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Politician Biographies
Every archived life recorded as politician, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Medieval era
Borzuya
c. 500 CE – c. 600 CE
Persian scientist
Ancient era
Hamilcar Barca
275 BCE – 228 BCE
Carthaginian general (c. 275 – 228 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)
Hezekiah
Last governor of Judah during the Persian period
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
Mavia
c. 400 CE – 425 CE
Late 4th/early 5th century Arab warrior-queen
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
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
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
Chittaranjan Das
November 5, 1870 – June 16, 1925
Bengali lawyer, politician, author and leader of the Bengali Swaraj Party (1870-1925)
Modern era
Jayaprakash Narayan
October 11, 1902 – October 8, 1979
Indian independence activist and political leader
Modern era
Ram Manohar Lohia
March 23, 1910 – October 12, 1967
Indian politician (1910–1967)
Modern era
Achyut Patwardhan
February 5, 1905 – August 5, 1992
Indian activist (1905–1992)
Modern era
Jogendra Nath Mandal
January 29, 1904 – October 5, 1968
Leader of dalit movement and one of the founding fathers of Pakistan
Modern era
Master Tara Singh
June 24, 1885 – November 22, 1967
Sikh political and religious leader (1885–1967)
Modern era
Sarat Chandra Bose
September 6, 1889 – February 20, 1950
Indian Bengali independence activist and lawyer (1889-1950)
Modern era
Sukhdev Thapar
May 15, 1907 – March 23, 1931
Indian revolutionary (1907–1931)
Modern era
Sohan Singh Bhakna
1870 – 1968
Sikh revolutionary (1870–1968)
Modern era
Lala Har Dayal
October 14, 1884 – March 4, 1939
Indian revolutionary (1884–1939)
Modern era
Rash Behari Bose
May 25, 1886 – January 21, 1945
Indian independence activist (1886–1945)
Modern era
Kalpana Datta
July 27, 1913 – February 8, 1995
Indian revolutionary and politician (1913-1995)
Modern era
Bina Das
August 24, 1911 – December 26, 1986
Indian revolutionary and nationalist
Modern era
Aruna Asaf Ali
July 16, 1909 – July 29, 1996
Indian independence activist (1909-1996)
Modern era
Bhai Parmanand
November 4, 1876 – December 8, 1947
Indian politician (1876–1947)
Sidhu Murmu
Indian political activist and writer
Modern era
Shah Nawaz Khan
January 24, 1914 – December 9, 1983
Army General and Member of parliament (1914-1983)
Modern era
Lakshmi Sahgal
October 24, 1914 – July 23, 2012
Officer in the Indian National Army (INA) and former presidential candidate of India
Modern era
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
September 1, 1924 – January 11, 2021
Indian independence activist and politician
Modern era
Ganesh Ghosh
June 22, 1900 – October 16, 1994
Indian independence activist, politician (1900-1994)
Modern era
Azimullah Khan
1830 – 1858
Afghan revolutionary, man behind the Indian War of Independence
Modern era
Nana Sahib
May 19, 1824 – 1859
Indian rebel (1824–1859)
Modern era
Jhalkaribai
November 22, 1830 – 1858
Koli warrior
Modern era
Avantibai
1831 – March 20, 1858
Indian Freedom Fighter
Modern era
Indulal Yagnik
February 22, 1892 – July 17, 1972
Indian independence activist who led Mahaguarat Movement (1892-1972)
Early Modern era
Velu Nachiyar
January 3, 1730 – December 25, 1796
Indian queen and freedom fighter
Early Modern era
Rani Abbakka
b. 1525
Queen of Ullal who fought the Portuguese in the latter half of the 16th century
Early Modern era
Banda Singh Bahadur
October 27, 1670 – June 9, 1716
Great military commander (1670-1716)
Early Modern era
Velu Thampi Dalawa
1765 – 1809
Dalawa of the Indian kingdom of Travancore between 1802 and 1809
Mohammad Usman
Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh