Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Is an Palestinian academic and politician and Fatah member from Ramallah. He is currently the presid

Is an Palestinian academic and politician and Fatah member from Ramallah. He is currently the president of Birzeit University. In 2003, he served as the Planning Minister of the Palestinian National Authority after previously serving as the Tourism Minist

Is Advisor for Information Affairs to His Majesty the King of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah. He

Is Advisor for Information Affairs to His Majesty the King of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah. He is also the former Minister of Information. AlHamer also owns Bahrain’s leading newspaper Al Ayam for which he has been the editor in chief since he founded it in 1989.

Was the 11th and final daimyo of Saga Domain in Hizen Province, Kyushu, Japan. Before the Meiji Rest

Was the 11th and final daimyo of Saga Domain in Hizen Province, Kyushu, Japan. Before the Meiji Restoration, his name was Nabeshima Mochizuru (?????) and his honorary title was Hizen-no-Kami.Naohiro was the second son of Nabeshima Naomasa, the 10th daimyo of Saga. On the retirement of his father in 1861, Naohiro was appointed 11th (and final) daimyo of Saga Domain.

Was the 13th and final daimyo of Kashima Domain in Hizen Province, Kyushu, Japan (modern-day Saga Pr

Was the 13th and final daimyo of Kashima Domain in Hizen Province, Kyushu, Japan (modern-day Saga Prefecture). Before the Meiji Restoration, his courtesy title was Bizen no Kami. He became a politician in the Meiji era, and served as the first governor of Okinawa Prefecture.

Was Indonesia's State Minister of the Environment from 2001 to 2004. As minister, Makarim developed

Was Indonesia's State Minister of the Environment from 2001 to 2004. As minister, Makarim developed the Good Environmental Governance (GEG) program, which rates the environmental performance of cities and local environmental agencies. Makarim has spent most of his professional life in the environmental field, however he was a one of eleven members of the Indonesian Commission for Business Supervision (KPPU) that was appointed by the President in June 2000.

Is the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon. He heads the mostly Shi'a Amal Movement.He was born in

Is the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon. He heads the mostly Shi'a Amal Movement.He was born in Bo, Sierra Leone to Lebanese parents. He went to school in Tebnine and Ain Ebel in southern Lebanon and later studied at the Makassed and the Ecole de la S

T was a Judge at the International Court of Justice until February 2006. He was Member of the Intern

T was a Judge at the International Court of Justice until February 2006. He was Member of the International Law Commission of the United Nations 1994-2004, Judge at the Judicial Tribunal of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries in 1990 an

Was the second wife of Joseph Stalin.Nadezhda was the daughter of revolutionary Sergei Alliluyev and

Was the second wife of Joseph Stalin.Nadezhda was the daughter of revolutionary Sergei Alliluyev and his wife Olga, of German and Georgian ancestry. She first met Stalin as a child when her father, Sergei Alliluyev, sheltered him after one of his escapes from Siberian exile in 1911. After the revolution, Nadezhda worked as a confidential code clerk in Lenin's office. She eschewed fancy dress, make-up and other trappings that she felt un-befitting of a proper Bolshevik. The couple married in 1919, when Stalin was already a 41 year old widower and father of one son born to his first wife, who died of typhus years earlier. Nadezhda and Josef had two children together: Vasily, born in 1921, became a figher pilot (C.O. of 32 GIAP) at Stalingrad and Svetlana, their daughter, was born in 1926. According to her close friend, Polina Molotov, the marriage was strained, and the two constantly fought.

Is the founder and head of the feminine branch of the Moroccan banned Islamist movement Al Adl Wa Al

Is the founder and head of the feminine branch of the Moroccan banned Islamist movement Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane (Justice and Charity). Born in Casablanca, Morocco, she is the daughter of the founder of the same organization Cheikh Abdesslam Yassine.

Was an Egyptian national who spent her entire career, for over 33 years, in the United Nations (UN)

Was an Egyptian national who spent her entire career, for over 33 years, in the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization, rising to high-level posts in a variety of areas.She was born in Cairo, Egypt, and earned a Master of Arts degree in pol

Son of former Lebanese President Bashir Gemayel, is a leading member of the Kataeb Party, founded by

Son of former Lebanese President Bashir Gemayel, is a leading member of the Kataeb Party, founded by his grandfather Pierre Gemayel in 1936, and currently serves as Vice President of the Party’s Achrafieh District.

Was a human rights activist, active member Ukrainian Helsinki group, and an editor and former politi

Was a human rights activist, active member Ukrainian Helsinki group, and an editor and former political prisoner.

