Politics & Leadership
Heads of state, politicians and leaders.
55 profiles
Politics & Leadership
Pinarayi Vijayan
Chief Minister of Kerala (2016–2026) and CPI(M) Politburo member
Born 1945
Politics & Leadership
Omar Abdullah
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir since 2024
Born 1970
Politics & Leadership
Nitish Kumar
Longest-serving Chief Minister of Bihar and president of the Janata Dal (United)
Born 1951
Politics & Leadership
Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways since 2014
Born 1957
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Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister of India since 2019
Born 1959
Politics & Leadership
N. Chandrababu Naidu
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since 2024
Born 1950
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Morarji Desai
Fourth Prime Minister of India and the first from outside the Congress
1896 – 1995
Politics & Leadership
Mayawati
Four-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and president of the Bahujan Samaj Party
Born 1956
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Manmohan Singh
Thirteenth Prime Minister of India (2004–2014) and architect of the 1991 reforms
1932 – 2024
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Mamata Banerjee
Founder of the Trinamool Congress; Chief Minister of West Bengal (2011–2026)
Born 1955
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Mallikarjun Kharge
President of the Indian National Congress since 2022
Born 1942
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Mahatma Gandhi
Leader of India’s independence movement and pioneer of non-violent resistance
1869 – 1948
Politics & Leadership
M. Karunanidhi
Five-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and screenwriter
1924 – 2018
Politics & Leadership
M. K. Stalin
President of the DMK; Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (2021–2026)
Born 1953
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Lal Bahadur Shastri
Second Prime Minister of India (1964–1966)
1904 – 1966
Politics & Leadership
L. K. Advani
Former Deputy Prime Minister of India and co-founder of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Born 1927
Politics & Leadership
Jyoti Basu
Chief Minister of West Bengal (1977–2000)
1914 – 2010
Politics & Leadership
Jawaharlal Nehru
First Prime Minister of India (1947–1964)
1889 – 1964
Film & TV
J. Jayalalithaa
Six-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and actress
1948 – 2016
Politics & Leadership
Indira Gandhi
Third Prime Minister of India and the only woman to hold the office
1917 – 1984
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Himanta Biswa Sarma
Chief Minister of Assam since 2021
Born 1969
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Droupadi Murmu
15th President of India and the first from a tribal community
Born 1958
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Devendra Fadnavis
Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 2024
Born 1970
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Bal Thackeray
Founder of the Shiv Sena and political cartoonist
1926 – 2012