Leaders/politician Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Was a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period.Nishi was from a samurai family of the Satsuma domain (

Was a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period.Nishi was from a samurai family of the Satsuma domain (present-day Kagoshima prefecture). After the Meiji Restoration, he joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the new Meiji government, and was sent as a student to study the Russian language in St Petersburg, Russia in 1870. From 1870-1873, he traveled extensively through Central Asia, visiting Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Urumchi and other areas of east Turkistan. After serving as First Secretary at the Japanese legation in Paris, France in 1874, he returned to Japan.

Was a Sri Lankan politician, civil servant and diplomat. He was also the Diyawadana Nilame (Chief la

Was a Sri Lankan politician, civil servant and diplomat. He was also the Diyawadana Nilame (Chief lay Custodian) of the Sri Dalada Maligawa from 1975 to 1985. At the time of death he was serving as the Chairman of The Law and Society Trust in Sri Lanka.[1

Is a former Israeli politician who served as Minister of Health from 2001 until 2003.In 1996 he was

Is a former Israeli politician who served as Minister of Health from 2001 until 2003.In 1996 he was elected to the Knesset on Shas' list. He was re-elected in 1999, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance in Ehud Barak's government. He left the cabinet when Shas pulled out of the coalition in July 2000, but returned as Minister of Health when Ariel Sharon formed a new government following the 2001 election for Prime Minister.

A columnist. He also got the most voted senator in the year 2006.

A columnist. He also got the most voted senator in the year 2006.

Is the Chief Minister of the north Indian state of Bihar. He is the top leader of Janata Dal (United

Is the Chief Minister of the north Indian state of Bihar. He is the top leader of Janata Dal (United) party. His name may also be written Nitis Kumar, following the Hindi orthography.

Served as the Interior Minister of Angola from independence, November 11, 1975, until President Agos

Served as the Interior Minister of Angola from independence, November 11, 1975, until President Agostinho Neto abolished the position in October 1976. A hard-line member of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, Alves is best known for his failed coup d'état against Neto.

A Thai career diplomat and politician.After receiving his B.A. in Government from Dartmouth College

A Thai career diplomat and politician.After receiving his B.A. in Government from Dartmouth College and his M.A. in Political Science from Brown University, he joined Thailand's Foreign Service in 1968. Between 1996 and 2000 he was ambassador to the United States. In 2006 he was appointed by the military junta to be Foreign Minister of Thailand, serving in that post until early 2008.At Dartmouth College, Nit Phibunsongkhram was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa society class of 1962.

Bahmanov graduated from the Azerbaijan Technical University. He has two sons and two daughters. He h

Bahmanov graduated from the Azerbaijan Technical University. He has two sons and two daughters. He has been Chief Executive of Shusha since 1992, and leader of the Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh in exile.

A South African politician and was an anti-apartheid activist. Since 17 June 1999 she has been the S

A South African politician and was an anti-apartheid activist. Since 17 June 1999 she has been the South African Minister of Foreign Affairs.Dlamini-Zuma, a Zulu, was born in Natal, the eldest of eight children. She completed high school at the Amanzimtot

Is a Zimbabwean politician. He was born in the Gweru, Zimbabwe in 1979 to a family desending from th

Is a Zimbabwean politician. He was born in the Gweru, Zimbabwe in 1979 to a family desending from the Shangaan people.

A Japanese former politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan for the Japan

A Japanese former politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan for the Japan Socialist Party from 1973 until his retirement in 1991.

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 Niigata Prefecture, he attended Kyoto University and received a master's degree in engineering from it. After working at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.

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 Meguro, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, attending a university in Australia. After unsuccessful runs in 2000 and 2001, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

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 Kitaakita District, Akita and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

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 Minamiamabe District, Oita, she attended Beppu University as an undergraduate and received a master's degree from Takushoku University. She was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after running unsuccessfully for the House of Councilors in the Diet in 2003.

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 Kagawa Prefecture and graduate of Gakushuin Women's Junior College, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000. She lost her seat in 2003 but was re-elected two years later.

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 Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 2004. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is his brother.

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 Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000. After losing the seat in 2005, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.

A Japanese politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan and a member of the r

A Japanese politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan and a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.[1] He was Chief Cabinet Secretary in the government of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda from 2007 to 2008.He attended the University of Tokyo and Wesleyan University in the United States. He was elected to his first term in the House of Representatives in the December 1983 election, and he has been re-elected in each election since. He became Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture on September 11, 1997, as part of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's second cabinet, and became State Secretary for Foreign Affairs on July 31, 1998, in Keizo Obuchi's first cabinet

Was a Japanese lieutenant general, legislator, and propagandist of a Jewish conspiracy theory during

Was a Japanese lieutenant general, legislator, and propagandist of a Jewish conspiracy theory during and after World War II.A native of Saitama Prefecture, Shioden was a graduate of the 11th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in November 1899, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Imperial Guard of Japan. He served in various postings with the Imperial Guard, including some time with the Japanese garrison force in China, and also served in a number of administrative and staff positions within the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff. He graduated from the Army Staff College in 1909.

In 1990 he was elected to the House of Representatives as representative for the Fourth District of

In 1990 he was elected to the House of Representatives as representative for the Fourth District of Tokyo under the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ticket. He was appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister of International Trade and Industry in 1996. Under Junichiro Koizumi's first Cabinet in 2001, he became Minister of State for Administrative and Regulatory Reform. He served as Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport from 2003 to 2004, and is currently chairman of the Highways Committee of the LDP Policy Affairs Research Council.

A Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Social Democratic Party.He

A Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Social Democratic Party.He criticised a Japanese moral panic which occurred when Kaoru Kobayashi murdered a 7-year-old girl.[1][dead link]Hosaka opposes the death penalty,[2] and holds the position of secretary general of the Parliamentary League for the Abolition of the Death Penalty.[3]

Was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, Governor-General of Korea, and 36th Prime Minister of J

Was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, Governor-General of Korea, and 36th Prime Minister of Japan from August 30, 1939 to January 16, 1940.Abe attended Tokyo No.1 Middle School (Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School) followed by No.4 High School. While still a student, he volunteered for military service during the First Sino-Japanese War.After the war, Abe graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy followed by the 19th class of the Army War College. Ultranationalist General Araki Sadao was one of his classmates. Abe became commander of the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment from 1918-1921. In August 1918, his regiment was sent to Siberia during Japan's Siberian Intervention, but was never in combat.

Was a Georgian politician involved in the Social Democrat movement and shot during the Bolshevik Red

Was a Georgian politician involved in the Social Democrat movement and shot during the Bolshevik Red Terror in the Georgian SSR.In 1922, he secretly returned to Georgia to supervise the Committee for Independence of Georgia, an underground anti-Soviet organization. However, he was arrested by the Cheka in 1923 and shot during the 1924 purge in Georgia.

Was a Georgian journalist and Menshevik politician. He played an eminent role in the Social Democrat

Was a Georgian journalist and Menshevik politician. He played an eminent role in the Social Democratic revolutionary movement in Imperial Russia, and later chaired the government of the Democratic Republic of Georgia from July 24, 1918 until March 18, 1921, when the Bolshevik Soviet Russian Red Army invasion of Georgia forced him into exile to France. There Zhordania he led the government-in-exile until his death in 1953.