Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a leading Montenegrin communist and member of the Central Committee of the League of Communists

Was a leading Montenegrin communist and member of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia. During World War II he served on the Supreme Staff, went on missions to Bulgaria, Greece, and Albania, and became Josip Broz Tito's personal

Was a nationalist political leader of India, and is considered the godfather of modern Hindutva and

Was a nationalist political leader of India, and is considered the godfather of modern Hindutva and Hindu Nationalism.He was elected as member of the Legislative Council of Bengal, as an Indian National Congress candidate representing Calcutta University

Is a Dutch politician.

Is a Dutch politician.

Was a British Liberal politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.From 1892 to 1895, Buxton

Was a British Liberal politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.From 1892 to 1895, Buxton served as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. In 1905, he earned his first Cabinet post, that of Postmaster-General. In this capacity he introduced such services as penny postage to the United States, the Canadian magazine post, and cheap postage for the blind. In 1910, Buxton was named President of the Board of Trade; in this position he oversaw the passage or amendment of many trade and commerce laws. Upon the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912, he asked Lord Loreburn, the Lord Chancellor, to appoint a commission of inquiry into the disaster. This commission eventually came to be headed by Lord Mersey.

Is a Malaysian politician and the former Malaysian Home Affairs Minister. He is a member of the Unit

Is a Malaysian politician and the former Malaysian Home Affairs Minister. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), part of the ruling Barisan Nasional. He recently lost his bid for a Vice-President's post in UMNO and was dropped as a minister in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's cabinet.

Was a Malaysian academician and former politician. He was once Vice-Chancellor of the University of

Was a Malaysian academician and former politician. He was once Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya in the 1980s, and formed the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan). Syed Hussein wrote several books, the most famous being The Myth of the Lazy Native.

Was a Bangladeshi politician and a senior leader of the Awami League. During the Bangladesh Liberati

Was a Bangladeshi politician and a senior leader of the Awami League. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, he served as the acting President of Bangladesh in the absence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Syed Nazrul's political career began when he joined the Awami Muslim League and participated in the Language Movement in 1952, for which he was arrested by Pakistani police. He would rise to various provincial and central party leadership positions, becoming a close confidante of the party's leader Sheikh Mujib. He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1970, where he served briefly as deputy leader of the majority.

Is a Gabonese politician who has served in the government of Gabon as Minister of Transport and Civi

Is a Gabonese politician who has served in the government of Gabon as Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation since January 2009. Previously he was the Secretary-General of the Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development (UGDD), an opposition party.

Served as Prime Minister of Rwanda from 12 October 1991 to 2 April 1992.

Served as Prime Minister of Rwanda from 12 October 1991 to 2 April 1992.

Is a Burundi politician. He was Speaker of theNational Assembly of Burundi from December 1993 to Oct

Is a Burundi politician. He was Speaker of theNational Assembly of Burundi from December 1993 to October 1, 1994 and has served as the president of Burundi from 6 April 1994 until 25 July 1996 (interim to October 1994).

Is a Gabonese politician. He was a minister in the government from 1981 to 1990 and was Gabon's Amba

Is a Gabonese politician. He was a minister in the government from 1981 to 1990 and was Gabon's Ambassador to France from 1991 to 1993. Since 1999, he has led Gabon of the Future (Gabon Avenir), a political party.He held that post until 1980 and was then

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Nord department.

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Nord department.

Is French and was born in Marseille on 6 December 1964. She was elected as a Member of the European

Is French and was born in Marseille on 6 December 1964. She was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for the West region of France in the 2009 European elections. As an MEP she is a member of the Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs, and ALDE group coordinator, as well as a substitute member of the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development. She is a member of MoDem's national executive board and Sylvie is also a foreign affairs advisor, and president of the Mouvement Européen France fr:Mouvement Europeen-France

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Ain department and i

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Ain department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.

Is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election f

Is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election for the South-East France constituency. Guillaume joined the Socialist Party (PS) in 1988 in the Rhône. She is a regional councillor in the Rhône-Alpes Regional Council, and a Lyon municipal councillor. In the 2009 European elections, she was the second candidate on the PS list in the South-East region, and was elected to the European Parliament.

Was Prime Minister of Burundi from 10 July 1993 to 7 February 1994, the first and to date only woman

Was Prime Minister of Burundi from 10 July 1993 to 7 February 1994, the first and to date only woman to hold the Kinigi was born in 1953, and is a member of the Tutsi ethnic group. Her husband, with whom she had five children, was a member of the Hutu eth

Was the first president of South Korea. His presidency, from August 1948 to April 1960, remains cont

Was the first president of South Korea. His presidency, from August 1948 to April 1960, remains controversial, affected by Cold War tensions on the Korean peninsula and elsewhere. Rhee was regarded as an anti-Communist and a strongman, and led South Korea

Was a Jewish-Polish socialist politician, leader of the Bund, and a member of the National Council o

Was a Jewish-Polish socialist politician, leader of the Bund, and a member of the National Council of the Polish government in exile. He committed suicide to protest the indifference of the Allied governments in the face of the Holocaust.After Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, Zygielbojm returned to Warsaw, where he participated in the defense committee during the siege and defense of the city. When the Nazis occupied Warsaw, they demanded 12 hostages from the population to prevent further resistance. Stefan Starzynski, the city's president, proposed that the Jewish labor movement provide a representative and named his choice. Zygielbojm volunteered in her place.[2]

Was a Polish historian, diplomat and politician, founder of the Askenazy school.Starting in 1902, he

Was a Polish historian, diplomat and politician, founder of the Askenazy school.Starting in 1902, he served as a professor at the University of Lwów. In 1909 he was inducted into the Polish Academy of Learning (Polska Akademia Umiejetnosci). After Poland regained independence, Askenazy was chosen to be the first Polish representative at the League of Nations (1920-23), but was forced to resign because of an anti-Semitic campaign against him [1]

Is a Polish photographer, gay rights activist, journalist and politician. He is the founder of the f

Is a Polish photographer, gay rights activist, journalist and politician. He is the founder of the first Polish Gay Pride parade,[1] held in 2001. From 2000 to 2006, Niemiec held the post of Cultural Ambassador of Poland to the International Lesbian and Gay Culture Network. From 2001 to 2005, he was President of the International Lesbian and Gay Culture Association in Poland.