Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter I

Is a politician in Moldova, currently Moldovan minister of local public administration (2009).Iacov

Is a politician in Moldova, currently Moldovan minister of local public administration (2009).Iacov Timciuc served as minister of energy (2001-2005), before moving to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and serving as Moldovan ambassador to China (2006) [1] a

His parents were from the Western Isles of Scotland and he grew up with strong personal and cultural

His parents were from the Western Isles of Scotland and he grew up with strong personal and cultural ties to Scotland. He was briefly educated at Ermysted's Grammar School in Skipton and then at Fettes College in Edinburgh and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, receiving a Lower Second in History.

Was President of Bangladesh from 2002 to 2009.Ahmed was born in Bikrampur of Dhaka District, erstwhi

Was President of Bangladesh from 2002 to 2009.Ahmed was born in Bikrampur of Dhaka District, erstwhile Bengal province, British India (now Munshiganj District, Bangladesh). As the son of Moulvi Ibrahim Mia, Ahmed obtained his B.Sc. and M.S. at the University of Dhaka in 1952 and 1954 respectively and later received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 1958 and 1962 respectively from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States.[1]

Served as the Prime Minister of the British self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia from 13 April

Served as the Prime Minister of the British self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia from 13 April 1964 to 11 November 1965 and as the first Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 11 November 1965 to 1 June 1979 during white minority rule. Smith unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965. The country failed to gain international recognition and United Nations economic sanctions were instituted.

Is a New Zealand politician. He was a member of the Green Party and a Member of the New Zealand Parl

Is a New Zealand politician. He was a member of the Green Party and a Member of the New Zealand Parliament for the Greens from 1999 to 2005. He has been prominent in advocacy for organic farming, organic gardening and biosecurity in New Zealand.

Is a member of the South African Parliament from the Democratic Alliance.Davidson joined the Progres

Is a member of the South African Parliament from the Democratic Alliance.Davidson joined the Progressive Party in 1969. He served as Johannesburg city councillor from 1982 to 1994. Davidson served in the Gauteng legislature from 1994 to 1999 and was first elected to parliament in 1999[1]. As of May 2007 he serves as chief whip of the party in parliament [2], taking over from Douglas Gibson. He also serves on the portfolio committee on finance.

Styled The Revd. and Rt. Hon. Ian Paisley and also known as Dr Ian Paisley, was the First Minister o

Styled The Revd. and Rt. Hon. Ian Paisley and also known as Dr Ian Paisley, was the First Minister of Northern Ireland until his resignation on 31 May 2008. Paisley is a veteran politician and Protestant church leader in Northern Ireland. As the then lead

Was a Czechoslovakian-born British media proprietor and former Member of Parliament (MP), who rose f

Was a Czechoslovakian-born British media proprietor and former Member of Parliament (MP), who rose from poverty to build an extensive publishing empire, which collapsed after his death due to the fraudulent transactions Maxwell had committed to support his business empire, including illegal use of pension funds.

Is a Senegalese writer, historian, and politician, currently serving as the First Vice-President of

Is a Senegalese writer, historian, and politician, currently serving as the First Vice-President of the National Assembly of Senegal.Thiam became an Associate Professor of History at the University of Dakar in October 1974. He was imprisoned under Preside

An Iraqi military commander and was vice-president and deputy chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Co

An Iraqi military commander and was vice-president and deputy chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council, until the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.[1][2][3] Following the execution of former President Saddam Hussein on 30 December 2006, al-Douri

Is a Malian politician. He was Prime Minister of Mali from 1994 to 2000 and President of the Nationa

Is a Malian politician. He was Prime Minister of Mali from 1994 to 2000 and President of the National Assembly of Mali from 2002 to 2007. He is currently the President of the Rally for Mali (RPM) political party.

