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Was the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan before the US invasion of Afghanistan.He was detained in Pakis

Was the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan before the US invasion of Afghanistan.He was detained in Pakistan in the spring of 2002 and became an "unlawful combatant" in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp, where he was held until 2005.Zaeef was crippled during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. After the Taliban took power in 1996, Zaeef was a minister of transportation until he became the Taliban's envoy to Pakistan. After the September 11 attacks in 2001, Zaeef was seen around the world when he held news conferences for the regime. While he condemned the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, he said that Osama bin Laden was not responsible and he would not be given up. He also reportedly consulted with Taliban leader Mullah Omar on ways to avert war.

Is a Bahraini leftist political activist and academic. He received his primary and secondary educati

Is a Bahraini leftist political activist and academic. He received his primary and secondary education in Bahrain, then went abroad for college. He obtained a doctorate in sociology from Sweden's University of Lund in 1972. Returning to Bahrain, he became a candidate for the country's first National Assembly and was elected in December 1973. The assembly was an advisory body with limited powers to approve laws drawn up by the government.

An Afghan doctor and politician. He is currently an independent candidate running for President of A

An Afghan doctor and politician. He is currently an independent candidate running for President of Afghanistan in the upcoming elections set to be held on August 20, 2009. He is a former Foreign Minister of Afghanistan. He is President Karzai's most powerful rival and is second in polls for the Afghan presidential election, 2009.

Was a South African politician and physician, born in Wellington, South Africa. He was the first col

Was a South African politician and physician, born in Wellington, South Africa. He was the first coloured city councillor of Cape Town, and leader of the anti-apartheid movement African Political Organisation.[1]The greatest political achievements, however, of Abdurahman’s political life, were connected to his involvement with the African Political Organisation. Elected president in 1905, his contribution to the party's success was so great that the party was often jokingly referred to as Abdurahman's Political Organisation.

Is a Malaysian journalist and a politician. At one time, he was the editor-in-chief of the New Strai

Is a Malaysian journalist and a politician. At one time, he was the editor-in-chief of the New Straits Times.On November 12, 2003, he wrote an article criticizing Saudi Arabian policies that aided the United States invasion of Iraq, among other things. As a result, the Saudi government reduced Malaysian quota for haj.

Is a Malaysian politician who has served as Prime Minister since 2003. He is also the President of t

Is a Malaysian politician who has served as Prime Minister since 2003. He is also the President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political party in Malaysia, and leads the governing Barisan Nasional parliamentary coalition. H

Was a member of the Mahsud tribe in South Waziristan, and a Pashtun militant commander who killed hi

Was a member of the Mahsud tribe in South Waziristan, and a Pashtun militant commander who killed himself with a hand grenade after security forces raided his dwelling in Zhob, Balochistan, Pakistan.[1]American authorities later claimed that he had originally been a prisoner in the Guantanamo bay detainment camps, who was judicially released and subsequently "returned to the battlefield".

Was a South African anti-Apartheid activist, lawyer, and a minister in the South African cabinet fro

Was a South African anti-Apartheid activist, lawyer, and a minister in the South African cabinet from 1994 till his death.In 1994, Omar became Minister of Justice in South Africa in Nelson Mandela's ANC government, and was the first cabinet minister appoi

Is a prominent Bahraini businessman and politician.He worked in Bahrain's Ministry of Agriculture an

Is a prominent Bahraini businessman and politician.He worked in Bahrain's Ministry of Agriculture and later the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization. In 1973, he amongst others founded the National Import and Export Company, currently Esterad Investment Company, and was appointed as the General Manager until 1980, and from 1980-Present; Managing Director, member of the Board of Directors and Investment Committee. He is also President of Bahrain's most notable cultural and social organization, the Alumni Club, from 1994 until today.

