Ba, Ibrahima, finance minister of Mauritania (1977-78). He was also minister of planning (1975-77), crafts and tourism (1977), and commerce (1978).
Ba, Mamadou Moustapha (b. Aug. 6, 1965, Nioro du Rip, Senegal - d. Nov. 4, 2024), finance minister of Senegal (2022-24).
Ba, Ousmane (b. 1919, S馮ou, French Sudan [now Mali] - d. Oct. 24, 1999), foreign minister of Mali (1964-68). He was also minister of civil service of Upper Volta (1957-58), minister of labour, civil service, and social security of the Mali Federation (1959-60), and minister of civil service and social laws (1961-62) and interior, information, and tourism (1962-64) of Mali. Arrested after the 1968 coup, he was released in 1975.
Ba, Ousmane, Mauritanian politician. He was minister of primary education (2013-14) and national education (2014-16), ambassador to The Gambia (2016-17), and permanent representative to the United Nations (2017-19).
Ba Maw (b. Feb. 8, 1893, Maubin, Burma [now Myanmar] - d. May 29, 1977, Rangoon, Burma [now Yangon, Myanmar]), Burmese politician. He first came to prominence in 1931 as defense lawyer for the Burmese rebel leader Saya San in the colonial courts. He became a prominent opponent of Britain's plan to separate Burma from India, since he believed that a separate Burma would receive a much smaller measure of self-rule than India as a result, but he reversed his position in 1934, agreeing to support the pro-separationists in a coalition government. That year he was made minister of education. In 1936 he founded the Sinyetha (Poor Man's) Party. When the new constitution, providing for separation of Burma from India, went into effect on April 1, 1937, he became the first premier. He attended the coronation of King George VI and held office until he was defeated by a coalition in February 1939. After his defeat, Ba Maw allied with other Burmese leaders to form the Freedom Bloc, which opposed Burma's participation with the Allies in World War II. In August 1940 he was arrested by the British for sedition and remained in prison until the Japanese invasion in 1942. During the Japanese occupation, he was adipati (head of state) of a theoretically independent Burma (1943-45), although the country was actually a Japanese satellite. He fled to Japan when the Allies reentered Burma. Eventually captured, he was imprisoned by the Americans in Sugawo prison in Tokyo from December 1945 to July 1946. Returning to Burma after his release, he founded the Mahabama (Greater Burma) Party but this had little success. He was again jailed from August to December 1947 on suspicion of complicity in the assassinations of Aung San and other leading ministers in July 1947.
Ba Swe (b. Oct. 7, 1915, Onbinkwin, Burma [now Myanmar] - d. December 1987), defense minister (1952-58) and prime minister (1956-57) of Burma.
Ba U (b. May 26, 1887, Bassein, Burma [now Myanmar] - d. Nov. 9, 1963), president of Burma (1952-57). He was also chief justice of the Supreme Court (1948-52). He was knighted in 1947 but upon becoming president became known as Dr. Ba U rather than Sir Ba U.
Baah Wiredu, Kwadwo (b. June 3, 1952 - d. Sept. 24, 2008, Pretoria, South Africa), finance minister of Ghana (2005-08). He was also minister of local government and rural development (2001-03) and education, youth, and sports (2003-05).
Baako, Kofi (b. April 1926, Saltpond, Gold Coast [now in Ghana] - d. Oct. 4, 1984, Accra, Ghana), defense minister of Ghana (1961-66). He was also minister of education (1959), information (1959-60), and parliamentary affairs (1960-61).
Baal, Jan van (b. Nov. 25, 1909, Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands - d. Aug. 9, 1992, Doorn, Utrecht, Netherlands), governor of Netherlands New Guinea (1953-58). He was also known as an anthropologist.
Baali, Abdallah (b. Oct. 19, 1954, Guelma, Algeria), Algerian diplomat. He was ambassador to Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, and Brunei (1992-96) and the United States (2008-15) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1996-2005). In 2019 he was appointed ambassador to France but did not take up the post.
Baar-Baarenfels, Eduard (b. Nov. 3, 1885, Laibach, Austria [now Ljubljana, Slovenia] - d. March 14, 1967, Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria), interior minister (1935-36) and vice chancellor (1936) of Austria.
Baaro, Makurita (b. Feb. 17, 1957), Kiribati diplomat. She was permanent representative to the United Nations (2013-17) and ambassador to the United States (2014-17).
Baars, Karl August, also called Kaarel Baars (b. March 13, 1875, Iigaste, Tartu county, Russia [now in Estonia] - d. Feb. 27, 1942, Kirov oblast, Russian S.F.S.R.), finance minister of Estonia (1920-21, 1924). He was also acting minister of justice (1921) and trade and industry (1924).
Baarspul, Jan Christoffel (b. Feb. 25, 1910, Utrecht, Netherlands - d. Oct. 15, 1988, Utrecht), acting governor of Netherlands New Guinea (1958).
Baati, Moncef (b. June 11, 1953), Tunisian diplomat. He was charg? d'affaires in Sweden (2002-05), ambassador to South Korea (2005-07), and permanent representative to the United Nations (2019-20).
Baba, Eiichi (b. Oct. 5, 1879, Tokyo, Japan - d. Dec. 21, 1937, Tokyo), finance minister (1936-37) and home affairs minister (1937) of Japan.
Baba, Tupeni (Labaivalu) (b. June 14, 1942, Fiji - d. July 14, 2024), deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Fiji (1999-2000). He was also minister of education, youth, and sport (1987).
Baba Ammi, Hadji (b. Feb. 3, 1944, Beni Isguen, Algeria), finance minister of Algeria (2016-17).
Baba Hassane, Mahamat Saleh, byname Aboudiguine Baba Hassane (b. Jan. 25, 1933, Bongor, Chad), foreign minister of Chad (1971-73). He was also minister of social affairs (1957-58), animal husbandry (1958-59), economy (1959), justice (1960), economy and transport (1960-62), and tourism, information, and traditional affairs (1973-75) and ambassador to Nigeria (1967-71).
Babac, Branko (b. May 28, 1939, Zara, Italy [now Zadar, Croatia] - d. Aug. 11, 2012, Zagreb, Croatia), justice minister of Croatia (1990-91). He was also ombudsman (1993-96).
Babakuliyev, Dzhorakuly, Turkmen Joraguly Babaguly?ew (b. 1946, Amu-Darya, Chardzhou oblast, Turkmen S.S.R. [now Lebap velayat, Turkmenistan]), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (1992-94).
Babalola, Remi (b. Sept. 8, 1964, in present Oyo state, Nigeria), Nigerian politician; acting minister for the Federal Capital Territory (2008).
Babamine, Cheikh Sid'Ahmed Ould (b. 1946, Tichitt, Mauritania), interior minister (1980) and foreign minister (1984) of Mauritania. Between 1985 and 2005 he was ambassador to Nigeria, Benin, Algeria, China, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates.
Baban, Ahmad Mukhtar (b. 1900, Baghdad, Ottoman Empire [now in Iraq] - d. 1976, Germany), prime minister of Iraq (1958). He was also minister of social affairs (1942-43, 1946), justice (1943-46), education (acting, 1957), and defense (1957), deputy prime minister (1954, 1955-57), and minister without portfolio (1954-55). After the overthrow of the monarchy in 1958, he was arrested, tried, and condemned to death, but the sentence was commuted; he was released in 1961.
Baban, Jalal (Rustam) (b. 1892 - d. 1970, Lebanon), defense minister (1933) and finance minister (1943, 1949) of Iraq. He was also minister of works (1932-33, 1937-38, 1939-40, 1941, 1948, 1949), education (1934), and social affairs (1948-49).
Baban, Jamal (Rashid) (b. 1893, Baghdad, Ottoman Empire [now in Iraq] - d. 1965, Lebanon), justice minister of Iraq (1930-32, 1933-34, 1952).
Babar, Naseerullah Khan (b. 1928, Ismail Khel, North-West Frontier Province, India [now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan] - d. Jan. 10, 2011, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan), governor of the North-West Frontier Province (1976-77) and interior minister of Pakistan (1993-96).
Babayan, David (Klimovich) (b. April 5, 1973, Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous oblast, Azerbaijan S.S.R.), foreign minister of Artsakh (2021-23).
Babayan, Samvel (Andranikovich) (b. March 5, 1965, Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous oblast, Azerbaijan S.S.R.), defense minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (1994-99). He rose to prominence during the military phase of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, in 1991-94. He became commander of the Self-Defense Forces in 1993 and in this capacity co-signed the Moscow ceasefire agreement between Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Nagorno-Karabakh in May 1994. He additionally became defense minister in December 1994. With the region on a war footing, he had considerable power and autonomy, with little oversight from the civilian authorities. As long as Robert Kocharyan was in power in Karabakh, Babayan was under control, although he appeared to use his position to acquire land, enterprises, and tax and customs privileges for himself and his cronies. Once Kocharyan left to become prime minister of Armenia in March 1997, Babayan began to assert his influence over the civilian government in Stepanakert in a more overt fashion, again evidently abusing his office for personal aggrandizement. In 1998 he opposed Armenian president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who eventually resigned; and he also forced Karabakh prime minister Leonard Petrosyan to resign. Armenian leaders then joined forces to restrain his influence and he lost the defense portfolio and the commander position in 1999. After an assassination attempt on the Nagorno-Karabakh president Arkady Gukasyan in 2000, he was arrested and in 2001 found guilty of masterminding the attack and sentenced to 14 years in prison. After his early release in 2004, Babayan relocated to Yerevan, where he set up a political party that fared poorly in the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections, and then emigrated to Russia in 2011. He returned to Armenia in May 2016, citing what he said was the increased risk of renewed war with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh and the neighbouring regions that the separatists controlled.
Babayan, Semyon (Amayakovich) (b. 1932, Baku, Azerbaijan S.S.R. - d. Sept. 15, 2023), chairman of the Executive Committee of Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous oblast (1988-91). He was also mayor of Shusha (1992-96).
Babayev, Aloviddin (Ishanovich) (b. Nov. 5, 1931 - d. Dec. 15, 1994, Khujand, Tajikistan), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous oblast (1978-82). He was also minister of agriculture of the Tadzhik S.S.R. (1982-85).
Babayev, Chary, Turkmen diplomat; grandson of Khivali Babayev. He was ambassador to the United Kingdom (1999-2003).
Babayev, Khivali (Babayevich) (b. 1902, Kazandzhik, Zakaspiyskaya oblast, Russia [now Bereket, Turkmenistan] - d. Aug. 30, 1941, Ashkhabad, Turkmen S.S.R. [now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan]), chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1937-38) and of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1938-41) of the Turkmen S.S.R.
Babayev, Maksat (Mamedsaparovich), Turkmen Maksat (M舂metsaparowi?) Baba?ew (b. 1974, Ashkhabad, Turkmen S.S.R. [now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan]), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (2017-18). He was also minister of state and chairman of Turkmengaz State Concern (2017).
Babayev, Serdar (Myatiyevich) (b. 1956, Ashkhabad, Turkmen S.S.R. [now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan]), Turkmen politician; grandson of Khivali Babayev. He was head of Balkan velayat (1997-99), minister of agriculture and water management (1999-2000), and a deputy prime minister (1999-2000).
Babayev, Sukhan (Babayevich) (b. Dec. 25 [Dec. 12, O.S.], 1910, Yuzbash, Zakaspiyskaya oblast, Russia [now in Turkmenistan or Kazakhstan] - d. Nov. 28, 1995), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars/Ministers (1945-51) and first secretary of the Communist Party (1951-58) of the Turkmen S.S.R. He was also people's commissar of state control and a deputy premier (1941) and first secretary of the party committee of Chardzhou oblast (1943-45).
Babbah, Mohameden Ould (b. 1935, Akjout, western Mauritania), defense minister of Mauritania (1978). He was also minister of higher education (1971-73), national education (1973-75), basic education (1975-77), and industry, commerce, and transport (1977-78).
Babbitt, Bruce (Edward) (b. June 27, 1938, Los Angeles, Calif.), governor of Arizona (1978-87) and U.S. secretary of the interior (1993-2001). He was a candidate for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination.
Babcock, Tim M(ilford) (b. Oct. 27, 1919, Littlefork, Minn. - d. April 7, 2015, Helena, Mont.), governor of Montana (1962-69).
Babe, Alexandru, finance minister of Romania (1986-87).
Babel, Jean (Baptiste) (b. Nov. 6, 1921, Petit-Lancy, Gen钁e, Switzerland - d. Nov. 20, 2005, Onex, Gen钁e), president of the Council of State of Gen钁e (1969-70, 1975-76).
Babenko, Aleksandr (Aleksandrovich) (b. Sept. 4, 1935, Novorossiysk, Krasnodar kray, Russian S.F.S.R.), Soviet politician. He was minister of construction in the Far East and Transbaikal regions (1983-86) and construction in the eastern regions (1986-89) of the U.S.S.R. and a deputy premier of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1989-90).
Babenko, Vladimir (Dmitriyevich) (b. Jan. 20, 1931 - d. April 24, 1996), head of the administration of Tambov oblast (1991-95).
Babic, Bozidar (b. 1938), defense minister of Montenegro (1991-92).
Babic, Mate (b. Aug. 14, 1939, Runovici, Yugoslavia [now in Croatia] - d. Aug. 5, 2017, Valbandon, Croatia), a deputy prime minister of Croatia (1990).
Babic, Slobodan (b. Oct. 24, 1946, Kragujevac, Serbia), a deputy prime minister of Serbia (1994-97).
Babich, Mikhail (Viktorovich) (b. May 12, 1969, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), prime minister of Chechnya (2002-03) and plenipotentiary of the Russian president in Privolzhsky federal district (2011-18). In 2018-19 he was Russian ambassador to Belarus.
Babich, Vasily (Ivanovich) (b. 1912 - d. 1988), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Kabardian A.S.S.R. (1949-56).
Babichev, Vladimir (Stepanovich) (b. Jan. 11, 1939, Sadovoye, Kalmyk A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R. - d. Dec. 15, 2010), head of the Government Apparatus (1994-98) and a deputy prime minister (1996-97) of Russia. He was also ambassador to Kazakhstan (2003-06).
Babiiha, John Kabwimukya (b. April 17, 1913, Toro, Uganda - d. Feb. 2, 1982), vice president of Uganda (1966-71). He was also minister of animal industry, game, and fisheries (1962-71).
Babikian, Khatchik (Diran) (b. Oct. 5, 1924, Larnaca, Cyprus - d. Nov. 4, 1999, Beirut, Lebanon), Lebanese politician. He was minister of state in charge of administrative reform (1960-61) and minister of health (1969), tourism (1969-70), information (1972-73), planning (1973), and justice (1980-82, 1990-92).
Babiuc, Victor (b. April 3, 1938, Rachiti, Botosani county, Romania - d. Feb. 25, 2023), justice minister (1990-91), interior minister (1991-92), and defense minister (1996-98, 1998-2000) of Romania.
Babiuch, Edward (Mikolaj) (b. Dec. 28, 1927, Grabocin village, Bedzin county, Slaskie wojew?dztwo, Poland - d. Feb. 2, 2021), prime minister of Poland (1980).
Babkin, Ivan (Petrovich) (b. Jan. 4, 1885, Moscow, Russia - d. 1940), acting chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Karelo-Finnish S.S.R. (1940).
Babler, Andreas (b. Feb. 25, 1973, M?dling, Nieder?sterreich, Austria), vice chancellor (and minister of housing, art, culture, media, and sport) of Austria (2025- ). He has also been chairman of the Social Democratic Party (2023- ).
Babu, Sheikh Abdulrahman Muhammad, Arabic Shaykh `Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Babu (b. Sept. 22, 1924, Zanzibar - d. Aug. 5, 1996, London, England), foreign and defense minister of Zanzibar (1964). He was also minister of commerce and cooperatives (1965-67), health (1967), land settlement and water development (1967-68), commerce and industry (1968-70), and economic affairs and development planning (1970-72) of Tanzania.
Baburin, Sergey (Nikolayevich) (b. Jan. 31, 1959, Semipalatinsk, Kazakh S.S.R. [now Semey, Kazakhstan]), Russian politician. He was chairman of the Russian People's Union (1991-2025) and a minor presidential candidate (2018).
Baca (Aguilar), Francisco (Antonio Abad) (b. Jan. 18, 1822, Le?n, Nicaragua - d. May 17, 1901), provisional president in dissidence of Nicaragua (1869).
Baca, Francisco, hijo, in full Juan Francisco Baca Ycaza (b. Feb. 4, 1855, Le?n, Nicaragua - d. July 5, 1917), minister of interior, police, justice, and ecclesiastical affairs (1893-94) and acting president in dissidence (1896) of Nicaragua; son of Francisco Baca.
Baca, Jim, byname of James R. Baca (b. September 1945, Albuquerque, N.M.), mayor of Albuquerque (1997-2001). He was also director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (1993-94).
Baca Calder?n, Esteban, original name Esteban Baca Ojeda (b. May 6, 1876, Real de Acuitapilco, Santa Mar?a del Oro municipality, Jalisco [now in Nayarit], Mexico - d. March 29, 1957, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico), interim governor of Colima (1914-15) and Nayarit (1928-29).
Baca Campod?nico, Jorge (Francisco) (b. June 22, 1950, Chiclayo, Peru), finance minister of Peru (1998-99).
Baca Carbo, Ra?l (Oswaldo) (b. June 29, 1931, Quito, Ecuador - d. May 7, 2014, Quito), interior minister of Ecuador (2003-04). He was also governor of Guayas (1975-77), mayor of Guayaquil (1977-78), president of the Chamber of Representatives (1980-82), the Andean Parliament (1982-83), and the National Congress (1984-85), minister of social welfare (1988-91) and energy and mines (1997-98), and a presidential candidate (1992).
Baccar, Taoufik (b. July 4, 1950, Chenini village, southern Tunisia), finance minister of Tunisia (1999-2004). He was a senior civil servant at the planning and finance ministry from 1982 until his appointment as minister for economic development in 1995. In 2004-11 he was head of the central bank.
Baccelli, Guido (b. Nov. 25, 1830, Rome, Papal State [now in Italy] - d. Jan. 10, 1916, Rome), Italian politician. A renowned physician, he was minister of education (1881-84, 1893-96, 1898-1900) and agriculture, industry, and commerce (1901-03).
Baccouche, H馘i, Arabic al-Hadi al-Bakkush (b. Jan. 15, 1930, Hammam-Sousse, Tunisia - d. Jan. 21, 2020), prime minister of Tunisia (1987-89). He was also governor of Bizerte (1964-67), Sfax (1967-69), and Gab鑚 (1969-70), ambassador to Switzerland and the Vatican (1981-82) and Algeria (1982-84), and social affairs minister (1987).
Baccouche, Slaheddine, Arabic in full Salah al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Bakkush (b. Aug. 14, 1883 - d. Dec. 24, 1959), prime minister of Tunisia (1943-47, 1952-54).
Bacelar, Jos? de Abreu Barbosa (b. May 19, 1866, Beja, Portugal - d. Nov. 30, 1946, Lisbon, Portugal), acting governor-general of Angola (1921).
Bacellar, Pedro de Alc穗tara (b. June 29, 1875, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil - d. April 21, 1927, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil), governor of Amazonas (1917-21).
Bach, Alexander Freiherr von (b. Jan. 4, 1813, Loosdorf, Nieder?sterreich, Austria - d. Nov. 12, 1893, Unterwaltersdorf [now part of Ebreichsdorf], Nieder?sterreich), justice minister (1848) and interior minister (1849-59) of Austria. He was one of the moving spirits behind the Austrian revolution of March 1848, became justice minister in a liberal government in July, but did not refuse to stay minister in the counterrevolutionary government of the following November. After the death of Felix F?rst zu Schwarzenberg in 1852, he became the most powerful man in Austria, in what was popularly known as the "Bach era," as the officials whom he introduced into Hungary were dubbed the "Bach Hussars." Though he was contemptuous of the old conservative aristocracy, the "Bach system" was one of absolutism, exercised through a centralist bureaucracy. Its efficiency and the real benefits which it brought to some classes and nationalities of the monarchy were obscured by the hatred aroused by its disregard for freedom and historic rights, the Hungarians being particularly restive; and Bach himself was bitterly attacked as an unscrupulous renegade from liberalism. Seeking support of the Catholic church, in 1855 he negotiated a concordat with the Vatican. He fell from power after the Austrian failure in the Italian war of 1859 and became ambassador to the Papal State (1859-67). He was made Freiherr (baron) in 1854.
Bach, Eduard Freiherr von (b. Dec. 21, 1814, Loosdorf, Nieder?sterreich, Austria - d. Feb. 8, 1884, Vienna, Austria), Statthalter of Ober?sterreich (1851-62) and the K?stenland (1868-71); brother of Alexander Freiherr von Bach. He was made Freiherr (baron) in 1854.
Bach, Jacques (Fr馘駻ic Gabriel) (b. Jan. 14, 1927, Nantes, France - d. March 18, 2016, Paris, France), administrator-superior of Wallis and Futuna (1968-71).
Bache, Richard (b. Sept. 12, 1737, Settle, Yorkshire, England - d. July 29, 1811, Bucks county, Pa.), U.S. postmaster general (1776-82); son-in-law of Benjamin Franklin.
Bachelder, Nahum J(osiah) (b. Sept. 3, 1854, East Andover, N.H. - d. April 22, 1934, Manchester, N.H.), governor of New Hampshire (1903-05).
Bachinger, Franz (b. Oct. 31, 1892, Gaspoltshofen, Ober?sterreich, Austria - d. July 7, 1938, Gaspoltshofen), interior minister of Austria (1932-33).
Bachir, Ahmat Mahamat, interior minister (2007-13) and public security minister (2007-13, 2015-17, 2018) of Chad. He was also minister of national education (2004-05), territorial administration (2006-07), mines, industrial and commercial development, and private sector promotion (2018-19), and livestock and animal production (2020-21).
Bachmann, Michele (Marie), n馥 Amble (b. April 6, 1956, Waterloo, Iowa), U.S. politician. She was a representative from Minnesota (2007-15) and a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
Bachvarova, Rumyana (Gencheva) (b. March 13, 1959, Shipka, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria), a deputy prime minister (2014-17) and interior minister (2015-17) of Bulgaria. She has also been ambassador to Israel (2019- ).
Bacic, Branko (b. June 7, 1959, Dubrovnik, Croatia), a deputy prime minister of Croatia (2023- ). He has also been minister of environmental protection, physical planning, and construction (2010-11) and physical planning, construction, and state assets (2023- ).
Bac?lek, Karol (Jozef) (b. Oct. 2, 1896, Chot疣ky, Austria [now in Czech Republic] - d. March 19, 1974, Bratislava, Slovakia), Czechoslovak politician. He was minister of state control (1951-52) and state security (1952-53) and a deputy premier (1953) of Czechoslovakia and first secretary of the Communist Party of Slovakia (1953-63).
Baciocchi Bonaparte, Elisa, n馥 Maria Anna Bonaparte (b. Jan. 3, 1777, Ajaccio, Corsica [now in France] - d. Aug. 6, 1820, near Trieste, Austria [now in Italy]), governor-general of Tuscany (1809-14); sister of Napol駮n I; wife of Felice.
Backe, Otto (b. March 14, 1874, Botne [now part of Holmestrand municipality], Jarlsberg og Larvik amt [now Vestfold fylke], Norway - d. July 7, 1928), governor of Troms (1921-28).
Backer, Albert Johan (b. May 31, 1899, Groningen, Netherlands - d. ...), provincial commissioner of Noord-Holland (1941-45).
Backer, Alfredo Augusto Guimar綟s (b. 1851, Maca?, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Dec. 25, 1937, Niter?i, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Rio de Janeiro (1906-10).
Backer, Cornelis (b. Nov. 20, 1798, Groningen, Batavian Republic [now Netherlands] - d. June 30, 1864, Zwolle, Netherlands), king's commissioner of Overijssel (1850-64).
Backer, Jonkheer Hendrik (b. Aug. 15, 1792, Amsterdam, Netherlands - d. Nov. 30, 1846, 's-Graveland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands), Dutch politician. He was chairman of the Second Chamber (1840-41).
Backes, Yuriko (b. Dec. 22, 1970, Kobe, Japan), finance minister (2022-23) and defense minister (2023- ) of Luxembourg. She was also marshal of the Grand-Ducal Court (2020-22).
Backis, Ricardas (b. Oct. 23, 1934, Kaunas, Lithuania - d. Nov. 19, 2019), Lithuanian diplomat; son of Stasys Backis. He was ambassador to France (1994-98).
Backis, Stasys (Antanas) (b. Feb. 10, 1906, Joniskelis, Russia [now in Lithuania] - d. Nov. 10, 1999, Vilnius, Lithuania), head of the Lithuanian diplomatic service in exile (1983-87).
B臘kstr?m, (Nils) Birger (b. Feb. 10, 1937, Lule?, Norrbotten, Sweden - d. Oct. 23, 2016), governor of Skaraborg (1991-97). He was also director-general of the Swedish Agency for Government Employers (1983-91).
B臘kstr?m, Lars (Christer) (b. March 16, 1953, Uddevalla, G?teborg och Bohus [now in V舖tra G?taland], Sweden), governor of V舖tra G?taland (2008-17).
Baco de la Chapelle, Ren? Gaston (b. April 28, 1751, Nantes [now in Loire-Atlantique d駱artement], France - d. Dec. 30, 1800), mayor of Nantes (1792-93) and co-agent of Guadeloupe (1799-1800).
Bacon, Robert (b. July 5, 1860, Jamaica Plain, near Boston, Mass. - d. May 29, 1919, New York City), U.S. secretary of state (1909). He was also ambassador to France (1909-12).
Bacon, Walter W(olfkiel) (b. Jan. 20, 1880, New Castle, Del. - d. March 18, 1962, Wilmington, Del.), governor of Delaware (1941-49). He was also mayor of Wilmington (1935-41).
Baconschi, Teodor (Anatol) (b. Feb. 14, 1963, Bucharest, Romania), foreign minister of Romania (2009-12). He was ambassador to the Holy See (1997-2001), Portugal (2002-04), and France (2007-09). He was dismissed as foreign minister after he called anti-government protesters "inept and violent slum dwellers."