Was the leader of a military coup d'etat in Yemen Arab Republic that overthrew the regime of Preside

Was the leader of a military coup d'etat in Yemen Arab Republic that overthrew the regime of President Abdul Rahman al-Iryani on June 13, 1974. After the revolt, he was President of the Military Command Council that governed the country. During his rule, he cemented the central government's control over the country, planned on ending tribal loyalty, and Yemen's medieval "social classes" by proclaiming all Yemenis as equal, and improved relations with Saudi Arabia. He also planned on improving ties with Marxist People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, he was murdered by Saudi Arabian funded agents looking to slow down Yemen's unification ambitions with the South.

Is a former Guinean politician.Originally a civil servant in the Ministry for Co-operation, in 1990

Is a former Guinean politician.Originally a civil servant in the Ministry for Co-operation, in 1990 Fofana became the Director for Public Investments. In 1994, he accepted President Lansana Conté offer to become the "Administrator and Controller of Major Works".[1] Increasingly close to Conté, in 1996 he was delegated to the office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for the national budget and the NGO sector. In 1997, he was promoted to become the Finance and Economy Minister.

Is a Malian politician, currently serving in the government of Mali as Minister of Employment and Vo

Is a Malian politician, currently serving in the government of Mali as Minister of Employment and Vocational Training. He is also the Second Vice-President of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA).While speaking on television on 6 March 2001, N'Diaye

Was a Japanese politician and chairman of the Japan Socialist Party. He was also the mayor of Yokoha

Was a Japanese politician and chairman of the Japan Socialist Party. He was also the mayor of Yokohama from 1963 to 1978.

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 Mitsu District, Okayama and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the D

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kurihara District, Miyagi and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Construction from 1961 to 1994. He was elected for the first time in 1995.

A Japanese politician and doctor, who has been serving as Minister of the Environment in Yasuo Fukud

A Japanese politician and doctor, who has been serving as Minister of the Environment in Yasuo Fukuda's cabinet.[1]he graduated from Nihon University, earning a medical degree. In 1993 he was elected for the first time as a member of the Japan New Party. In December 1997 he joined the Liberal Democratic Party.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representative

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagoya, Aichi and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at The Sumitomo Bank from 1983 to 1991. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003. His father is former Health minister Sohei Miyashita.

Was a Japanese politician from Hokkaido. He was born on March 9, 1925. He committed suicide at a hot

Was a Japanese politician from Hokkaido. He was born on March 9, 1925. He committed suicide at a hotel in Sapporo on January 9, 1983. House of Representatives member Shoichi Nakagawa is his eldest son.

A Japanese politician. Formerly a chief secretary of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he later de

A Japanese politician. Formerly a chief secretary of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he later defected from the LDP, and he was the president of Japan's main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), from 2006 until May 2009, when he resigned over a fund scandal.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the D

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A graduate of Chuo University and Boston University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after unsuccessful runs in 2002 and 2004.

Is a Gabonese politician and army officer. Ngari, a member of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), h

Is a Gabonese politician and army officer. Ngari, a member of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), has been a minister in the government of Gabon since 1994 and was previously the Armed Forces Chief of Staff.

Is a Senegalese politician who was Prime Minister of Senegal from November 2002 to April 2004. He wa

Is a Senegalese politician who was Prime Minister of Senegal from November 2002 to April 2004. He was a leading member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and was considered a protégé of President Abdoulaye Wade, but he subsequently went into opposit

Was a powerful figure in the Khmer Rouge. He was the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of D

Was a powerful figure in the Khmer Rouge. He was the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Democratic Kampuchea from 1975 to 1979 and held several senior positions in the Khmer Rouge until his defection to the government in 1996.Of Khmer ancestry on his father's side, and Chinese ancestry on his mother's,[2][3] Ieng Sary was born in Chau Thanh, Tra Vinh province, southern Vietnam. Sary changed his name from the Vietnamese Kim Trang when he joined the Khmer Rouge. He is the brother-in-law by marriage, of the Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot (real name: Saloth Sar). Sary and Saloth Sar studied at Phnom Penh's Lycée Sisowath where their future wives, the sisters Khieu Thirith and Khieu Ponnary also studied. Before leaving Cambodia to study in Paris, Sary was engaged to Khieu Thirith.[4]