Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Serbia from 1989 until 1997

Was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. He also led Serbia's Socialist Party from its foundation in 1990.

Was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Serbia from 1989 until 1997

Was President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000. He also led the Socialist Party of Serbia from its foundation in 1990.

Is a Croatian politician who is among six defendants charged by the International Criminal Tribunal

Is a Croatian politician who is among six defendants charged by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), in relation to the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.

Is the current Vice Prime Minister of Croatia for Regional Development, Reconstruction and Return. H

Is the current Vice Prime Minister of Croatia for Regional Development, Reconstruction and Return. He is the member of Serbian minority in Croatia.He offered his resignation in March 2008, after Croatian Government made a decision to recognize unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo. However, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader did not accept his resignation, and the Independent Democratic Serbian Party subsequently decided against withdrawing its member from the government.

A poet, essayist and translator served as the Minister of Education and Sport in the Government of S

A poet, essayist and translator served as the Minister of Education and Sport in the Government of Serbia, cabinet of PM, Vojislav Koštunica from 2004 to 2007.

Is an Algerian politician. He was Prime Minister from 15 December 1998 to 23 December 1999.

Is an Algerian politician. He was Prime Minister from 15 December 1998 to 23 December 1999.

Was the second President of Indonesia, holding the office from 1967 to 1998.Suharto was born in a sm

Was the second President of Indonesia, holding the office from 1967 to 1998.Suharto was born in a small village near Yogyakarta, during the era of Dutch colonial control. His ethnic Javanese peasant parents divorced not long after his birth, and he passed

Was a diplomat and statesman during early Meiji period Japan.Soejima was born into a samurai family

Was a diplomat and statesman during early Meiji period Japan.Soejima was born into a samurai family in Saga, in Hizen province (present-day Saga prefecture). His father was a teacher in the domain's school and a scholar of National Learning (kokugaku). Soejima was sent to Nagasaki by the domain leaders to study the English language. During the Boshin War he was a military leader of the Saga forces committed to the overthrow of the Tokugawa bakufu.

Was Indonesia’s minister of foreign affairs from 1953 to 1955. Born in Madiun, East Java, Soenario

Was Indonesia’s minister of foreign affairs from 1953 to 1955. Born in Madiun, East Java, Soenario was educated at Leiden University in the Netherlands and was a founder of Perhimpunan Indonesia (in at least one source referred to as Perhimpunan Mahasiswa Indonesia), an Indonesian students’ organization, while studying at the Faculty of Law. He returned to Java in the late 1920's and established a private law practice in Bandung, while becoming active in Sukarno's Perserikatan Nasional Indonesia, later renamed Partai Nasional Indonesia. In 1928, he was Bandung's delegate to the Second Indonesian Youth Congress in Batavia, where he would meet his future wife, Dina Maria Geraldine Maranta Pantouw, then the delegate from Manado.

Was a legendary Malaysian national football player from Malacca alongside the late Mokhtar Dahari an

Was a legendary Malaysian national football player from Malacca alongside the late Mokhtar Dahari and R. Arumugam. In 1971, when he played in the Olympic qualifier in Seoul, South Korea, he was the youngest member of the national team at the age of 21. He participated in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games and was the captain of the qualifying team to the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. His partnership with Santokh Singh was the most solid defence in the much-feared Malaysian team back then. He earned the nickname The 'god of war' for his commanding play. He once tried to make it in politics by contesting as a Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka in 1986 but he suffered a defeat of 17,606 votes to Lim Guan Eng. He was appointed as the chairman of the referees’ committee on 13 March 2007.He is currently the manager of Malaysia national team.

A Japanese politician of the Japan Communist Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet

A Japanese politician of the Japan Communist Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka and graduate of Kyoto University, he was elected for the first time in 2004 after unsuccessful runs for the House of Representatives in 2000 and 2003 and for the House of Councillors in 2001.

Is an Islamic religious leader and author and would-be French politician. Bencheikh graduated in Isl

Is an Islamic religious leader and author and would-be French politician. Bencheikh graduated in Islamic theology at Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, and at the Free University of Brussels, Belgium. He holds a doctorate in Religious Sciences from the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE), Paris, France. He was nominated as Grand Mufti of Marseille, France[1], in 1995 by the Great Mosque of Paris. He is a member of the Conseil Français du Culte Musulman (Council of French Muslims) since its creation in 2003.

Was a Russian general and the 19th President of Warsaw between 1875 and 1892. During his presidency

Was a Russian general and the 19th President of Warsaw between 1875 and 1892. During his presidency he ordered the construction of municipal water works as well as the tramway and telephone network in Warsaw.On November 18, 1875, he was appointed the 19th president of Warsaw. Although at first he was considered yet another Russian official assigned to govern a Polish city, he soon became known as a great organiser and engineer. He was also a good economist and during his presidency the city's treasury more than tripled. He became particularly popular with the Varsavians after he started to consult most of his decisions with the press, a thing that was uncommon in 19th century Russia.

Is a Bulgarian politician, foreign minister of Bulgaria from July 2001 until August 2005, and the Ch

Is a Bulgarian politician, foreign minister of Bulgaria from July 2001 until August 2005, and the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE in 2004.In 1990, Passy was the founding President and CEO of the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria, a non-governmental organization to lobby for NATO membership, and the founder and spokesman of the Green Party of Bulgaria.

Is an American politician from the State of Texas who currently serves in the United States House of

Is an American politician from the State of Texas who currently serves in the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 27th congressional district (map) based in Corpus Christi.

