Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing Washoe County District 2 (map) since 1995.

Is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing Washoe County District 2 (map) since 1995.

Is a Filipino politician. A member of the Lakas-CMD Party, he has been elected to three terms as a M

Is a Filipino politician. A member of the Lakas-CMD Party, he has been elected to three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the Lone District of Baguio City. He first won election to Congress in 2001, and was re-elected in 2004 and 2007.

Was a Costa Rican politician and lawyer.In 1885 he was named by the President Bernardo Soto Alfaro i

Was a Costa Rican politician and lawyer.In 1885 he was named by the President Bernardo Soto Alfaro in the Secretary of Public Instruction, where he initiated a reform in Costa Rican education of the country, which triggered the closing of the University of Santo Tomás which he had ironically studied at and instead more funding was put into Secondary Education.

Was a Dutch jurist and politician.

Was a Dutch jurist and politician.

A retired Finnish diplomat and journalist.Jakobson began his career as journalist. He worked at the

A retired Finnish diplomat and journalist.Jakobson began his career as journalist. He worked at the BBC. From 1953 to 1974 he was employed by the Finnish foreign ministry, eventually acting as Finland's ambassador to the United Nations and Sweden. He help

Was a Brazilian politician.

Was a Brazilian politician.

Was Chilean politician, industrialist and wine-making pioneer.This was to become the residence of th

Was Chilean politician, industrialist and wine-making pioneer.This was to become the residence of the new couple. However, fate intervened. The candidates running for office for the presidential election of 1871 were very close to him: his older half-brother Federico Errázuriz Zañartu and his father-in-law José Tomás Urmeneta.

Was the leader of the Maoist Movimiento Popular Dominicano (MPD), a militant organization opposed to

Was the leader of the Maoist Movimiento Popular Dominicano (MPD), a militant organization opposed to the Joaquín Balaguer government and to U.S. presence in the Dominican Republic. Commended by some, repudiated by others, the controversial figure of Maxim

Is a Malaysian politician and the current Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation in the Mal

Is a Malaysian politician and the current Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation in the Malaysian cabinet.

Was an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and the first African American mayor o

Was an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. He served three terms, two consecutive terms from 1974 until 1982 and a third term from 1990 to 1994. Jackson became the first African-American mayor of Atlanta in the same week that Coleman Young became the first African-American mayor of Detroit.

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 Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo she worked at the Ministry of Labor from 1950 to 1980. She was elected to the first of her three terms in the House of Councillors in 1980 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996. She served as Minister of Education from 1992 to 1993 and as the Minister of Justice from 2001 to 2003.

A New Zealand Muslim community leader of Kosovar-Albanian descent. He was the first president of the

A New Zealand Muslim community leader of Kosovar-Albanian descent. He was the first president of the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) in 1979 and a human rights activist.Mazhar Shukri Krasniqi, son of Shukri Krasniqi and Aisha Min

Is a Senegalese political figure. He served as a deputy in the National Assembly of Senegal from 198

Is a Senegalese political figure. He served as a deputy in the National Assembly of Senegal from 1983 to 2004, as Mayor of Rufisque from 1987 to 2002, and as President of the Council of the Republic for Economic and Social Affairs (CRAES) from 2004 to 200

The former Premier of Gauteng Province, South Africa.In 1981, Shilowa joined the trade union movemen

The former Premier of Gauteng Province, South Africa.In 1981, Shilowa joined the trade union movement and became a shop steward fighting for better working conditions and defending the rights of his fellow workers. He was elected Vice-President and later

Is a South African politician. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), Sogoni has been the

Is a South African politician. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), Sogoni has been the Premier of the Eastern Cape since 31 July 2008 when he replaced Nosimo Balindlela. Sogoni entered politics in the trade union movement during apartheid in South Africa and unsuccessfully lobbied for Thabo Mbeki to remain President of the ANC during the 2007 National Conference.[1]

A politician and activist in Thailand who has popularized condoms in that country.[1]Mechai was born

A politician and activist in Thailand who has popularized condoms in that country.[1]Mechai was born in Australia to a Scottish mother and a Thai father[3]. He has a sister, Sumalee, who was formerly a journalist in Bangkok. Mechai was educated at Geelong Grammar School. In the mid-1960s he came to Thailand and started to work in family planning, emphasizing condoms. In 1973, he left government and founded a non-profit service organization, the Population and Community Development Association (PDA), to continue the working to improve the lives of the rural poor. Among other things, he held condom blowing contests for school children, encouraged taxi cab drivers to hand out condoms to their customers, and founded a restaurant chain called "Cabbages and Condoms" where condoms, rather than mints, are served after the meal.

