Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a Tunisian statesman and the Founder and First President of the Republic of Tunisia from July 25

Was a Tunisian statesman and the Founder and First President of the Republic of Tunisia from July 25, 1957 to November 7, 1987. He is often compared to Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk because of the pro-Western reforms enacted during his presidency. During the time Bourguiba was president, education was a high priority. Bourguiba also made an innovative difference within the Arab and Islamic world concerning women rights. He prohibited polygamy and he legalized divorce. He also raised the age at which girls could marry to 17 years of age. He put into law a revolutionary code in August 1956 that gave women historical rights and protection and changed and transformed Tunisian society.

Is the minister of the interior of Egypt.Adly graduated from the police academy in 1961. After worki

Is the minister of the interior of Egypt.Adly graduated from the police academy in 1961. After working at various investigation departments, he was employed at the Foreign Ministry from 1982 to 1984. He then investigated state security matters, and became

Is a Senegalese politician. He served as Prime Minister of the country on two occasions, from 1 Janu

Is a Senegalese politician. He served as Prime Minister of the country on two occasions, from 1 January 1981 to 3 April 1983, and again from 8 April 1991 until 3 July 1998.

Was a Japanese politician and diplomat who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan) for th

Was a Japanese politician and diplomat who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan) for three terms. He is believed to have originated the concept of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.Arita was born on the island of Sado in Niigata Prefecture. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after graduation in 1909 from the Law School of Tokyo Imperial University, and established himself as an expert on Asian affairs. Arita was on the Japanese delegation to the Versailles Peace Treaty Conference of 1919, and in his early career also was stationed at the Japanese consulates in Mukden and in Honolulu. He served as Japanese ambassador to Austria in 1930. He returned to Japan to briefly serve as Vice Foreign Minister in 1932, but returned to Europe in 1933 as Japanese ambassador to Belgium.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in t

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of Tamagawa University, he was elected for the first time in 1993.

Was the 14th and final daimyo of Tokushima Domain, Awa Province, and the 2nd President of the House

Was the 14th and final daimyo of Tokushima Domain, Awa Province, and the 2nd President of the House of Peers in Meiji period Japan.Hachisuka was born at the Hachisuka domain residence in Edo, as the eldest son of the 13th daimyo Hachisuka Narihiro (1821-1868). Hachisuka Narihiro was the 22nd child of Shogun Tokugawa Ienari, and was adopted into the Hachisuka clan as the 12th daimyo, Hachisuka Narimasa was childless. Thus, Mochiaki was the grandson of Tokugawa Ienari. However, when his father suddenly died in 1868 and he became heir,

Is a mid-ranking cleric who is a member of the reformist Association of Combatant Clerics, and a fo

Is a mid-ranking cleric who is a member of the reformist Association of Combatant Clerics, and a former member of the Majlis of Iran representing a district in Tehran. He is a younger brother of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with whom he disagrees and from whom he is estranged

Was an Iraqi trade unionist and was International Secretary of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions.

Was an Iraqi trade unionist and was International Secretary of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions.Saleh had been involved in Iraqi trade unions for much of his adult life, and was sentenced to death in 1969 because of his involvement in independent unions after the 1968 Ba'ath coup. He served five years in jail before the sentence was commuted, and he fled to Sweden, where he lived as a refugee until after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Was president of Syria, for three decades. Assad's rule stabilized and consolidated the power of the

Was president of Syria, for three decades. Assad's rule stabilized and consolidated the power of the country's central government after decades of coups and counter-coups. He was succeeded by his son and current president Bashar al-Assad in 2000.Hafez al-Assad was born in the town of Qardaha in the Latakia province of western Syria (then a French Mandate) into a minority Alawite family. He was the first member of his family to attend high school. He attended Jules Jammal High School in Lattakia from which he graduated. He joined the Baath Party in 1946 at the age of 16.

Was the second President of Afghanistan during the period of the communist Democratic Republic of Af

Was the second President of Afghanistan during the period of the communist Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.Amin tried to broaden his internal base of support and to bring the interest of Pakistan and the United States in Afghan security. During the 104 days of his rule, except for one failed military rebellion, no major uprising took place. Amin also pursued the policy of Pashtunization of the country.[1]

A citizen of Afghanistan, who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo

A citizen of Afghanistan, who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.[1] His Guantanamo Internee Security Number is 1001. American intelligence analysts estimate he was born in 1946, in Paktia, Afghanistan.Initially the Bush administration asserted that they could withhold all the protections of the Geneva Conventions to captives from the war on terror.[5] This policy was challenged before the Judicial branch. Critics argued that the USA could not evade its obligation to conduct competent tribunals to determine whether captives are, or are not, entitled to the protections of prisoner of war status.