Badamdorj, Chin Van (d. 1920), interior minister (1915-19) and prime minister (1919) of Mongolia.
Badamyan, Suren (Mirzoyevich) (b. 1895 - d. af. 1975), chairman of the Executive Committee of Nagorny Karabakh (1935?-37).
Badarou, Daouda (b. Jan. 7, 1929, Porto-Novo, Dahomey [now Benin] - d. Jan. 31, 2022, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France), foreign minister of Dahomey (1968-69, 1970-71). He was also minister of health (1965-67) and ambassador to France (1971-73).
Badaruddin (bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji) Othman, (Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang) (b. Sept. 23, 1942), home affairs minister of Brunei (2010-15). He has also been ambassador to Indonesia (1986-88) and minister of religious affairs (2015- ).
Badawi, Abdel Halim (b. July 26, 1930), Egyptian diplomat. He was ambassador to Portugal (1978-80) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1986-90).
Badawi Pasha, Abdelhamid (b. March 13, 1887, Mansoura, Egypt - d. Aug. 4, 1965), finance minister (1940-41) and foreign minister (1945-46) of Egypt. He was also a judge at the International Court of Justice in 1946-65.
Badayev, Aleksey (Yegorovich) (b. Nov. 16 [Nov. 4, O.S.], 1883, Yuryevo, Oryol province, Russia - d. Nov. 3, 1951, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1938-44). He was also a member of the Russian State Duma (1912-14) and people's commissar of food industry (1937-38).
Baddon, Ken(neth Ian), acting governor of Saint Helena (2011).
Badeni, Kasimir Felix Graf (Count), Polish Kazimierz Feliks hrabia Badeni (b. Oct. 14, 1846, Suroch?w, Galicia, Austria [now in Poland] - d. July 9, 1909, near Krasne, Galicia), Statthalter of Galicia (1888-95) and prime minister and interior minister of Austria (1895-97).
Badenoch, Kemi, original name Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke (b. Jan. 2, 1980, London, England), British politician. She has been president of the Board of Trade (2022-24), minister for women and equalities (2022-24), and leader of the Conservative Party (2024- ).
Badens, Pierre de (b. Jan. 3, 1847, Castelsarrasin, Tarn-et-Garonne, France - d. [drowned] July 10, 1897, Lo river, near Ha Giang, northern Tonkin [now in Vietnam]), provisional resident-general of Cambodia (1885-86).
Bader, Hubert Eug鈩e (b. Oct. 25, 1902 - d. July 10, 1936), administrator of Antigua (1936).
Badeyev, Iosif (Isaakovich), original surname Suslik (b. January 1880, Orgeyev, Bessarabia province, Russia [now Orhei, Moldova] - d. [executed] Oct. 11, 1937), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Moldavian A.S.S.R. (1924-28).
Badger, William (b. Jan. 13, 1779, Gilmanton, N.H. - d. Sept. 21, 1852, Gilmanton), governor of New Hampshire (1834-36).
Badinter, Robert (b. March 30, 1928, Paris, France - d. Feb. 9, 2024, Paris), justice minister of France (1981-86). He was also president of the Constitutional Council (1986-95).
Badiyev, Aleksandr (Alekseyevich) (b. March 24, 1925, Nukuty, Irkutsk oblast, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. Dec. 17, 1995, Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Buryat A.S.S.R. (1984-87).
Badji, Paul (b. April 28, 1952, Ziguinchor, Senegal), Senegalese diplomat. He was ambassador to Germany and Austria (2002-03), Belgium (2010-13), and France (2013-15) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2004-10).
Badlani, K(ishanchand) G(obindram) (b. July 1921, Rohri, Sind, India [now in Sindh, Pakistan] - d. Dec. 1, 1997), administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1960-62).
Badmakhalgayev, Lag (Tsaganmandzhiyevich) (b. Dec. 8, 1935, Shokha, Kalmyk A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R. - d. April 15, 2025), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Kalmyk A.S.S.R. (1974-89).
Badnore, V.P. Singh (b. May 12, 1948, Badnore [now in Bhilwara district, Rajasthan], India), governor of Punjab (2016-21).
Badr (ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud) (b. 1933 - d. April 1, 2013), Saudi prince; son of Abdul Aziz. He was minister of communications (1960-61) and governor of Riyadh (1961-62).
Badr ibn Saud (ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud) (b. 1935? - d. July 2004, outside Saudi Arabia), Saudi prince; son of Saud; grandson of Abdul Aziz. He was governor of Riyadh (1963).
Badr ibn Sultan (ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud) (b. 1980), Saudi prince; son of Sultan; grandson of Abdul Aziz; son-in-law of Ahmad (ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud). He was governor of al-Jawf (2018).
Badran, (Seyyid) Mudar (Muhammad Ayesh), Arabic (Sayyid) Mudar (Muhammad `Ayish) Badran (b. 1934, Jerash, Transjordan [now Jordan] - d. April 22, 2023), prime minister (1976-79, 1980-84, 1989-91), foreign minister (1976-79), and defense minister (1976-79, 1980-84, 1989) of Jordan. He was also minister of education (1973-74) and chief of the royal court (1974-76, 1989).
Badran, Nuri al- (b. 1943, Basra, Iraq), interior minister of Iraq (2003-04). He was counsellor in Iraq's embassy in Moscow before breaking with Pres. Saddam Hussein in 1990 over the invasion of Kuwait. After fleeing Iraq he joined the exiled opposition group Iraqi National Accord. He returned to Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 and became interior minister. A Shi`ite Muslim, he resigned because the U.S.-led administration wanted a Sunni Muslim in the position following the appointment of a defense minister who was also a Shi`ite. Badran quoted U.S. administrator Paul Bremer as telling him, "That will cause an imbalance, and we in the coalition cannot accept that. The solution is for you to step down from your position."
Badri, Abdul Basit (Abdul Qadir) al- (b. 1978?), Libyan diplomat; son of Abdul Qadir al-Badri. He was ambassador to Saudi Arabia (2016-17); in 2021 he was named ambassador to Jordan.
Badri, Abdul Qadir al- (b. 1921, Tripolitania [now in Libya] - d. Feb. 13, 2003), prime minister of Libya (1967). He was also minister of agriculture (1960), economy (1960-61), health (1961-62), industry (1964-65), and housing and state property (1967).
Badrising, Soerdj(persad) (b. Feb. 2, 1940, Suriname district, Dutch Guiana [Suriname]), justice and police minister of Suriname (1977-80).
Badu, Dilendra Prasad (b. Jan. 9, 1954), justice minister of Nepal (2021-22). He was also minister of industry, commerce, and supplies (2022).
Baduel, Ra?l (Isa?as) (b. July 6, 1955, Gu疵ico state, Venezuela - d. Oct. 12, 2021, Caracas, Venezuela), defense minister of Venezuela (2006-07). He was also army commander (2004-06).
Baduri, Ahmed Tahir (b. Oct. 23, 1946, Hirgigo, Eritrea - d. Jan. 30, 2024), Eritrean diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2001-05).
Bae, Ole (b. Aug. 18, 1902, Nordm?re, Romsdals amt [now in M?re og Romsdal fylke], Norway - d. Sept. 28, 1972), governor of Nord-Tr?ndelag (1964-71).
Baels, Henri (Louis) (b. Jan. 18, 1878, Ostend, Belgium - d. June 14, 1951, Knokke, Belgium), interior minister of Belgium (1929-31). He was also governor of West-Vlaanderen province (1933-40).
Baena Soares, Rodrigo de Lima (b. Dec. 11, 1963, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Brazilian diplomat; son of Jo縊 Baena Soares. He has been ambassador to Mozambique (2015-18), Peru (2018-21), Russia (2021-25), and Germany (2025- ).
Baende (Etafe Eliko), Jean-Claude (b. May 24, 1963, Basankusu, Congo [L駮poldville] [now Congo (Kinshasa)]), governor of ノquateur (2009-13). He was a minor presidential candidate in Congo (Kinshasa) in 2023.
Baependy, Braz Carneiro Nogueira da Costa e Gama, conde de (b. May 22, 1812, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. May 12, 1887, Rio de Janeiro province [now state], Brazil), president of Rio de Janeiro (acting, 1858-59) and Pernambuco (1868-69); son of Manuel Jacinto Nogueira da Gama, visconde, conde e marqu黌 de Baependy. He was also president of the Senate of Brazil (1885-87). He was made count in 1858.
Baependy, Manuel Jacinto Nogueira da Gama, visconde, conde e marqu黌 de (b. Sept. 8, 1765, S縊 Jo縊 del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Feb. 15, 1847, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), finance minister of Brazil (1823, 1826-27). He was also president of the Senate (1838-39). He was made viscount in 1824, count in 1825, and marquess in 1826.
Baeriswyl, Pascale (b. April 4, 1968, Bern, Switzerland), Swiss diplomat. She has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2020- ).
Baev, Svetlomir (Velev) (b. March 19, 1947, Burgas, Bulgaria), Bulgarian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1991-92) and ambassador to Israel (1992-99).
B疇z (Gonz疝ez), Cecilio (b. Feb. 1, 1862, Asunci?n, Paraguay - d. June 18, 1941, Asunci?n), foreign minister (1905, 1906-08, 1911, 1937-38) and provisional president (1905-06) of Paraguay. He was also minister to Mexico (1901-02, 1903-04), the United States (1903-04), and the U.K., France, Italy, and Spain (1918-20).
Baeza (Sotomayor), Francisco (b. 1830, Rancagua, Chile - d. Jan. 9, 1911, Santiago, Chile), war and marine minister of Chile (1902-03). He was also minister of industry and public works (1896).
Baeza (Terrazas), Jos? Reyes (b. Sept. 20, 1961, Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico), governor of Chihuahua (2004-10). He was also mayor of Chihuahua city (1998-2001).
Baeza Mel駭dez, Fernando (b. June 23, 1942, Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico), governor of Chihuahua (1986-92). He was also Mexican ambassador to Costa Rica (2014-17).
Bafarawa, (Alhaji) Attahiru (Dalhatu) (b. Oct. 4, 1954, Bafarawa village [now in Sokoto state], Nigeria), governor of Sokoto (1999-2007). He was a minor Nigerian presidential candidate in 2007.
Bafia, Jerzy (Mieczyslaw) (b. May 5, 1926, Plociczno, Poland - d. July 4, 1991, Warsaw, Poland), justice minister of Poland (1976-81). He was also chairman of the Supreme Court (1972-76).
Bagaragaza, Thadd馥 (b. June 6, 1936, Muvumo, Rwanda), foreign minister of Rwanda (1965-69). He was also minister of social affairs and information (1961-63), plan, cooperation, and technical aid (1963-65), and national education (1973-75) and president of the National Assembly (1969-73).
Bagautdinov, Anvar (Badretdinovich) (b. Nov. 27, 1925, Emikeyevo, Tatar A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R. - d. Oct. 25, 2002, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Tatar A.S.S.R. (1983-86). He was also first secretary of the party committee of Almetyevsk city (1979-83).
Bagbeni Adeito Nzengeya, original name Augustin Ren? Bagbeni (b. Jan. 12, 1941, Stanleyville, Belgian Congo [now Kisangani, Congo (Kinshasa)]), foreign minister of Zaire (1991-92). He was also ambassador to the Netherlands (1971-72), Ethiopia (1972-75), and India (also responsible for Indonesia, Singapore, and Sri Lanka) (1983-85) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1985-91).
Bagby, Arthur P(endleton) (b. 1794, Louisa county, Va. - d. Sept. 21, 1858, Mobile, Ala.), governor of Alabama (1837-41).
Bagchi, B(hupal) P(rasad) (b. July 2, 1917), chief commissioner of Chandigarh (1969-72).
Bag?, Paulo Jos? da Silva Gama, (2コ) bar縊 de (b. Rio Grande do Sul captaincy [now state], Brazil - d. Aug. 20, 1869, Lisbon, Portugal), president of Par? (1828-30). He was made baron in 1825.
Baghdadi, Abdel-Latif al-, Arabic `Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (b. September 1917, Shawa, Mansoura province, Egypt - d. Jan. 8, 1999), Egyptian politician. A leading member of the Free Officers movement that ousted the Egyptian monarchy in 1952, he was one of the closest supporters of Pres. Gamal Abdel Nasser. He held a number of top offices under Nasser. Baghdadi presided over the 1953 court that tried pre-revolutionary politicians, was minister of war in 1953-54, and was junior vice president of the United Arab Republic, the short-lived union of Egypt and Syria. He was minister of planning and finance in 1961-62 and served on the Presidency Council, an executive body within the government, in 1962-64. Soon after that he withdrew from government over policy differences with Nasser. However, a rapprochement between the two men was arranged before Nasser's death in 1970.
Bagheri Kani, Ali (b. 1966, Kan, near Tehran, Iran), acting foreign minister of Iran (2024).
Bagirov, Kyamran (Mamed ogly) (b. 1933 - d. Oct. 25, 2000), first secretary of the Communist Party of the Azerbaijan S.S.R. (1982-88). He was also first secretary of the party committee of Sumgait city (1974-82).
Bagirov, Mir Dzhafar (Abbas ogly) (b. Sept. 17 [Sept. 5, O.S.], 1896, Kuba, Russia [now in Azerbaijan] - d. [executed] May 7, 1956, Baku, Azerbaijan S.S.R.), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars/Ministers (1932-33, 1953) and first secretary of the Communist Party (1933-53) of the Azerbaijan S.S.R. He was also people's commissar of interior (1921-27) and first secretary of the party committee of Baku city (1933-50).
Bagley, John J(udson) (b. July 24, 1832, Medina, N.Y. - d. Dec. 27, 1881, San Francisco, Calif.), governor of Michigan (1873-77).
Bagnah, Joseph Ogamo (b. 1932, Naki-Est, Togo - d. Dec. 31, 2024, Lom?, Togo), interior minister of Togo (1974-75). He was also minister of rural development (1975-77).
Bago, Slavo (b. Sept. 29, 1959, Bosanski Samac [now in Republika Srpska], Bosnia and Herzegovina), premier of Posavina (1998-2001).
Bagot, Sir Charles (b. Sept. 23, 1781, Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire, England - d. May 19, 1843, Kingston, Canada West [now Ontario]), governor of Canada (1842-43); knighted 1820. He was also British minister to the United States (1815-20) and ambassador to Russia (1820-24) and the Netherlands (1824-32).
Bagration, Knyaz (Prince) Pyotr (Romanovich) (b. Oct. 6 [Sept. 24, O.S.], 1818, Kizlyar [now in Dagestan], Russia - d. Jan. 29 [Jan. 17, O.S.], 1876, St. Petersburg, Russia), governor of Tver (1862-68) and governor-general of Livonia, Estonia, and Courland (1870-76); great-great-grandson of Iese.
Bagration-Imeretinsky, Knyaz (Prince) Aleksandr (Konstantinovich) (b. Jan. 5, 1838 [Dec. 24, 1837, O.S.], Moscow province, Russia - d. Nov. 30 [Nov. 17, O.S.], 1900, Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire), governor-general of Warsaw (1897-1900); grandson of Davit`.
Bagration-Mukhransky, Knyaz (Prince) Ivan (Konstantinovich) (b. Dec. 7, 1812 - d. March 11, 1895, Tiflis, Russia [now Tbilisi, Georgia]), military governor of Kutaisi (1853-56); great-grandson of Irakli II.
Bagrianov, Ivan (Ivanov) (b. Oct. 17, 1891, Razgrad, Bulgaria - d. [executed] Feb. 1, 1945, Sofia, Bulgaria), prime minister and foreign minister of Bulgaria (1944). He was also minister of agriculture (1938-41).
Bagudu, Abubakar Atiku (b. Dec. 26, 1961, Gwandu [now in Kebbi state], Nigeria), governor of Kebbi (2015-23). He has also been Nigerian minister of budget and economic planning (2023- ).
Bagueri, Hassan (b. 1918, Oum-Hadjer, Chad), Chadian politician. He was minister of civil service (1960), social affairs (1960), and animal husbandry (1960-62).
Baguidy, Joseph D(amien) (b. Sept. 18, 1916, J駻駑ie, Haiti - d. April 8, 2000, Port-au-Prince, Haiti), foreign minister of Haiti (1960-61). He was also ambassador to Switzerland (1964-68, 1971-80?).
Baguska, Petras (b. July 24, 1941, Pasvalys district, Lithuania), justice minister of Lithuania (2006-08).
Bagyidaw (b. July 23, 1784 - d. Oct. 15, 1846, Amarapura, Kingdom of Awa [now in Myanmar]), king of Awa (1819-37). He was the grandson of King Bodawphaya, who had narrowly avoided war with the British over the frontier between Bengal and Arakan. Bagyidaw was an ineffectual king, but his general, Maha Bandula, influenced him to follow Bodawphaya's policy of aggressive expansion in northeastern India. He conquered Assam and Manipur, making them tributaries. The border with British India thus extended from Arakan on the Bay of Bengal northward to the foot of the Himalayan Mountains. The British, angered over Awa border raids in pursuit of rebel forces, launched a war on March 5, 1824. Bagyidaw's armies were driven out of Assam, Arakan, and Manipur. British forces occupied southern Awa and advanced toward the capital, Amarapura (near present-day Mandalay). On Feb. 24, 1826, the Treaty of Yandabo was signed; it provided for the cession of Tenasserim and Arakan to the British, payment of an indemnity equivalent to 」1,000,000, and renunciation of all Awa claims in Assam and Manipur, which became British protectorates. During the remaining years of his reign, he attempted to mitigate the harsh terms of the treaty. In 1826 he negotiated a commercial treaty with the British envoy, John Crawfurd, but refused to establish formal diplomatic relations unless he could deal on an equal basis with the British sovereign, rather than through the East India Company at Calcutta. He failed to persuade the British to return Tenasserim, but a deputation that he sent to Calcutta in 1830 successfully reasserted the Awa claim to the Kale-Kabaw Valley, which had been occupied by the Manipuris. After 1831 he became increasingly susceptible to attacks of mental instability, and in 1837 he was succeeded by his brother, Prince Tharawadi Min.
Bah, Abdallahi Ould (b. 1935, Boutilimit, Mauritania), defense minister of Mauritania (1975-77). He was also minister of health and social affairs (1971-75) and rural development (1977).
Bahadur, Raj (b. Aug. 21, 1912, Bharatpur [now in Rajasthan], India - d. Sept. 22, 1990), Indian politician. He was minister of communications (1956-57, 1973-74), transport (1963-65, 1971-73), civil aviation (1965, 1973-76), information and broadcasting (1966-67), parliamentary affairs and shipping (1971-73), and tourism (1973-76) and ambassador to Nepal (1968-71).
Bahamonde (Rivera), Ruperto A(ntonio) (b. Sept. 20, 1862, Concepci?n, Chile - d. March 7, 1926, Santiago, Chile), foreign minister of Chile (1918). He was also rector of the University of Chile (1924-26).
Bahamonde Ruiz, (Luis) Enrique (b. May 30, 1892, Concepci?n, Chile - d. Dec. 25, 1980, Santiago, Chile), acting defense minister of Chile (1961); son of Ruperto A. Bahamonde. He was also minister of lands and colonization (1960-61).
Baharuddin, Bahtiar (b. Jan. 16, 1973, Bone, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia), acting governor of Sulawesi Selatan (2023-24) and Sulawesi Barat (2024-25).
Bah軻li, Devlet (b. Jan. 1, 1948, Osmaniye, Turkey), a deputy prime minister of Turkey (1999-2002). He has also been leader of the Nationalist Action Party (1997- ) and acting speaker of the Grand National Assembly (2023).
Bahdanou, Alyaksyey (Iharavich), Russian Aleksey (Igorevich) Bogdanov (b. June 27, 1973, Minsk, Belorussian S.S.R.), Belarusian politician. He has been minister of anti-monopoly regulation and trade (2021-25) and ambassador to Kazakhstan (2025- ).
Bahdon, Ali Hassan (b. April 17, 1967), defense minister of Djibouti (2016-19). He has also been minister of equipment and transport (2008-11), labour (2011-13), communications (2013-16), and justice (2019- ).
Bahemuka, Judith (Mbula) (b. May 5, 1942, Makueni district, Kenya), Kenyan diplomat. She was permanent representative to the United Nations (2003-06) and high commissioner to Canada and ambassador to Cuba (2006-09).
Bahnini, Ahmed, Arabic Ahmad Bahnini (b. 1909 - d. July 10, 1971, Skirat palace, near Rabat, Morocco), prime minister of Morocco (1963-65). He was also president of the Supreme Court. He was killed during an attempted coup d'騁at against King Hassan II; it was badly organized by the high military hierarchy and turned into a carnage when soldiers shot into a crowd of guests who celebrated the king's birthday.
Bahnini, Hadj M'hammed (b. 1914, F鑚, Morocco - d. Sept. 19, 1989), justice minister (1958-63, 1971-72) and defense minister (1970-71) of Morocco. He was also minister of administrative affairs (1965-70), deputy prime minister (1972), minister of state for culture (1972-81), and minister of state without portfolio (1981-89).
Bahnson, Jesper J(espersen) (b. Nov. 18, 1827, T蚌up, near Viborg, Denmark - d. Aug. 26, 1909, Frederiksberg, Denmark), war minister of Denmark (1884-94).
Baholli, Sami (b. Nov. 28, 1919, Elbasan, Albania), Albanian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1970-72).
Bahonar, Hojatolislam Mohammad Javad (b. 1933, Kerman, Iran - d. Aug. 30, 1981, Tehran, Iran), Iranian politician. Bahonar was imprisoned for his opposition to the shah's regime, but after the overthrow of the shah in 1979, he helped draft the new constitution. In March 1981 he was appointed minister of education and carried on the work started by Mohammad Ali Rajaエi in purging the universities of Western cultural influences. He succeeded Ayatollah Mohammad Hossein Beheshti, who died in an explosion in June 1981, as a leader of the Islamic Republican Party. After the fall of Pres. Abolhassan Bani-Sadr in June 1981 and Rajaエi's election as president in July, Bahonar was appointed prime minister. He was in the midst of trying to restore stability to the country in the face of armed attacks by opponents of the Islamic regime when he and Rajaエi were killed in a bomb blast.
Bahous, Sima Sami (b. June 1956), Jordanian diplomat. She has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2016-21) and executive director of UN Women (2021- ).
Bahr al-Uloum, Ibrahim (b. 1954, Najaf, Iraq), Iraqi politician; son of Muhammad Bahr al-Uloum. He was minister of oil (2003, 2005).
Bahr al-Uloum, Muhammad (Ali Hadi) (b. Jan. 17, 1927, Najaf, Iraq - d. April 7, 2015, Najaf), president of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003 [acting], 2004).
Bahr al-Uloum, Muhammad Hussein Ali (b. April 20, 1958), Iraqi diplomat; son of Muhammad Bahr al-Uloum; brother of Ibrahim Bahr al-Uloum. He was ambassador to Kuwait (2010-16) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2017-23).
Bahrami, Tariq Shah (b. 1967, Chahar Bagh village, Laghman province, Afghanistan), defense minister of Afghanistan (2017-19). He was also ambassador to Jordan (2019-21).
Bahrov, Mykola (Vasylovych), Russian Nikolay (Vasilyevich) Bagrov (b. Oct. 26, 1937, Novotroitskoye, Ukrainian S.S.R. [now Novotroitske, Kherson oblast, Ukraine] - d. April 21, 2015), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of Crimea oblast (1989-91) and chairman of parliament of the Crimean republic (1991-94).
Bahuguna, Hemwati Nandan (b. April 25, 1919, Bughani village [now in Uttarakhand state], India - d. March 20, 1989, Cleveland, Ohio), chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (1973-75) and finance minister of India (1979-80). He was also minister of state for communications (1971-73).
Bai Qingcai (b. 1932, Wutai county, Shanxi, China - d. Nov. 6, 2016, Shanxi), governor of Shaanxi (1990-94).
Baidh, Ali Salim al- (b. 1939/42), foreign minister of Yemen (Aden) (1969-71), vice president of Yemen (1990-94), and president of the secessionist Democratic Republic of Yemen (1994). He was also minister of defense (1967-68), planning (1973-75), and local government (1975-78, 1985-86) and a deputy prime minister (1980-81) of Yemen (Aden). He was secretary-general of the Yemen Socialist Party from 1986 to 1994; after its defeat in the 1994 civil war, he went into exile and in 1998 was sentenced to death in absentia.
Baig, M(irza) O(sman) A(li) (b. Jan. 9, 1904, Bombay [now Mumbai], India - d. ...), secretary-general of the Central Treaty Organization (1959-61). He was also Pakistani charg? d'affaires in the United States (1947), foreign secretary (1951-52), and high commissioner to Canada (1953-59).
Bailey, Carl E(dward) (b. Oct. 8, 1894, Bernie, Mo. - d. Nov. 23, 1948, Little Rock, Ark.), governor of Arkansas (1937-41).
Bailey, Frederick Marshman (b. Feb. 3, 1882 - d. April 17, 1967), British political officer in Sikkim (1921-28) and resident in Jammu and Kashmir (1932-35). He was also minister to Nepal (1935-38).
Bailey, Thomas L(owry) (b. Jan. 6, 1888, near Maben, Miss. - d. Nov. 2, 1946, Jackson, Miss.), governor of Mississippi (1944-46).
Bailey, Willis J(oshua) (b. Oct. 12, 1854, near Mount Carroll, Ill. - d. May 19, 1932, Mission Hills, Kan.), governor of Kansas (1903-05).
Bailhache, Sir William (James) (b. 1953, Jersey), bailiff of Jersey (2015-19); knighted 2017; brother of Sir Philip Bailhache. He was attorney general in 2000-09 and deputy bailiff in 2009-15.
Baillet-Latour, Henri, comte de (b. March 1, 1876 - d. Jan. 6, 1942), president of the International Olympic Committee (1925-42).
Baillet von Latour, Theodor Graf (b. June 15, 1780, Linz, Austria - d. [lynched] Oct. 6, 1848, Vienna, Austria), war minister of Austria (1848).
Baillie, Alastair Turner (b. Dec. 24, 1932, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England - d. Nov. 18, 2009, Melrose, Borders region, Scotland), governor of Anguilla (1983-87).