Was a Japanese samurai and Tokugawa retainer of the late Edo era.After completing a thorough educati

Was a Japanese samurai and Tokugawa retainer of the late Edo era.After completing a thorough education in literature, art, and military training, Nagai entered the ranks of the Tokugawa bureaucracy. He served from 1851 to 1852 as an instructor at the Kitenkan, a branch of the Shogunate's Shoheizaka academy, located in the city of Kofu. Shortly after Matthew Perry's arrival, Nagai was placed in charge of casting cannons for coastal defense, and in 1855, he was transferred to the Nagasaki Naval Training Center, where he served as its director. Katsu Kaishu later credited Nagai for much of the training center's progress, as well as the construction of one of its training ships, the Kottoru. In 1857 he went to Edo (modern-day Tokyo) on board the Kanko Maru, Japan's first steam warship, together with 103 of his students.

Was a trade unionist and political leader in Sri Lanka. His ancestry was from Manipay, Jaffna. After

Was a trade unionist and political leader in Sri Lanka. His ancestry was from Manipay, Jaffna. After graduating from the university in 1943, Shanmugathasan joined the trade union movement, and became a full time activist of the Ceylon Communist Party. In

Is an Algerian politician. Trained as a lawyer, Naima Farhi is the Sétif MP for the Movement El-Inf

Is an Algerian politician. Trained as a lawyer, Naima Farhi is the Sétif MP for the Movement El-Infitah. She also president of the Center for the Algerian woman, a structure that is to contribute to the combination of efforts to allow access of women to decision-making centers and equal opportunities. The advisory body also will seek to build bridges of friendship and cooperation with regional and international organizations and enhance the gains achieved in Algeria for the benefit of women.

Was an Iraqi politician and cabinet member, who served briefly as prime minister from November 3, 19

Was an Iraqi politician and cabinet member, who served briefly as prime minister from November 3, 1932 to March 18, 1933. He was the scion of one of the Mamluk clans of the Georgian origin.[1]During World War II, Shawkat served as Minister of Justice in t

Was a government bureaucrat, entrepreneur, and politician in late Meiji period Japan. He served as s

Was a government bureaucrat, entrepreneur, and politician in late Meiji period Japan. He served as second Chairman of the South Manchurian Railway Company, Mayor of Tokyo, Railroad Minister, and was a member of the House of Peers. He was also known as Nakamura Zeko. [1]Nakamura was born in Aki Province, in what is now part of Saeki-ku, Hiroshima; however, as his father was a retainer of the Choshu Domain, for political reasons Nakamura frequently claimed to be a native of Yamaguchi prefecture. He attended the First Tokyo Middle School (now Hibiya High School)

Was one of the leaders of the Sri Lankan Trotskyist Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP). He was the first

Was one of the leaders of the Sri Lankan Trotskyist Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP). He was the first Trotskyist to become a cabinet minister.The work done by Perera (as a member of the Suriya-Mal Movement) in the Kegalle district during the Malaria Epidem

Is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and served as an influential First Lady

Is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and served as an influential First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Born in New York, her parents divorced soon after her birth; she grew up in Maryland, living with an aunt and uncle while her mother pursued acting jobs. As Nancy Davis, she was an actress in the 1940s and 1950s, starring in films such as Donovan's Brain, Night into Morning, and Hellcats of the Navy. In 1952 she married Ronald Reagan, who was then president of the Screen Actors Guild; they had two children. Nancy became the First Lady of California when her husband was Governor from 1967 to 1975.

Is a Congress (I) politician from the Chhattisgarh state of India. He has won the legislative electi

Is a Congress (I) politician from the Chhattisgarh state of India. He has won the legislative election from the Kharsia Assembly Constituency four years in a row (1990, 1993, 1998 and 2003).[1] He has served as a cabinet minister in state governments of M

Indian politician and author. She is the former Chief Minister of Orissa.From an early age, young Na

Indian politician and author. She is the former Chief Minister of Orissa.From an early age, young Nandini was familiar with all the big names in politics and literature of Orissa & India. Born on June 9, 1931, she grew up in Cuttack . Smt.Nandini Satpathy

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Minamikawachi District, Osaka and graduate of the University of Kyoto he was elected for the first time in 1996.

Was a bureaucrat and politician who served in the Taisho and early Showa period Japanese government,

Was a bureaucrat and politician who served in the Taisho and early Showa period Japanese government, and as an official in the Empire of Manchukou.Hoshino was a graduate of the law school of Tokyo Imperial University, and on graduation was employed by the Ministry of Finance. He rose through the ranks in various capacities, ranging from bank regulation to taxation, and in 1932, became vice minister of industrial development.

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

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Myoko, Niigata and graduate of Keio University, he had served in the assembly of Niigata Prefecture since 1999. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.