Is a Lebanese politician of Armenian descent.He was elected to one of the Armenian Orthodox seats in

Is a Lebanese politician of Armenian descent.He was elected to one of the Armenian Orthodox seats in Beirut on the list of Rafic Hariri's list in 2000. This was the first time an official ADL party member was being elected to the Lebanese Parliament.

Is the current Member of Parliament representing the Armenian Revolutionary Federation In the Lebane

Is the current Member of Parliament representing the Armenian Revolutionary Federation In the Lebanese Parliament from the Metn Region. He was a candidate in the legislative elections of 2000 for the Armenian Orthodox seat in Beirut but lost against candi

Was a Palestinian physician, community leader and political leader who was the head of the Palestini

Was a Palestinian physician, community leader and political leader who was the head of the Palestinian delegation to the Madrid Conference of 1991.Abdel-Shafi worked at the British Mandate of Palestine's Municipal Hospital in Jaffa. In 1944-1945 he joined

Is an Israeli politician and former Minister of Agriculture. He is currently head of the political p

Is an Israeli politician and former Minister of Agriculture. He is currently head of the political party New Movement-Meretz, for whom he serves as a member of the Knesset.

Is a former Israeli politician.In 1969 he was elected to the seventh Knesset for Gahal, and was subs

Is a former Israeli politician.In 1969 he was elected to the seventh Knesset for Gahal, and was subsequently elected to the eighth through twelfth Knessets for Likud. In the seventh and eighth Knessets he was a member of the finance committee and in the eighth he was also a member of the subcommittee for the defense budget.

Was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician. He held several ministerial portfolios, and served as

Was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician. He held several ministerial portfolios, and served as Minister of Agriculture between 1964 and 1974.He made aliyah to Mandate Palestine in 1924, and was one of the founders of kibbutz Gevat in 1926, serving as its secretary for several years. He was also a member of the secretariat of HaKibbutz HaMeuhad. Following the split in the kibbutz movement, he moved to Yifat.

Was an Israeli jurist and politician.In addition to his civil service, he was also a visiting lectur

Was an Israeli jurist and politician.In addition to his civil service, he was also a visiting lecturer in the Tel Aviv University (from 1956 to 1969) and Hebrew University (from 1954 to 1976) law schools, a representative of Israel in the United Nations Human Rights Council and a member of the International Court of Justice in Hague.[5] He was a member of the "T'hila" Movement for Israeli Jewish secularism.

Was an Israeli independence fighter, Knesset member and Minister in the government of Menachem Begin

Was an Israeli independence fighter, Knesset member and Minister in the government of Menachem Begin.By 1940 he was a commander of the Betar branch in Haifa, and in early 1944 was transferred to Tel Aviv and appointed member of the General Headquarters by the end of year. In 1947 he represented the Irgun, together with Begin and Shmuel Katz, at a meeting with the UNSCOP.

Is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima and previously s

Is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima and previously served as both Vice Prime Minister and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office with responsibility for state policy.

Was an Israeli jurist and politician.In 1974 he became Minister of Justice, a position he held until

Was an Israeli jurist and politician.In 1974 he became Minister of Justice, a position he held until the 1977 "Upheaval". When Meir Shamgar was made a Judge, Zadok appointed Aharon Barak as Attorney-General. With the assistance of these advisors, he passed the Basic Law: the Army and the Basic Law: the State Economy.

Is a Malaysian politician and the current Chief Minister of Sarawak. He is of ethnic Melanau descent

Is a Malaysian politician and the current Chief Minister of Sarawak. He is of ethnic Melanau descent. He is also President of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), which is part of the Barisan Nasional coalition.

Is the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the Malaysian state of Kedah. His Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (

Is the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the Malaysian state of Kedah. His Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) leads a coalition government of Kedah with PKR and the DAP after their victory in the 2008 Malaysian election.

Is the 14th and current Chief Minister of the state of Sabah in Malaysia. He took over the post from

Is the 14th and current Chief Minister of the state of Sabah in Malaysia. He took over the post from Chong Kah Kiat on March 27, 2003. His appointment as Chief Minister marks the end of the rotation system used in Sabah whereby the Chief Minister post is rotated every two years among the three main racial groups in Sabah: Christian Bumiputras, Muslim Bumiputras, and the ethnic Chinese. He is also the chief of United Malays National Organization (UMNO) for Sabah.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in t

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Utsunomiya, Tochigi he attended Keio University both as undergraduate and graduate. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1979.