Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was the first President of Indonesia. He helped the country win its independence from the Netherland

Was the first President of Indonesia. He helped the country win its independence from the Netherlands and was President from 1945 to 1967, presiding with mixed success over the country's turbulent transition to independence. Sukarno was forced down from power by one of his generals, Suharto, who formally became President in March 1967.

The governor of Akita Prefecture. A native of Omagari, Akita and graduate of Waseda University, he w

The governor of Akita Prefecture. A native of Omagari, Akita and graduate of Waseda University, he was first elected to the post in 1997 after serving as mayor of Yokote, Akita since 1991.

A Thai politician and MP belonging to the Democrat Party. Educated at Oxford University in England,

A Thai politician and MP belonging to the Democrat Party. Educated at Oxford University in England, he is a former Deputy Foreign Minister of Thailand. On 11 January 2009, he was elected the 15th Governor of Bangkok by a large margin, winning 45% of the votes cast.[1]Sukhumbhand was born in Bangkok to His Serene Highness Prince Sukhumbhinanda and his commoner wife, Mom Dusadee Na Thalang. Prince Sukhumbhinanda was himself a son of His Royal Highness Prince Paripatra Sukhumbhand of Nakorn Sawan, the only child of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) with his Queen Consort Sukumalmarsri. Sukhumbhand is thus a cousin to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and a possible but far heir to the Thai throne.

Was an Afghan communist politician, ideologue and a poet.[1] Initially a student of the College of T

Was an Afghan communist politician, ideologue and a poet.[1] Initially a student of the College of Theology, graduated from the College of Literature in 1957. Laeq was an exellente poet and writer in Pashtu and Dari. During 1957-68, Laeq held different posts in the national controlled media.One of his sisters was married to Mir Akbar Khyber (a leading leftist idealogue whose murder in 1978 started the Saur Revolution); another sister was married to Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (who would later become President of Afghanistan). Laeq was a founder of the newspaper Parcham in 1968. Toguether with Babrak Karmal, reprensented the moderate faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA). At the same time, he became a permanent member of the Central Committee of the Parcham parliamentary group. After the Saur Revolution, Laeq became Minister for Radio and Television in 1978 and for a time was admitted to membership in the Politburo after the government had expelled the Parchamis.[1][2]

Is the current leader of the Marada Movement and a Member of Parliament for the Maronite Catholic se

Is the current leader of the Marada Movement and a Member of Parliament for the Maronite Catholic seat of Zgharta-Zawyie, in North Lebanon. He is the son of former minister Tony Franjieh who was assassinated in 1978 and grandson of the former Lebanese Pre

Was the Sultan of Egypt and Sudan from December 19, 1914 - October 9, 1917, during the British occup

Was the Sultan of Egypt and Sudan from December 19, 1914 - October 9, 1917, during the British occupation which lasted from 1882-1922.

Was a Chinese engineer and politician. As minister of economic affairs from 1969 to 1978 and Premier

Was a Chinese engineer and politician. As minister of economic affairs from 1969 to 1978 and Premier of the Republic of China from 1978 to 1984, he was credited for overseeing the transformation of Taiwan from being a mainly agricultural economy to an export powerhouse.

Was the de facto head of government of Thailand from 1991 - 1992, following a military coup d'etat l

Was the de facto head of government of Thailand from 1991 - 1992, following a military coup d'etat led by Sunthorn and General Suchinda Kraprayoon deposed the government of Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan on February 23, 1991. The generals accused Chatichai of corruption, and established the National Peacekeeping Council (NPKC) as an interim administration, with Sunthorn as chairman. Anand Panyarachun was appointed Prime Minister in March, but the administration of the country was also executed by the NPKC. Sunthorn left the political office following the May 1992 constitution promulgation, which prohibited members of the military from executing the office of the Prime Minister.

Was, until September 19 2006, a Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand overseeing Foreign Affairs, Educat

Was, until September 19 2006, a Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand overseeing Foreign Affairs, Education and Culture.Surakiart grew up in Bangkok. His father was a Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Thai Ministry of Finance and mother was a Professor in French literature at Chulalongkorn University. He graduated with a First Class (Valedictorian) degree in law from Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University. He earned two masters degrees, a Masters in Law (LL.M.) from Harvard Law School with a thesis on human rights and another in law and diplomacy (M.A.L.D) from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. Surakiart was the first Thai to earn a doctorate in law from Harvard Law School.

Is an Armenian politician and the current governor of the Syunik region of Armenia. Prior to this, h

Is an Armenian politician and the current governor of the Syunik region of Armenia. Prior to this, he served in the Red Army and from 1996 to 1999 as the mayor of Goris. A member of Armenia's Republican Party, Khachatryan was also the deputy to the Armenian National Assembly from 1999 to 2004. He has a wife and four children.

Is an Indian politician and businessman. He is a member of the Indian National Congress political pa

Is an Indian politician and businessman. He is a member of the Indian National Congress political party. He is the president of the Indian Olympic Association, Asian Athletics Association, and Athletics Federation of India.Suresh Kalmadi studied at St. Vincent's High School, Pune, and then at Fergusson College, Pune. In 1960, he joined the National Defence Academy, Pune, and in 1964, he joined the Air Force Flying Colleges in Jodhpur and Allahabad.

