Military Commanders
Strategists who decided history on the field.
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Contemporary era
Bajram Begaj
b. March 20, 1967
President of Albania
Contemporary era
João Lourenço
b. March 5, 1954
President of Angola since 2017
Contemporary era
Sandra Mason
b. January 17, 1949
1st president of Barbados
Contemporary era
Philippe of Belgium
b. April 15, 1960
King of the Belgians since 2013
Contemporary era
Rumen Radev
b. June 18, 1963
Prime Minister of Bulgaria since 2026
Contemporary era
Évariste Ndayishimiye
b. June 17, 1968
President of Burundi
Contemporary era
Mahamat Déby
b. April 4, 1984
Military leader of Chad since 2021
Contemporary era
Idriss Déby
June 18, 1952 – April 20, 2021
Chadian former president (1952–2021)
Contemporary era
Azali Assoumani
b. January 1, 1959
President of Comoros
Contemporary era
Sitiveni Rabuka
b. September 13, 1948
Prime Minister of Fiji from 1992 to 1999 and from 2022-
Contemporary era
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema
b. March 3, 1975
President of Gabon since 2023
Contemporary era
Mamady Doumbouya
b. December 5, 1984
Guinean military officer and politician (1980-)
Contemporary era
Mark Phillips
b. October 5, 1961
Guyanese politician and retired military officer
Contemporary era
Masoud Pezeshkian
b. September 29, 1954
9th President of Iran (2024-) and former Co-Interim Supreme Leader of Iran (in 2026)
Contemporary era
Benjamin Netanyahu
b. October 21, 1949
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
Contemporary era
Abdullah II of Jordan
b. January 30, 1962
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Contemporary era
Frederik X of Denmark
b. May 26, 1968
King of Denmark since 2024
Contemporary era
Joseph Aoun
b. January 10, 1964
President of the Republic of Lebanon since 2025
Contemporary era
Michael Randrianirina
b. August 23, 1973
Malagasy military officer and president of Madagascar since 2025
Ruphin Zafisambo
Malagasy politician, 29th Prime Minister of Madagascar
Contemporary era
Assimi Goïta
b. November 9, 1983
Mali's president and military officer
Contemporary era
Abdoulaye Maïga
b. May 12, 1981
Interim Prime Minister of Mali
Contemporary era
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
b. December 31, 1956
Mauritanian retired general and politician; President of Mauritania (2019–present)
Contemporary era
Khurelsukh Ukhnaa
b. June 14, 1968
6th President of Mongolia
Contemporary era
Mohammed VI of Morocco
b. August 21, 1963
King of Morocco since 1999
Contemporary era
Myint Swe
May 24, 1951 – August 7, 2025
Army officer and former Acting President of Myanmar (1951–2025)
Contemporary era
Min Aung Hlaing
b. July 3, 1956
11th President of Myanmar
Contemporary era
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
b. December 11, 1954
Nepalese politician and former prime minister
Contemporary era
Abdourahamane Tiani
b. 1961
Nigerien army general and commander of the Nigerien presidential guard
Contemporary era
Julius Maada Bio
b. May 12, 1964
President of Sierra Leone since 2018
Contemporary era
Salva Kiir Mayardit
b. September 13, 1951
President of South Sudan since 2011
Contemporary era
Felipe VI of Spain
b. January 30, 1968
King of Spain since 2014
Contemporary era
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
b. July 11, 1960
President of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan
Contemporary era
Vajiralongkorn
b. July 28, 1952
King of Thailand since 2016
Modern era
Yoweri Museveni
b. August 15, 1944
President of Uganda since 1986
Modern era
Alfred Moisiu
b. December 1, 1929
Albanian general and politician; former President of Albania (born 1929)
Modern era
Liamine Zéroual
July 3, 1941 – March 28, 2026
President of Algeria (1941 - 2026)
Modern era
Ali Kafi
October 7, 1928 – April 16, 2013
Algerian politician (1928-2013)
Contemporary era
Serzh Sargsyan
b. June 30, 1954
Armenian politician, 3rd President of Armenia
Contemporary era
Hovik Abrahamyan
b. January 24, 1958
Armenian politician
Modern era
King George VI
December 14, 1895 – February 6, 1952
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
Modern era
Kurt Waldheim
December 21, 1918 – June 14, 2007
Austrian politician and diplomat (1918–2007)
Contemporary era
Karl Nehammer
b. October 18, 1972
Chancellor of Austria from 2021 to 2025
Contemporary era
Surat Huseynov
February 12, 1959 – July 31, 2023
Azerbaijani colonel and politician (1959–2023)
Modern era
Albert I of Belgium
April 8, 1875 – February 17, 1934
King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934 (1875–1934)
Modern era
Mathieu Kérékou
September 2, 1933 – October 14, 2015
Politician (1933-2015)
Contemporary era
Seretse Khama Ian Khama
b. February 27, 1953
Botswana politician
Contemporary era
Abdul Rab al-Shadadi
c. 2000 – October 7, 2016
Yemeni general (1963–2016)
Modern era
Víctor Suanzes Pardo
b. 1936
Spanish military personnel
Modern era
Agustín Quesada Gómez
1931 – March 13, 2020
Spanish military personnel
Early Modern era
Jean Cavalier
November 28, 1681 – May 17, 1740
Camisard rebel leader, Governor of Jersey
Contemporary era
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
b. January 2, 1981
Burkinabé military officer and president (January–September 2022)
Contemporary era
Gilbert Diendéré
b. 1960
Burkinabé military officer
Contemporary era
Pierre Buyoya
November 24, 1949 – December 17, 2020
Burundian politician, former president of Burundi (1949–2020)
Modern era
Chan Sy
1932 – December 26, 1984
Cambodian politician (1932-1984)
Modern era
Pen Sovan
April 15, 1936 – October 29, 2016
Prime Minister of the Hanoi-backed People's Republic of Kampuchea (1936-2016)
Contemporary era
François Bozizé
b. October 14, 1946
6th President of the Central African Republic
Modern era
Hissène Habré
August 13, 1942 – August 24, 2021
5th president of Chad
Modern era
Raúl Castro
b. June 3, 1931
Former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
Contemporary era
Joseph Kabila
b. June 4, 1971
President of the DR Congo from 2001 to 2019