Baillie, Sir Duncan (Colvin) (b. Nov. 27, 1856, Inverness, Scotland - d. Aug. 30, 1919), acting lieutenant governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (1913); knighted 1914.
Bailly, Camille (Victor) (b. Feb. 4, 1907, Amiens, Somme, France - d. Aug. 21, 1984), governor of Senegal (1950-52), French Sudan (1952), Ivory Coast (1952-54), and French Polynesia (1958).
Baindurashvili, Kakha (b. Sept. 26, 1978, Tbilisi, Georgian S.S.R.), finance minister of Georgia (2009-11).
Baing, Andrew (b. Dec. 23, 1950), deputy prime minister of Papua New Guinea (1997 [acting], 2003). He was also minister of education (1992-94), transport (1994-95), forests (1995-97), agriculture and livestock (1997), culture and tourism (1999-2000), justice (2000), and fisheries (2002-03).
Baira, Abu Bakr (Mustafa) (b. 1942, Benghazi, Libya), acting president of the House of Representatives of Libya (2014).
Bairamov, Nurberdy (b. July 15 [July 2, O.S.], 1912, Baba-Daykhan, Zakaspiyskaya oblast, Russia [now in Turkmenistan] - d. April 1, 1986), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Turkmen S.S.R. (1959-63). He was also chairman of the Executive Committee of Ashkhabad oblast (1953-58).
Baird, Mike, byname of Michael Bruce Baird (b. April 1, 1969), premier of New South Wales (2014-17).
Baird, Spencer F(ullerton) (b. Feb. 3, 1823, Reading, Pa. - d. Aug. 19, 1887, Woods Hole, Mass.), U.S. commissioner of fish and fisheries (1871-87) and secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1878-87).
Bais, Tony, justice minister of Papua New Guinea (1982-85).
Baisultanov, Odes (Khasayevich) (b. Jan. 17, 1965), prime minister of Chechnya (2007-12).
Baja, Lauro L(iboon), Jr. (b. May 2, 1937, Alangilan, Batangas, Philippines - d. Feb. 8, 2024), Philippine diplomat. He was ambassador to Brazil (1986-93) and Italy (1997-98) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2003-07).
Bajaji: see under Pachachi.
Bajo, Lamin Kaba (b. Nov. 10, 1964, Brikama, western Gambia), interior minister (1995-97, 2012) and foreign minister (2005-06) of The Gambia. He was also minister of local government and lands (1998-2000) and fisheries, water resources, and National Assembly matters (2010-12) and ambassador to Saudi Arabia (2002-05), Iran (2007-09), Qatar (2009-10), and Morocco (2012-14).
Bajpai, Sir Girja Shankar (b. April 3, 1891, Lucknow, India - d. Dec. 5, 1954, Bombay [now Mumbai], India), governor of Bombay (1952-54); knighted 1935. He was also agent-general of India in the United States (1941-47) and secretary-general of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (1947-52).
Bajpai, Kayatyani Shankar (b. March 30, 1928, Jaipur, India - d. Aug. 30, 2020, New Delhi, India), Indian political officer in Sikkim (1970-74); son of Sir Girja Shankar Bajpai. He was also ambassador to the Netherlands (1975), Pakistan (1976-80), China (1980-82), and the United States (1984-86).
Bajpai, Rajendra Kumari (b. Feb. 8, 1925, Laluchak, Bhagalpur district, Bihar, India - d. July 17, 1999, Allahabad [now Prayagraj], Uttar Pradesh, India), Indian politician; granddaughter of Ravi Shankar Shukla; niece of Shyama Charan Shukla. She took part in the Quit India Movement in 1942 and was jailed for burning the union jack at the Zila Kutchery in Munger. She took the plunge into politics when she came into contact with Indira Gandhi immediately after the partition. Gandhi, who became the president of the Allahabad Congress Committee in 1956, chose her as her general secretary; thus began a political career spanning nearly four decades - first in Uttar Pradesh, the cradle of Indian politics, and then at the national level. She entered the U.P. assembly in 1962, became president of the U.P. Congress Committee during the early '70s and also served as a minister. Known for tremendous administrative and organizational capabilities, she streamlined the party and strengthened grass-roots level contacts in the state. When the Congress split in 1969, she took a clear line in favour of Gandhi and against the "syndicate." She remained steadfast in her support of Gandhi till the latter's assassination. In January 1980, she was elected to the Lok Sabha from Sitapur after representing Allahabad in the state assembly thrice from 1962 to 1977. She was appointed general secretary of the All-India Congress Committee in the same year. She held the charge of organizing the party in the northeast, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, and Karnataka. Later, Gandhi inducted Bajpai into her cabinet as minister for welfare. An MP till 1990, she was appointed lieutenant governor of Pondicherry in 1995, a post she relinquished in 1998 when the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power at the Centre.
Bakala, Adrien (b. 1935, Mouyondzi, French Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)] - d. March 27, 2015, Nice, France), Congo (Brazzaville) diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1969-70) and ambassador to Egypt (1971-73) and Italy (1973-75).
Bakalli, Mahmut (b. Jan. 19, 1936, Djakovica [Gjakov?], Banovina of Zeta, Yugoslavia [now in Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro] - d. April 14, 2006, Pristina, Kosovo), secretary of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Kosovo (1971-81). He stepped down following disagreements with the central body of the Yugoslav Communist Party over the handling of unrest by ethnic Albanian students. During the Kosovo war in 1998-99, he was part of a five-man delegation that met with Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic in a failed bid to end the conflict. Years later, he was the first witness to testify against Milosevic at his war crimes trial at the UN tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. Bakalli was also part of the Kosovo Albanian delegation to the failed Rambouillet peace talks in France in 1999 and argued international mediation was needed before the negotiation process even started. When the talks in France failed, he talked of the importance behind NATO's coming to Kosovo, long before the bombings even began. He helped Ramush Haradinaj - a former rebel commander who became Kosovo's prime minister in 2005 and resigned after being indicted for war crimes by the UN tribunal - with organizing a political party, mostly because he believed people in Kosovo needed a third choice. At the time of his death, he was an adviser to Kosovo Prime Minister Agim ヌeku.
Bakalov, Zhecho (Atanasov) (b. 1867, Sumnu, Ottoman Empire [now Shumen, Bulgaria] - d. Dec. 25, 1921, Sofia, Bulgaria), Bulgarian politician. He was chairman of the National Assembly (1899-1900) and minister of commerce, industry, and labour (1913-18).
Bakar, Zainal (b. Aug. 6, 1940, Pariaman, Netherlands East Indies [now in Sumatera Barat, Indonesia] - d. July 31, 2012, Padang, Sumatera Barat), governor of Sumatera Barat (2000-05).
Bakary, Djibo (b. 1922, Soudour?, Niger - d. April 16, 1998, Niamey, Niger), Nigerien politician. A devoted socialist, he was a trade union leader until 1956 when he became the first elected mayor of the capital Niamey. The radical politician and nationalist campaigned for a "No" vote in a referendum for a French West African federation in 1958. His party, Sawaba (Hausa for independence), and the Democratic Party of Guinea under the late leader Ahmed S駝ou Tour? voted against the French federation, setting the stage for Guinea's acrimonious break with Paris. Bakary's party was in the minority in Niger, and he fled into exile after the "Yes" vote prevailed there. He launched a failed invasion against the independence government in 1964 with a band of commandos. He returned to Niger after the army seized power in 1974 but was arrested two years later and jailed for plotting. He was freed in 1987 after the death of military ruler Seyni Kountch?.
Bakatin, Vadim (Viktorovich) (b. Nov. 6, 1937, Kiselyovsk, Kemerovo oblast, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. July 31, 2022, Moscow, Russia), Soviet interior minister (1988-90) and director of the KGB (1991). He was also first secretary of the party committees of Kirov (1985-87) and Kemerovo (1987-88) oblasti and a Russian presidential candidate (1991).
Bakauov, Bulat (Zhumabekovich) (b. June 27, 1971, Novokuzminka, Pavlodar oblast, Kazakh S.S.R.), head of Pavlodar oblast (2016-20). He was also mayor of Aksu (2011-14) and Pavlodar (2014-16).
Bakayoko, Youssouf (b. April 19, 1943, Bouak?, Ivory Coast [now C?te d'Ivoire] - d. Sept. 30, 2023, France), foreign minister of C?te d'Ivoire (2006-10).
Baker, Charlie, byname of Charles Duane Baker (b. Nov. 13, 1956, Elmira, N.Y.), governor of Massachusetts (2015-23).
Baker, Conrad (b. Feb. 12, 1817, Franklin county, Pa. - d. April 28, 1885, Indianapolis, Ind.), governor of Indiana (1867-73).
Baker, Sir Edward Norman (b. March 23, 1857 - d. March 28, 1913), lieutenant governor of Bengal (1908-11); knighted 1908.
Baker, Francis (Eustace), byname Dick Baker (b. April 19, 1933 - d. Dec. 16, 2023), governor of Saint Helena (1984-88).
Baker, Howard (Henry, Jr.) (b. Nov. 15, 1925, Huntsville, Tenn. - d. June 26, 2014, Huntsville), U.S. politician; posthumous son-in-law of Alfred M. Landon. His staunchly Republican family included a grandmother who was a sheriff and a father who would serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1951 to 1964. He served in the Navy during World War II. In 1964, campaigning in Tennessee against foreign aid and the Civil Rights Act, Baker lost his first try for a U.S. Senate seat. Running again in 1966, he moderated his politics and became the first popularly elected Republican U.S. senator in the state's history. Representing Tennessee in the Senate from 1967 to 1985, he became effective in Washington with his pragmatism and moderate politics. As minority leader from 1977 to 1981, Baker fought for some of Pres. Jimmy Carter's policies, most notably the Democrat's Panama Canal treaties. Baker's support for that issue enraged Republican conservatives, some of whom were still angry with him for his sharp and persistent questioning of aides of Pres. Richard Nixon during the Watergate hearings in 1973. A reputation for statesmanship was not enough to win Baker the White House, however. One of nine candidates for the 1980 Republican presidential nomination, he dropped out after gaining only nine delegates in four months of campaigning. Four years earlier the party had rebuffed his bid to be Pres. Gerald Ford's running mate. In each case the Republican right wing helped ensure Baker's defeat. As Senate majority leader in 1981-85, he united the warring wings of his party behind Pres. Ronald Reagan's tax and budget agenda. He declined to run for reelection in 1984 but in 1987 became Reagan's chief of staff during the investigation of the Iran-contra affair. Baker resigned that office in mid-1988.
Baker, Joshua (b. March 23, 1799, Mason county, Ky. - d. April 16, 1885, Lynne, Conn.), military governor of Louisiana (1868).
Baker, Nathaniel B(radley) (b. Sept. 29, 1818, Henniker, N.H. - d. Sept. 11, 1876, Des Moines, Iowa), governor of New Hampshire (1854-55).
Baker, Newton D(iehl) (b. Dec. 3, 1871, Martinsburg, W.Va. - d. Dec. 25, 1937, Cleveland, Ohio), mayor of Cleveland (1912-15) and U.S. secretary of war (1916-21).
Baker, Sam(uel) A(aron) (b. Nov. 7, 1874, Patterson, Mo. - d. Sept. 16, 1933, Jefferson City, Mo.), governor of Missouri (1925-29).
Baker, Shirley Waldemar (b. 1836, London, England - d. Nov. 30, 1903, Ha'apai, Tonga), prime minister of Tonga (1881-90).
Baker, Terry, New Zealand representative in Niue (1979-82). He was also ambassador to the Philippines (2001-04).
Baker, William R(obinson) (b. May 21, 1820, Baldwinsville, N.Y. - d. April 30, 1890), mayor of Houston (1880-86); nephew-in-law of Hiram G. Runnels.
Baker of Dorking (of Iford in the County of East Sussex), Kenneth (Wilfred) Baker, Baron (b. Nov. 3, 1934, Newport, Monmouth, Wales), British politician. He won election to the House of Commons at a by-election in 1968. He lost his seat (Acton, in West London) in 1970 but was almost immediately adopted to defend a large Conservative majority at Marylebone, in central London. His close association with Edward Heath, then prime minister, culminated in his becoming Heath's political private secretary in 1974. When Heath was deposed as leader of the Conservative Party by Margaret Thatcher (1975), Baker was not - as Thatcher would say - "one of us," and he was voted out of the Conservative leadership by the party MPs. Excluded from her first government, he wrote her a letter urging the importance of information technology, with the result that, in January 1981, she made him responsible for it as minister, a high-profile post that gave him the chance to promote the wider use of electronic and computer technology in schools and industry. In September 1984 he was appointed minister for local government. He carried through the abolition of the Greater London Council (GLC) in the face of an inspired, and expensive, antiabolition publicity campaign conducted by GLC Labour leader Ken Livingstone, as well as resistance from the House of Lords. He came into the cabinet as secretary of state for the environment in September 1985. In May 1986 he was promoted to secretary of state for education and science. In 1988 he accomplished another signal achievement for Thatcher when he piloted a radical Education Reform Bill onto the statute book. As a result of his achievements, he came to be seen as a possible successor to Thatcher, although the right-wingers regarded him as ideologically shallow. In 1989-90 he was chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and chairman of the Conservative Party and in 1990-92 home secretary. He was created a life peer in 1997.
Bakevyumusaya, V駭駻and, foreign minister of Burundi (1995-96). He was also minister of labour and professional training (1994-95), regional integration and African affairs (2007-09), and information, communication, and relations with parliament (2009-10) and ambassador to France (1998-2001).
Bakhmadov, Bagauddin (Dadayevich), also called Baudin Bakhmadov (b. 1949), chairman of the Supreme Provisional Council of the Chechen-Ingush Republic (1991).
Bakhmetev, Yury (Petrovich), also called George Bakhmetev (b. 1848 - d. Aug. 29, 1928, Paris, France), Russian diplomat; son-in-law of Edward Fitzgerald Beale. He was diplomatic agent in Bulgaria (1897-1905) and ambassador to Japan (1905-08) and the United States (1911-17).
Bakhsh, Pir Illahi (d. Oct. 8, 1975), chief minister of Sindh (1948-49).
Bakht, Sikander (b. Aug. 24, 1918, Delhi, India - d. Feb. 23, 2004, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India), foreign minister of India (1996) and governor of Kerala (2002-04). He was also Indian minister of works, housing, supply, and rehabilitation (1977-79) and of industry (1998-99).
Bakhtadze, Mamuka (b. June 9, 1982, Tbilisi, Georgian S.S.R.), finance minister (2017-18) and prime minister (2018-19) of Georgia. He was also director-general of Georgian Railway (2013-17).
Bakhtiari, Sayyed Morteza (b. 1952, Mashhad, Iran), justice minister of Iran (2009-13). He was also governor of Isfahan (2005-09).
Bakhtin, Ivan (Ivanovich) (b. 1754 - d. April 26 [April 14, O.S.], 1818, St. Petersburg, Russia), governor of Sloboda Ukraine (1803-14).
Bakhtin, Nikolay (Ivanovich) (b. Jan. 14 [Jan. 3, O.S.], 1796, Tula, Russia - d. April 7 [March 26, O.S.], 1869, St. Petersburg, Russia), Russian secretary of state (1843-53); son of Ivan Bakhtin.
Bakhtin, Yury (Georgiyevich) (b. December 1929 - d. 2010), chairman of the Executive Committee of Crimea oblast (1979-85).
Baki, Boualem (b. 1922, El Bayadh, Algeria - d. Jan. 16, 2017), justice minister of Algeria (1980-86). He was also minister of religious affairs (1979-80, 1986-89).
Baki, Ivonne (Leila Juez Abuchacra de Abdel-) (b. Feb. 23, 1951, Guayaquil, Ecuador), Ecuadorian politician. She was ambassador to the United States (1999-2002, 2020-24), Qatar (2017-20), and France (2024), a minor presidential candidate (2002), minister of foreign trade (2003-05), and president of the Andean Parliament (2007-09).
Bakiboyev, Erkin (Zhurayevich) (b. Oct. 27, 1934, Tashkent, Uzbek S.S.R.), finance minister of Uzbekistan (1991-94).
Bakiyev, Khuram (b. 1898, Langari, Bukhara [now in Uzbekistan?] - d. 1938), president of the Pamir Bureau of the Communist Party (1929?-30) and chairman of the Executive Committee (1928-30) and executive/first secretary of the Communist Party committee (1930-37) of Gorny Badakhshan.
Bakke-Jensen, Frank (b. March 8, 1965, B蚯sfjord, Finnmark, Norway), defense minister of Norway (2017-21). He was also minister of EEA and EU affairs (2016-17).
Bakker, Joop, byname of Johannes Age Bakker (b. May 27, 1921, Bolsward, Friesland, Netherlands - d. Oct. 3, 2003, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands), a deputy prime minister of the Netherlands (1967-71). He was also minister of economic affairs (1966-67) and transport and water management and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles affairs (1967-71).
Bakkoush, Abdul Hamid al-, Arabic `Abd al-Hamid al-Bakkush (b. 1933 - d. May 2, 2007, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), prime minister of Libya (1967-68). He was also justice minister (1964, 1964-65, 1967-68) and ambassador to France (1968-69).
Baklatzis, Emmanouil (b. 1900, Moni, Crete [now in Greece] - d. Nov. 30, 1971, Athens, Greece), Greek politician. He was governor-general of Crete (1947-48) and acting president of the Vouli (1965).
Bako, Audu (b. Nov. 24, 1924, Kaduna, Nigeria - d. late January 1980, Dan Marke, Sokoto [now in Zamfara], Nigeria), governor of Kano (1968-75).
Bako, Mahamane Sani (b. April 25, 1951, Tessaoua, Niger - d. Dec. 13, 1997), foreign minister of Niger (1985-88, 1989-91). He was also ambassador to Belgium (1988-89).
Bako, Yakubu (b. Dec. 24, 1952, Goda [now in Kano state], Nigeria), administrator of Akwa Ibom (1993-96).
Bakocevic, Aleksandar (b. Nov. 8, 1928, Uzice, Yugoslavia [now in Serbia] - d. Jan. 13, 2007, Belgrade, Serbia), mayor of Belgrade (1986-89) and president of the National Assembly of Serbia (1991-93).
Bakomito Gambu, Jean (b. Feb. 14, 1977, Nebobongo, Haut-Za?re, Zaire [now in Haut-U駘?, Congo (Kinshasa)]), governor of Haut-U駘? (2024- ).
Bakoniarivo, Jean Delacroix (b. April 18, 1944, Andambalo, Befandriana-Nord district, Madagascar - d. Oct. 6, 2011, Tremblay-en-France, Seine-Saint-Denis, France), Malagasy diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1998-2002).
Bakos, Georgios (b. 1892 - d. 1945), defense minister of Greece (collaborator government, 1941-43).
Bakovic, Mirko (b. 1931 - d. Sept. 13, 2014), governor of Herzeg-Bosnia (1996-98).
Bakradze, Valerian (Minayevich) (b. 1901, Seva, Russia [now in Georgia] - d. 1971), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars/Ministers of the Georgian S.S.R. (1937-46, 1953). He was also a deputy premier (1946-52), minister of food industry (1947-52), and first deputy premier (1952-53).
Bakry, Pierre Fid鑞e (b. Sept. 13, 1936, Paoua, Oubangui-Chari [now Central African Republic]), Central African Republic politician. He was minister of planning, international cooperation, and statistics (1971-73) and ambassador to Nigeria (1974-79).
Bakunin, Aleksandr (Pavlovich) (b. Aug. 12 [Aug. 1, O.S.], 1797, St. Petersburg, Russia - d. Sept. 6 [Aug. 25, O.S.], 1862), governor of Tver (1842-57).
Bakunin, Mikhail (Mikhailovich) (b. July 19 [July 8, O.S.], 1764 - d. 1837), governor of Belorussia (1801-02), Mogilyov (1802-08), and St. Petersburg (1808-16).
Bakuramutsa, Manzi (b. Oct. 15, 1945, Mutanda, Northern Rhodesia [now Zambia]), Rwandan diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1994-96) and ambassador to Belgium (1997-99).
Bakuramutsa, Nkubito (Manzi), Rwandan diplomat; son of Manzi Bakuramutsa. He has been ambassador to South Korea (2023- ).
Bakurdzhiev, Evgeni (Stefanov) (b. Feb. 10, 1955, Sofia, Bulgaria - d. June 29, 2021), Bulgarian politician. He was a deputy prime minister and minister of regional development and public works (1997-99).
Bakurdzhiev, Nikola (Petkov) (b. Sept. 26, 1881, Turnovo [now Veliko Turnovo], Bulgaria - d. March 21, 1954, Sofia, Bulgaria), war minister of Bulgaria (1929-31). He was also army chief of staff (1926-29, 1931-34).
Balabala Kasongo, Michel (b. Nov. 2, 1966, Kikwit, Congo [Kinshasa] - d. Dec. 22, 2022, Paris, France), special commissioner (2015-16) and governor (2017-19) of Kwilu.
Balabanov, Marko (Dimitriev) (b. 1837, Klisura, Ottoman Empire [now in Bulgaria] - d. July 16, 1921, Sofia, Bulgaria), foreign minister of Bulgaria (1879, 1883-84). He was also diplomatic agent to the Ottoman Empire (1880-82), Romania (1902-03), and Greece (1905).
Balaceanu, Ion (b. Jan. 25, 1828, Bucharest, Walachia [now in Romania] - d. 1914, Nice, France), foreign minister of Romania (1876); son of Alexandru II Dimitrie Ghica. He was also diplomatic agent to Austria-Hungary (1876-78) and minister to Austria-Hungary (1878-82), Italy (1882-84), France (1884-85), the Ottoman Empire (1886-88), and the United Kingdom (1893-1900).
Balafrej, Ahmed, Arabic Ahmad Balafrij (b. 1908, Rabat, Morocco - d. April 14, 1990, Rabat), foreign minister (1956-58, 1961-63) and prime minister (1958) of Morocco.
Balaguer Cabrera, Jos? Ram?n (b. June 6, 1932, Guant疣amo, Cuba - d. July 15, 2022), Cuban politician. He was first secretary of the Communist Party committee of Santiago de Cuba province (1976-85), ambassador to the Soviet Union/Russia (1990-92), and minister of health (2004-10).
Balakshin, Pavel (Nikolayevich) (b. July 10, 1936, Dementyevo, Arkhangelsk oblast, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. April 15, 2024, Arkhangelsk, Russia), chairman of the Executive Committee (1990-91) and head of the administration (1991-96) of Arkhangelsk oblast. He was also mayor of Arkhangelsk (1996-2000).
Balalla, Tissa Reginald (b. July 15, 1937), governor of North Western province, Sri Lanka (2007-15).
Balametov, Balamet (Yuz Akhmet ogly) (b. 1907 - d. ...), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars/Ministers of the Nakhichevan A.S.S.R. (1938-42, 1947-50?).
Balan, Gheorghe (b. Aug. 25, 1975, Kishinev, Moldavian S.S.R. [now Chisinau, Moldova]), a deputy prime minister of Moldova (2016-17).
Balan, Hermann Ludwig (from 1859:) von (b. March 7, 1812, Berlin, Prussia [now in Germany] - d. March 26, 1874, Brussels, Belgium), acting foreign minister of Germany (1872-73). He was also Prussian (from 1871 German) minister resident to Frankfurt (1846-48), charg? d'affaires in Hesse-Darmstadt (1848-50), and minister to W?rttemberg (1858-59), Denmark (1859-64), and Belgium (1864-72, 1873-74).
Balan, Oleg (b. Nov. 27, 1969, C?rpesti, Moldavian S.S.R.), interior minister of Moldova (2015-16).
Balancy, (Marc France) Eddy (b. May 6, 1953, Mauritius), acting president of Mauritius (2019). He was chief justice (2019-20).
Balancy, (Pierre) Guy (Girald) (b. April 8, 1924, Port Louis, Mauritius - d. Sept. 22, 1979, Washington, D.C.), Mauritian politician. He was minister of information, posts, and telegraphs (1965-67) and works (1967-68), permanent representative to the United Nations (1968-69), ambassador to the United States (1968-79), Argentina and Brazil (1974-79), and Mexico (1977-79), and high commissioner to Canada (1970-79) and Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago (1974-79).
Balao, Eulogio (Baluitan) (b. March 11, 1907, Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines - d. Aug. 4, 1977), defense secretary of the Philippines (1956-57).
Balashev, Aleksandr (Dmitriyevich) (b. July 24 [July 13, O.S.], 1770, Moscow, Russia - d. May 20 [May 8, O.S.], 1837, Kronshtadt [now part of St. Petersburg], Russia), military governor of Reval (1800-04) and St. Petersburg (1809-12) and governor-general of Ryazan, Tula, Oryol, Voronezh, and Tambov (1819-28). He was also police minister of Russia (1810-12, 1819).
Balasuriya, Jagath (b. Nov. 21, 1940), governor of North Central province, Sri Lanka (2003-06). He was also minister of national heritage (2010-15).
Balasuriya, (Neranjala Pushpa) Kumari (b. 1949), governor of Southern province, Sri Lanka (2006-15); wife of Jagath Balasuriya.
Balavadze, Maksim (Konstantinovich) (b. 1910, Ganir-Kvitiri, Russia [now in Georgia] - d. ...), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of Kutaisi oblast (1952-53).
Balbo, Italo (b. June 6, 1896, Quartesana, Ferrara province, Italy - d. [plane shot down] June 28, 1940, Tobruk, Libya), governor-general of Libya (1934-40). He was also Italian minister of aviation (1929-33).
Balbuena (Carrillo), Gerardo (b. Dec. 15, 1879, Chorrillos, Peru - d. Aug. 15, 1955, Rochester, N.Y.), finance minister of Peru (1931). He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1941-43).
Balc痙ar Monz?n, Gustavo (b. Aug. 10, 1927, Cali, Colombia), acting finance minister of Colombia (1965); husband of ex-wife of Julio C駸ar Turbay Ayala. He was also president of the Chamber of Representatives (1960) and the Senate (1975-76), governor of Valle del Cauca (1962-64), minister of agriculture (1964-65), and ambassador to the United Kingdom (1979-81).