Is an Azerbaijani colonel and ex-Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, who rose to prominence during the Nag

Is an Azerbaijani colonel and ex-Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, who rose to prominence during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. His military successes led, in 1993, to his rise to Prime Minister and later prison term.

A longtime Thai politician. He was born in Nakhon Si Thammarat, into an assimilated Thai family of M

A longtime Thai politician. He was born in Nakhon Si Thammarat, into an assimilated Thai family of Malay descent.[1][2]Pitsuwan studied at Thammasat University, Thailand. He graduated cum laude from Claremont McKenna College, California, in political science in 1972. From 1977 until 1980, he was a researcher for the Human Rights Studies Program, Thai Studies Institute and the Ford Foundation, Thammasat University, and from 1974 until 1978, he was a fellow of The Rockefeller Fellowship Program, The Rockefeller Foundation, Harvard University and American University, Cairo. Surin Pitsuwan earned a Master of Arts from Harvard University and did research at the American University in Cairo as a scholar of the Institute of Higher Council for Islamic Affairs of Egypt from 1975 until 1977 before returning to Harvard, where he received a Ph.D. in 1982.

A Thai politician of the Thai Rak Thai party. Since 2002 he is the Minister of Transport of Thailand

A Thai politician of the Thai Rak Thai party. Since 2002 he is the Minister of Transport of Thailand. He is of Thai Chinese descent.Born in Bangkok, he learned at the Triam Udom Suksa School, Phrayathai, and studied at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering in 1978. After working for various car companies in Thailand, he was appointed as Transport minister on October 3, 2002. On March 11, 2005 he started the second term in office.

Is a Peruvian politician and engineer, better known as the former wife of ex-president of Peru Alber

Is a Peruvian politician and engineer, better known as the former wife of ex-president of Peru Alberto Fujimori. A member of the Peruvian Congress during the 2001-2006 period, she was elected as a member of the Frente Independiente Moralizador (FIM), a po

Is a Peruvian educator, journalist and politician. She was Concertación Descentralista's presidenti

Is a Peruvian educator, journalist and politician. She was Concertación Descentralista's presidential candidate for the 2006 national election, being one of three female candidates, along Lourdes Flores and Martha Chávez. She received 0.62% of the vote, c

A former Austrian politician of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).In the first government headed b

A former Austrian politician of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).In the first government headed by Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel, which was inaugurated in 2000, she became Vice Chancellor and minister of public services and sports, representing her party in the coalition with Schüssel's Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). She retained that position until the early elections held in 2002.In the course of the formation of the government in 2000, she also became federal chairperson of the FPÖ and thus succeeded Jörg Haider, under whom she had already served as managing chairperson since 1996. In that function, she had acquired a reputation of strict loyalty to Haider, which earned her the nickname Königskobra (King Cobra). From the beginning, her position was seen by many observers as a charade, with the true power in the party remaining with Haider.

Is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is currently the Cabinet Minister for Powe

Is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is currently the Cabinet Minister for Power in the Manmohan Singh government. He belongs to the Congress Party. He is the first backward caste person to have become the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He served as Chief Minister from January 18, 2003 to November 1, 2004.

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

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Utsunomiya, Tochigi and graduate of Tohoku University, he joined the government of Tochigi Prefecture and was elected to its assembly for the first time in 1984. In 1990 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time, but lost the seat in 1996. In 1998 he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time.

A Thai politician of the Thai Rak Thai political party, and is of Thai Chinese descent. As of 2005 h

A Thai politician of the Thai Rak Thai political party, and is of Thai Chinese descent. As of 2005 he is the Deputy Interior Minister of Thailand.He received a BA in Law at Chulalongkorn University and an MBA at Kasetsart University. Before becoming Deputy Interior Minister he was the Minister of University Affairs of Thailand and deputy house speaker of the Thai National Assembly (parliament).

A politician and former Indonesian general. He was the governor of Jakarta, the country's capital, f

A politician and former Indonesian general. He was the governor of Jakarta, the country's capital, from 1997 to 2007. He also serves as chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) for the period 2004-2008.On October 1, 2007, he announced he

Was a Japanese journalist, essayist, and socialist leader.He was born in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture,

Was a Japanese journalist, essayist, and socialist leader.He was born in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, to a family descended from medieval hatamoto; however, his father had lost the family's fortune, and as a result Suzuki was forced to work his way through school. He attended Waseda University and graduated with a degree in politics and economics in 1915. After graduation, he wrote for several newspapers, including the Hochi Shimbun, Taisho Nichi Nichi Shimbun, and Mainichi Shimbun, becoming well-known as a business writer.

Was an influential Serbian political activist.In June 1872 his book Serbija na istoku (Serbia in the

Was an influential Serbian political activist.In June 1872 his book Serbija na istoku (Serbia in the East) was published in Novi Sad. The book covered the history of Serbia, interpreting the Serbian society before the rebellion of 1804 as a society divide

Is a lawyer and a Montenegrin politician. He was the only president of Serbia and Montenegro. His te

Is a lawyer and a Montenegrin politician. He was the only president of Serbia and Montenegro. His term officially expired on June 3, 2006 when Montenegro declared its independence.

Was a Serbian politician from Croatia who worked hard for creation of unitaristic Yugoslavia. Howeve

Was a Serbian politician from Croatia who worked hard for creation of unitaristic Yugoslavia. However, he later became a bitter opponent of the same policy and the dictatorship of king Aleksandar Karadordevic and died in exile.