Leaders & Statesmen
Rulers, presidents, and reformers who steered nations.
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Contemporary era
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
b. September 21, 1988
Pakistani politician
Modern era
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
January 5, 1928 – April 4, 1979
4th President and 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan (1928–1979)
Modern era
Pervez Musharraf
August 11, 1943 – February 5, 2023
Pakistani soldier and politician (1943-2023)
Modern era
Ayub Khan
May 14, 1907 – April 19, 1974
President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969
Modern era
Liaquat Ali Khan
October 1, 1895 – October 16, 1951
1st Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1947 to 1951
Modern era
Fatima Jinnah
July 31, 1893 – July 9, 1967
Pakistani dental surgeon, biographer and stateswoman (1893–1967)
Modern era
Abdul Sattar Edhi
February 28, 1928 – July 8, 2016
Pakistani philanthropist, social activist, ascetic and humanitarian
Contemporary era
Pervez Hoodbhoy
b. July 11, 1950
Pakistani nuclear physicist
Contemporary era
Salman Ahmad
b. December 12, 1963
Musician, actor
Modern era
Abdul Hafeez Kardar
January 17, 1925 – April 21, 1996
Indian cricketer (1925-1996)
Modern era
Syed Babar Ali
b. June 30, 1926
Pakistani businessman, philanthropist and former Finance Minister of Pakistan
Modern era
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
October 17, 1817 – March 27, 1898
Indian Muslim reformer and social activist (1817–1898)
Modern era
Maulana Shaukat Ali
March 10, 1873 – November 26, 1938
Indian activist (1873–1939)
Modern era
Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
January 19, 1873 – 1956
Pakistani writer (1873–1956)
Modern era
Hasrat Mohani
January 1, 1875 – May 13, 1951
Indian independence activist and an Urdu language poet
Modern era
Chaudhry Rehmat Ali
November 16, 1897 – February 3, 1951
Pakistani politician (1897–1951)
Modern era
Khan Abdul Wali Khan
January 11, 1917 – January 26, 2006
Senior politician in Pakistan, President of Awami National Party (1917–2006)
Modern era
Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai
July 7, 1907 – December 2, 1973
Nationalist, political leader (1907–1973)
Modern era
A. K. Fazlul Huq
October 26, 1873 – April 27, 1962
Bengali-Pakistani statesman and jurist (1873–1962)
Modern era
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
September 8, 1892 – December 5, 1963
Bengali barrister and politician (1892–1963)
Modern era
Khawaja Nazimuddin
July 19, 1894 – October 22, 1964
Pakistani politician and statesman (1894–1964)
Modern era
Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
June 13, 1899 – February 14, 1958
Pakistani politician (1899–1958)
Modern era
Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
February 13, 1905 – June 13, 1990
Pakistani diplomat (1905-1990)
Modern era
Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz
April 7, 1896 – 1979
Indian, afterwards Pakistani, politician
Modern era
I. I. Chundrigar
September 15, 1897 – September 26, 1960
Pakistani politician and diplomat (1897–1960)
Modern era
Feroz Khan Noon
June 18, 1893 – December 9, 1970
7th Prime Minister of Pakistan (1893–1970)
Modern era
Muhammad Ali Bogra
October 19, 1909 – January 23, 1963
Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953 to 1955
Modern era
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
July 15, 1905 – December 2, 1980
Politician and Prime minister of Pakistan (1905–1982)
Modern era
Sikandar Hayat Khan
June 5, 1892 – December 26, 1942
Punjabi politician and statesman during British Raj (1892–1942)
Modern era
G. M. Syed
January 17, 1904 – April 25, 1995
Political leader (1904-1995)
Modern era
Mahmud Hasan Deobandi
1851 – November 30, 1920
Indian Muslim scholar and independence activist (1851–1920)
Modern era
Syed Ameer Ali
1849 – 1928
Indian Muslim jurist (1849-1928)
Modern era
Mohsin-ul-Mulk
December 9, 1837 – October 16, 1907
Indian Muslim politician
Modern era
Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk
March 24, 1841 – January 27, 1917
Politician for India's independence (1841–1917)
Modern era
Maulana Bhashani
December 12, 1880 – November 17, 1976
Bangladeshi political leader (1880–1976)
Early Modern era
Titumir
January 27, 1782 – November 19, 1831
Leader of the Bengali resistance against the British East India Company
Modern era
Aga Khan III
November 2, 1877 – July 11, 1957
48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community (1877-1957)
Early Modern era
Bahadur Shah Zafar
October 24, 1775 – November 7, 1862
18th and last Mughal Emperor from 1837 to 1857
Early Modern era
Siraj-ud-Daulah
1733 – July 2, 1757
Nawab of Bengal
Early Modern era
Hyder Ali
1717 – December 7, 1782
Military commander, de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (1720-1782)
Modern era
Mir Osman Ali Khan
April 6, 1886 – February 24, 1967
Last Monarch of the Kingdom of Hyderabad (1886-1967)
Modern era
Rani Lakshmibai
November 19, 1828 – June 17, 1858
Queen of a princely state in India
Modern era
Begum Hazrat Mahal
1820 – April 7, 1879
Empress of Awadh
Early Modern era
Kunwar Singh
1777 – April 23, 1858
ruler from Bihar who led a rebellion against the British
Modern era
Udham Singh
December 26, 1899 – July 31, 1940
Indian revolutionary (1899-1940)
Modern era
Chandra Shekhar Azad
July 23, 1906 – February 27, 1931
Indian activist and socialist and revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer (1906–1931)
Modern era
Ram Prasad Bismil
June 11, 1897 – December 19, 1927
Revolutionary, poet & writer (1897–1927)
Modern era
Ashfaqulla Khan
October 22, 1900 – December 19, 1927
Indian poet and fighter for independence (1900-1927)
Modern era
Khudiram Bose
December 3, 1889 – August 11, 1908
Indian revolutionary (1889-1908)
Modern era
Surya Sen
March 22, 1894 – January 8, 1934
British Indian Bengali revolutionary (1894-1934)
Modern era
Birsa Munda
November 15, 1875 – June 9, 1900
Indian tribal freedom fighter (1875–1900)
Modern era
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
July 23, 1856 – September 1, 1920
Indian nationalist leader, writer and journalist (1856–1920)
Modern era
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
May 9, 1866 – February 19, 1915
Indian political leader and social reformer (1866–1915)
Modern era
Lala Lajpat Rai
January 28, 1865 – November 17, 1928
Indian author and politician (1865-1928)
Modern era
Bipin Chandra Pal
November 7, 1858 – May 20, 1932
British Indian Bengali academic and politician (1858–1932)
Modern era
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
November 11, 1888 – February 22, 1958
Indian politician and writer (1888–1958)
Modern era
Rajendra Prasad
December 3, 1884 – February 28, 1963
Indian statesman, lawyer and writer (1884–1963); first President of India
Modern era
C. Rajagopalachari
December 10, 1878 – December 25, 1972
Indian politician and activist (1878–1972)
Modern era
Sarojini Naidu
February 13, 1879 – March 2, 1949
Indian poet, politician, governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from1947 to 1949
Modern era
Sheikh Abdullah
December 5, 1905 – September 8, 1982
Kashmiri politician (1905-1982)