Balcer, Lukasz (Wojciech) (b. July 21, 1935, Sierak?w, Poland), justice minister of Poland (1988-89).
Balcerowicz, Leszek (Henryk) (b. Jan. 19, 1947, Lipno [now in Kujawsko-Pomorskie wojew?dztwo], Poland), finance minister and a deputy prime minister of Poland (1989-91, 1997-2000). He was also chairman of the Freedom Union (1995-2000) and president of the National Bank of Poland (2001-07).
Balciunas, Gintaras (b. April 2, 1964), justice minister of Lithuania (1999-2000).
Baldacci, John (Elias) (b. Jan. 30, 1955, Bangor, Maine), governor of Maine (2003-11).
Baldivieso Aparicio, Enrique (b. April 15, 1902, Tupiza, Bolivia - d. Oct. 16, 1957, Buenos Aires, Argentina), foreign minister (1936, 1937, 1944) and vice president (1938-39) of Bolivia.
Baldiz?n (M駭dez), Manuel (Antonio) (b. May 6, 1970, Flores, Pet駭, Guatemala), Guatemalan presidential candidate (2011, 2015). He was secretary-general of the party Renewed Democratic Liberty (2010-14).
Baldomir (Ferrari), Alfredo (b. Aug. 27, 1884, Montevideo, Uruguay - d. Feb. 25, 1948, Montevideo), president of Uruguay (1938-43). He entered the army in 1900 and later studied architecture and engineering, designing many of Uruguay's buildings and works of art. He became head of the engineering section (1917) and architect (1919) to the Uruguayan general staff. In 1923 he became professor of engineering at the National Military School in Montevideo and subsequently was chief of military construction. He was chief of police in Montevideo in 1931-34 and became defense minister in 1934. The next year he was promoted to the rank of general in the engineers corps. Elected president in 1938, he succeeded his brother-in-law, Gabriel Terra. He appointed as his foreign minister Alberto Guani, whose long association with the League of Nations as permanent delegate for Uruguay gave him great insight into European politics. After the scuttling of the German battleship Graf Spee off Montevideo, General Baldomir redoubled his efforts to preserve the integrity of his country against the pro-Axis elements in the parliament and he began negotiations to place the naval bases of Uruguay at the disposal of the United States. Finally, in January 1942, he broke off diplomatic relations with the Axis powers. After a vote of censure in the Senate, he staged a coup on February 21, dissolving parliament and filling the capital with troops. His term, which was to expire in 1942, was extended but democratic constitutional government was restored by elections in November, in which Baldomir's Colorado Party and its presidential candidate, Juan Jos? de Am騷aga, won and a new constitution was approved.
Baldridge, H. C(larence) (b. Nov. 24, 1868, Carlock, Ill. - d. June 8, 1947, Boise, Idaho), governor of Idaho (1927-31).
Balducci, Ezio (b. Aug. 23, 1904, Serravalle, San Marino - d. Jan. 30, 1957, Rome, Italy), captain-regent of San Marino (1929-30).
Baldwin, Brian (Paul) (b. Dec. 7, 1944), administrator of Tristan da Cunha (1998-2001).
Baldwin, Henry P(orter) (b. Feb. 22, 1814, Coventry, R.I. - d. Dec. 31, 1892, Detroit, Mich.), governor of Michigan (1869-73).
Baldwin, Raymond E(arly) (b. Aug. 31, 1893, Rye, N.Y. - d. Oct. 4, 1986, Fairfield, Conn.), governor of Connecticut (1939-41, 1943-46).
Baldwin, Roger S(herman) (b. Jan. 4, 1793, New Haven, Conn. - d. Feb. 19, 1863, New Haven), governor of Connecticut (1844-46). He was also a U.S. senator from Connecticut (1847-51).
Baldwin, Simeon E(ben) (b. Feb. 5, 1840, New Haven, Conn. - d. Jan. 30, 1927, New Haven), governor of Connecticut (1911-15); son of Roger S. Baldwin.
Baldwin of Bewdley, Oliver Ridsdale Baldwin, (2nd) Earl, Viscount Corvedale of Corvedale (b. March 1, 1899 - d. Aug. 10, 1958, London, England), governor of the Leeward Islands (1948-50); son of Stanley Baldwin, Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. He succeeded to the earldom in 1947.
Bal?, Raymond Serge (b. 1949, Brazzaville, French Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)]), Congo (Brazzaville) diplomat. He was ambassador to Ethiopia (2005-08) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2008-22).
Baleta, Abdi (b. 1941, Guri i Bardh?, Albania - d. Sept. 19, 2025), Albanian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1977-83).
Balfour-Paul, (Hugh) Glencairn (b. Sept. 23, 1917, Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, Scotland - d. July 2, 2008, Shobrooke, Devon, England), British political agent in the Trucial States (1964-66). He was also ambassador to Iraq (1969-71), Jordan (1972-75), and Tunisia (1975-77).
Bali, Slaheddine, also spelled Baly (b. July 29, 1926, Tunis, Tunisia - d. 2002), justice minister (1973-80, 1988) and defense minister (1980-88) of Tunisia. He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1988-90) and of the Constitutional Council (1990-92).
Baliles, Gerald L(ee) (b. July 8, 1940, Patrick county, Va. - d. Oct. 29, 2019, Charlottesville, Va.), governor of Virginia (1986-90).
Balindlela, (Zisiwe) Nosimo (Beauty) (b. Nov. 28, 1949, Hermanus, Cape province [now in Western Cape], South Africa), premier of Eastern Cape (2004-08).
Balitsky, Yevgeny (Vitalyevich) (b. Dec. 10, 1969, Melitopol, Zaporozhye oblast, Ukrainian S.S.R.), Russian governor of Zaporozhye oblast (2022- ).
Balkenende, Jan Peter, byname of Jan Pieter Balkenende (b. May 7, 1956, Kapelle, Zeeland, Netherlands), prime minister of the Netherlands (2002-10). He was also leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal (2001-10).
Ball, Sir Alexander John, (1st) Baronet (baptized July 22, 1756, Painswick, Gloucestershire, England - d. Oct. 25, 1809, Attard, near Valletta, Malta), president of the Provisional Government in rebellion (1799-1800), British representative (1800-01), and civil commissioner (1803-09) of Malta. He was made a baronet on June 24, 1801.
Ball, George W(ildman) (b. Dec. 21, 1909, Des Moines, Iowa - d. May 26, 1994, New York City), U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (1968).
Balla, Taulant (b. Aug. 12, 1977, Librazhd, Albania), interior minister of Albania (2023-24).
Balladares (Montealegre) de Arg?ello, Ang駘ica (b. Dec. 19, 1872, Chinandega, Nicaragua - d. Sept. 8, 1973, San Marcos, Nicaragua), Nicaraguan political figure; granddaughter of Mariano Montealegre; granddaughter-in-law of Jos? Arg?ello Arce. She was president of the Nicaraguan Feminist League and "first lady of liberalism."
Ballal, Musa Awad, also spelled Bilal (b. Jan. 20, 1931, al-Fashir, Sudan), Sudanese politician. He was minister of supply (1971-72) and industry and mining (1972-75) and ambassador to West Germany (1975-78), Kuwait (1978-80), and Tunisia (1980-84).
Ballance, John (b. March 27, 1839, Ballypitmave, near Glenavy, County Antrim, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland] - d. April 27, 1893, Wellington, N.Z.), prime minister of New Zealand (1891-93). He was also minister of education (1878-79), defence (1884, 1884-87), native affairs (1884, 1884-87, 1891), and lands and immigration (1884-87) and treasurer (1891-93).
Ballantrae (of Auchairne in the County of Ayr and of the Bay of Islands in New Zealand), Bernard (Edward) Fergusson, Baron (b. May 6, 1911 - d. Nov. 28, 1980, London, England), governor-general of New Zealand (1962-67); son of Sir Charles Fergusson. He was knighted in 1962 and made a life peer in 1972.
Ballard, David W. (b. Feb. 21, 1824, Bridgeport, Ind. - d. Sept. 18, 1883, Lebanon, Ore.), governor of Idaho (1866-70).
Ballard, Greg (b. Nov. 20, 1954, Indianapolis, Ind.), mayor of Indianapolis (2008-16).
Ballay, No?l (Eug鈩e Victor) (b. July 14, 1847, Fontenay-sur-Eure, Eure-et-Loir, France - d. Jan. 26, 1902, Saint-Louis, Senegal), lieutenant governor of Gabon (1886-89), acting commissioner-general of Gabon and Congo (1888-90), governor of French Guinea (1891-1900), and governor-general of French West Africa and governor of Senegal (1900-02).
Ballesteros Reyes, Hugo (Eugenio) (b. Jan. 3, 1931, Santiago, Chile - d. April 6, 2019, Valpara?so, Chile), Chilean politician. He was president of the Chamber of Deputies (1965-67).
Ballesteros (R?os), Manuel Egidio (b. Sept. 1, 1844, Santiago, Chile - d. Nov. 30, 1914, Santiago), interior minister of Chile (1904). He was also justice and education minister (1901).
Ballinger, Richard A(chilles) (b. July 9, 1858, Boonesboro, Iowa - d. June 6, 1922, Seattle, Wash.), mayor of Seattle (1904-06) and U.S. secretary of the interior (1909-11).
Ballivi疣 (Coll), Adolfo (b. Nov. 15, 1831, La Paz, Bolivia - d. Feb. 14, 1874, ムucchu, Chuquisaca, Bolivia), president of Bolivia (1873-74); son of Jos? Ballivi疣.
Ballivi疣 (Segurola), Jos? (b. May 5, 1805, La Paz, Viceroyalty of La Plata [now in Bolivia] - d. Oct. 6, 1852, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), defense minister (1839) and president (1841-47) of Bolivia.
Ballivi疣 Rojas, Hugo (b. June 7, 1901, La Paz, Bolivia - d. July 15, 1993, La Paz), chairman of the military junta of Bolivia (1951-52).
Ball?n Landa, (Ignacio Jes?s V?ctor) Alberto (b. Jan. 23, 1885, Arequipa, Peru - d. 1964), justice and education minister of Peru (1932).
Ballot, (Marie Paul) Victor (b. Oct. 11, 1853, Fort-de-France, Martinique - d. March 17, 1939, Paris, France), governor of Dahomey (1894-99) and Guadeloupe (1907-08).
Balluku, Beqir (b. Feb. 14, 1917, Tiran?, Albania - d. [executed] Nov. 5, 1975), defense minister of Albania (1953-74). He was also army chief of staff (1948-53) and a deputy premier (1954-74).
Balluseck, Daniel Johannes von (b. March 8, 1895, Utrecht, Netherlands - d. Feb. 29, 1976, The Hague, Netherlands), Dutch diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1950-55) and ambassador to the Soviet Union (1955-57) and Canada (1958-60).
Balmaceda (Fern疣dez), Jos? El?as (b. 1849, Santiago, Chile - d. April 13, 1916, Santiago), interior minister of Chile (1915-16); brother of Jos? Manuel Balmaceda. He was also president of the Senate (1909).
Balmaceda (Fern疣dez), (Jos?) Rafael (del Carmen) (b. Aug. 23, 1850, Renca, Santiago province, Chile - d. Aug. 7, 1911, Santiago, Chile), foreign minister of Chile (1908-09); brother of Jos? Manuel Balmaceda and Jos? El?as Balmaceda. He was also minister of justice and education (1901-02) and interior (1905).
Balmaceda Saavedra, Carlos (b. April 8, 1879, Santiago, Chile - d. Aug. 21, 1958, Santiago), foreign minister of Chile (1931, 1931-32). He was also minister of finance (1910) and lands and colonization (1931) and president of the Chamber of Deputies (1912, 1915-16).
Balmaceda Toro, Enrique (V?ctor Aquiles) (b. March 3, 1878 - d. Jan. 4, 1962, Santiago, Chile), war and marine minister (1921), interior minister (1927-28), and acting justice minister (1927-28) of Chile; son of Jos? Manuel Balmaceda. He was also mayor of Santiago (1928-29) and ambassador to the United Kingdom (1953-58).
Balodis, Antons (b. Jan. 15, 1880, Jerceni, Russia [now in northern Latvia] - d. Jan. 1, 1942), foreign minister of Latvia (1928-30). He was also ambassador to Lithuania (1924-28) and Finland (1930-33).
Balodis, Janis (b. Feb. 20, 1881, Trikata, Russia [now in Latvia] - d. Aug. 8, 1965, Saulkrasti, Latvian S.S.R.), war minister (1931-40), justice minister (1934), and deputy prime minister (1938-40) of Latvia. He was also commander-in-chief of the army (1919-21).
Balogh, Jen? (b. May 14, 1864, Devecser, Hungary - d. Feb. 15, 1953, Budapest, Hungary), justice minister of Hungary (1913-17).
Baloghy, Gy?rgy (b. Oct. 22, 1861, Derencs駭y, Hungary - d. Oct. 22, 1931, Budapest, Hungary), justice minister of Hungary (1919).
Bal?i, Oldemiro (J?lio Marques) (b. April 9, 1955, Maputo, Mozambique - d. April 12, 2021, South Africa), foreign minister of Mozambique (2008-17). He was also minister of industry, trade, and tourism (1994-99).
Balopi, Patrick (Kediretswe) (b. Feb. 1, 1941, Francistown, Bechuanaland [now Botswana]), labour and home affairs minister of Botswana (1989-94). He was also minister of health (1985-86) and local government and lands (1986-89, 1994-97) and speaker of the National Assembly (2004-09).
Balos, Henchi (b. July 15, 1946, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands - d. [following automobile accident] Sept. 10, 2000), finance minister of the Marshall Islands (1988-89). He was also minister of health and environment (1989-92).
Balsai, Istv疣 (チkos) (b. April 5, 1947, Miskolc, Hungary - d. March 1, 2020), justice minister of Hungary (1990-94).
Balsiger, Hans-Ernst (b. Oct. 2, 1926, Kaiserstuhl, Aargau, Switzerland - d. [hit by a truck] Sept. 4, 2009, Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland), Schultheiss of Luzern (1984).
Balsimelli, Francesco (b. Jan. 29, 1894 - d. Feb. 21, 1974), captain-regent of San Marino (1944).
Balta, Aglaia (b. Athens, Greece), Greek diplomat; wife of Dimitri Alexandrakis. She has been ambassador to Chile (2012-16), France (2018-22), and Spain (2024-25) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2025- ).
Balta (Montero), Jos? (b. April 25, 1814, Lima, Peru - d. [assassinated] July 26, 1872, Lima), war and navy minister (1865) and president (1868-72) of Peru; brother of Juan Francisco Balta.
Balta (Paz), Jos? (b. 1866, Chiclayo, Peru - d. March 14, 1939, Lima, Peru), finance minister of Peru (1913, 1914); son of the above. He was also minister of development and public works (1904-06).
Balta (Montero), Juan Francisco (b. 1806 - d. April 1892), war and navy minister (1868-71) and prime minister (1869-71) of Peru.
Baltatzis, Georgios (b. 1866, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire [now Izmir, Turkey] - d. [executed] Nov. 28 [Nov. 15, O.S.], 1922, Athens, Greece), foreign minister of Greece (1908-09, 1921-22, 1922). He was also minister of communications (1915), agriculture (1921), and marine (provisional, 1922).
Baltayev, Karim (b. 1901, Khiva [now in Uzbekistan] - d. 1938), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Karakalpak A.S.S.R. (1937). He was also executive secretary of the party committee of Fergana okrug (1929-30) and people's commissar of agriculture of the Uzbek S.S.R. (1930-34).
Baltic, Milutin (b. Dec. 2, 1920, Donje Seliste village, near Glina, Croatia - d. Oct. 27, 2013, Zagreb, Croatia), president of the Presidency of Croatia (1983-84).
Baltimore, Benedict Leonard Calvert, (4th) Baron (b. March 21, 1679, probably Woodcote Park, Epsom, Surrey, England - d. April 16, 1715), governor of Maryland (1684-88); son of Charles Calvert, (3rd) Baron Baltimore. His father as proprietor of the colony named the child titular governor, the actual administration being carried on by the Council. He conformed to the established Church of England in 1713, succeeded as baron in February 1715, and had the colony, which his father had lost owing to his Catholicism, restored to him; however, he died himself two months later.
Baltimore (of Baltimore), Charles Calvert, (3rd) Baron (b. Aug. 27, 1637, England - d. Feb. 21, 1715, London, England), governor of Maryland (1661-76, 1679-84); nephew of Leonard Calvert. He was sent over as governor of Maryland in 1661 by his father, Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, and at his father's death in 1675 he succeeded as proprietor of the colony. Like his grandfather, George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, Charles Calvert was a Roman Catholic, and anti-Catholic feeling was strong among Maryland's Protestant majority. Matters were further aggravated by the hostility of the Susquehanna Indians, as well as by Calvert's need to defend his territorial jurisdiction against claims by William Penn to the north. Antagonism in the Maryland Assembly led Calvert in 1670 to restrict the suffrage by property qualifications and occasionally to set aside acts of the legislature. In 1684 he went to England to defend himself in the dispute with Penn and to answer charges of favouring Catholics and obstructing customs collection. He never returned. After the Revolution of 1688 in England, he was deprived of the province. He was accused of taking part in two Roman Catholic plots but was never arrested.
Baltimore, Charles Calvert, (5th) Baron (b. Sept. 29, 1699, probably Woodcote Park, Epsom, Surrey, England - d. April 24, 1751, England), governor of Maryland (1732-33); son of Benedict Leonard Calvert, Baron Baltimore. He succeeded to the barony, and the proprietorship of Maryland, in 1715.
Baluyut (y Julao), Sotero, also spelled Baluyot (b. Jan. 3, 1889, San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines - d. Jan. 6, 1975, Manila, Philippines), interior secretary of the Philippines (1948-50). He was also governor of Pampanga (1925-31, 1938-41) and secretary of public works and communications (1951-52).
Baly, Ajamu G. (b. 1977, Sint Maarten), governor of Sint Maarten (2022- ).
Balzan, Walter (b. Dec. 28, 1946), Maltese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1999-2003) and ambassador to Austria (2003-06), Hungary (2006-07), Italy (2006-11), and Greece (2011-13).
Balzar, Frederick B(ennett) (b. June 15, 1880, Virginia City, Nev. - d. March 21, 1934, Carson City, Nev.), governor of Nevada (1927-34).
Bamali, (Alhaji Mallam) Nuhu, Bamali also spelled Bamalli (b. 1917, Lere [now in Kaduna state], Nigeria - d. Feb. 25, 2001), foreign minister of Nigeria (1965-66); grandson of Malam Musa ibn Muhammad (ruler of Zaria).
Bamba, Nanlo (b. Nov. 15, 1916, Bouak?, Ivory Coast [now C?te d'Ivoire] - d. July 9, 1984), justice minister (1963-66) and interior minister (1966-74) of Ivory Coast. He was also minister of water and forests (1974-76) and a minister of state (1976-81).
Bamba, Youssoufou (b. Dec. 31, 1949, Abidjan, Ivory Coast [now C?te d'Ivoire]), Ivorian diplomat. He was ambassador to Ethiopia (1993-94), Japan and South Korea (1994-96), the United States (2000-01), the United Kingdom (2001-07), and Austria (2007-10), permanent representative to the United Nations (1996-98, 2010-15), and minister of international cooperation (1998-99).
Bamberger, Simon (b. Feb. 27, 1847, Eberstadt, Hesse-Darmstadt [now part of Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany] - d. Oct. 6, 1926, Salt Lake City, Utah), governor of Utah (1917-21).
Bambiza, Ivan (Mikhailavich), Russian Ivan (Mikhailovich) Bambiza (b. Oct. 8, 1952, Petrikovsky rayon, Gomel oblast, Belorussian S.S.R.), a deputy prime minister of Belarus (2004-10). He was also minister of Commonwealth of Independent States affairs (1995-97) and president of the Belneftekhim petrochemical concern (1997-2004).
Bambridge, Georges (b. June 1, 1887, Papeete, French Settlements in Oceania [now French Polynesia] - d. Jan. 19, 1942, Pirae, French Settlements in Oceania), mayor of Papeete (1933-42) and member of the Provisional Government of the French Settlements in Oceania (1940).
Bamela Engo, Paul (b. Oct. 5, 1931, Ebolowa, French Cameroons [now in Cameroon] - d. April 26, 2010, Yaound?, Cameroon), Cameroonian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1984-90, 1996-98).
Bamigboye, David (Lasisi) (b. Dec. 7, 1940, Omu-Aran [now in Kwara state], Nigeria - d. Sept. 21, 2018, Lagos, Nigeria), governor of West Central/Kwara (1967-75).
Bamigboye, Theophilus (Oladapo) (b. March 3, 1951), administrator of Bauchi (1996-98) and Osun (1998-99); brother of David Bamigboye.
Bampakos, Dimitrios (Panagiotou) (b. March 9, 1891, Corfu, Greece - d. March 1976), justice minister of Greece (1952-54). He was also minister of Northern Greece (1955-56).
Ban Ki Moon, Revised Romanization Ban Gi-mun (b. June 13, 1944, Eumseong, North Chungchong province, Korea [now in South Korea]), foreign minister of South Korea (2004-06) and secretary-general of the United Nations (2007-16). He was also national security advisor to the president (1996-98) and ambassador to Austria (1998-2000).
Ba?ados Espinosa, Julio (b. April 18, 1858, Valpara?so, Chile - d. Feb. 17, 1899, Santiago, Chile), interior minister of Chile (1891). He was also minister of justice and education (1888-89, 1890) and industry and public works (1897-98).
Ba?ados Honorato, Guillermo M(entor) (b. July 25, 1870, San Felipe, Chile - d. Dec. 2, 1947, Santiago, Chile), justice minister of Chile (1932). He was also minister of industry, public works, and railways (1924).
Banai, Tareq (M.A.M.) al-, Kuwaiti diplomat. He has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2022- ).
Banas, Marian (b. July 13, 1955, Piekielnik, Poland), finance minister of Poland (2019). He has also been head of the Customs Service (2005-08, 2015-17) and chairman of the Supreme Audit Office (2019- ).
Banc, Iosif (b. March 3, 1921, Alunis, Mures county, Romania), a deputy premier of Romania (1965-72). He was also minister of agriculture, food industry, and water (1971-72).
Bancroft, George (b. Oct. 3, 1800, Worcester, Mass. - d. Jan. 17, 1891, Washington, D.C.), U.S. secretary of the navy (1845-46). He was also minister to the United Kingdom (1846-49) and Prussia/Germany (1867-74) and president of the American Historical Association (1885-86).
Banda, Aleke (Kadonaphani) (b. Sept. 19, 1939, Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia [now Zambia] - d. April 9, 2010, Johannesburg, South Africa), finance minister of Malawi (1969-72, 1994-97). He was also minister of development and planning (1966-67, 1994-97), economic affairs (1967-68), trade and industry (1968-69, 1972-73), information (1969-72), tourism (1969-73), agriculture and irrigation (1997-2000, 2001-03), and health and population (2000-01). He was detained without trial from 1980 to 1992 under the regime of Hastings Kamuzu Banda (no relation).
Banda, Rupiah (Bwezani) (b. Feb. 13, 1937, Gwenda, Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe] - d. March 11, 2022, Lusaka, Zambia), foreign minister (1975-76), vice president (2006-08), and president (2008-11) of Zambia. He was also ambassador to the United Arab Republic (1965-67) and the United States (1967-69) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1974-75).
Banda-Bafiot, Gaston (b. May 15, 1934, Bossangoa, Oubangui-Chari [now Central African Republic] - d. Oct. 10, 2014, Strasbourg, France), Central African Republic politician. He was minister of power (1970-71) and mines and geology (1981) and ambassador to the United States (1973-75).
Bandaman, Maurice Kouakou (b. April 19, 1962, Kouam駝ro, Ivory Coast [now C?te d'Ivoire]), Ivorian politician. He has been minister of culture and Francophonie (2011-20) and ambassador to France (2020- ).
Bandar ibn Sultan (ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud) (b. March 2, 1949, al-Taエif, Saudi Arabia), Saudi prince; son of Sultan; grandson of Abdul Aziz. He was ambassador to the United States (1983-2005) and head of the General Intelligence Directorate (2012-14).
Bandara, Janaka Priyantha (b. Feb. 1, 1968), governor of Sabaragamuwa (2009-10). He was also Sri Lankan ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (2008-09) and Myanmar (2022-24).
Bandaranaike, Felix (Reginald) Dias (b. Nov. 5, 1930 - d. June 26, 1985), finance minister of Ceylon/Sri Lanka (1960-62, 1975-77). He was also minister without portfolio (1962-63) and minister of agriculture, food, and cooperatives (1963-64), agriculture, food, and fisheries (1964-65), public administration, local government, and home affairs (1970-75), and justice (1972-77).
Bandawe, Gamaliel Petro (b. March 16, 1932 - d. Aug. 12, 2021), Malawian diplomat. He was high commissioner to Kenya (1971-72) and Zambia (2000-02) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1972).
Bandeira, Antonio Herculano de Souza (b. April 18, 1854 - d. Nov. 16, 1890, Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Para?ba (1885-86) and Mato Grosso (1889); nephew of Manoel Clementino Carneiro da Cunha.
Bandeira, Esmeraldino Ol?mpio Torres (b. Feb. 27, 1865, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. April 4, 1928, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), justice and interior minister of Brazil (1909-10). He was also mayor of Recife (1898-1902).
Bandelj, Mirko (b. Sept. 11, 1958, Postojna, Slovenia), interior minister of Slovenia (1997-99).
