburg University in 1903, but was excluded for his involvement in students’ protests. In 1904, he joined the Bolshevik wing of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party and took part in the 1905 uprisings in Tiflis and Kutaisi.

Was a Georgian politician and commander of the Georgian Legion of the Wehrmacht. A graduate of Berli

Was a Georgian politician and commander of the Georgian Legion of the Wehrmacht. A graduate of Berlin University and PhD in Justice, he served as a high-ranking official in the Georgian government of 1918-1921. In 1919-1920 he was a Governor General of Tb

Is chairman and founder of Georgian Labour Party known for his populism and criticism of the current

Is chairman and founder of Georgian Labour Party known for his populism and criticism of the current President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili. He is married and has 2 children.He supported Shevardnadze's government during the 2003 Rose Revolution, however, and later was a staunch opponent of President Mikheil Saakashvili.

Was an important statesman of Qin in the Warring States Period of ancient China. With the support of

Was an important statesman of Qin in the Warring States Period of ancient China. With the support of Duke Xiao of Qin, Shang enacted numerous reforms (in accordance with his legalist philosophy recorded in The Book of Lord Shang) in the state of Qin that changed Qin from a peripheral, backwards state into a militarily powerful and strongly centralized state, changing the administration by emphasizing meritocracy and devolving power from the nobility.

Is a former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh and a former minister in Government of India. He is a

Is a former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh and a former minister in Government of India. He is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected to Lok Sabha from Kangra.He has written some books .

Popularly known as Sharad Pawar, is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is the pr

Popularly known as Sharad Pawar, is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress. He has previously held the posts of Defence Minister of India and Chief Minister of Maharashtra and currently serves as Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India.

Is the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions

Is the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions

The President of the Toronto-based Canadian Afghan Council (CAC). He is the first Afghan diplomat to

The President of the Toronto-based Canadian Afghan Council (CAC). He is the first Afghan diplomat to have represented Afghanistan in Canada. He was appointed by the Interim Administration headed by Hamid Karzai as Afghanistan's only representative and chief negotiator on the establishment of full bilateral diplomatic and consular relations between Afghanistan and Canada at resident-embassy level in April 2002.

Was the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2004 to 2007. He became Finance Minister in November 1999 an

Was the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2004 to 2007. He became Finance Minister in November 1999 and was handpicked by President Musharraf for the position of Prime Minister after the resignation of Zafarullah Khan Jamali on June 6, 2004. He became Prime Minister on August 28, 2004 and served until November 15, 2007. He became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan to complete a full term in office.

Was an Israeli politician who served as a Minister without Portfolio between January and July 1999.I

Was an Israeli politician who served as a Minister without Portfolio between January and July 1999.In 1988 he was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list. He was re-elected in 1992 and 1996, and on 20 January 1999 was made a Minister without Portfolio. However, he lost his seat in the May 1999 elections, after which he also lost his ministerial position.

Is an Israeli politician and former soldier who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadi

Is an Israeli politician and former soldier who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima. He formerly served as former Minister of Defense, Minister of Transportation and as the 16th Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.

Is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1992 and 2006 for the N

Is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1992 and 2006 for the National Religious Party.In 1987 he became the National Religious Party's political secretary, a role he held until 1995. He was first elected to the Knesset in the 1992 elections. In 1998, he was appointed Minister of Transportation. He lost his seat in the 2006 elections when the party was reduced to three seats.

Is a British politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Labour Member of Parliament for

Is a British politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Labour Member of Parliament for St Helens South.

Was Prime Minister of Albania in 1924 and during the Italian occupation from 1939 to 1941.Verlaci's

Was Prime Minister of Albania in 1924 and during the Italian occupation from 1939 to 1941.Verlaci's name also is found under the forms Vërlaci, Verlaçi, Verlaxhi, and Velaxhi. His first name also is written in various forms, including Shevket, as on his gravestone. Probably his name has distant venetian roots, from the Renaissance times of Albania Veneta.In 1922, Verlaci was the biggest landowner of Albania. He was the leader of the Progressive Party, the biggest conservative party in Albania, which firmly opposed any agrarian reform reducing the landowners' property. The Progressive Party included as its members some North Albanian clan chiefs and prominent Muslim landowners.

A Bangladeshi politician and current Prime Minister of Bangladesh.[1] She has been the President of

A Bangladeshi politician and current Prime Minister of Bangladesh.[1] She has been the President of the Awami League, a major political party, since 1981. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father (and first president) of Bangladesh and wife of an internationally reputed nuclear scientist, M. A. Wazed Miah. Sheikh Hasina's party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections, thus assuring her of the post of prime minister. Sheikh Hasina has once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001

Was the leader of the National Conference, Kashmir's largest political party, and one of the most im

Was the leader of the National Conference, Kashmir's largest political party, and one of the most important political figures in the modern history of Jammu and Kashmir. In 1933 he married Akbar Jahan, the daughter of Michael Harry Nedou, the eldest son o

Was the long-serving mayor of the Palestinian city of Hebron, appointed by Jordan, from 1948 to 1976

Was the long-serving mayor of the Palestinian city of Hebron, appointed by Jordan, from 1948 to 1976. Ja'abari was head of the Jericho Conference in Jericho which supported the unification of the West Bank and Jordan. In the 1950s, he held a seat in the u

Was a Bengali politician and the founding leader of Bangladesh, considered the father of the nation.

Was a Bengali politician and the founding leader of Bangladesh, considered the father of the nation. He headed the Awami League, served as the first President of Bangladesh and later became its Prime Minister. He is popularly referred to as Sheikh Mujib, and with the honorary title of Bangabandhu (????????? Bôngobondhu, "Friend of Bengal"). His eldest daughter Sheikh Hasina Wajed is the present leader of the Awami League and a former prime minister of Bangladesh.

Is an honorific title in Arab countries), was a Lebanese political leader. He is remembered as the f

Is an honorific title in Arab countries), was a Lebanese political leader. He is remembered as the founder of the Kataeb Party (also known as the Phalangist Party), as a parliamentary powerbroker, and as the father of Bachir Gemayel and Amine Gemayel, bot

Is an American politician. She has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representa

Is an American politician. She has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995. She represents Texas's 18th congressional district (map), which was once represented by her role model, former congresswoman Barbara Jordan. Jackson-Lee graduated from Jamaica High School in Queens. She earned a B.A. in political science from Yale University in 1972, followed by a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School in 1975.

Is a South African politician and senior Member of Parliament of the main opposition Democratic Alli

Is a South African politician and senior Member of Parliament of the main opposition Democratic Alliance(DA).Although Camerer's father, Robert Badenhorst-Durandt had been a Member of Parliament for the ruling National Party (NP), as a young lawyer in the mid-1970s she worked on the legal defence strategies of anti-apartheid activitists, including that of the Soweto Committee of Ten. The latter included Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, wife of then jailed African National Congress (ANC) leader and future South African President, Nelson Mandela.

Was the leader of Tuva for 17 years, from 1990 to 2007. Oorzhak graduated Timiryazev Moscow Agricult

Was the leader of Tuva for 17 years, from 1990 to 2007. Oorzhak graduated Timiryazev Moscow Agricultural academy in 1971. Then he was an economist, director in the state farm "Shekpeer" in 1971-1980.