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Encyclopedia > List of Muslim politicians

This is an incomplete list of Muslim politicians.

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Politicians

Sayyid Abd ar-Rahman al-Haydari al-Gillani (عبد الرحمن الحيدري الكيالي)‎ (1841–1927) was the first prime minister of modern Iraq. ... Dr. Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi (in the Arabic script عبدالعزيز الرنتيسي) (October 23, 1947 - April 17, 2004) was the co-founder of the Palestinian paramilitary organization Hamas. ... Abdelaziz Bouteflika (عبد العزيز بوتفليقة) (born March 2, 1937) is the president of Algeria (since 1999). ... Abdul Aziz al-Hakim (b. ... Dr. Abul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (Tamil ஏ. பி. ேஜ. அப்துல் கலாம்), born October 15, 1931, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India), usually referred to as Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, is the President of India. ... Abdul Karim Qassim Abdul Karim Qassim (Arabic: عبد الكريم قاسم ) (also various other spellings; including Kassem, Quasim; popularly known as az-Za’im (Arabic: الزعيم ) the leader) (1914 - 9 February 1963) was an Iraqi military officer involved in the 1958 military coup détat. ... Abdullah I of Jordan King Abdullah I of Jordan (1882 – July 20, 1951), also known as Abdullah bin Husayn, was, successively, Emir of Trans-Jordan (1921–1946) under a British Mandate, then King of Transjordan (May 25, 1946–1949), and finally King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1949–1951). ... His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein. ... Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (Arabic: عبد الله بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, born 1924) became the King of Saudi Arabia on August 1, 2005. ... Abdurrahman Wahid Abdurrahman Wahid (also known as Gus Dur) (born August 4, 1940) was President of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001, and leader of the National Awakening Party, which he founded after the fall of Suharto. ... Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (born February 16, 1932) is the President of Sierra Leone (1996-1997, 1998 - present). ... Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo (August 24, 1924 _ November 30, 1989) was the president of Cameroon from 1960 until 1982. ... Ahmed Ali Mohammed Qurei (or Qureia), also known as Abu Alaa, was the Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council and is currently Prime Minister and holds the security portfolio of the Palestinian Authority. ... Ahmed Sékou Touré (January 9, 1922 - March 26, 1984) was the first President of Guinea (1958 - 1984). ... Ahmet Necdet Sezer Ahmet Necdet Sezer (born September 13, 1941 in Afyon) is the tenth and current President of Turkey. ... Ali Hassan Mwinyi (born May 8, 1925) was the president of the United Republic of Tanzania from 1985 to 1995. ... Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei (Persian: آیت‌الله سید علی حسینی خامنه‌ای; born July 15, 1939) is the Supreme Leader of Iran. ... Alija Izetbegovic, former president of Bosnia and Herzegovina Alija Izetbegović (August 8, 1925 _ October 19, 2003) was a Bosnian Muslim activist, philosopher, and politician, president of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1990 to 1996 and member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1996 to 2000, and author of... Anwar Sadat. ... Ayub Khan (May 14, 1907 – April 19, 1974) was a Field Marshal during the mid-1960s, and the political leader of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969. ... Mullah Badar was a governor of the Afghan province of Badghis during the reign of the Taliban. ... Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (also known as Bacha Khan) (1890 - January 20, 1988) was a Pathan political and spiritual leader known for his nonviolent opposition to British rule during the final years of the Empire on the Indian sub-continent. ... Benazir Bhutto at a Pakistan Peoples Party event in Newark, CA, 28 September 2004. ... Fahd bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud (Arabic: , b. ... Faisal bin Abdelaziz Al Saud (1906—March 25, 1975) (Arabic: فيصل بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود) was King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975. ... Habib Ben Ali Bourguiba (حبيب بورقيبة) (born August 3, 1903 in Monastir, Tunisia – died April 6, 2000) was a Tunisian politican and was President of Tunisia from 1957 to 1987. ... Hamad bin Khalifa with George W. Bush Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (born in 1950 in Doha, Qatar) is the current Emir of Qatar. ... Hamid Karzai, (Pushtu: حامد کرزي Dari: حامد کرزی) (born December 24, 1957) is the current and first democratically elected President of Afghanistan (since December 7, 2004). ... Hassan al Banna, Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood Hassan al Banna (October 14, 1906 - February 12, 1949, Arabic: حسن البنا) was an Egyptian social and political reformer best known as founder of the Muslim Brotherhood. ... Hidayat Nur Wahid (born in Klaten, Central Java on 8 April 1960) was elected as the leader of Indonesias Constitutional Assembly (MPR) on 6 October 2004. ... Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt Muhammad Hosni Said Mubarak (Arabic : محمد حسنى سيد مبارك ) (born May 4, 1928) commonly known as Hosni Mubarak (Arabic: حسنى مبارك ) has been the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt for twenty-four years, since 14 October 1981. ... King Hussein and his wife, Queen Noor. ... Prof. ... `Abd al-`AzÄ«z as-Sa`Å«d ( 1880 - November 9, 1953) (Arabic:عبدالعزيز آل سعود) was the first monarch of Saudi Arabia. ... Idi Amin on a ten Shilling note Idi Amin Dada Oumee (May 17, 1928 Kampala, Uganda – August 16, 2003, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) was an army officer and President of Uganda (1971 to 1979) whose regime was notorious for its brutality. ... Islam Karimov Islam Abduganievich Karimov (in modern Uzbek: Islom Karimov) (born January 30, 1938) has been the President of Uzbekistan since 1991. ... İsmet İnönü 1884-1973 Mustafa İsmet İnönü (1884 - December 25, 1973) was a Turkish soldier, statesman and the second President of Turkey. ... Jean-Bédel Bokassa (February 22, 1921–November 3, 1996) was the military ruler and emperor of the Central African Republic from January 1, 1966 until his overthrow on September 20, 1979. ... Juma Khan was a Pashtun militia commander active in the Badghis province of Afghanistan with links to the Taliban regime. ... Khaleda Zia - Prime Minister of Bangladesh Begum Khaleda Zia (Bangla: েবগম খােলদা িজয়া) (born August 15, 1945) is the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. ... Mahathir bin Mohamad (born December 20, 1925 in Alor Star, Kedah) was the Prime Minister of Malaysia from July 16, 1981 to 2003. ... Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: محمود عباس) (born March 26, 1935), commonly known as Abu Mazen (ابو مازن), was elected President (Raees) of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on January 9, 2005 and took office on January 15, 2005. ... Order: Sixth President of Iran First Vice President: Parviz Dawoodi Term of office: August 3, 2005 – present Preceded by: Mohammad Khatami Succeeded by: Date of birth: October 28, 1956 Place of birth: Aradan, Iran Political party: Islamic Society of Engineers Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956), also written Ahmadinezhad, is... Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888 - August 1958) was a freedom fighter in Indias struggle for Independence from Britain. ... Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (Dhivehi: Þ‰Þ¦Þ‡ÞªÞ‰Þ«Þ‚Þª އަބްދުލް ÞŽÞ¦Þ‡Þ°Þ”Þ«Þ‰Þ°) (born December 29, 1937), has been the president of the Republic of Maldives since November 11, 1978, having succeeded Ibrahim Nasir. ... Megawati Sukarnoputri Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri (born 23 January 1947), was President of Indonesia from July 2001 to 20 October 2004. ... Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi Muammar Abu Minyar al-Qaddafi 1 (Arabic: معمر القذافي Mu`ammar al-Qadhdhāfī) (born 1942), leader of Libya since 1970 and a controversial Arab statesman. ... Order: 5th President of Iran First Vice President: Hassan Habibi (1997–2001), Mohammad Reza Aref (2001–2005) Term of office: August 3, 1997 – August 2, 2005 Preceded by: Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Succeeded by: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Date of birth: 1943 Place of birth: Ardakan, Iran Political party: Militant Clerics Society Hojjat... Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah of Pakistan Mohammad Ali Jinnah (referred to in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam, or Great Leader, which is a legally defined title) (December 25, 1876 - September 11, 1948) was an Indian Muslim nationalist, who led the movement demanding a separate homeland for Muslims in... Allama Dr Sir Muhammad Iqbal Allama Dr Sir Muhammad Iqbal (محمد اقبال,علامه محمد اقبال لاهوري) (November 9, 1877–April 21, 1938), commonly known as Allama Iqbal (in Persian: Allameh Eghbal), was an important colonial era Indian Muslim poet, philosopher, and thinker of Kashmiri origin, though based in Sialkot (now in Pakistan). ... Nawaz Sharif (born December 25, 1949) was twice elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan, serving two non-consecutive terms. ... Mullah Mohammad Rabbani (1955/1956 - April 21, 2001) was one of the main founders of the Taliban movement. ... Mohammed Bahr al-Uloum (born 1923?) is a prominent Islamic leader and politician in Iraq. ... A rare photograph of Omar (date unknown) Mullah Mohammed Omar (ملا محمد عمر; born 1959) is the reclusive leader of the Taliban of Afghanistan and was Afghanistans de facto Head of State from 1996 to 2001. ... Mohammed Qalamuddin served under the Taliban regime as deputy head of the Vice and Virtue Ministry. ... US President George W. Bush talks with His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco in the Oval Office Tuesday, 23 April 2002 His Majesty King Mohammed VI (Arabic: الملك محمد السادس للمغرب) a. ... Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola (often referred to as M. K. O. Abiola) (born August 24, 1937?) in Abeokuta, was a Nigerian Yorùbá businessman and political figure. ... Moulvi Ibrahim is father of Prof. ... Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–November 10, 1938), Turkish army officer, revolutionary, and anti-imperialist statesman, was the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey. ... This article refers to the Gabonese politician, for the Indonesian instrument see Instruments - Omar El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba (formerly Albert-Bernard Bongo) (born December 30, 1935 in Lewai - now Bongoville) has been the President of Gabon since 1967. ... Omar al-Bashir Field Marshal Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir (Arabic: عمر حسن احمد البشير ) (born January 1, 1944) is the president of the Sudan. ... Sayyed Qaboos ibn Sa’id Al ‘Bu Sa’id (Arabic: قابوس بن سعيد ال بو سعيدي born November 18, 1940) is the current Sultan of Oman. ... Qari Ahmadullah was the Talibans first interior minister after Kabul, Afghanistan fell to the Islamic militias forces in 1996. ... Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan (born February 26, 1954) became prime minister of Turkey on March 14, 2003. ... Ayatollah Khomeini founded the Islamic republic of Iran Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini (آیت‌الله روح‌الله خمینی in Persian) was an Iranian Shia Muslim cleric, and the political and spiritual leader of the 1979 Islamic Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. ... Saddam Hussein Wikinews has news related to this article: Saddam Hussein Saddām Hussein Ê»Abd al-MajÄ«d al-TikrÄ«ti, sometimes spelled Hussayn or Hussain; (Arabic صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي; born April 28, 1937 ) was President of Iraq from 1979 until his removal and capture after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... Samori Ture (var: Samory Toure’ or Samori ibn Lafiya Ture): Samori Ture (c. ... Abacha General Sani Abacha (20 September 1943 - 8 June 1998) was the military dictator of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998. ... Sukarno Sukarno (June 6, 1901 – June 21, 1970) was the first President of Indonesia. ... Suleiman the Magnificent Suleiman I (modern Turkish: Süleyman; Arabic: Sulaymān) (November 6, 1494 – 5/6 September 1566), known in Europe as the Magnificent and in the Islamic world as the Lawgiver (in Turkish Kanuni; Arabic: , al-QānÅ«nÄ«), was the tenth Osmanli sultan of the Ottoman Empire... Sheikh Muhammad Taqiuddin al-Nabhabi was an Islamic jurist, Scholar, and founder of the Islamist political party Hizb_ut-Tahrir // Background His full name is Sheikh Muhammad Taqiuddin bin (son of) Ibrahim, bin (son of) Mustafah, bin (son of) Ismail, bin (son of) Yusuf al-Nabhani. ... Categories: People stubs | 1965 births ... Yasser Arafat (Arabic: ياسر عرفات‎) (August 4 or August 24, 1929 – November 11, 2004), born Muhammad `Abd ar-Rauf al-Qudwa al-Husayni (محمد عبد الرؤوف القدوة الحسيني) and also known as Abu `Ammar (ابو عمّار), was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (1969–2004); President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) (1993–2004); and a co... Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali (born January 1, 1944) is a former Prime Minister of Pakistan. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Sheikh Zayed Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic:الشيخ زايد بن سلطان أل نهيان)‎, (1918 — 2 November 2004), the principal architect of the seven United Arab Emirates, was the moderate ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the UAE for over 30 years (1971-2004). ... Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (January 5, 1928 – April 4, 1979) was a Pakistani politician, active in the early years of the Pakistani Government. ...

See also

Islam as a political movement has a diverse character that has at different times incorporated elements of many other political movements, while simultaneously adapting the religious views of Islamic fundamentalism, particularly the view of Islam as a political religion. ...

See also

There are a variety of articles that list people of a particular religious or political belief. ... This list is poorly defined, permanently incomplete, or has become unverifiable or an indiscriminate list or repository of loosely associated topics. ...

Notes

  • This list needs to be categorized in some way, perhaps by country or political title.

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List of Muslims - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (253 words)
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If you are familiar with it, please redefine the list, complete it, prune it, or discuss its parameters on the talk page.
This list takes a wide definition of a Muslim by including most individuals who might be in some way identified as Muslim, but acknowledges that more restrictive definitions may be applied by the reader.
Muslim politicians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (179 words)
This is a sub-article to Muslim, politician a parallel article to Islamic politics.
A Muslim politician is a Muslim leader or non-leader that is or was engaged in politics.
Some of them are non-leader politicians, like the members of the unicameral Iranian parliament, named "the Islamic Consultative Assembly" or "Majles-e Shura-ye Eslami", consisting of 290 members elected to a 4-year term.
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