Bandera, Stepan (b. Jan. 1, 1909, Uhryniw Staryj, Galicia, Austria [now Staryi Uhryniv, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast, Ukraine] - d. Oct. 15, 1959, Munich, West Germany), Ukrainian nationalist leader. In 1929 he joined the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and in 1933 became head of the organization in western Ukraine (then part of Poland). With two other nationalists he was sentenced to death in 1936 for the 1934 assassination of Polish interior minister Bronislaw Pieracki, but the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. He was freed by the Nazi invasion in 1939. His supporters did not recognize the election of Andriy Melnyk as head of the OUN and Bandera came to head a separate faction. Both collaborated with the Nazis against Poles and Jews, being involved in the killings of hundreds of thousands. Bandera saw the war as an opportunity to assert Ukrainian independence in alliance with Nazi Germany. On June 30, 1941, his group proclaimed Ukrainian statehood. Despite its shared fascist and anti-Semitic outlook, the Germans had their own plans for Ukraine and were not interested in a Ukrainian client state. Bandera was arrested and, after refusing to rescind the proclamation, imprisoned in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Only in September 1944, when the Germans had already been driven out of Ukraine, he was freed to form a Ukrainian National Committee. After the war he settled in Munich, from where he continued to direct guerrilla activities in Ukraine. He was killed by a Soviet KGB agent through cyanide poisoning. In 2009 Ukraine issued a stamp commemorating his 100th birthday, and in 2010 Pres. Viktor Yushchenko awarded him the Hero of Ukraine title. These and other acts of glorification of Bandera and his followers formed the basis for the Russian demand for a "denazification" of Ukraine when invading it in 2022.
Bandi, Govinda, justice minister of Nepal (2022).
Bandic, Milan (b. Nov. 22, 1955, Grude, Bosnia and Herzegovina - d. Feb. 28, 2021, Zagreb, Croatia), Croatian politician. He was mayor of Zagreb (2000-02, 2005-21) and a presidential candidate (2009-10).
Bandio, Jean-Arthur (b. June 6, 1923, Brazzaville, Middle Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)] - d. Nov. 16, 1992, Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France), interior minister (1960-67) and foreign minister (1967-68) of the Central African Republic. He was also ambassador to Italy (1969-70) and Egypt (1970-74), permanent representative to the United Nations (1974-78), and mayor of Bangui (1980-81).
Bandodkar, Dayanand B(alkrishna) (b. March 12, 1911, Pernem, Goa, Portuguese India [now in India] - d. Aug. 12, 1973), chief minister of Goa, Daman and Diu (1962-66, 1967-73).
Ban駻, Axel (Claesson) greve (b. Dec. 18, 1661, Kalmar, Sweden - d. July 29, 1742, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Kronoberg (1710-18) and Stockholm (1718) counties. He was made greve (count) in 1719.
Banerji, Asoka Nath (b. Dec. 19, 1917, Banaras, India), governor of Himachal Pradesh (1981-83) and Karnataka (1983-88).
Banerji, S(hishir) K(umar) (b. Oct. 21, 1913, Uttarpara, Bengal [now in West Bengal], India - d. Feb. 6, 2010), lieutenant governor of Goa, Daman and Diu (1972-77). He was also Indian charg? d'affaires in Iran (1947-49), minister (1956-57) and ambassador (1957-58) to Syria, high commissioner to Malaya (1958-59), and ambassador to West Germany (1964-67) and Japan (1967-70).
B疣ffy de Losoncz, Dezs? b疵? (b. Oct. 28, 1843, Kolozsv疵, Austria [now Cluj-Napoca, Romania] - d. May 24, 1911, Budapest, Hungary), prime minister of Hungary (1895-99). He was also speaker of the House of Representatives (1892-95) and minister a latere (1898).
B疣ffy de Losoncz, Mikl?s (Domokos P疝) gr?f (b. Dec. 30, 1873, Kolozsv疵, Hungary [now Cluj-Napoca, Romania] - d. June 6, 1950, Budapest, Hungary), foreign minister of Hungary (1921-22).
Bang, Nina (Henriette Wendeline), n馥 Ellinger (b. Oct. 6, 1866, Copenhagen, Denmark - d. March 25, 1928, Copenhagen), Danish politician. She was minister of education (1924-26), the first female minister in Denmark and one of the first in the world.
Bang, Peter Georg (b. Oct. 7, 1797, Copenhagen, Denmark - d. April 2, 1861, Copenhagen), interior minister (1848-49, 1852-53, 1854-56) and prime minister (1854-56) of Denmark. He was also minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs (1851-52).
Bang, Thomas Cathinco (b. Jan. 25, 1827, Drammen, Buskerud, Norway - d. April 13, 1902, Drammen), governor of Buskerud (1882-84, 1890-1902) and interior minister of Norway (1884).
Banga-Bothy, L駮nie, n馥 Mbazoa, foreign minister of the Central African Republic (2013-14).
Bangabiti, Amos, foreign minister of Vanuatu (1996). He was also minister of transport, public works, and ports and marine (1992-95).
Bangarappa, S(arekoppa) (b. Oct. 26, 1932, Kubatur village, Shimoga district, Mysore [now Karnataka], India - d. Dec. 26, 2011, Bangalore [now Bengaluru], Karnataka), chief minister of Karnataka (1990-92).
Bangemann, Martin (Andreas) (b. Nov. 15, 1934, Wanzleben, Prussia [now part of Wanzleben-B?rde, Sachsen-Anhalt], Germany - d. June 28, 2022, Saint-Vincent-la-Ch穰re, Deux-S钁res, France), (West) German politician. He was general secretary (1974-75) and chairman (1985-88) of the Free Democratic Party, economy minister (1984-88), European commissioner for internal market and industrial affairs (1989-93) and industrial affairs, information technologies, and telecommunications (1993-99), and a vice president of the European Commission (1989-93, 1993-95).
Bangerskis, Rudolfs (b. July 21, 1878, Taurupe, Russia [now in Latvia] - d. [car accident] Feb. 25, 1958, Oldenburg, West Germany), war minister of Latvia (1924-25, 1926-28). He was a Waffen-SS leader during the German occupation in World War II.
Bangerter, Norman H(oward) (b. Jan. 4, 1933, Granger [now part of West Valley City], Utah - d. April 14, 2015, Murray, Utah), governor of Utah (1985-93).
Bangui, Sylvestre (b. March 15, 1934, Mba?ki, Lobaye, Oubangui-Chari [now Central African Republic] - d. June 4, 1996, Paris, France), foreign minister (1979-80) and finance minister (1983-84) of the Central African Republic. He was also ambassador to Canada (1973-75) and France (1975-79).
Bangura, John (Amadu) (b. March 8, 1930, Kalangba, Bombali district, Northern province, Sierra Leone - d. June 29, 1971, Freetown, Sierra Leone), Sierra Leonean military figure. After the April 1968 coup, he became armed forces commander. He was executed after leading another coup attempt in March 1971.
Bangura, (Alimamy) Pallo (b. 1950?), foreign minister of Sierra Leone (1997-98). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1994-96), minister of energy and power (1999-2000), and a presidential candidate (2002; 1.7% of the vote).
Banharn Silpa-archa, also spelled Silapa-archa (b. Aug. 19, 1932, Suphan Buri province, Siam [now Thailand] - d. April 23, 2016, Bangkok, Thailand), interior minister (1990, 1995-96), finance minister (1990-91), and prime minister (1995-96) of Thailand. He was also minister of agriculture and cooperatives (1980-81), communications (1986-88, 1992), and industry (1988-90).
Banjac, Mirko (b. Sept. 17, 1951, Strigova village, near Bosanska Dubica [now Kozarska Dubica, Republika Srpska], Bosnia and Herzegovina), chairman of the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1999-2000).
Banjob Bunnag (b. 1925), defense minister of Thailand (1992).
Bankhead, William B(rockman) (b. April 12, 1874, Moscow, Ala. - d. Sept. 15, 1940, Bethesda, Md.), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1936-40). He was the son of Sen. John Hollis Bankhead, brother of Sen. John H. Bankhead, and father of actress Tallulah Bankhead. He was a member of the House from 1917.
Banks, Charles Arthur (b. May 18, 1885, Auckland, N.Z. - d. Sept. 28, 1961, Vancouver, B.C.), lieutenant governor of British Columbia (1946-50).
Banks, John Sherbrooke (b. 1811 - d. [killed] July 21, 1857, Lucknow, India), chief commissioner of Oudh (1857).
Banks, Nathaniel P(rentice) (b. Jan. 30, 1816, Waltham, Mass. - d. Sept. 1, 1894, Waltham), governor of Massachusetts (1858-61).
Banks, Rosemary (b. 1951, Christchurch, N.Z.), New Zealand diplomat. She has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2005-09) and ambassador to France (2010-14) and the United States (2019-22, 2024- ).
Bannerman, Sir Alexander (b. Oct. 7, 1788, Aberdeen, Scotland - d. Dec. 30, 1864, London, England), lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island (1851-54) and governor of the Bahamas (1854-57) and Newfoundland (1857-63); knighted 1851.
Bannerman, Sir Arthur D'Arcy Gordon, (12th) Baronet (b. Feb. 20, 1866 - d. April 27, 1955), British resident in Jammu and Kashmir (1917-21). He was knighted in 1928 and succeeded as baronet in 1934.
Banneville, Gaston-Robert Morin, marquis de (b. April 26, 1818 - d. June 13, 1881, Paris, France), foreign minister of France (1877). He was also ambassador to Switzerland (1866-68), the Papal State (1868-70), and Austria-Hungary (1871-73).
Bannis-Roberts, Loreen Ruth (b. Sept. 19, 1966, Castle Bruce, Dominica), Dominica politician. She was minister of tourism, industry, and private sector relations (2005, acting) and community development, culture, gender affairs, and information (2007-09) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2016-22).
Bannon, John (Charles) (b. May 7, 1943, Bendigo, Vic. - d. Dec. 13, 2015), premier of South Australia (1982-92).
Banny, Jean Konan (b. July 14, 1929, Divo, southern Ivory Coast [now C?te d'Ivoire] - d. May 27, 2018, Abidjan, C?te d'Ivoire), defense minister of Ivory Coast/C?te d'Ivoire (1960-63, 1981-90). He was also mayor of Yamoussoukro (1985-95) and resident minister of the autonomous district of Yamoussoukro (1996-99).
Banovic, Luka (b. Oct. 10, 1926, Prekornica, near Cetinje, Yugoslavia [now in Montenegro] - d. ...), interior minister (1971-74) and justice minister (1978-82) of Yugoslavia.
Banozic, Mario (b. March 10, 1979, Vinkovci, Croatia), defense minister of Croatia (2020-23). He was also minister of state property (2019-20).
Bantysh-Kamensky, Dmitry (Nikolayevich) (b. Nov. 16 [Nov. 5, O.S.], 1788, Moscow, Russia - d. Feb. 6 [Jan. 25, O.S.], 1850, St. Petersburg, Russia), governor of Tobolsk (1825-28) and Vilna (1836-38); son-in-law of Knyaz Ivan (Sergeyevich) Baryatinsky; grandnephew of Amvrosy (1708-1771).
Ba?uelos (Ba?uelos), (Jos?) F駘ix (b. Oct. 1, 1878, Monte Escobedo, Zacatecas, Mexico - d. Sept. 2, 1948, Mexico City, Mexico), governor of Quintana Roo (1931-32) and Zacatecas (1936-40).
Banya, Sama (Siama) (b. June 10, 1930, Sierra Leone), finance minister (1980-81), interior minister (1982-85), and foreign minister (1998-2001) of Sierra Leone. He was also minister of economic planning and development (1978-80, 1981-82).
Banyat Bantadtan (b. May 15, 1942, Surat Thani province, Thailand), a deputy prime minister (1992-95, 2000-01) and interior minister (2000-01) of Thailand. He was also a minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office (1983-86), minister of science, technology, and energy (1986-88), and leader of the Democrat Party (2003-05).
Banyat Devahasdin Na Ayudhya (b. 1905 - d. 1976), interior minister of Thailand (1951-53). He was also minister of industry (1953-57) and transport (1957).
Banza, Alexandre (b. Oct. 10, 1923, Carnot, Oubangui-Chari [now Central African Republic] - d. [executed] April 12, 1969, Bangui, Central African Republic), finance minister of the Central African Republic (1966-68). He was also minister of veterans (1966-67), national economy (1967-68), and public health and social affairs (1968-69).
Banza Mulume, Marmont (b. Aug. 27, 1970, Kamina, Katanga [now in Haut-Lomami], Congo [Kinshasa]), governor of Haut-Lomami (2024- ).
Banzar, Jambalyn (b. July 10, 1922), Mongolian diplomat. He was ambassador to Hungary (1960-64), France (1969-72), Poland (1972-76), and the United Kingdom (1984-86) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1966-68).
Banzio, Dagobert (b. June 21, 1957, Tinhou, Ivory Coast [now C?te d'Ivoire] - d. Aug. 26, 2017, M疝aga, Spain), Ivorian politician. He was minister of youth, civic education, and sports (2005-07), youth, sports, and leisure (2007-10), economic infrastructure (2010), youth, sports, and urban health (2010-11 [Ouattara government]), and trade (2011-12).
Bapoyo, Michel Jacques (b. April 19, 1932, Obo, Oubangui-Chari [now Central African Republic]), Central African Republic politician. He was minister of agriculture, livestock, water, woods, and hunting (1959-60) and public works, transport, and mines (1960-62).
Baptista, Ant?nio Maria (b. Jan. 5, 1866, Beja, Portugal - d. June 6, 1920, Lisbon, Portugal), prime minister of Portugal (1920). He was also minister of war (1919) and interior (1920).
Baptista, Ernesto Jos?, acting president of Piau? (1855, 1859, 1860).
Baptista, Graciliano de Paula (b. Aug. 12, 1840 - d. Sept. 8, 1886, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil), president of Piau? (1877).
Baptista, Homero (b. Jan. 30, 1860, S縊 Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. Oct. 14, 1924, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), finance minister of Brazil (1919-22). He was also president of the Bank of Brazil (1914-19).
Baptista, Jos? da Silva (b. Sept. 1, 1855, Meia Ponte [now Piren?polis], Goi疽, Brazil - d. Dec. 7, 1910, An疳olis, Goi疽), acting president of Goi疽 (1909). He was also acting mayor of An疳olis (1892).
Baptista (Caserta), (Jos?) Mariano (b. July 16, 1832, Calchani, Bolivia - d. March 19, 1907, Cochabamba, Bolivia), foreign minister (1873-76, 1888-91), vice president (1884-88), and president (1892-96) of Bolivia.
Baptista Gumucio, Fernando (b. 1932, Cochabamba, Bolivia - d. 2008, La Paz, Bolivia), finance minister of Bolivia (1983-84).
Baptista Gumucio, Mariano (b. 1933, Cochabamba, Bolivia), Bolivian politician; brother of Fernando Baptista Gumucio. He was minister of education (1979-80, 1989-91) and ambassador to the United States (1983-85).
Baptiste, Alva (Romanus) (b. March 20, 1967, Laborie, Saint Lucia), foreign minister of Saint Lucia (2011-16, 2021- ). He has also been minister of international trade and civil aviation (2011-16, 2021- ) and diaspora affairs (2021- ).
Baquerizo Moreno, Alfredo (b. Sept. 28, 1859, Guayaquil, Ecuador - d. March 19, 1951, New York City), foreign minister (1901-03), vice president (1903-06), president (1912 [acting], 1916-20, 1931-32 [acting]), and interior minister (1931) of Ecuador. He was also minister to the United States (1903-05) and president of the Senate (1912-15).
Bar-Lev, Haim (b. Nov. 16, 1924, Vienna, Austria - d. May 7, 1994, Tel Aviv, Israel), Israeli politician. He was chief of staff of the Defense Forces (1967-71), minister of commerce and industry (1972-77), development (1974), and police (1984-90), and ambassador to Russia (1992-94).
Bar-Lev, Omer (b. Oct. 2, 1953, Haifa, Israel), Israeli politician; son of Haim Bar-Lev. He was minister of public security (2021-22).
Bar-On, Roni (b. June 2, 1948, Tel Aviv, Israel), interior minister (2006-07) and finance minister (2007-09) of Israel. He was also minister of science and technology and national infrastructure (2006).
Bar-Yehuda, Israel, original surname Idelson (b. Nov. 15, 1895, Konotop, Russia [now in Ukraine] - d. May 4, 1965, Jerusalem), interior minister of Israel (1955-59). He was also minister of transport (1962-65).
Bara, Jules Marcel Lamorald (b. Aug. 23, 1835, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium - d. June 26, 1900, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode [now in Brussels-Capital region], Belgium), justice minister of Belgium (1865-70, 1878-84).
Barabanov, Vladimir (Aleksandrovich) (b. Aug. 1, 1951), head of the administration of Bryansk oblast (1991-93, 1995-96).
Baradei, Mohamed (Mostafa) al- (he uses the unconventional spelling ElBaradei) (b. June 17, 1942, Cairo, Egypt), director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (1997-2009) and vice president of Egypt (2013). He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005, jointly with the IAEA.
Baraguir, Datu Amir bin Muhammad (b. Jan. 16, 1960, Salimbao barangay, Sultan Kudarat town, Maguindanao province, Philippines - d. Jan. 11, 2006, Salimbao), sultan of Magindanao (2000-06); son of Muhammad Gutierez bin Baraguir. He was enthroned on Dec. 12, 2005. Barely a month later, he was assassinated by two gunmen riding on a motorcycle.
Barahona (San Mart?n), Rafael Luis (b. 1878, Santiago, Chile - d. Aug. 22, 1940, Valpara?so, Chile), interior minister of Chile (1924-25).
Barail, Fran輟is Claude du (b. May 28, 1820, Versailles, France - d. Jan. 30, 1902, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France), war minister of France (1873-74).
Bar疚, Rudolf (b. May 11, 1915, Blansko, Austria [now in Czech Republic] - d. Aug. 12, 1995, Prague, Czech Republic), a deputy premier (1953, 1959-62) and interior minister (1953-61) of Czechoslovakia.
Baraka, Nizar (b. Feb. 6, 1964, Rabat, Morocco), economy and finance minister of Morocco (2012-13); grandson of Allal El Fassi. He has also been president of the Economic, Social, and Environmental Council (2013-18), secretary-general of the Istiqlal party (2017- ), and minister of equipment and water (2021- ).
Barakat, Abdullah Hussein (b. Jan. 26, 1936, Sana, Yemen), interior minister of Yemen (Sana) (1967-68, 1971, 1985-90). He was also minister of agriculture (1965-67) and youth and social affairs (1973-75), ambassador to Sudan (1968-71), Algeria and Tunisia (1971-73), Italy, Greece, and Yugoslavia (1980-82), Syria and Cyprus (1982-85), and the United Arab Emirates (1995-97) and deputy prime minister for internal affairs (1975-76).
Barakat, Ahmad Qaid (b. 1934, Sana, Yemen), foreign minister of Yemen (Sana) (1969-70). He was also minister of information and culture (1971-72), oil and mineral resources (1978-80), and economy and industry (1983-86) and ambassador to West Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Austria (1972-77) and Japan (1981-83).
Barakauskas, Dailis (Alfonsas) (b. June 29, 1952, Geruciai, Pakruojis rayon, Lithuanian S.S.R.), interior minister of Lithuania (2012-14). He was also minister of transport (2001).
Barakhov, Isidor (Nikiforovich), original surname Ivanov (b. Jan. 31 [Jan. 19, O.S.], 1898, Kharbalakhsky nasleg [village], Yakutsk oblast [now in Sakha republic], Russia - d. [executed] Sept. 15, 1938), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1923-24) and executive secretary of the Communist Party committee (1926-28) of the Yakut A.S.S.R.
Baram, Uzi (b. April 6, 1937, Jerusalem, Palestine), interior minister of Israel (1995). He was also tourism minister (1992-96).
Baramia, Giorgi (b. Feb. 25, 1966, Sukhumi, Abkhaz A.S.S.R., Georgian S.S.R.), prime minister of the pro-Georgian government of Abkhazia (2009-13).
Baramia, Mikhail (Ivanovich) (b. 1905, Lesichine, Kutaisi province, Russia [now in Georgia] - d. ...), first secretary of the Communist Party committees of the Adzhar A.S.S.R. (1938-40) and the Abkhaz A.S.S.R. (1940-43). He was also minister of agriculture and food reserves of the Georgian S.S.R. (1953).
Baramidze, Giorgi (Aivengos dze) (b. Jan. 5, 1968, Tbilisi, Georgian S.S.R.), interior minister (2003-04) and defense minister (2004) of Georgia. He was also state minister for Euro-Atlantic integration (2004-12).
Baramuli, (Ahmad) Arnold (b. July 20, 1930, Pinrang, Netherlands East Indies [now in Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia] - d. Oct. 11, 2006, Jakarta, Indonesia), governor of Sulawesi Utara (1961-62).
Baran, Irfan (b. March 14, 1927, Karaman, Turkey - d. Sept. 13, 2023), justice minister of Turkey (1965).
Baranda (Quijano), Joaqu?n (b. May 7, 1840, M駻ida, Mexico - d. May 21, 1909, Mexico City, Mexico), acting foreign minister of Mexico (1885). He was also governor of Campeche (1871-77, 1883) and minister of justice and education (1882-1901).
Baranda Garc?a, Alfredo (b. Nov. 11, 1944, Mexico City, Mexico - d. March 6, 2024, Mexico City), interim governor of M騙ico (1986-87). He was also Mexican ambassador to Spain (1987-89) and federal prosecutor for the consumer (1991-94).
B疵疣dy, P騁er (b. June 12, 1949, Budapest, Hungary), justice minister of Hungary (2002-04).
Barannikov, Viktor (Pavlovich) (b. Oct. 20, 1940, Fedosyevka, Primorsky kray, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. July 21, 1995, Moscow, Russia), interior minister of Russia (1990-91, 1991-92) and the Soviet Union (1991). He was also security minister of Russia (1992-93).
Baranov, Aleksandr (Andreyevich) (b. Dec. 4 [Nov. 23, O.S.], 1747, Kargopol, Novgorod province [now in Arkhangelsk oblast], Russia - d. April 28, 1819, Sunda Strait, Netherlands East Indies [now Indonesia]), governor of Russian America (1799-1818).
Baranov, Aleksandr (Ivanovich) (b. Sept. 3 [Aug. 22, O.S.], 1821 - d. July 30 [July 18, O.S.], 1888), governor of Moscow (1867-68); grandson of Nikolay Baranov; nephew of Aleksandr (Nikolayevich) Baranov.
Baranov, Aleksandr (Nikolayevich) (b. May 4 [April 23, O.S.], 1793 - d. May 7 [April 25, O.S.], 1821), governor of Tavrida (1820-21); son of Nikolay Baranov.
Baranov, Graf Eduard (Trofimovich) (b. Dec. 28 [Dec. 16, O.S.], 1811, St. Petersburg, Russia - d. Aug. 3, 1884, Sch?nau, Baden [now in Baden-W?rttemberg], Germany), governor-general of Livonia, Estonia, and Courland (1866) and Vilna, Kovno, Grodno, and Minsk (1866-68); nephew of Graf Vladimir Adlerberg. He was made Graf (count) in 1846.
Baranov, Nikolay (Ivanovich) (b. Feb. 7 [Jan. 27, O.S.], 1757 - d. Sept. 9 [Aug. 28, O.S.], 1824), governor of Moscow (1804-06).
Baranov, Nikolay (Mikhailovich) (b. Aug. 6 [July 25, O.S.], 1837 - d. July 30, 1901), governor of Kovno (1880-81), Arkhangelsk (1881-82), and Nizhny Novgorod (1882-97). He was also gradonachalnik (city governor) of St. Petersburg (1881).
Baranov, Graf Pavel (Trofimovich) (b. Jan. 11, 1815 [Dec. 30, 1814, O.S.] - d. April 27 [April 15, O.S.], 1864), governor of Tver (1857-62); brother of Graf Eduard Baranov.
Baranovsky, Anatoliy (Maksymovych) (b. Feb. 7 [Jan. 25, O.S.], 1906, Kiev, Russia [now in Ukraine] - d. Nov. 9, 1988, Kiev), foreign minister of the Ukrainian S.S.R. (1952-53). He was also chairman of the State Planning Committee and deputy premier (1954-57) and finance minister (1961-79).
Baraona Urz?a, Pablo (Antonio) (b. June 22, 1935, Santiago, Chile - d. Sept. 28, 2017), Chilean politician. He was president of the Central Bank (1975-76) and minister of economy, development, and reconstruction (1976-78), mining (1988-89), and economy (1989).
Barari, Hari Anand (b. April 1, 1929 - d. Jan. 10, 2016), governor of Haryana (1988-90). He was also director of India's Intelligence Bureau (1984-87).
Barata, Joaquim de Magalh綟s Cardoso (b. June 2, 1888, Bel駑, Par?, Brazil - d. May 29, 1959, Bel駑), federal interventor (1930-35, 1943-45) and governor (1956-59) of Par?.
Barate, Maurice (b. May 23, 1961, Marseille, France), acting prefect of R騏nion (2017). He was appointed prefect of Cher d駱artement in 2022.
Barau, Yves (Marie Armand) (b. April 30, 1928, Sainte-Marie, R騏nion - d. Oct. 28, 2017, Sainte-Marie), president of the Regional Council of R騏nion (1978-83).
Baraya (Prieto), Jos? Mar?a (b. Sept. 24, 1828, Tunja, Colombia - d. March 26, 1878, Bogot?, Colombia), acting war and navy minister of Colombia (1868, 1871).
Barba Gonz疝ez, Silvano (b. Nov. 29, 1895, Valle de Guadalupe, Jalisco, Mexico - d. Dec. 14, 1967, Mexico City), interim governor (1926-27) and governor (1939-43) of Jalisco. He was also president of the National Revolutionary Party (1936-38).
Barbacena, Felisberto Caldeira Brant Pontes, visconde de (b. July 20, 1802, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil - d. May 28, 1906, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Rio de Janeiro (1848); son of Felisberto Caldeira Brant Pontes de Oliveira e Horta, visconde e marqu黌 de Barbacena. He was made viscount in 1830.
Barbacena, Felisberto Caldeira Brant Pontes de Oliveira e Horta, visconde e marqu黌 de (b. Sept. 19, 1772, Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. June 13, 1842, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), principal minister (1825) and finance minister (1825-26, 1829-30) of Brazil. He was made viscount in October 1825 and marquess in October 1826.
Barbachano y Tarrazo, Miguel (b. Sept. 29, 1807, Campeche, Yucat疣 [now in Campeche], Mexico - d. Dec. 17, 1859, M駻ida, Yucat疣), governor of Yucat疣 (1841, 1842-43, 1844, 1846-47, 1848-53).