The current Provincial Council Chairman (PCC) of Al Anbar Province, Iraq. In December 2007, Dr. Abdu

The current Provincial Council Chairman (PCC) of Al Anbar Province, Iraq. In December 2007, Dr. Abdullah presided over a joint meeting of the Anbar Provincial Council (PC) and the Council of Tribal Sheikhs as part of an outreach effort to the province’s tribal leaders. It was the first PC meeting in Ramadi since November 2007, when the Iraq Awakening Council, Sahawa al-Iraq (SAI) had called for Abdulsalam’s replacement as its chairman and suspended its activities. SAI leaders were invited, but did not attend.[1]

A Bangladeshi politician. He was the President of Bangladesh between 1991 and 1996.Abdur Rahman Bisw

A Bangladeshi politician. He was the President of Bangladesh between 1991 and 1996.Abdur Rahman Biswas was born in the village Shaistabad of Barisal District on 1 September 1926. He received school and college education in his hometown Barisal and obtained BA (Honours) and MA degree in History as well as LLB from the University of Dhaka.Initially, Abdur Rahman Biswas began his career as chairman of a local cooperative bank. He also took initiatives in spreading education by setting up a string of educational institutions. For his contribution to cooperative movement and various socio-economic activities he got formal recognition by the government as a 'veteram social worker' in 1958. Later he joined the bar of the Distrcit Judge's Court of Barisal as a pleader, later renamed advocate.

Was an Azerbaijani playwright, stage director, politician and public figure.In 1921–1931 he worked

Was an Azerbaijani playwright, stage director, politician and public figure.In 1921–1931 he worked in the Oriental Studies department of the Azerbaijan State University. In 1923–1935 he was head of the Azerbaijan Society for Scientific Research, of which he was a co-founder. In 1924 he was elected Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan and the leader of the Azerbaijan SSR fr

Was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan and the leader of the Azerbaijan SSR from 1988 till January, 1990.Abdurrahman Vazirov was appointed by Kremlin to lead Soviet Azerbaijan in May, 1988, amidst the heating of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Vazirov replaced Kamran Baghirov, whose dismissal came along with similar dismissal of Karen Demirchyan and appointment of Suren Harutyunyan as a leader of the Soviet Armenia.

Is an Indonesian Muslim religious and political leader who served as the President of Indonesia from

Is an Indonesian Muslim religious and political leader who served as the President of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001. The long-time president of the Nahdlatul Ulama and the founder of the National Awakening Party (PKB), Wahid was the first elected president of Indonesia after the fall of the Suharto regime in 1998. Abdurrahman Wahid was born on the fourth day of the eight month of the Islamic calendar in 1940 in Jombang, East Java to Wahid Hasyim and Solichah. This led to a belief that he was born on August 4, instead the calendar used to mark his birth date was the Islamic calendar meaning that he was actually born on 4 Sya'ban, equivalent to September 7 1940.

Was a diplomat and politician from Bangladesh. Azad was elected to Bangladesh's parliament five time

Was a diplomat and politician from Bangladesh. Azad was elected to Bangladesh's parliament five times from 1970 to 2001. He was also elected Memember of Lower Assembly in the Parlament of than East Pakistan. He became President of Muslim Student Federation of All - Asam in 1946 and Lead Language movement in 1952.Azad was born in Bhurakhali village, Sunamganj district, in what is now Bangladesh. He was an important member of the Awami League and an assistant to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by 1970 when he became the chief representative of the Bangladeshi independence movement in exile, helping the movement get international support while Mujibur Rahman was imprisoned. When independence for Bangladesh was achieved in 1971 Azad became foreign minister in the Mujibur Rahman government. He served in that position until 1972 and then became agriculture minister.

Was a Bangladeshi jurist and politician who served as the president of Bangladesh following the assa

Was a Bangladeshi jurist and politician who served as the president of Bangladesh following the assassination of Ziaur Rahman. He had previously served as Zia's vice-president and organised the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Sattar was deposed from the presidency by the army chief Hossain Mohammad Ershad.After the partition of India, Sattar moved to Dhaka in East Pakistan in 1950 and joined the Dhaka High Court. He joined the Awami Muslim League of Fazlul Huq and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy in 1953 and was elected to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan in 1955. Sattar was appointed minister of home affairs and education in the short-lived cabinet of prime minister Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar (1957)

Is an Argentine diplomat and a well-known writer.