Was the fourth Prime Minister (1956-1959) of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka).He entered politics in 1926 as

Was the fourth Prime Minister (1956-1959) of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka).He entered politics in 1926 as a member of the United National Party when he was elected to the Colombo Municipal Council. As a young lawyer he became active in the United National Part

Is a Latvian politician She is a member of the New Era Party and a deputy of the 9th Saeima (Latvia

Is a Latvian politician She is a member of the New Era Party and a deputy of the 9th Saeima (Latvian Parliament). She began her current term in parliament on November 7, 2006.

Is former Chief Minister of the Indian state of Karnataka and a former Governor of the Indian state

Is former Chief Minister of the Indian state of Karnataka and a former Governor of the Indian state of Maharashtra. S.M. Krishna is the son of S.C. Mallaiah. He completed his Bachelor's in Arts from Maharaja's College, Mysore and obtained a Law degree fro

Thai politician, is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of Thailand. He was a le

Thai politician, is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of Thailand. He was a leader and cofounder of the populist Thai Rak Thai party. His wife, Anurachanee Jatusripitak, teaches at Chulalongkorn University. He has two children.Somkid graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from the Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University in 1972. Later, He completed an MBA in Finance from the Graduate School of Business Administration or NIDA Business School, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) and a Ph.D. in marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Is a politician in India. He is currently the Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha (House of the People).So

Is a politician in India. He is currently the Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha (House of the People).Somnath Chatterjee was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) from 1968 to 2008. In 1971, he was nominated to contest an interim election caused by the death of his father, who had been elected from that constituency. He became a Member of the Lok Sabha in 1971 and was elected the first time as an independent candidate supported by the CPI(M). Subsequently he was re-elected 9 times, except once when he lost to Mamata Banerjee in the Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency in 1984. From 1989 until 2004 he was the leader of his party in the Lok Sabha. He was elected for the tenth time in 2004 as a member of the present 14th Lok Sabha from Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency, which is considered to be a CPI(M) stronghold. Following the election, on June 4, 2004 he was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha.

A Cambodian politician. Born on first of January 1956, Son Chhay graduated in 1984 from Flinders Uni

A Cambodian politician. Born on first of January 1956, Son Chhay graduated in 1984 from Flinders University in Australia with a Bachelor Degree in Mathematical Science. This was followed by a Diploma in Education from Adelaide University in 1986. He currently belongs to the opposition Sam Rainsy Party. Son Chhay was first elected to parliament in 1993 representing his birth province of Siem Reap and reelected in 1998 in the same province. From 2003 to the present he is a member of parliament representing Phnom Penh in the National Assembly of Cambodia. Son Chhay is well respected for his tireless effort to fight against corruption, promoting liberal democracy and human rights [1

Was a Cambodian nationalist and republican policitian, with a long history as a rebel and (for brief

Was a Cambodian nationalist and republican policitian, with a long history as a rebel and (for brief periods) a government minister.Thanh was born in Travinh, Vietnam, to an ethnic Khmer Krom father and a Sino-Vietnamese mother.[1][2] He was educated in Saigon, Montpellier and Paris, studying law for a year before returning to Indo-China. He found work as a magistrate in Pursat and as a public prosecutor in Phnom Penh before becoming Deputy Director of the Buddhist Institute.[3] Along with another prominent early Khmer nationalist, Pach Chhoeun, he established the first Khmer language newspaper, Nagaravatta, in 1936. The political outlook of Nagaravatta, which urged Khmers to break the commercial monopoly of foreign traders by starting their own businesses, was to make Thanh and his colleagues receptive to Japanese fascism, or as he termed it "National Socialism".[4

Was a member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea/Party of Democratic Kampuchea

Was a member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea/Party of Democratic Kampuchea from 1974 to 1992. He was a leader of the Khmer Rouge and was married to Yun Yat (??), who became the Khmer Rouge minister of education and information.Son Sen was born in southern Vietnam, of Sino-Vietnamese ancestry[1] and grew up among the settled Cambodian minority. He was educated in Phnom Penh and in the 1950s received a scholarship to study in Paris, where he became a member of a Marxist group of Cambodian students at whose centre was Saloth Sar (Pol Pot). On his return to Cambodia, he became director of studies at the National Teaching Institute. In 1960 he joined the Khmer People's Revolutionary Party (the name of the party at the time).[2] He fled from the capital in 1963 to escape from Prince Norodom Sihanouk's secret police and is believed to have spent time in Hanoi.[citation needed]

Was a Japanese politician, diplomat, cabinet minister, and second Japanese Resident-General of Korea

Was a Japanese politician, diplomat, cabinet minister, and second Japanese Resident-General of Korea.Sone was norn in Choshu (present-day Yamaguchi prefecture, his adopted father was a samurai of the Hagi Clan. He fought on the imperial side in the Boshin War.After the Meiji Restoration, he went to France for studies, and on his return to Japan served in the War Ministry. Later, he served as director of the Cabinet Gazette Bureau, Secretary of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau and other posts, in 1890 he became the first Chief Secretary of the House of Representativesof the Diet of Japan.

Is an Indian politician, the President of the Indian National Congress and the widow of former Prime

Is an Indian politician, the President of the Indian National Congress and the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi. She is the Chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance in the Lok Sabha, and the leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party. She was named the third most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine in the year 2004[2] and currently ranks 6th