Barbalho, Helder Zahluth (b. May 18, 1979, Bel駑, Par?, Brazil), governor of Par? (2019- ); son of J疆er Fontenelle Barbalho; brother of J疆er Fontenelle Barbalho Filho. He was also mayor of Ananindeua (2005-13) and Brazilian minister of agriculture and fisheries (2015) and national integration (2016-18) and minister-chief of the National Secretariat of Ports (2015-16).
Barbalho, J疆er Fontenelle (b. Oct. 27, 1944, Bel駑, Par?, Brazil), governor of Par? (1983-87, 1991-94). He was also Brazilian minister of agrarian reform (1987-88) and social security (1988-90) and president of the Federal Senate (2001).
Barbalho, J疆er Fontenelle, Filho (b. June 24, 1976, Bel駑, Par?, Brazil), Brazilian politician; son of J疆er Fontenelle Barbalho. He has been minister of cities (2023- ).
Barbalic, Ivan (b. Oct. 10, 1975), Bosnian diplomat. He has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2008-12), ambassador to Russia (2013-15), and director-general of the Public Employment Service (2024- ).
Barbaneagra, Alexei (Afanasie) (b. Dec. 3, 1945, Gandrabura, Odessa oblast, Ukrainian S.S.R.), justice minister of Moldova (1990-94). He was also secretary of the Supreme Security Council (2012-16).
Barb?-Marbois, Fran輟is, marquis de (b. Jan. 31, 1745, Metz [now in Moselle d駱artement], France - d. Jan. 12, 1837, Paris, France), treasury minister of France (1801-06); son-in-law of William Moore. He was also charg? d'affaires in the United States (1784-89), president of the Council of Ancients (1797), first president of the Court of Accounts (1807-15, 1815-34), and justice minister (1815-16). He was made comte (count) in 1813 and marquis (marquess) in 1817.
Barber, Amos W(alker) (b. July 25, 1861, Doylestown, Pa. - d. May 18, 1915, Cheyenne, Wyo.), acting governor of Wyoming (1890-93).
Barber, Anthony (Perrinott Lysberg) Barber, Baron (b. July 4, 1920, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England - d. Dec. 16, 2005, Suffolk, England), British chancellor of the exchequer (1970-74). He was also minister of health (1963-64) and chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1970). He was created a life peer in 1975.
Barber, Hilia (Garez Gomes Lima) (b. April 21, 1944, Bissau, Portuguese Guinea [now Guinea-Bissau]), foreign minister of Guinea-Bissau (1999). She was also ambassador to Israel (1996-99) and France and the Vatican (2011-21).
Barberena (Monterrey), Antonio, finance minister of Nicaragua (1929-32).
Barberena, Francisco, foreign minister (1871) and interior minister (1871-75) of Nicaragua.
Barberie de Saint-Contest, Fran輟is Dominique (b. Jan. 26, 1701, Paris, France - d. July 24, 1754, Paris), foreign minister of France (1751-54). He was also ambassador to the Netherlands (1749-51).
Barberot, Roger (Ren? Albert) (b. Jan. 20, 1915, Cherbourg [now part of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin], France - d. Nov. 14, 2002, Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France), administrator-superior of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (1973-79). He was also French ambassador to the Central African Republic (1960-65) and Uruguay (1965-68).
Barbers, Robert (Zabala) (b. Jan. 19, 1944, Surigao City, Philippines - d. Dec. 25, 2005, Pasig City, Philippines), interior secretary of the Philippines (1996-98).
Barbers, Robert Ace (Smith) (b. May 31, 1969, Manila, Philippines), Philippine politician; son of Robert Barbers; brother of Robert Lyndon Barbers. He was governor of Surigao del Norte (2007-10).
Barbers, Robert Lyndon (Smith) (b. July 15, 1968), Philippine politician; son of Robert Barbers. He has been governor of Surigao del Norte (2001-07, 2022- ).
Barbier, Georges (Charles Paul) (b. Aug. 31, 1890, Paris, France - d. 1956), resident of Wallis and Futuna (1924-28).
Barbosa, Ant?nio Manuel Pinto (b. July 31, 1917, Murtosa, Aveiro district, Portugal - d. March 5, 2006), finance minister of Portugal (1955-65). He was also governor of the Bank of Portugal (1966-74).
Barbosa, Dem?crito (b. May 25, 1880, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. April 4, 1961, Rio de Janeiro), federal interventor in Rio de Janeiro (1930).
Barbosa, Henrique Domingos Ribeiro (b. Aug. 22, 1912, S縊 Lu?s, Maranh縊, Brazil - d. Nov. 27?, 1989), acting finance minister of Brazil (1962).
Barbosa, Ignacio Joaquim (b. Oct. 1, 1821, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Oct. 6, 1855, Est穗cia, Sergipe, Brazil), president of Sergipe (1853-55).
Barbosa, Jo縊 Tamagnini de Sousa (b. Dec. 30, 1883, Macau - d. Dec. 15, 1948, Lisbon, Portugal), prime minister of Portugal (1918-19). He was also minister of colonies (1917-18), interior (1918, 1918-19), and finance (1918).
Barbosa, Jos? Maria (b. Sept. 19, 1924, Coroat?, Maranh縊, Brazil), governor of Rio Branco (1955-59); son-in-law of F駘ix Valois de Ara?jo.
Barbosa, Luis Proto (b. Jan. 11, 1927 - d. Oct. 6, 2011, Margao, Goa, India), chief minister of Goa (1990).
Barbosa, Luiz Eugenio Horta (b. Oct. 15, 1842, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. April 14, 1927, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais), president of Esp?rito Santo (1873-74), Piau? (1876-77), and Minas Gerais (1887-88).
Barbosa, Manoel Teixeira (b. 17... - d. June 29, 1839, Natal), acting president of Rio Grande do Norte (1824, 1825, 1838).
Barbosa, M疵io de Medeiros, acting governor of Amap? (1961).
Barbosa, Nelson (Henrique, Filho) (b. Nov. 17, 1969, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), finance minister of Brazil (2015-16). He was also minister of planning, budget, and management (2015).
Barbosa (Carneiro), Raul (b. Aug. 19, 1911, Fortaleza, Cear?, Brazil - d. Aug. 16, 1975, Washington, D.C.), governor of Cear? (1951-54).
Barbosa, Raymundo Rodrigues (b. Oct. 18, 1875, Bel駑, Par?, Brazil - d. April 7, 1968, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), governor of Amazonas (1924) and federal interventor in Bahia (1931).
Barbosa, Silval da Cunha (b. April 26, 1961, Borraz?polis, Paran?, Brazil), governor of Mato Grosso (2010-15).
Barbosa, Theobaldo Vasconcelos (b. March 31, 1929, S縊 Jos? da Laje, Alagoas, Brazil - d. March 22, 1999, Macei?, Alagoas), governor of Alagoas (1982-83).
Barbosa Baeza, Enrique O(rozimbo) (b. Nov. 5, 1882, Valpara?so, Chile - d. Aug. 9, 1976, Santiago, Chile), foreign minister of Chile (1956).
Barbosa de Magalh綟s, Jos? Maria de Vilhena (b. Oct. 31, 1879, Aveiro, Aveiro district, Portugal - d. April 5, 1959), foreign minister of Portugal (1922). He was also justice minister (1914-15) and education minister (1917).
Barbosa Huerta, (Luis) Miguel (Ger?nimo) (b. Sept. 30, 1959, Zinacatepec, Puebla, Mexico - d. Dec. 13, 2022), governor of Puebla (2019-22). He was also president of the Senate of Mexico (2014-15).
Barbosa Popolizio, Ruy (Enrique) (b. Dec. 2, 1919, Santiago, Chile - d. June 8, 2014), Chilean politician; son of Enrique O. Barbosa Baeza. He was minister of lands and colonization (1963-64) and agriculture (1963-64) and rector of the University of Chile (1968-69).
Barbot, Ivan (b. Jan. 5, 1937, Ploeuc-sur-Li?, C?tes-du-Nord [now C?tes-d'Armor], France), president of the International Criminal Police Organization (1988-92).
Barbour, James (b. June 10, 1775, near Gordonsville, Virginia - d. June 7, 1842, Barboursville, Va.), governor of Virginia (1812-14) and U.S. secretary of war (1825-28). He was also minister to the United Kingdom (1828-29).
Barboza, Luiz Antonio (b. June 15, 1815, Sabar?, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. March 15, 1860, Petr?polis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Minas Gerais (1852-53) and Rio de Janeiro (1853-57) and justice minister of Brazil (1853).
Barboza, M疵io Gibson (Alves) (b. March 13, 1918, Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. Nov. 26, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), foreign minister of Brazil (1969-74). He was also ambassador to Austria (1962-66), Paraguay (1966-67), the United States (1969), Greece (1974-77), Italy (1977-82), and the United Kingdom (1982-86).
Barca, Antonio de Araujo e Azevedo, conde da (b. May 14, 1754, Ponte de Lima, Portugal - d. June 21, 1817, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), principal minister of Brazil (1817). He was also minister of navy and finance (1814-17) and foreign affairs and war (1816-17) and Portuguese minister to the Netherlands (1790-1802), France (1796-98), and Russia (1802-04). He was made count in 1815.
Barc疚, Andrej (b. Jan. 19, 1920, Mlynky, Czechoslovakia [now in Slovakia] - d. July 23, 1984, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), Czechoslovak politician. He was minister of foreign trade (1970-81) and ambassador to Hungary (1981-83).
Barc疚, Andrej, mlads? (Jr.) (b. Oct. 26, 1946, Baia Mare, Romania), Czechoslovak politician; son of Andrej Barc疚. He was minister of foreign trade (1989-90).
Barcellos, Alfredo Augusto Vieira (b. Sept. 19, 1853, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. July 3, 1930, Rio de Janeiro), acting prefect of Distrito Federal (1892).
Barcellos, Ann?bal (b. July 10, 1918, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Aug. 14, 2011, Macap?, Amap?, Brazil), governor of Amap? (1979-85, 1991-95). He was also mayor of Macap? (1997-2001).
Barcellos, Ant?nio Carlos (b. June 17, 1908, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. May 24, 1987, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), acting finance minister of Brazil (1960).
Barcellos, Israel Rodrigues (b. Sept. 11, 1817, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. Oct. 6, 1890, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul), acting president of Rio Grande do Sul (1868, 1869).
Barcellos, Jos? Bento Vieira (d. Nov. 12, 1884), president of Alagoas (1884).
Barcellos, Petr?nio (b. Sept. 2, 1904 - d. Oct. 7, 1977, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), governor of Guapor? (1951-52).
Barcellos, Walter Peracchi (b. May 14, 1907, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. Aug. 13, 1986, Porto Alegre), governor of Rio Grande do Sul (1966-71). He was also Brazilian minister of labour and social security (1965-66).
Barcel? (Carvallo), Jos? Mar?a (b. 1835, Valdivia, Chile - d. Jan. 25, 1897, Santiago, Chile), justice (and worship and education) minister of Chile (1873-76). He was also president of the Supreme Court (1893-94).
Barcel? Rodr?guez, V?ctor Manuel (b. June 14, 1936, Emiliano Zapata, Tabasco, Mexico), acting governor of Tabasco (1999). He has also been Mexican ambassador to Colombia (1963-64, 1971-73) and Uruguay (2019- ).
Barchuk, Vasily (Vasilyevich) (b. March 11, 1941, Komsomolsk-na-Amure, Khabarovsk kray, Russian S.F.S.R.), finance minister of Russia (1992-93). He was also chairman of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation (1993-99).
Barcia Trelles, Augusto (b. March 5, 1881, Vegadeo, Oviedo province, Spain - d. June 19, 1961, Buenos Aires, Argentina), foreign minister (1936, 1936), interim prime minister (1936), and interior minister (1936) of Spain.
Barcikowski, Kazimierz (b. March 22, 1927, Zglech?w, Poland - d. July 10, 2007, Warsaw, Poland), a deputy premier of Poland (1980). He was also first secretary of the party committees of Poznan (1968-70) and Krak?w (1977-80) wojew?dztwa and agriculture minister (1974-77).
Barck, Nils greve (b. 1713 - d. Nov. 30, 1782, Stockholm, Sweden), Swedish diplomat. He was minister to Russia (1743-47) and Austria (1747-81).
Barck, Nils Anton Augustin greve (b. Aug. 27, 1760, Vienna, Austria - d. Sept. 29, 1822, Bergshamra [now part of Solna municipality], Stockholm county, Sweden), chancellery president of Sweden (1793-99); son of Nils greve Barck.
Barclay, Arthur (b. July 31, 1854, Bridgetown, Barbados - d. July 10, 1938, Monrovia, Liberia), acting secretary of state (1892) and president (1904-12) of Liberia; brother of Ernest J. Barclay. He was also treasury secretary (1896-1903).
Barclay, Sir David (Rowat) (b. Oct. 27, 1934, London, England - d. Jan. 10, 2021), tenant of Brechou (1993-2021). He was a billionaire businessman, along with his identical twin brother Frederick (Hugh); both were knighted in 2000.
Barclay, Edwin J(ames) (b. Jan. 5, 1882, Brewerville, Montserrado county, Liberia - d. Nov. 6, 1955), secretary of state (1920-30) and president (1930-44) of Liberia; son of Ernest J. Barclay; nephew of Arthur Barclay.
Barclay, Ernest J(ames) (d. April 1894), secretary of state of Liberia (1884-88, 1890-92).
Barclay de Tolly, Michael Andreas, Russian Knyaz Mikhail (Bogdanovich) Barklay de Tolli (b. Dec. 24 [Dec. 13, O.S.], 1761 [by other sources, 1757], Pamusis, Lithuania - d. May 25, 1818, Stilitzen manor, near Insterburg, Prussia [now Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad oblast, Russia]), governor-general of Finland (1809-10) and Russian minister of land forces (1810-12). He was created Knyaz (prince) in 1815.
Barclay-Harvey, Sir (Charles) Malcolm (b. March 2, 1890, London, England - d. Nov. 17, 1969, London), governor of South Australia (1939-44); knighted 1936.
Barco (L?pez), Alejandro (b. Aug. 27, 1893 - d. ...), war minister of Peru (1930-31).
Barcroft, John Coleraine Hanbury (b. Aug. 2, 1908 - d. June 6, 1958), British resident in Brunei (1951-53).
B疵czy, Istv疣, original surname (to 1898) Sacher (b. Oct. 3, 1866, Pest [now part of Budapest], Hungary - d. June 1, 1943, Budapest), justice minister of Hungary (1919-20). He was also mayor (1906-18) and lord mayor (1918-19) of Budapest.
Bard, Fran輟is (b. Dec. 1, 1889, Saint-ノtienne, Loire, France - d. April 1, 1944, Bern, Switzerland), prefect of police of Paris (1941-42). He was also prefect of Haute-Vienne d駱artement (1940-41) and French ambassador to Switzerland (1942-44).
Bardaj? y Azara, Eusebio (b. Dec. 19, 1776, Graus [now in Huesca province], Spain - d. March 7, 1842, Huete, Cuenca province, Spain), first secretary of state (1810-12 [in Resistance], 1821-22), foreign minister (1837), and prime minister (1837) of Spain.
Barde, (Alhaji) Abubakar (b. 1938, Jalingo [now in Taraba state], Nigeria - d. June 17, 2002, Abuja, Nigeria), governor of Adamawa (1979-83).
Bardenfleth, Carl Emil (b. May 9, 1807, Copenhagen, Denmark - d. Sept. 3, 1857, Interlaken, Switzerland), governor of Iceland (1837-41) and justice minister of Denmark (1848-51). He was also amtmand of Odense (1843-48) and minister for Slesvig (1851-52).
Bardenfleth, Johan Frederik (b. June 10, 1835, Frederikssund, Denmark - d. Jan. 9, 1890, Nyk?bing Falster, Denmark), Danish official; son of Carl Emil Bardenfleth. He was amtmand of Ringk?bing (1873-86) and Maribo (1886-90).
Bardenfleth, Vilhelm (b. July 18, 1850, Copenhagen, Denmark - d. Sept. 6, 1933, Frederiksberg, Denmark), interior minister of Denmark (1897-99); son of Carl Emil Bardenfleth. He was also amtmand of ナrhus (1894) and Vejle (1899-1921) and minister of church and education (1894-97).
Bardi de Fourtou, Oscar (b. Jan. 3, 1836, Rib駻ac, Dordogne, France - d. Dec. 6, 1897, Paris, France), interior minister of France (1874, 1877). He was also minister of public works (1872-73), public instruction and fine arts (1873-74), and worship (1873, 1873-74).
B疵dossy, L疽zl? (b. Dec. 10, 1890, Szombathely, Hungary - d. [executed] Jan. 10, 1946, Budapest, Hungary), foreign minister (1941-42) and prime minister (1941-42) of Hungary. He was also charg? d'affaires in the United Kingdom (1933) and minister to Romania (1934-41).
Bardoux, Ag駭or (b. Jan. 15, 1829, Bourges, Cher, France - d. Nov. 23, 1897, Paris, France), mayor of Clermont-Ferrand (1870-71) and French minister of public instruction, fine arts, and worship (1877-79).
Bareiro (Caballero), C疣dido (Pastor) (b. Oct. 27, 1833, Luque, Paraguay - d. Sept. 4, 1880, Asunci?n, Paraguay), foreign minister (1874) and president (1878-80) of Paraguay. He was also charg? d'affaires in the United Kingdom and France (1864-67) and minister to the U.K. (1875-76).
Bareja, Mieczyslaw (b. Oct. 18, 1939, Siedlce, Poland - d. Feb. 10, 2003), Polish politician. He was mayor of Warsaw (1994).
Barfoed, Lars (b. July 4, 1957, Frederiksberg, Denmark), justice minister of Denmark (2010-11). He was also minister of family and consumer affairs (2005-06) and transport (2008-10) and leader of the Conservative People's Party (2011-14).
Barge, Charles Augustinus Henry (b. Nov. 2, 1844, Amsterdam - d. Sept. 25, 1919, Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands), governor of Cura軋o (1890-1901).
Bargoni, Angelo (b. May 26, 1829, Cremona, Italy - d. June 25, 1901, Rome, Italy), treasury minister of Italy (1877-78). He was also minister of education (1869).
Bargues, Robert (Isaac) (b. Oct. 21, 1900, Bordeaux, Gironde, France - d. Jan. 29, 1989, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France), high commissioner of Madagascar (1950-54).
Barinaga (Rato), Manuel Antonio (b. Jan. 17, 1831, Lima, Peru - d. June 13, 1897, Lima), prime minister of Peru (1883-84 [insurrectionary government of Miguel Iglesias], 1895-96). He was also minister of finance (1878) and justice, education, and worship (1883-84, 1895-96).
Baring, Sir Evelyn: see Cromer, Evelyn Baring, Earl of; and Howick of Glendale, Evelyn Baring, Baron.
Bark, Sir Peter, originally Pyotr (Lvovich) Bark (b. April 18 [April 6, O.S.], 1869, Yekaterinoslav, Russia [now Dnipro, Ukraine] - d. Jan. 16, 1937, Aubagne, near Marseille, France), finance minister of Russia (1914-17). He later settled in England where he was knighted in 1935.
Barka, James (Shaibu) (b. 1961, Kala'a [now in Adamawa state], Nigeria), acting governor of Adamawa (2008).
Barkat, Reuven, original surname Burstein (b. Oct. 25, 1906, Taurage, Russia [now in Lithuania] - d. April 5, 1972), Israeli politician. He was ambassador to Norway (1960-61) and speaker of the Knesset (1969-72).
Barkauskas, Antanas (Stasevich) (b. Jan. 20 [Jan. 7, O.S.], 1917, Kaunas region, Russia [now in Lithuania] - d. Oct. 17, 2008, Vilnius, Lithuania), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian S.S.R. (1975-85). He was also chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1963-75).
Barker, Edmund William (b. Dec. 1, 1920, Singapore - d. April 12, 2001, Singapore), home affairs minister of Singapore (1972). He was also speaker of the Legislative Assembly (1963-64) and minister of law (1964-88), national development (1965-75), environment (1975-79), science and technology (1977-81), and labour (1983).
Barker, Sir George Digby (b. Oct. 9, 1833 - d. April 15, 1914), acting governor of Hong Kong (1891) and governor of Bermuda (1896-1902); knighted 1900.
Barker-Manase, Deborah, Marshall Islands diplomat. She was charg? d'affaires at the United Nations (2014-16).
Barkindo, Mohammed S(anusi) (b. April 20, 1959, Yola [now in Adamawa state], Nigeria - d. July 5, 2022, Abuja, Nigeria), secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (2006 [acting], 2016-22).
Barkly, Arthur Cecil Stuart (b. 1843 - d. Sept. 27, 1890, Stapleton Park, near Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), chief commissioner of the Seychelles (1882-88) and governor of Heligoland (1888-90); son of Sir Henry Barkly.
Barkly, Sir Henry (b. Feb. 24, 1815, Highbury, Middlesex [now part of London], England - d. Oct. 20, 1898, London), governor of British Guiana (1849-53), Jamaica (1853-56), Victoria (1856-63), Mauritius (1863-70), and Cape Colony (1870-77); knighted 1853.
B穩ladeanu, Alexandru, formerly spelled (1953-93) B?rladeanu (b. Jan. 25, 1911, Comrat, Bessarabia, Russia [now in Moldova] - d. Nov. 13, 1997, Bucharest, Romania), Romanian politician. He was minister of external trade (1953-54), a deputy premier (1955-65, 1967-69), chairman of the State Planning Committee (1955-56), first deputy premier (1965-67), and president of the Senate (1990-92). He was a member of the Council of the National Salvation Front during the 1989 revolution.
Barlee, Sir Frederick Palgrave (b. Feb. 6, 1827, Worlingworth, Suffolk, England - d. Aug. 8, 1884, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad), lieutenant governor of British Honduras (1877-83) and governor of Trinidad (1884); knighted 1883.
Barley, Jack Charles (b. Dec. 4, 1887, Eton, Buckinghamshire, England - d. Oct. 26, 1956, Surfers Paradise, Qld.), resident commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1933-41).
Barley, Katarina (b. Nov. 19, 1968, Cologne, West Germany), justice minister of Germany (2018-19). She was also general secretary of the Social Democratic Party (2015-17) and minister of family, senior citizens, women, and youth (2017-18) and labour and social affairs (acting, 2017-18).
Barman, Bhumidhar (b. Aug. 12, 1931, Belsor, Assam, India - d. April 18, 2021, Guwahati, Assam), chief minister of Assam (1996).
Barman, Ordell Cedric, Trinidad and Tobago diplomat. He was charg? d'affaires at the United Nations (2023-25).
Barnala, Surjit Singh (b. Oct. 21, 1925, Atali village, Mohindergarh district, Punjab [now in Haryana], India - d. Jan. 14, 2017, Chandigarh, India), chief minister of Punjab (1985-87), governor of Tamil Nadu (1990-91, 2004-11), Uttaranchal (2000-03), and Andhra Pradesh (2003-04), and administrator of Puducherry (2009). He was also Indian minister of agriculture and irrigation (1977-79) and chemicals and fertilizers and food and consumer affairs (1998-99).
Barnard, Sir Frank Stillman (b. May 16, 1856, Toronto, Canada West [now Ontario] - d. April 11, 1936, Victoria, B.C.), lieutenant governor of British Columbia (1914-19); knighted 1918.
Barnard, Harry, byname of George Henry Barnard (b. Oct. 9, 1868, Victoria, B.C. - d. Jan. 13, 1954), mayor of Victoria (1904-05); brother of Sir Frank Stillman Barnard.
Barnard, Henry (b. Jan. 24, 1811, Hartford, Conn. - d. July 5, 1900, Hartford), U.S. commissioner of education (1867-70).
Barnard, Lance (Herbert) (b. May 1, 1919, Launceston, Tas. - d. Aug. 6, 1997, Melbourne, Vic.), defence minister of Australia (1972-75). He was also minister of army, navy, air, and supply (1972-73), deputy prime minister (1972-74), and ambassador to Sweden, Norway, and Finland (1975-78).
Barnard, William Edward (b. Jan. 29, 1886, Carterton, N.Z. - d. March 12, 1958, Auckland, N.Z.), New Zealand politician. He was speaker of the House of Representatives (1936-43) and mayor of Tauranga (1950-52).
Barnechea (Garc?a), (Isaac) Alfredo (b. May 19, 1952, Ica, Peru), Peruvian presidential candidate (2016).
Barnekow, Christian friherre (b. May 6, 1694 - d. Jan. 10, 1762, Vittsk?vle socken [now part of Kristianstad municipality], Kristianstad [now in Sk蚣e], Sweden), governor of Kristianstad (1745-61). He was made friherre (baron) in 1751.
Barnes, Cassius M(cDonald) (b. Aug. 25, 1845, near Greigsville, N.Y. - d. Feb. 18, 1925, Albuquerque, N.M.), governor of Oklahoma (1897-1901).
Barnes, Sir Hugh Shakespear (b. 1853 - d. Feb. 15, 1940), chief commissioner of Baluchistan (1891 [acting], 1891 [acting], 1892 [acting], 1896-1900), British resident in Jammu and Kashmir (1894-96), and lieutenant governor of Burma (1903-05); knighted 1903; son-in-law of Sir John Strachey.
Barnes, Nathan (b. April 14, 1914, Liberia - d. July 16, 1975, New Rochelle, N.Y.), Liberian diplomat. He was minister (1956) and ambassador (1956-60) to Italy and permanent representative to the United Nations (1960-75).
Barnes, (Milton) Nathaniel (b. April 6, 1954, Monrovia, Liberia), finance minister of Liberia (1999-2002). He was also a minor presidential candidate (2005), permanent representative to the United Nations (2006-08), and ambassador to the United States (2008-10).
Barn駸 Salinas, Domingo (b. March 9, 1879, Sevilla, Spain - d. 1940, Mexico City, Mexico), Spanish politician. He was education minister (1933), justice minister (1933), and ambassador to Mexico (1934).
Barnett, Carla (Natalie) (b. Feb. 16, 1958, Belize, British Honduras [now Belize City, Belize]), secretary-general of the Caribbean Community (2021- ).
Barnett, Sir Denis Hensley Fulton (b. Feb. 11, 1906 - d. Dec. 31, 1992), administrator of the British Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus (1962-64); knighted 1957.
