Leaders & Statesmen
Rulers, presidents, and reformers who steered nations.
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Contemporary era
Ebrahim Raisi
December 14, 1960 – May 19, 2024
President of Iran from 2021 to 2024
Contemporary era
Hassan Rouhani
b. November 12, 1948
President of Iran from 2013 to 2021
Contemporary era
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
b. October 28, 1956
6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2005 to 2013
Modern era
Mohammad Khatami
b. October 14, 1943
President of Iran from 1997 to 2005
Modern era
Abdul Latif Rashid
b. August 10, 1944
President of Iraq since 2022
Contemporary era
Barham Salih
b. September 12, 1960
President of Iraq (2018-2022)
Modern era
Fuad Masum
b. January 1, 1938
7th President of the Republic of Iraq
Modern era
Jalal Talabani
November 12, 1933 – October 3, 2017
Iraqi politician (1933-2017)
Contemporary era
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer
b. March 11, 1958
72nd prime minister of Iraq
Contemporary era
Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
b. July 5, 1967
Iraqi politician
Modern era
Adil Abdul-Mahdi
b. January 1, 1942
Iraqi politician
Contemporary era
Haider Al-Abadi
b. April 25, 1952
Prime Minister of Iraq from 2014 to 2018
Contemporary era
Nouri al-Maliki
b. June 20, 1950
Prime Minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014
Contemporary era
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
b. March 25, 1947
Prime Minister of Iraq from 2005 to 2006
Modern era
Michael D. Higgins
b. April 18, 1941
President of Ireland (2011–2018; 2018–2025)
Contemporary era
Mary McAleese
b. June 27, 1951
8th President of Ireland
Modern era
Mary Robinson
b. May 21, 1944
Former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Modern era
Patrick Hillery
May 2, 1923 – April 12, 2008
6th president of Ireland (1923–2008)
Modern era
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
February 12, 1911 – March 21, 1978
Irish judge and 5th President of Ireland (1911-1978)
Contemporary era
Simon Harris
b. October 17, 1986
Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) of Ireland (born 1986)
Contemporary era
Leo Varadkar
b. January 18, 1979
Taoiseach from 2017 to 2020, and from 2022 to 2024.
Contemporary era
Enda Kenny
b. April 24, 1951
Irish poliitician (* 1951)
Contemporary era
Brian Cowen
b. January 10, 1960
Irish politician
Modern era
Reuven Rivlin
b. September 9, 1939
10th President of Israel (2014–2021)
Contemporary era
Moshe Katsav
b. December 5, 1945
8th President of Israel (2000–2007)
Modern era
Ezer Weizman
June 15, 1924 – April 24, 2005
Israeli politician, 7th president of Israel (1993–2000)
Modern era
Chaim Herzog
September 17, 1918 – April 17, 1997
6th President of Israel (1983–1993) – (born1918–1997)
Contemporary era
Yair Lapid
b. November 5, 1963
Leader of the Opposition in the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), Former Prime Minister of Israel in 2022 and Chairman of the Yesh Atid Party
Contemporary era
Naftali Bennett
b. March 25, 1972
Prime Minister of Israel from 2021 to 2022
Contemporary era
Ehud Olmert
b. September 30, 1945
Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009
Modern era
Ariel Sharon
February 26, 1928 – January 11, 2014
Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006 (1928-2014)
Modern era
Giorgio Napolitano
June 29, 1925 – September 22, 2023
President of Italy from 2006 to 2015
Modern era
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
December 9, 1920 – September 16, 2016
President of Italy from 1999 to 2006
Modern era
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
September 9, 1918 – January 29, 2012
9th President of Italy (1918–2012)
Modern era
Francesco Cossiga
July 26, 1928 – August 17, 2010
8th President of Italy (1928-2010)
Modern era
Sandro Pertini
September 25, 1896 – February 24, 1990
Italian journalist, resistance leader and politician, President of Italy from 1978 to 1985
Contemporary era
Mario Draghi
b. September 3, 1947
Italian economist, academic, banker and politician; former prime minister of Italy
Contemporary era
Giuseppe Conte
b. August 8, 1964
Prime Minister of Italy from 2018 to 2021
Contemporary era
Paolo Gentiloni
b. November 22, 1954
Italian politician (born 1954)
Contemporary era
Matteo Renzi
b. January 11, 1975
Italian politician (born 1975)
Contemporary era
Enrico Letta
b. August 20, 1966
Italian politician
Contemporary era
Laurent Gbagbo
b. May 31, 1945
4th President of Ivory Coast
Modern era
Robert Guéï
March 16, 1941 – September 19, 2002
Ivorian politician (1941-2002)
Modern era
Henri Konan Bédié
May 5, 1934 – August 1, 2023
President of Ivory Coast from 1993 to 1999 (1934-2023)
Modern era
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
October 18, 1905 – December 7, 1993
First President of Ivory Coast, from 1960 to 1993 (1905-1993)
Contemporary era
Patrick Achi
b. November 17, 1955
Prime Minister of Ivory Coast
Contemporary era
Hamed Bakayoko
March 8, 1965 – March 10, 2021
Prime Minister of Ivory Coast (2020-2021)
Contemporary era
Amadou Gon Coulibaly
February 10, 1959 – July 8, 2020
Ivorian politician (1959–2020)
Modern era
Daniel Kablan Duncan
b. June 30, 1943
Ivorian politician
Contemporary era
Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio
b. March 6, 1951
Ivorian politician
Modern era
Kenneth O. Hall
b. April 24, 1941
Governor-General of Jamaica
Modern era
Howard Cooke
November 13, 1915 – July 11, 2014
Jamaican politician (1915-2014)
Modern era
Edward Zacca
July 26, 1931 – November 11, 2019
Jamaican judge (1931–2019)
Modern era
Florizel Glasspole
September 25, 1909 – November 25, 2000
Jamaican politician (1909-2000)
Modern era
Herbert Duffus
August 30, 1908 – October 25, 2002
Jamaican politician and judge (1908-2002)
Contemporary era
Portia Simpson-Miller
b. December 12, 1945
Former prime minister of Jamaica
Contemporary era
Bruce Golding
b. December 5, 1947
Jamaican politician; Prime Minister of Jamaica
Modern era
P. J. Patterson
b. April 10, 1935
Former prime minister of Jamaica, Jamaican politician
Modern era
Edward Seaga
May 28, 1930 – May 28, 2019
5th Prime Minister of Jamaica (1930–2019)
Modern era
Akihito
b. December 23, 1933
Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019