Was the acting Prime Minister of Thailand following the military domination of the government. He se

Was the acting Prime Minister of Thailand following the military domination of the government. He served from May 24, 1992 to June 10, 1992. He was succeeded by the previous civilian Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun. Now he is President of the National Legislative Assembly of Thailand, and is of Thai Chinese descent.[3]

Was a Malaysian politician and direct descendant of Megat Terawis, a bendahara of Perak.Megat Junid

Was a Malaysian politician and direct descendant of Megat Terawis, a bendahara of Perak.Megat Junid was a teacher by profession and first met former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in the early 1970s.[1] Mahathir was living in exile for criticizing then Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman at the time of their meeting.[1] Junid soon left teaching in order to become Mahathir's special assistant.

Was a Malaysian politician.He was conferred the title Orang Kaya Besar Maharaja Diraja of Perak - on

Was a Malaysian politician.He was conferred the title Orang Kaya Besar Maharaja Diraja of Perak - one of the Four Major Chiefs (Orang Besar Empat) of Perak. He was one of the signatories to the Perak State Constitution of 1948. He was also one of the founding members of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) - Perak Branch, together with the late Dato' Seri Dr Megat Khas and the late Dato' Panglima Bukit Gantang Abdul Wahab.

Was President of Indonesia from July 2001 to October 20, 2004. She was the country's first female Pr

Was President of Indonesia from July 2001 to October 20, 2004. She was the country's first female President, and the first Indonesian leader born after independence. She is the daughter of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno. Sukarnoputri means "daughter of Sukarno" and it is not a family name: Javanese often do not have family names. She is simply referred to as 'Megawati' (or 'Mega') which is derived from Sanskrit meghavati = "she who has a cloud", i.e. a raincloud, as it was raining when she was born. Biju Patnaik, an eminent Indian leader named her on the request of Sukarno.

Is a British economist, writer and Labour politician.

Is a British economist, writer and Labour politician.

Is a Bulgarian and EU politician.In June 2001 she was elected a deputy (Member of Bulgarian Parliame

Is a Bulgarian and EU politician.In June 2001 she was elected a deputy (Member of Bulgarian Parliament) as a founding member of the Liberal Simeon II National Movement (NDSV) party. In August 2001 Kuneva left her position in the Bulgarian parliament because she was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chief Negotiator of the Republic of Bulgaria with the European Union.

Was a prominent Iranian scholar, academic, long-time pro-democracy activist and head of Iran's inter

Was a prominent Iranian scholar, academic, long-time pro-democracy activist and head of Iran's interim government, making him Iran's first prime minister after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. He was the head of the first engineering department of Tehran University. A devout Muslim intellectual and expert in the Islamic (particularly Quranic) and secular sciences, he is credited with being one of the founders of contemporary Islamic intellectual movement in Iran.

Was a Moroccan politician, head of the left-wing National Union of Popular Forces (UNPF) and secreta

Was a Moroccan politician, head of the left-wing National Union of Popular Forces (UNPF) and secretary of the Tricontinental Conference. An opponent of Hassan II, he "disappeared" in Paris in 1965. As of 2008, the Ben Barka Affair has not been completely

Is an Iranian reformist politician, cleric, and chairman of the National Trust Party. He is a foundi

Is an Iranian reformist politician, cleric, and chairman of the National Trust Party. He is a founding member and former chairman of the Association of Combatant Clerics party. He was Speaker of the Majlis from 1989 to 1992 and 2000 to 2004, and a presidential candidate in the 2005 and 2009 presidential elections.