Barnett, Frank (Elliott) (b. July 20, 1933, Atlanta, Ga. - d. July 15, 2016), governor of American Samoa (1976-77).
Barnett, Frederic Joshua (b. Feb. 11, 1859, Geelong, Victoria - d. July 15, 1917, Wellington, N.Z.), resident commissioner of the British Solomon Islands (1915-17).
Barnett, Lloyd (Melville Harcourt) (b. Jan. 6, 1930, Kingston, Jamaica), Jamaican diplomat. He was ambassador to Cuba (1974-75) and Venezuela (1975-78) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1984-89).
Barnett, Ross R(obert) (b. Jan. 22, 1898, Standing Pine, Miss. - d. Nov. 6, 1987, Jackson, Miss.), governor of Mississippi (1960-64).
Barnhart, Gordon (Leslie) (b. Jan. 22, 1945, Saltcoats, near Yorkton, Sask.), lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan (2006-12).
Barnoyev, Uktam (Isayevich) (b. 1964 - d. Sept. 20?, 2020, Germany), a deputy prime minister of Uzbekistan (2020). He was also hokim (head) of Samarkand (2008-10) and Bukhara (2016-20) regions.
Baroche, Pierre Jules (b. Nov. 18, 1802, Paris, France - d. Oct. 29, 1870, St. Helier, Jersey), interior minister (1850-51), foreign minister (1851, 1860), minister presiding the Council of State (1852-63), and justice minister (1863-69) of France.
Barocio Barrios, Enrique (b. April 25, 1891, Mexico City, Mexico - d. Feb. 28, 1985, Tijuana, Mexico), governor of Quintana Roo (1924-25).
Baroin, Fran輟is (b. June 21, 1965, Paris, France), economy, finance, and industry minister of France (2011-12). He has also been minister of overseas (2005-07), interior and regional planning (2007), reform of the state (2010-12), and civil service, budget, and public accounts (2010-11) and mayor of Troyes (1995- ).
Baron, Frank(lin Andrew Merrifield) (b. Jan. 19, 1923, Portsmouth, Dominica - d. April 9, 2016, Roseau, Dominica), chief minister and finance minister of Dominica (1960-61). He was also minister of trade and production (1956-60), permanent representative to the United Nations (1982-95), non-resident ambassador to the United States (1982-86), and non-resident high commissioner to the United Kingdom (1986-92).
Bar?n Crespo, Enrique (b. March 27, 1944, Madrid, Spain), president of the European Parliament (1989-92). He was also Spanish minister of transport, tourism, and communications (1982-85).
Baroni, Danilo (Luis) (b. 1922, Santa Fe, Argentina - d. June 9, 2014), governor of Chaco (1987-91).
Baroody, Jamil M(urad) (b. Aug. 8, 1905, Souk el-Gharb, Ottoman Empire [now in Lebanon] - d. March 4, 1979, New York), Saudi diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1962-79).
Baross de Bellus, G畸or (J疣os Jusztin) (b. June 6, 1848, Pruzsina, Hungary [now Pruzina, Slovakia] - d. May 9, 1892, Budapest, Hungary), acting interior minister of Hungary (1889). He was also minister of public works and transport (1886-89) and trade (1889-92).
Baroud, Ammo Aziza (b. Aug. 4, 1965 - d. June 19, 2025), Chadian politician. She was minister of public health and national solidarity (2003-05) and economy, development planning, and international cooperation (2008-10), adviser to the president (2005-08), ambassador to the Benelux countries (2017-20), and permanent representative to the United Nations (2020-22).
Baroudi (Pasha), Mahmoud Sami al-, Arabic Mahmud Sami al-Barudi Basha (b. 1838, Etai al-Baroud, al-Beheira governorate, Egypt - d. 1904), prime minister of Egypt (1882). He was also known as a poet.
Baroum, Jacques (Bab Jeggilu) (b. July 13, 1932, Lai, Chad), foreign minister of Chad (1964-71). He was also minister of health and social affairs (1964, 1971-75) and finance (acting, 1973).
Barozai, Sardar Mohammad Khan (b. bf. 1924 - d. May 2, 2004, Sibi, Balochistan, Pakistan), chief minister of Balochistan (1976-77).
Barozzi, Constantin (b. Oct. 14, 1833, Bucharest, Walachia [now in Romania] - d. April 15, 1921, Bucharest), war minister of Romania (1888). He was also chief of the General Staff (1877, 1895-98).
Barqu?, Barry Moussa, foreign minister (1995-96) and finance minister (1996-99) of Togo. He was also minister of public works, mines, energy, and water resources (1979-85), equipment, mines, posts, and telecommunications (1985-87), and planning and mines (1987-91).
Barr, Bob, byname of Robert Laurence Barr, Jr. (b. Nov. 5, 1948, Iowa City, Iowa), U.S. politician. He was a Republican representative from Georgia (1995-2003) and Libertarian presidential candidate (2008).
Barr, Sir David William Keith (b. Nov. 29, 1846 - d. Nov. 22, 1916), British resident in Jammu and Kashmir (1892-94); knighted 1902.
Barr, Joseph W(alker) (b. Jan. 17, 1918, Bicknell, Ind. - d. Feb. 23, 1996, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico), U.S. treasury secretary (1968-69). He was also a U.S. representative from Indiana (1959-61).
Barr, Roseanne (Cherrie), formerly also known as Roseanne Arnold (b. Nov. 3, 1952, Salt Lake City, Utah), U.S. politician. Known as a comedian, she was presidential nominee of the Peace and Freedom Party (2012).
Barr, William P(elham) (b. May 23, 1950, New York City), U.S. attorney general (1991-93, 2019-20).
Barra (y Quijano), Francisco Le?n de la (b. June 16, 1863, Quer騁aro, Quer騁aro, Mexico - d. Sept. 23, 1939, Biarritz, France), foreign minister (1911, 1913) and interim president (1911) of Mexico and governor of M騙ico (1913). He was also minister to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay (1902-04), the Netherlands and Belgium (1905-08), and France (1913-14) and ambassador to the United States (1909-11).
Barra (Ugarte), Felipe de la (b. Aug. 13, 1888, Chala, Arequipa, Peru - d. Nov. 18, 1978, Lima, Peru), justice minister (1936-37) and war minister (1939) of Peru.
Barra, Rodolfo (Carlos) (b. Dec. 19, 1947, Buenos Aires, Argentina), justice minister of Argentina (1994-96). He was also auditor-general (1999-2002).
Barra Grande, Francisco de Lima e Silva, bar縊 de (b. June 8, 1785, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Dec. 2, 1853, Rio de Janeiro), military governor of Pernambuco (1824) and member of the Regency of Brazil (1831-35). He was made baron in 1841.
Barradas, Joaquim da Costa (b. Feb. 18, 1833, Maranh縊 province [now state], Brazil - d. Jan. 31, 1908, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Cear? (1886) and Par? (1886-87).
Barrag疣 (Romero), Gil (b. July 6, 1924, Salcedo, Cotopaxi province, Ecuador - d. Oct. 6, 2018, Quito, Ecuador), interior minister of Ecuador (1997). He was also minister of social security and labour (1968-69).
Barrag疣, Miguel (Francisco) (b. March 6, 1789, Valle del Ma?z, New Spain [now Ciudad del Ma?z, San Luis Potos?, Mexico] - d. Feb. 29, 1836, Mexico City, Mexico), acting president of Mexico (1835-36).
Barrag疣 Rodr?guez, Juan (b. Aug. 30, 1890, R?o Verde, San Luis Potos?, Mexico - d. Sept. 28, 1974, Mexico City, Mexico), governor of San Luis Potos? (1917-18); great-grandson of Miguel Barrag疣. He was also president of the Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution (1964-74).
Barrantes Ling疣, Alfonso (Augusto) (b. Nov. 30, 1927, San Miguel, Cajamarca, Peru - d. Dec. 2, 2000, Havana, Cuba), Peruvian politician. He was mayor of Lima (1984-86) and a presidential candidate (1985, 1990).
Barranzuela (Vite), Luis (Roberto) (b. Nov. 18, 1962, Miraflores, Lima province, Peru), interior minister of Peru (2021).
Barra? Pel疇z, Manuel (b. Feb. 24, 1909, Uyuni, Potos? department, Bolivia - d. June 8, 1972), foreign minister of Bolivia (1956-58). He was also ambassador to the United Kingdom (1954-56, 1959-63) and the United States (1958-59) and president of the central bank (1971-72).
Barre, Abdirahman Jama, Somali Cabdiraxmaan Jaamac Barre, Arabic `Abd ar-Rahman Jama` Barri (b. 1937, Luq, Somalia - d. Aug. 15, 2017, San Diego, Calif.), foreign minister (1977-87, 1989-90) and finance minister (1987-89) of Somalia; brother of Muhammad Siad Barre.
Barreh, Ahmed Boulaleh (b. 1929, Ali Sabieh, French Somaliland [now Djibouti]), minister of interior, posts, and telecommunications (1991-93) and defense (1993-96) of Djibouti.
Barreiro (Riofr?o), Magdalena (b. March 19, 1956), economy and finance minister of Ecuador (2005).
Barreiro Fajardo, Georgina (b. Jan. 7, 1964), finance minister of Cuba (2003-09).
Barreiro Maffiodo, Francisco (Mar?a) (b. May 3, 1924, Asunci?n, Paraguay - d. ..., Asunci?n), Paraguayan diplomat. He was ambassador to Colombia (1966-72) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1972-78).
Barrenechea (y Morales), Jos? Antonio (Fidel) (b. April 24, 1829, Lima, Peru - d. Feb. 20, 1889, Lima), foreign minister of Peru (1867 [acting], 1867-68 [acting], 1868-69). He was also charg? d'affaires in France (1859-60).
Barrera (y Alimurung), Jesus G(onzalo) (b. Dec. 18, 1896, Concepcion, Tarlac, Philippines - d. Aug. 15, 1968), justice secretary of the Philippines (1958-59).
Barrera de Irimo, Antonio (b. Jan. 4, 1929, Ribadeo, Lugo province, Spain - d. Sept. 24, 2014, Madrid, Spain), finance minister of Spain (1973-74). He was also second deputy prime minister (1974).
Barrera Parra, Manuel (b. April 27, 1908, Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia - d. 1958, Bogot?, Colombia), interior minister of Colombia (1946). He was also minister of mines and petroleum (1945) and ambassador to Chile (1947-48) and Venezuela (1948-50).
Barrera Valverde, Alfonso (b. March 29, 1929, Ambato, Ecuador - d. Sept. 6, 2013), foreign minister of Ecuador (1980-81). He was ambassador to Argentina (1970-75) and Spain (1976-80).
Barreras Montealegre, Roy Leonardo (b. Nov. 27, 1963, Cali, Colombia), Colombian politician. He was president of the Senate (2012-13, 2022-23) and ambassador to the United Kingdom (2023-25).
Barreto (Le?n), Anselmo (V.) (b. Oct. 17, 1865, Lima, Peru - d. Dec. 24, 1950, Lima), acting foreign minister of Peru (1901). He was also minister of justice, education, and worship (1901), president of the Supreme Court (1918-19), and minister to Spain (1920-22).
Barreto, Ant?nio Adolfo da Fontoura Mena (b. Feb. 21, 1846, Porto Alegre, Brazil - d. June 4, 1914, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), war minister of Brazil (1911-12).
Barreto, Emygdio Dantas (b. March 23, 1850, Bom Conselho, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. March 8, 1931, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), war minister of Brazil (1910-11) and governor of Pernambuco (1911-15).
Barreto, Fausto Carlos (b. Dec. 19, 1852, S縊 Jo縊 dos Inhamuns [now Tau畩, Cear?, Brazil - d. Aug. 27, 1915, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Rio Grande do Norte (1889).
Barreto, Francisco de Gouveia Cunha (b. 1848?, Goiana, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. July 22, 1928, Bel駑, Par?, Brazil), president of Rio Grande do Norte (1882) and Sergipe (1883-84).
Barreto, Francisco Xavier Paes (b. Sept. 17, 1821, Cimbres [now part of Pesqueira], Pernambuco, Brazil - d. March 28, 1864, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), foreign minister of Brazil (1864). He was also president of Para?ba (1854-55), Cear? (1855-57), Maranh縊 (1857-58), and Bahia (1858-59) and navy minister (1859-61).
Barreto, Hon?rio (Pereira) (b. April 24, 1813, Cacheu [now in Guinea-Bissau] - d. April 26, 1859, Bissau [now in Guinea-Bissau]), captain-major of Bissau (1836-39, 1840-41, 1855-58, 1858-59) and Cacheu (1846-47, 1852).
Barreto, Jo縊 Carlos de Melo (b. July 3, 1873, Lisbon, Portugal - d. Jan. 26, 1935, Madrid, Spain), foreign minister of Portugal (1919-20, 1920, 1921). He was also minister (1922-26) and ambassador (1926-35) to Spain.
Barreto, Jo縊 de Deus Menna (b. June 30, 1874, Porto Alegre, Brazil - d. March 25, 1933, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), federal interventor in Rio de Janeiro (1931).
Barreto, Jo縊 Paulo dos Santos (b. April 28, 1788, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Nov. 1, 1864, Rio de Janeiro), war minister of Brazil (1835, 1846-47, 1848) and president of Minas Gerais (1844). He was also navy minister (1835, 1847).
Barreto, Joaquim Tavares de Mello (b. June 24, 1840, Goiana, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. June 10, 1917, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Alagoas (1882-83).
Barreto, Luiz Caetano Muniz (b. 18... - d. May 1924), president of Sergipe (1884-85).
Barreto, Luiz Paulo (Teles Ferreira) (b. Jan. 19, 1964, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), justice minister of Brazil (2010-11).
Barreto, Ot疱io Hamilton Tavares (b. March 12, 1871, Pernambuco province [now state], Brazil - d. Oct. 10, 1941, Recife, Pernambuco), acting governor of Pernambuco (1920-21).
Barreto, Pl?nio (b. June 20, 1882, Campinas, S縊 Paulo, Brazil - d. June 28, 1958, S縊 Paulo, Brazil), head of the provisional government of S縊 Paulo (1930).
Barreto Sira, Antonio (Mar?a) (b. Nov. 14, 1955, Cantaura, Pedro Mar?a Freites municipality, Anzo疸egui, Venezuela), governor of Anzo疸egui (2017-21).
Barrett, Cyril Charles Johnson (b. May 26, 1884 - d. July 12, 1933), British political agent and consul in Muscat and Oman (1926), political agent in Bahrain (1926-29), and acting political resident in the Persian Gulf (1929).
Barrett, Frank A(loysius) (b. Nov. 19, 1892, near Omaha, Neb. - d. May 30, 1962, Cheyenne, Wyo.), governor of Wyoming (1951-53).
Barrett, Sean, Irish Se疣 モ Bair饌d (b. Aug. 9, 1944, Dublin, Ireland), defence and marine minister of Ireland (1995-97). He was also chairman of the D疂l (2011-16).
Barrett, Sylvester, Irish Salbhastar Bair饌d (b. May 18, 1926, Darragh, near Ennis, County Clare, Ireland - d. May 8, 2002), defence minister of Ireland (1980-81). He was also minister of environment (1977-80).
Barretto, Alberto (Blanco) (b. Jan. 2 or 21, 1867, Cabangan, Zambales, Philippines - d. Dec. 7, 1951, Manila, Philippines), finance secretary of the Philippines (1917-23).
Barrientos (Gir?n), David Napole?n, interior minister of Guatemala (2022-23).
Barrientos Villalobos, Adri疣 (b. 1909 - d. July 21, 1990), defense minister of Chile (1957).
Barriga (Ram?rez), Joaqu?n Mar?a (b. 1804, Santaf?, New Granada [now Bogot?, Colombia] - d. March 14, 1854, Bogot?), war and navy minister of New Granada (1846-49). He was also governor of Neiva (1830), Casanare (1840), and Panam? (1846).
Barriga (L?pez de Castro), Valerio Francisco (b. 1800, Santaf?, New Granada [now Bogot?, Colombia] - d. June 19, 1869, Bogot?), war and navy minister of New Granada/Colombia (1849, 1850-53, 1854, 1864-66).
Barriga チlvarez, Felipe (d. 1868, Piura, Peru), finance minister of Peru (1864).
Barrillot, Georges (Jules Eug鈩e) (b. April 14, 1892 - d. ...), administrator of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (1933-36).
Barrington, Brook (b. 1965), acting administrator of Tokelau (2017). He was also New Zealand ambassador to Thailand (2006-09).
Barrington, James (b. Aug. 15, 1911, Moulmein, Burma [now Mawlamyine, Myanmar] - d. March 30, 1992, Edmonton, Alta.), Burmese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1950-55, 1962-65) and ambassador to the United States (1950-55) and Canada (1963-65).
Barrington, William Wildman Barrington, (2nd) Viscount (b. Jan. 15, 1717, Beckett, near Faringdon, Berkshire, England - d. Feb. 1, 1793, London, England), British secretary at war (1755-61, 1765-78) and chancellor of the exchequer (1761-62). He succeeded as viscount in 1734.
Barrio Terrazas, Francisco (Javier) (b. Nov. 25, 1950, Satev?, Chihuahua, Mexico), governor of Chihuahua (1992-98). He was also mayor of Ciudad Ju疵ez (1983-86) and Mexican minister of the comptroller and administrative development (2000-03) and ambassador to Canada (2009-13).
Barrionuevo, Walter (Basilio) (b. Feb. 29, 1954, Santiago del Estero province, Argentina), governor of Jujuy (2007-11).
Barrionuevo Pe?a, Jos? (b. March 13, 1942, Berja, Almer?a province, Spain), interior minister of Spain (1982-88). He was also minister of transport, tourism, and communications (1988-91).
Barrios (Ipenza), (P?o) Fernando (b. 1959?, Andahuaylas, Apur?mac, Peru), interior minister of Peru (2010). He was also mayor of Huancayo (2003-06).
Barrios (Bustillos), Gonzalo (b. Jan. 10, 1902, Acarigua, Portuguesa state, Venezuela - d. May 30, 1993, Caracas, Venezuela), foreign minister (1947-48) and interior minister (1964-66) of Venezuela. He was also governor of the Federal District (1945-47) and a presidential candidate (1968).
Barrios (Auy?n), Justo Rufino (b. July 19, 1835, San Lorenzo, Guatemala - d. April 2, 1885, Chalchuapa, El Salvador), president of Guatemala (1873-85). The son of Gerardo Barrios, who was executed by the Conservatives in El Salvador, he joined the Liberal revolutionists led by Miguel Garc?a Granados, who overthrew the Conservative Party government of Guatemala in 1871. Barrios then became army commander and the power behind President Garc?a Granados. After replacing the latter in 1873, Barrios carried out broad liberal reforms. He subjugated the local aristocracy; expelled the Jesuits and confiscated church property; established civil marriage and divorce; enlarged and laicized the school system; built highways and telegraph lines and the country's first railroad; encouraged the growing of coffee as the basis of the country's agriculture; broke up large landholdings; and promulgated a new constitution (1876). Barrios intervened repeatedly in the affairs of the other Central American republics in an effort to bring their Liberal forces to power and restore the five-nation federation that had collapsed in 1838-40. In 1876, at Barrios' suggestion, a conference of representatives of all the Central American states was held at Guatemala City to plan a political union. It was disrupted by rebellions in several of the states. Attempting to bring about unification by force, he was killed in battle while invading neighbouring El Salvador.
Barrios, Modesto, interior minister of Nicaragua (1889-91). He was also minister to Costa Rica (1885) and Guatemala (c. 1887).
Barrios Arrechea, Ricardo (Alfredo) (b. July 3, 1934, Posadas, Argentina), governor of Misiones (1983-87) and health minister of Argentina (1987-89).
Barrios de Chamorro, Violeta: see Chamorro, Violeta Barrios de.
Barrios Tassano, Luis (b. Aug. 26, 1935, San Carlos, Uruguay - d. Dec. 15, 1991), foreign minister of Uruguay (1988-90). He was also ambassador to Argentina (1985-88).
Barrios Tirado, (Manuel) Guillermo (b. April 2, 1893, Ovalle, Chile - d. Sept. 8, 1967, Santiago, Chile), defense minister of Chile (1947-52). He was also commander-in-chief of the army (1946-47).
Barrios Ugalde, Luis An?bal (b. Aug. 10, 1875, Ovalle, Chile - d. April 4, 1962, Santiago, Chile), finance minister of Chile (1918).
Barris, Alcino (de Ara?jo), also spelled Baris (b. Dec. 23, 1964, Ainaro, Portuguese Timor [now Timor-Leste] - d. Aug. 4, 2025), interior minister of Timor-Leste (2006-07).
Barron, Claud Alexander (b. Dec. 22, 1871 - d. Dec. 29, 1948), chief commissioner of Delhi (1918-24).
Barron, Sir Harry (b. Aug. 11, 1847, Denmark Hill, Surrey, England - d. March 27, 1921), governor of Tasmania (1909-13) and Western Australia (1913-17); knighted 1909.
Barron, William W(allace) (b. Dec. 8, 1911, Elkins, W.Va. - d. Nov. 12, 2002, Charlotte, N.C.), governor of West Virginia (1961-65). He was elected attorney general of West Virginia in 1956 and was 49 when he was elected the state's 26th governor in 1960. He served at a time when the West Virginia constitution limited governors to a single four-year term. Barron pleaded guilty in 1971 to paying a 25,000ドル bribe to a federal jury foreman during his 1968 trial on corruption charges. Barron was acquitted of the charges, which stemmed from an investigation into his administration's bribes-for-contracts scheme. He also was indicted in 1970 on state charges involving activities on behalf of a law client after he left office. He was among 32 individuals and 11 companies indicted by a Kanawha County, W.Va., grand jury. West Virginia Supreme Court decisions later that year nullified the use of the state's bribery law in most of the cases. As a result, most of the state indictments, including the one against Barron, were dismissed. Barron served three years and four months of a 12-year sentence on the bribery conviction at the federal minimum-security prison at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Barron's public career also included serving as the mayor of Elkins, a two-term member of the House of Delegates, and chairman of the state Liquor Control Commission from 1953 to 1955.
Barros, Ademar Pereira de, old spelling Adhemar (b. April 22, 1901, Piracicaba, S縊 Paulo, Brazil - d. March 12, 1969, Paris, France), governor of S縊 Paulo (1938-41 [federal interventor], 1947-51, 1963-66). He was also mayor of S縊 Paulo (1957-61) and a Brazilian presidential candidate (1955, 1960).
Barros, Antonio Moreira de (b. 1843, S縊 Paulo, Brazil - d. 1899, S縊 Paulo), foreign minister of Brazil (1879-80). He was also president of Alagoas (1867-68) and president of the Chamber of Deputies (1884, 1885).
Barros, Antonio Pedro Alves de (b. 1842?, Maranh縊 province [now state], Brazil - d. Sept. 16, 1922, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Mato Grosso (1899-1903).
Barros, C疽sio Leite de (b. March 1, 1927, Corumb?, Mato Grosso [now in Mato Grosso do Sul], Brazil - d. March 21, 2004, Cuiab?, Brazil), governor of Mato Grosso (1978-79).
Barros, Eug麩io (b. Nov. 13, 1898, Mat?es, Maranh縊, Brazil - d. Oct. 15, 1988), governor of Maranh縊 (1951, 1951-56). He was also mayor of Caxias (1948-50).
Barros, Eziquio, Filho (b. Feb. 11, 1934, Caxias, Maranh縊, Brazil - d. March 23, 2018), Brazilian politician; son of cousin of Eug麩io Barros. He was mayor of Caxias (1997-2001).
Barros, Filipe Ant?nio Xavier de (b. Nov. 5, 1878, Taguatinga, Goi疽, Brazil - d. 1961, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), federal interventor in Goi疽 (1946).
Barros, Francisco Amynthas da Costa (b. Nov. 21, 1841, Aracati, Cear?, Brazil - d. Feb. 22, 1899, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil), president of Rio Grande do Norte (1888 [acting], 1889 [acting], 1891); nephew of Pedro Jos? da Costa Barros.
Barros, Francisco Antonio Pessoa de (b. 1833, Bahia province [now state], Brazil - d. March 13, 1896, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of the Municipal Intendancy of Rio de Janeiro (1889-90).
Barros, Geraldo Bulh?es (b. Feb. 19, 1938, Santana do Ipanema, Alagoas, Brazil - d. May 27, 2019, Macei?, Alagoas), governor of Alagoas (1991-95).
Barros, H駘der (D.S.) (b. 1952?), S縊 Tom? and Pr?ncipe politician. He was charg? d'affaires at the United Nations (1977-82), minister of economic coordination (1994), and a minor presidential candidate (2011, 2016).
Barros, Helv?dio Nunes de (b. Sept. 28, 1925, Picos, Piau?, Brazil - d. Nov. 3, 2000, Picos), governor of Piau? (1966-70); cousin of Luc?dio Portella Nunes and Tib駻io Barbosa Nunes.
Barros, Ibaneis Rocha, J?nior (b. July 10, 1971, Bras?lia, Brazil), governor of Distrito Federal (2019- ).
Barros, Jo縊 Alberto Lins de (b. June 16, 1897, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. Jan. 26, 1955, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), federal interventor in S縊 Paulo (1930-31).
Barros, Jos? Cesario de Miranda Monteiro de (b. Nov. 27, 1847, Chap騏 d'Uvas [now part of Juiz de Fora], Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. May 3, 1906, Vit?ria, Esp?rito Santo, Brazil), president of Alagoas (1888-89).
Barros, Jos? Ignacio Fernandes (b. April 25, 1844, S縊 Gon軋lo [now S縊 Gon軋lo do Amarante], Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil - d. Oct. 17, 1907, Cear?-Mirim, Rio Grande do Norte), acting president of Rio Grande do Norte (1891).
Barros, Jos? Maur?cio Fernandes Pereira de (b. Sept. 22, 1824, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. July 30, 1907, Rio de Janeiro), president of Esp?rito Santo (1856-57).
Barros, Luiz Correia de Queiroz (b. 1817, Vit?ria, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. Feb. 24, 1908, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), acting president of Pernambuco (1885).
