Leaders & Statesmen

Ancient era

Necho II

c. 700 BCE – 595 BCE

2nd Egyptian pharaoh of the 26th dynasty

Ancient era

Arsinoe II

316 BCE – 270 BCE

Ptolemaic Greek Princess of Ancient Egypt and Queen of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedonia

Ezana of Axum

4th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Aksum

Ancient era

Shutruk-Nahhunte

c. 1300 BCE – 1165 BCE

Elamite king

Ancient era

Artaxerxes II

453 BCE – 358 BCE

The 10th Achaemenid Emperor (404–358 BC)

Ancient era

Tomyris

c. 600 BCE – c. 600 BCE

Queen of the Massagetae (fl. 6. century BCE)

Gyges of Lydia

d. 652 BCE

King of Lydia, 7th century BC; subject of story by Herodotus leading to him marrying Candaules' wife Nyssia

Ancient era

Musa of Parthia

46 BCE – c. 100 CE

Italian consort of Phraates IV

Ancient era

Ardashir I

180 CE – 242 CE

Founder of the Sassanid Empire (r. 224–242)

Medieval era

Khosrow II

570 CE – February 28, 628 CE

The 24th Sassanid emperor (590–628)

Ancient era

Bahram V

406 CE – 438 CE

The 15th Sassanid Emperor (421–438)

Medieval era

Bahram Chobin

c. 600 CE – 592 CE

Sasanian general and political leader (died 591)

Medieval era

Boran

590 CE – 632 CE

25th Sasanian Emperor (629–632)

Ancient era

Mazdak

c. 450 CE – 529 CE

Iranian philosopher

Medieval era

Borzuya

c. 500 CE – c. 600 CE

Persian scientist

Ancient era

Hattusili I

c. 1700 BCE – 1620 BCE

Hittite king

Ancient era

Mursili I

c. 1700 BCE – 1590 BCE

Hittite king

Ancient era

Suppiluliuma I

1375 BCE – 1335 BCE

Hittite king

Ancient era

Hamilcar Barca

275 BCE – 228 BCE

Carthaginian general (c. 275 – 228 BC)

Ancient era

Masinissa

238 BCE – 148 BCE

First king of Numidia from 202 BC to 148 BC

Ancient era

Juba II

52 BCE – 23 CE

Crown prince of Numidia and King of Mauretania (c. 48 BC - AD 23)

Modern era

Absalom

December 18, 1801 – December 11, 1878

American politician, lawyer (1801–1878)

Ancient era

Ahab

918 BCE – 852 BCE

King of Israel, the son and successor of Omri, and the husband of Jezebel (1 Kings 16)

Ancient era

Jehu

876 BCE – 814 BCE

King of Israel

Hezekiah

Last governor of Judah during the Persian period

Ancient era

Salome Alexandra

140 BCE – 67 BCE

Queen regnant of Hasmonean Judaea from c.76 to 67 BCE

Ancient era

Herod Antipas

b. 20 BCE

1st century AD tetrarch of Galilee and Perea

Ancient era

Odaenathus

c. 220 CE – 267 CE

King of Palmyra from 260 to 267

Ancient era

Philip the Arab

204 CE – 249 CE

Roman Emperor (204-249)

Ancient era

Elagabalus

March 20, 203 CE – March 11, 222 CE

Roman Emperor (218-222)

Ancient era

Abgar V

c. 1 BCE – 50 CE

1st century AD King of Osroene

Ancient era

Aretas IV

c. 100 BCE – c. 60 BCE

King of the Nabataeans (ruled 9 BC-40 AD)

Ancient era

Mavia

c. 400 CE – 425 CE

Late 4th/early 5th century Arab warrior-queen

Dhu Nuwas

d. 530 CE

Yemeni king, last ruler of Himyarite Kingdom

Ancient era

Procopius

326 CE – May 27, 366 CE

4th-century Roman usurper

Modern era

Abdullah Haroon

1886 – 1966

Noblewoman; socialite

Modern era

Yusuf Haroon

1916 – February 12, 2011

Pakistani politician

Modern era

Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah

1879 – October 4, 1948

Main Political figure in Sindh

Modern era

Mumtaz Daultana

January 20, 1915 – January 30, 1995

Punjabi politician

Modern era

Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot

August 31, 1906 – October 16, 1969

Pakistani politician

Modern era

Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan

c. 1882 – May 9, 1958

Figure of the Indian Independence Movement and Pakistani politician

Modern era

Qazi Muhammad Isa

April 13, 1913 – June 19, 1976

Pakistani politician (1913-1976)

Modern era

Mir Jafar Khan Jamali

1911 – 1967

Pakistani politician

Modern era

Bahadur Yar Jung

February 3, 1905 – June 25, 1944

Hyderabadi activist

Modern era

Sir Ziauddin Ahmad

February 13, 1878 – December 23, 1947

Indian mathematician and philosopher (1873-1947)

Modern era

Hakim Ajmal Khan

February 11, 1864 – December 29, 1927

Indian politician

Modern era

Saifuddin Kitchlew

January 15, 1888 – October 9, 1963

Indian revolutionary and politician (1888–1963)

Modern era

Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

February 18, 1894 – October 24, 1954

Indian freedom fighter (1894–1954)

Modern era

Yusuf Meherally

September 23, 1903 – July 2, 1950

Indian activist

Modern era

Abbas Tyabji

February 1, 1854 – June 9, 1936

Indian freedom fighter

Modern era

Badruddin Tyabji

October 10, 1844 – 1906

Prominent lawyer, Indian independence movement activist and politician

Modern era

Bi Amma

1853 – November 12, 1924

Indian politician

Modern era

Mumtaz Shahnawaz

1912 – 1948

Pakistani diplomat

Modern era

Muhammad Musa Khan

October 20, 1908 – March 12, 1991

Pakistani Hazara general (1908–1991)

Modern era

Samuel Martin Burke

July 3, 1906 – October 9, 2010

Pakistani diplomat, author and professor

Modern era

Zakir Husain

February 8, 1897 – May 3, 1969

3rd President of India (1897-1969)

Modern era

Bhikaiji Cama

September 24, 1861 – August 13, 1936

Indian activist (1861-1936)

Modern era

Chittaranjan Das

November 5, 1870 – June 16, 1925

Bengali lawyer, politician, author and leader of the Bengali Swaraj Party (1870-1925)

Modern era

Madan Mohan Malaviya

December 25, 1861 – November 12, 1946

Indian educator and politician

Modern era

Jayaprakash Narayan

October 11, 1902 – October 8, 1979

Indian independence activist and political leader