Is an Argentine diplomat and a well-known writer.

Is a Peruvian politician. In 1985 under Alan Garcia government he served as Interior Minister, in 19

Is a Peruvian politician. In 1985 under Alan Garcia government he served as Interior Minister, in 1987 as Energy Minister and in 1988 Finance Minister. In 1990, he was elected Senator of the Republic, by the APRA Party ticket, and unsuccessfully ran for t

Was a French politician and writer. Villemain had the great advantage of coming just before the Roma

Was a French politician and writer. Villemain had the great advantage of coming just before the Romantic movement, of having a wide love of literature without being an extremist. Most of the clever young men of the brilliant generation of 1830 passed under his influence; and, while he pleased the Romanticists by his frank appreciation of the beauties of English, German, Italian, and Spanish poetry, he did not decry the classics—either the classics proper of Greece and Rome or the so-called classics of France.

Is a Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba. He is the Minister of the Interior of the count

Is a Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba. He is the Minister of the Interior of the country. He is a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. He bears the title Hero of the Republic of Cuba, and holds the Order of Máximo Gómez in recognition of, in Fidel Castro's own words, "his extraordinary merits in the insurrectional struggle against the tyranny and the imperialist neocolonial domination, the struggle for the consolidation and defense of the socialist state, and the accomplishment of heroic internationalist missions."

The 27th and current Prime Minister of Thailand. He has been the leader of the Democrat Party since

The 27th and current Prime Minister of Thailand. He has been the leader of the Democrat Party since February 2005. Abhisit successfully ran for MP in Bangkok under the Democrat Party following the 1991 NPKC military coup. Abhisit quickly rose through party ranks but failed in a bid to become party leader in 2001. He became party leader after the Party's overwhelming defeat in the 2005 elections.

Was an Iranian politician, cabinet minister, and diplomat.He was the minister of finance in Ebrahim

Was an Iranian politician, cabinet minister, and diplomat.He was the minister of finance in Ebrahim Hakimi's cabinet and tried to fight corruption, but was held back by interference from the royal family. This resulted in his resignation and the downfall of the cabinet. These events are described by Mehdiqoli Hedayat in his memoirs:

Is a Dutch sociologist and former politician. Peper was Mayor of Rotterdam and Minister of the Inter

Is a Dutch sociologist and former politician. Peper was Mayor of Rotterdam and Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and is member of the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA).After finishing the HBS, Peper studied social sciences at the University of Amsterdam until 1965 and economy and sociology at the University of Oslo (1963/1964) and got his PhD at the Nederlandse Economische Hogeschool (Currently Erasmus University) in 1972. Peper became researcher, and fulfilled several academic functions, including professor at the Erasmus University until he became Mayor of Rotterdam in 1982 at the age of 42. Rotterdam is the second largest city of The Netherlands, and Peper was one of the youngest mayors of a large city at the time.

Is a Dutch politician for Christian Democratic Appeal. He is Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport i

Is a Dutch politician for Christian Democratic Appeal. He is Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet.

Was an American United States Democratic Party politician. He served in the United States Congress,

Was an American United States Democratic Party politician. He served in the United States Congress, as governor of Connecticut and as President John F. Kennedy's Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. He was Connecticut's first and to date only Jewish governor.Connecticut to Polish-Jewish immigrants Abraham A. Ribicoff, a factory worker, and Rose Sable Ribicoff, he attended local public schools. His relatively poor parents valued education and insisted that all his earnings from part-time boyhood jobs go toward his future schooling. After high school, he worked for a year at a nearby factory of the G. E. Prentice Company in order to earn additional funds for college. He enrolled at New York University in 1928, then transferred to the University of Chicago after the Prentice Company made him their Chicago office manager. While in Chicago, Ribicoff coped with school and work schedules and was permitted to enter the university's law school before finishing his undergraduate degree