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Politician Biographies
Every archived life recorded as politician, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Abdul Hamid (soldier)
b. January 1, 1944
President of Bangladesh in 2013-2023
Shaitan Singh
Indian politician
Contemporary era
Noor Mohammad Sheikh
b. 1966
Indian politician
Early Modern era
Amar Singh Thapa
1751 – 1816
Supreme Commander of the Western Front of Nepal
Modern era
Kadambini Ganguly
July 18, 1862 – October 3, 1923
Indian physician (1862–1923)
Modern era
Muthulakshmi Reddy
July 30, 1886 – July 22, 1968
Indian physician, surgeon, women's rights activist, social reformer and legislator (1886–1968)
Modern era
Mahadev Govind Ranade
January 18, 1842 – January 16, 1901
Indian scholar, social reformer and author (1842-1901)
Modern era
Ayyankali
August 28, 1863 – 1914
Indian Social reformer
Modern era
Vinoba Bhave
September 11, 1895 – November 15, 1982
Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights (1895-1982)
Modern era
Thakkar Bapa
November 29, 1869 – January 20, 1951
Indian social worker (1869-1951)
Modern era
Jamnalal Bajaj
November 4, 1884 – February 11, 1942
Indian activist (1884-1942)
Modern era
Mirza Ismail
October 24, 1883 – January 8, 1959
Diwan of Mysore (1883-1959)
Modern era
Salar Jung I
1829 – February 8, 1883
Prime Minister of Hyderabad (1829-1883)
Modern era
Akbar Hydari
November 8, 1869 – 1941
Indian politician (1869-1941)
Modern era
T. Madhava Rao
November 20, 1828 – April 4, 1891
Politician
Modern era
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
September 15, 1860 – April 14, 1962
Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore (1861-1962)
Modern era
Cowasji Jehangir
February 16, 1879 – October 17, 1962
British-Indian Baronet
Modern era
Hansa Mehta
July 3, 1897 – April 4, 1995
Reformist, social activist, freedom-fighter and educator and writer of India
Modern era
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
February 2, 1889 – February 6, 1964
Indian politician (1889–1964)
Modern era
Durgabai Deshmukh
July 15, 1909 – May 9, 1981
Indian freedom fighter, politician, and social worker
Modern era
Sucheta Kripalani
June 25, 1908 – December 1, 1974
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and India's first woman Chief Minister (1908–1974)
Modern era
Mridula Sarabhai
1911 – October 26, 1974
Indian independence activist and politician
Modern era
Accamma Cherian
February 14, 1909 – May 5, 1982
Indian independence activist (1909-1989)
Modern era
C. F. Andrews
February 12, 1871 – April 5, 1940
Christian missionary in India, close friend of Mahatma Gandhi
Modern era
Ruchi Ram Sahni
April 5, 1863 – June 3, 1948
First Indian metrologist , freedom fighter and activist (1863-1948)
Modern era
Salim Ali
November 12, 1896 – July 27, 1987
Indian ornithologist (1896-1987)
Modern era
M. S. Swaminathan
August 7, 1925 – September 28, 2023
Indian agronomist (1925–2023)
Modern era
Maithili Sharan Gupt
August 3, 1886 – December 12, 1964
Indian poet and one of the pioneers of modern Hindi literature(1886-1964)
Modern era
Dhirendranath Datta
November 2, 1886 – March 21, 1971
Bengali activist (1886-1971)
Modern era
Bharathidasan
April 29, 1891 – April 21, 1964
Tamil poet, rationalist writer and Dravidian movement activist
Modern era
Makhdoom Mohiuddin
February 4, 1908 – February 15, 1969
Indian activist and writer (1908–1969)
Modern era
Prithviraj Kapoor
November 3, 1906 – May 29, 1972
Indian actor (1906-1972)
Modern era
Rukmini Devi Arundale
February 29, 1904 – February 24, 1986
Indian dancer and choreographer (1904–1986)
Modern era
Mirza Ibrahim
October 15, 1911 – December 17, 1993
Azerbaijani writer (1911-1993)
Modern era
Afzal Bangash
1924 – 1986
Pakistani politician (1924–1986)
Modern era
Hyder Bux Jatoi
October 7, 1901 – May 21, 1970
Pakistani politician and peasant leader
Modern era
Jam Saqi
October 31, 1944 – March 5, 2018
Pakistani politician (1944-2018)
Modern era
Rasool Bux Palijo
February 21, 1930 – June 7, 2018
Pakistani revolutionary (1930–2018)
Modern era
Sobho Gianchandani
May 3, 1920 – December 8, 2014
Pakistani social scientist
Modern era
Nazeer Abbasi
July 13, 1940 – August 9, 1980
Communist Leader
Modern era
Manzur Qadir
November 28, 1913 – October 12, 1974
Pakistani jurist (1913–1974)
Modern era
Ramnath Goenka
April 3, 1904 – October 5, 1991
Indian newspaper publisher (1904–1991)
Modern era
Ajmal Khattak
September 15, 1925 – February 7, 2010
Pakistani writer and politician (1925–2010)
Modern era
A. K. Gopalan
October 1, 1904 – March 22, 1977
Indian politician (1904-1977)
Modern era
Puchalapalli Sundarayya
May 1, 1913 – May 19, 1985
Indian politician (1913-1985)
Modern era
Abdul Aziz Kurd
1904 – 1979
Pakistani politician
Contemporary era
Mohammed Salim (footballer)
b. June 5, 1957
Indian politician
Early Modern era
Wilson Jones (billiards)
1795 – October 27, 1864
1795 - 1864 (Mr)
Contemporary era
Ghulam Raziq
b. May 6, 1979
Indonesian politician (born 1979 in Sintang)
Modern era
C. W. W. Kannangara
October 13, 1884 – September 23, 1969
Sri Lankan politician (1884-1969)
Modern era
A. E. Goonesinha
May 1, 1891 – August 1, 1967
Sri Lankan politician (1891-1967)
Modern era
Vivienne Goonewardena
September 18, 1916 – October 3, 1996
Sri Lankan politician (1916–1996)
Modern era
Ponnambalam Ramanathan
April 15, 1851 – November 30, 1930
Solicitor-General of Ceylon and Sri Lankan Tamil political leader
Modern era
Ponnambalam Arunachalam
September 14, 1853 – January 9, 1924
Sri Lankan politician (1853–1924)
Modern era
Tribhuvan of Nepal
June 30, 1906 – March 13, 1955
King of Nepal (1906-1955)
Early Modern era
Bhimsen Thapa
1775 – July 28, 1839
Mukhtiyar and de facto ruler of Nepal from 1806 to 1837
Modern era
Ganesh Man Singh
November 9, 1915 – September 18, 1997
Nepali politician (1915–1997)
Modern era
B. P. Koirala
September 8, 1914 – July 21, 1982
Nepalese politician and writer (1914-1982)
Modern era
Dharma Bhakta Mathema
1908 – January 25, 1941
Nepalese politician
Modern era
Dashrath Chand
1903 – 1941
Nepalese revolutionary