Barros, Manoel Gomes de (b. Dec. 8, 1944, Uni縊 dos Palmares, Alagoas, Brazil), governor of Alagoas (1997-99).
Barros, Manoel Joaquim Fernandes de (b. March 17, 1802, Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil - d. [assassinated] Oct. 2, 1840, S縊 Salvador da Bahia [now Salvador], Bahia, Brazil), acting president of Sergipe (1835-36).
Barros, Manoel Victor Fernandes de (b. 18..., Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil - d. Dec. 10, 1902, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Alagoas (1889).
Barros, Oleg疵io Moreira de (b. March 6, 1890, Corumb?, Mato Grosso [now in Mato Grosso do Sul], Brazil - d. Jan. 6, 1969, Corumb?), federal interventor in Mato Grosso (1945-46).
Barr?s (Mesinas), モscar C(駸ar) (b. June 9, 1875, Callao, Peru - d. July 22, 1963, Miraflores, Lima province, Peru), justice and education minister (1920-22) and war minister (1922) of Peru. He was also minister to Poland (1928-30) and president of the Supreme Court (1930).
Barros, Pedro Correia de (b. June 20, 1911, Loul?, Portugal - d. Feb. 2, 1968, Lisbon, Portugal), governor of Macau (1957-58) and governor-general of Mozambique (1958-61).
Barros, Pedro Jos? da Costa (b. Oct. 7, 1779, Aracati, Cear?, Brazil - d. Oct. 20, 1839, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Cear? (1824, 1824-25) and Maranh縊 (1825-27). He was also Brazilian navy minister (1823).
Barros, Prudente Jos? de Moraes (e) (b. Oct. 4, 1841, Itu, S縊 Paulo, Brazil - d. Dec. 3, 1902, Piracicaba, S縊 Paulo), president of Brazil (1894-98). He was also president of S縊 Paulo (1889-90) and acting president of the Senate (1891-94).
Barros, Sebasti縊 do Rego (b. Aug. 18, 1803, Pernambuco province [now state], Brazil - d. March 7, 1863, Recife, Brazil), war minister of Brazil (1837-39, 1859-61) and president of Par? (1853-55).
Barros, Sebasti縊 do Rego (b. June 7, 1879, Escada, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. Oct. 21, 1946, Paris, France), Brazilian politician. He was president of the Chamber of Deputies (1927-30).
Barros (Ortiz), Tob?as (b. Oct. 15, 1894, Santiago, Chile - d. Aug. 25, 1995, Santiago), foreign minister (1954) and defense minister (1954-55) of Chile. He was also ambassador to Germany (1940-43) and Italy (1952-53) and minister of education (1955-56).
Barros, Togo P?voa de (b. April 24, 1914, Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. March 25, 2007, Campos), acting governor of Rio de Janeiro (1958-59).
Barros Borgo?o, Luis (b. March 26, 1858, Santiago, Chile - d. July 26, 1943, Santiago), war and marine minister (1889-90, 1891, 1892, 1895-96), foreign minister (1894-95, 1918-19), finance minister (1901), interior minister (1925), and acting president (1925) of Chile. He was also ambassador to Argentina (1936-38).
Barros Casta??n, Manuel (Francisco) (b. March 2, 1879, Illapel, Chile - d. May 1, 1966, Santiago, Chile), foreign minister of Chile (1929-31). He was also minister to Bolivia (1924-28) and ambassador to Mexico (1928-29) and Uruguay (1954-58).
Barros Err痙uriz, Alfredo (b. May 11, 1875, Santiago, Chile - d. July 6, 1968, Santiago), finance minister (1914) and war and navy minister (1914) of Chile.
Barros Jara(quemada), Guillermo (b. Dec. 17, 1862, Santiago, Chile - d. 19...), finance minister (1902, 1904) and interior minister (1912-13, 1914, 1915) of Chile.
Barros Jarpa, Ernesto (b. July 7, 1894, Chill疣, Chile - d. July 15, 1977, Santiago, Chile), foreign minister (1921-22, 1925-26, 1942), finance minister (1932), and interior minister (1932) of Chile; brother-in-law of Mat?as Silva Sep?lveda.
Barros Luco, Ram?n (b. June 9, 1835, Santiago, Chile - d. Sept. 20, 1919, Santiago), president of Chile (1910-15). He was also minister of finance (1872-76, 1884-85), interior (1885, 1888-89, 1892-93, 1894-95, 1901, 1902, 1903), and industry and public works (1889), president of the Chamber of Deputies (1879, 1888, 1889-91, 1891-92, 1892) and the Senate (1896-97), and minister to France (1897-1900) and Switzerland and the Holy See (1898-1900).
Barros Melet, Cristi疣 (b. Oct. 19, 1952, Santiago, Chile), Chilean diplomat. He was ambassador to Denmark (1993-96), the United Kingdom (2000-02), Peru (2006-08), Italy (2008-10), and India (2010-14) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2014-18).
Barros M駭dez, Luis (b. 1861, Concepci?n, Chile - d. Jan. 7, 1906, Santiago, Chile), war and marine minister of Chile (1903-04).
Barros Vald駸, Lauro (Rafael) (b. Aug. 18, 1838 - d. Jan. 28, 1894, Santiago, Chile), finance minister of Chile (1890).
Barroso, Benjamin Liberato (b. March 31, 1859, Quixeramobim, Cear?, Brazil - d. Oct. 17, 1933, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), acting governor (1891) and president (1892 [acting], 1914-16) of Cear?.
Barroso, Jos? Liberato (b. Sept. 21, 1830, Aracati, Cear?, Brazil - d. Oct. 2, 1885, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), interior minister of Brazil (1864-65) and president of Pernambuco (1882).
Barroso, Jos? Parsifal (b. July 5, 1913, Fortaleza, Cear?, Brazil - d. April 21, 1986, Fortaleza), governor of Cear? (1959-63). He was also Brazilian minister of labour, industry, and commerce (1956-58) and agriculture (acting, 1956).
Barroso, Liberato da Cruz (b. Oct. 25, 1892 - d. July 5, 1957), acting federal interventor in Rio Grande do Norte (1935).
Barroso, Sabino Alves, J?nior (b. April 27, 1859, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. June 15, 1919, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais), justice and interior minister (1901-02) and finance minister (1902, 1914-15) of Brazil. He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1909-14, 1917-19).
Barroso y S疣chez-Guerra, Antonio (b. July 31, 1893, Mar?n, Pontevedra province, Spain - d. Aug. 12, 1982, Madrid, Spain), army minister of Spain (1957-62). He was also military governor of Sevilla (1947-51).
Barrot, (Th駮dore) Adolphe (b. Oct. 14, 1801, Paris, France - d. June 15, 1870, Paris), French diplomat; brother of Odilon Barrot. He was consul-general in Egypt (1845-49), minister to Brazil (1849), Portugal (1849-51), the Two Sicilies (1851-53), and Belgium (1853-58), and ambassador to Spain (1858-64).
Barrot, Ferdinand (Victorin) (b. Jan. 10, 1806, Paris, France - d. Nov. 12, 1883, Paris), interior minister of France (1849-50); brother of Odilon Barrot and Adolphe Barrot. He was also minister to Sardinia (1850-51).
Barrot, Jacques (Jules) (b. Feb. 3, 1937, Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire, France - d. Dec. 3, 2014, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France), French politician. He was minister of commerce and craft industry (1978-79), health and social security (1979-81), and labour and social affairs (1995-97), EU commissioner for regional policy (2004), transport (2004-08), and justice, freedom, and security (2008-10), and a vice president of the European Commission (2004-10).
Barrow, Dean (Oliver) (b. March 2, 1951, Belize, British Honduras [now Belize]), foreign minister (1985-89, 1993-98), prime minister and finance minister (2008-20), and home affairs minister (2016-20) of Belize.
Barrow, Lousada (b. Feb. 22, 1816 - d. Oct. 1, 1877, Isle of Wight, England), chief commissioner of Oudh (1871).
Barrow, Robert Knapp (b. 1838 - d. April 22, 1888), deputy governor of Lagos (1884-85).
Barrow, Ursula (Helen), (after marriage in 1994) Viscountess Waverley (b. Oct. 31, 1955), Belizean diplomat. She was permanent representative to the United Nations (1989-90), high commissioner to the United Kingdom (1993-98), and ambassador to Belgium, France, Germany, and the Vatican (1994-98).
Barrowclough, Sir Harold Eric (b. June 23, 1894, Masterton, N.Z. - d. March 4, 1972, Auckland, N.Z.), acting governor-general of New Zealand (1957, 1962); knighted 1954. He was chief justice (1953-66).
Barrows, Lewis O(rin) (b. June 7, 1893, Newport, Maine - d. Jan. 30, 1967, Pittsfield, Maine), governor of Maine (1937-41).
Barry, John S(tewart) (b. Jan. 29, 1802, Amherst, N.H. - d. Jan. 14, 1870, Constantine, Mich.), governor of Michigan (1842-46, 1850-52).
Barry, Marion (Shepilov, Jr.) (b. March 6, 1936, Itta Bena, Miss. - d. Nov. 23, 2014, Washington, D.C.), mayor of Washington, D.C. (1979-91, 1995-99). Born without a middle name, he became such an active and loud supporter of the civil rights movement in the 1950s that his fraternity brothers began calling him "Shep," after Dmitry Shepilov (Soviet foreign minister 1956-57), and he adopted the surname as his middle name. He won a seat on the Washington City Council in 1974 and four years later was elected mayor. His Jan. 19, 1990, videotaped arrest by FBI agents in a downtown hotel during his third term led to a six-month jail sentence on a misdemeanour drug charge. He came back from that to make a successful run for the council before winning a fourth term as mayor in 1994. The trend toward greater autonomy for the district was reversed in the 1990s as the city slipped toward financial collapse, with Congress creating a control board in 1995 to oversee city finances and stripping Barry of all except ceremonial duties. Nevertheless he claimed credit for planting the seeds of economic recovery in the city. He also took credit for finding the managers who would help guide the city once he departed. They include Anthony Williams, the city's former chief financial officer. It was Barry who persuaded Williams to leave his post as an executive with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to run the city's finances. When Barry announced in May 1998 that he would not seek a fifth term, Williams resigned to run for mayor. Barry acknowledged that several of his former associates faced legal problems and prosecution on charges including official misconduct, theft, and bribery. "About a half dozen" workers out of roughly 40,000 city employees, Barry said. "I think that's a record you ought to look at as positive."
Barry, Megan (Christine), n馥 Mueller (b. Sept. 22, 1963, Santa Ana, Calif.), mayor of Nashville (2015-18).
Barry, Peter, Irish Peadar de Barra (b. Aug. 10, 1928, Cork, Ireland - d. Aug. 26, 2016, Cork), foreign minister of Ireland (1982-87). He was also minister of transport and power (1973-76), education (1976-77), and environment (1981-82) and deputy prime minister (1987).
Barry, William T(aylor) (b. Feb. 5, 1784, Lunenburg county, Va. - d. Aug. 30, 1835, Liverpool, England), U.S. postmaster general (1829-35). He was appointed minister to Spain in 1835 but died on his journey there.
Barry-Battesti, Ange Fran輟is (b. Feb. 11, 1932, S馮u駘a, Ivory Coast [now C?te d'Ivoire]), Ivorian politician. He was minister of technical education and professional training (1970-83, 1986-90) and public works, transportation, construction, posts and telecommunications (1983-86).
Barsallo Burga, Jos? (Augusto) (b. Feb. 8, 1927, Chiclayo, Peru - d. Aug. 15, 2010), interior minister of Peru (1987-88).
Barschel, Uwe (b. May 13, 1944, Glienicke, near Berlin, Germany - d. [apparent suicide] Oct. 11, 1987, Geneva, Switzerland), minister-president of Schleswig-Holstein (1982-87).
Barstow, John L(ester) (b. Feb. 21, 1832, Shelburne, Vt. - d. June 28, 1913, Shelburne), governor of Vermont (1882-84).
Barstow, William A(ugustus) (b. Sept. 13, 1813, Plainfield, Conn. - d. Dec. 13, 1865, Leavenworth, Kan.), governor of Wisconsin (1854-56).
Bart, Delano Frank (b. Oct. 28, 1952, Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla [in present Saint Kitts and Nevis]), Saint Kitts and Nevis politician. He was attorney general (1995-2006), minister of justice (2001-04) and legal affairs (2001-06), and permanent representative to the United Nations (2006-15).
Bartagi, Brahim (b. Sept. 4, 1955, Jemmal, Tunisia), defense minister of Tunisia (2020-21).
Bart疚, Martin (b. Feb. 14, 1967, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), defense minister and a deputy prime minister of the Czech Republic (2009-10).
Bartel, Kazimierz (Wladyslaw) (b. March 3, 1882, Lemberg, Austria [now Lviv, Ukraine] - d. [executed under German occupation] July 26, 1941, Lvov, Ukrainian S.S.R. [now Lviv, Ukraine]), prime minister of Poland (1926, 1928-29, 1929-30). He was also minister of railways (1919-20, 1926) and religious affairs and education (1926-27) and deputy prime minister (1926-28).
Bartels, Kwamena (b. Oct. 27, 1947, Agona Swedru, Gold Coast [now Ghana]), interior minister of Ghana (2007-08). He was also minister of works and housing (2001), private sector development (2001-06), and information and national orientation (2006-07).
Barter, Sir Peter (Leslie Charles) (b. March 26, 1940, Sydney, N.S.W. - d. June 21, 2022, Cairns, Qld.), governor of Madang (1995-97, 2002) and caretaker governor of Southern Highlands (2002-03); knighted 2001. He was also Papua New Guinean minister of provincial and local government (1996-97), inter-government relations (2002-06), and health and Bougainville affairs (2006-07).
Bartha de D疝nokfalva, K疵oly vit騷 (b. June 18, 1884, Budapest, Hungary - d. Nov. 22, 1964, Linz, Austria), defense minister of Hungary (1938-42).
Bartha de Nagyborosny?, Albert (b. Aug. 12, 1877, Kolozsv疵, Hungary [now Cluj-Napoca, Romania] - d. Dec. 5, 1960, New York City), defense minister of Hungary (1918, 1946-47).
Barth駘emy, Antoine Joseph (b. Feb. 3, 1764, Brussels, Belgium - d. Nov. 10, 1832, Franc-Waret [now part of Fernelmont], Namur, Belgium), justice minister of Belgium (1831).
Barth駘emy, Joseph (b. July 9, 1874, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France - d. May 14, 1945, Auch, Gers, France), justice minister of France (1941-43).
Barthelemy Mart?nez, Fernando (b. Sept. 1, 1932, Trinidad, Bolivia - d. July 20, 2000, Santa Cruz, Bolivia), interior and justice minister of Bolivia (1985-87).
Barth駘emy-Saint-Hilaire, Jules (b. Aug. 19, 1805, Paris, France - d. Nov. 24, 1895, Paris), foreign minister of France (1880-81).
Bartkevics, Leonards, Russian Leonard (Leopoldovich) Bartkevich (b. April 9, 1932, near Dagda, Latvia - d. Feb. 3, 2023), foreign minister of the Latvian S.S.R. (1985-89). He was also chairman of the State Committee for Television and Broadcasting (1976-85).
Bartkus, Gintautas (b. June 13, 1966), justice minister of Lithuania (2000-01).
Bartlett, Dewey (Follett) (b. March 28, 1919, Marietta, Ohio - d. March 1, 1979, Tulsa, Okla.), governor of Oklahoma (1967-71).
Bartlett, Dewey (Follett), Jr. (b. March 16, 1947, Tulsa, Okla.), mayor of Tulsa (2009-16); son of Dewey Bartlett.
Bartlett, John H(enry) (b. March 15, 1869, Sunapee, N.H. - d. March 19, 1952, Portsmouth, N.H.), governor of New Hampshire (1919-21).
Bartlett, Josiah (b. Nov. 21, 1729, Amesbury, Massachusetts Bay [now Mass.] - d. May 19, 1795, Kingston, N.H.), president (1790-93) and governor (1793-94) of New Hampshire.
Bartlett, Washington (b. Feb. 29, 1824, Savannah, Ga. - d. Sept. 12, 1887, Oakland, Calif.), governor of California (1887).
Bartlett D?az, Manuel (b. Feb. 23, 1936, Puebla, Puebla, Mexico), interior minister of Mexico (1982-88) and governor of Puebla (1993-99). He was also education minister (1988-92).
Bartley, Gerald (b. June 12, 1898, Cloghan, County Mayo, Ireland - d. April 18, 1975), defence minister of Ireland (1961-65). He was also minister of Gaeltacht (1959-61).
Bartley, Sir John (b. March 2, 1886 - d. July 9, 1954), British political officer in Sikkim (1920); knighted 1945.
Bartley, Matilda (Patsy), Samoan diplomat. She was charg? d'affaires at the United Nations (2020-21).
Bartley, Mordecai (b. Dec. 16, 1783, Fayette county, Pa. - d. Oct. 10, 1870, Mansfield, Ohio), governor of Ohio (1844-46).
Bartley, (Alf) Osborne (b. July 20, 1919, G?teborg, Sweden - d. Oct. 24, 2019, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of V舖tmanland (1980-85).
Bartley, Thomas W(elles) (b. Feb. 11, 1812, Jefferson county, Ohio - d. June 20, 1885, Washington, D.C.), acting governor of Ohio (1844); son of Mordecai Bartley.
Bartolini, Gianfranco (b. Jan. 17, 1927, Fiesole, near Florence, Italy - d. Oct. 10, 1992), president of Toscana (1983-90).
Barton, Francis Rickman (b. Jan. 4, 1865, Fundenhall, Norfolk, England - d. Oct. 4, 1947, Lustleigh, Devon, England), administrator of British New Guinea/Papua (1904-07) and first minister of Zanzibar (1908-13).
Barton, John J. (b. June 23, 1906, Indianapolis, Ind. - d. May 4, 2004), mayor of Indianapolis (1964-68). He served in the Navy during World War II and went on to serve as superintendent of the Indiana State Police. A Democrat, he was elected mayor in 1963 and then lost in 1967 to Republican Richard Lugar. During his term as mayor, he started the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee, a group of local leaders that helped start many revitalization projects over the years. Barton's administration also laid the groundwork for the Indiana Convention Center and Eagle Creek Park and reservoir. Construction of the Indiana National Bank tower, one of the city's first skyscrapers, was started during his term. After losing to Lugar, he served 21 years on the Indiana Parole Board, retiring in 1989.
Barton, Leslie Eric (b. Feb. 3, 1889 - d. Feb. 28, 1952), British resident in Jammu and Kashmir (1941-43).
Barton, Philip (Robert) (b. Aug. 18, 1963), acting governor of Gibraltar (2006). He was deputy governor in 2005-08.
Barton, Sir William (Pell) (b. 1871 - d. Nov. 28, 1956), resident in Mysore and chief commissioner of Coorg (1920-25); knighted 1927.
Barton, William Hickson (b. Dec. 10, 1917, Winnipeg, Man. - d. Nov. 8, 2013, Ottawa, Ont.), Canadian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1976-79).
Bartos, Ivan (b. March 20, 1980, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), Czech politician. He has been chairman of the Pirate Party (2009-13, 2013-14, 2016- ) and a deputy prime minister and minister of regional development (2021-24).
Bartoshevich, Gennady (Georgiyevich) (b. Sept. 12, 1934, Minsk, Belorussian S.S.R. - d. Oct. 8, 1993), Soviet politician. He was first secretary of the party committee of Minsk city (1977-83) and Soviet ambassador to North Korea (1987-90).
Bartoszcze, Roman (Boleslaw) (b. Dec. 9, 1946, Jaroszewice, Poland - d. Dec. 31, 2015, Inowroclaw, Poland), Polish presidential candidate (1990). He was president of the Polish Peasant Party (1990-91).
Bartram, Walter (Andreas Ernst Gustav) (b. April 21, 1893, Neum?nster, Prussia [now in Schleswig-Holstein], Germany - d. Sept. 30, 1971, Latendorf, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany), minister-president of Schleswig-Holstein (1950-51).
Bartsits, Oleg (Msasovich) (b. Jan. 7, 1967, Gudauta, Abkhaz A.S.S.R., Georgian S.S.R.), foreign minister of Abkhazia (2025- ). He was a minor presidential candidate in 2025.
Bartumeu Cassany, Jaume (b. Nov. 10, 1954, Andorra la Vella, Andorra), finance minister (1990-92) and head of government (2009-11) of Andorra.
Bartuska, Jan (b. May 17, 1908, Selze, Austria [now Sedlec, Czech Republic] - d. Aug. 27, 1970, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), justice minister of Czechoslovakia (1954-56).
Bar?a Casta?eda, Luis (Jos? Emiliano) (b. June 18, 1927, Miraflores, Lima province, Peru - d. April 8, 1984, Miraflores), finance minister of Peru (1975-77).
Barulli, Libero (b. Sept. 30, 1947, San Marino), captain-regent of San Marino (1982-83).
Barut輹, Faik Ahmet (b. 1894, Trebizond, Ottoman Empire [now Trabzon, Turkey] - d. March 14, 1959), deputy prime minister of Turkey (1947-49).
Barwani, Sheikh Ali Muhsin al- (b. Jan. 13, 1919, Zanzibar - d. March 20, 2006), foreign minister of Zanzibar (1963-64).
Barwell, Charles Arthur (b. July 15, 1826 - d. Jan. 31, 1895, London, England), chief commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1875-79).
Barwick, David Robert (b. Oct. 20, 1927 - d. April 25, 2001), governor of the British Virgin Islands (1982-86).
Barwick, Sir Garfield (Edward John) (b. June 22, 1903, Sydney, N.S.W. - d. July 13, 1997), Australian politician. He was highly regarded for his service to the Australian government as attorney general (1958-64), foreign minister (1961-64), and chief justice of the High Court (1964-81) but his reputation was clouded by the controversy that ensued when his advice led the governor-general to dismiss the Labor government of Gough Whitlam in 1975. He was knighted in 1953 and again (G.C.M.G.) in 1965.
Baryadayev, Konstantin (Lavrentyevich) (b. 1917, Bilchir ulus, Irkutsk province, Russia - d. 1983), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Buryat A.S.S.R. (1962-67).
Baryatinsky, Knyaz (Prince) Aleksandr (Anatolyevich) (b. Aug. 22, 1846 - d. April 8, 1914), governor of Dagestan (1896-1901); grandson of Knyaz Ivan (Ivanovich) Baryatinsky; great-grandson of Graf Pyotr Zavadovsky; son-in-law of Knyaz Dmitry Svyatopolk-Mirsky.
Baryatinsky, Knyaz (Prince) Aleksandr (Ivanovich) (b. May 14 [May 2, O.S.], 1815, Ivanovskoye, Kursk province [now oblast], Russia - d. March 9, 1879, Geneva, Switzerland), viceroy of the Caucasus (1856-62); son of Knyaz Ivan (Ivanovich) Baryatinsky.
Baryatinsky, Knyaz (Prince) Ivan (Fyodorovich) (b. 1689 - d. 1738), governor-general of Moscow (1735-36, 1736-37).
Baryatinsky, Knyaz (Prince) Ivan (Ivanovich) (b. 1767 - d. June 25 [June 13, O.S.], 1825), Russian diplomat; son of Knyaz Ivan (Sergeyevich) Baryatinsky; grandson of Gertsog Pyotr Avgust Fridrikh Golshteyn-Bek. He was minister to Bavaria (1808-12).
Baryatinsky, Knyaz (Prince) Ivan (Sergeyevich) (b. March 9 [Feb. 27, O.S.], 1740 - d. Jan. 3, 1812 [Dec. 22, 1811, O.S.]), Russian diplomat; grandson of Knyaz Ivan (Fyodorovich) Baryatinsky; son-in-law of Gertsog Pyotr Avgust Fridrikh Golshteyn-Bek. He was minister to France (1773-85).
Baryshev, Nikolay (Ivanovich) (b. Nov. 25 [Nov. 13, O.S.], 1898, Sterlitamak, Ufa province [now in Bashkortostan republic], Russia - d. [executed] Oct. 30, 1937), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Tatar A.S.S.R. (1921) and the Yakut A.S.S.R. (1928-30). He was also executive secretary of the party committees of Sumy (1923-24), Chernomorsk (1925-26), and Kuban (1926-28) okruga and chairman of the Executive Committee of Saratov oblast (1937).
Baryshnikov, Aleksandr (Aleksandrovich) (b. Aug. 8, 1877, St. Petersburg, Russia - d. 1924), Russian politician. He was a member of the State Duma (1912-17) and acting minister of state protection (1917).
Baryshnikov, Stepan (Pavlovich) (b. Jan. 3, 1894 [Dec. 22, 1893, O.S.], Barmashur, Vyatka province [now in Udmurtia republic], Russia - d. Jan. 23, 1943, Ukhta labour camp, Komi A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R.), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of Votyak autonomous oblast (1921, 1926-27) and chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1937) and first secretary of the party committee (1937-38) of the Udmurt A.S.S.R.
Barzani, Massoud (b. Aug. 16, 1946, Mahabad, Iran), president of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (1979- ) and president of the Kurdistan autonomous region (2005-17); son of Mustafa Barzani; nephew of Hoshyar Zebari. He was a member of the 2003-04 Iraqi Governing Council established under U.S. occupation and was its president in April 2004.
Bas, B舐bel (b. May 3, 1968, Walsum [now part of Duisburg], Nordrhein-Westfalen, West Germany), German politician. She has been president of the Bundestag (2021-25), minister of labour and social affairs (2025- ), and co-chairman of the Social Democratic Party (2025- ).
Basa, Datuk Rangkayo (b. Jan. 17, 1906, Maninjau, Netherlands East Indies [now in Sumatera Barat, Indonesia] - d. April 1, 1981, Padang, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia), governor of Sumatera Barat (1958-65).
Basadre Stevenson, Enrique C(arlos) (b. 1848, Tacna, Peru - d. Feb. 22, 1925, Lima, Peru), interior and police minister (1910-11) and prime minister (1910-11) of Peru.
Basanov, Vladimir (Mantsinovich) (b. Nov. 26, 1948), chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Kalmykia (1990-92).
Basarya Efendi, Nikola, Romanian Nicolae (Constantin) Batzaria, pseudonym Mos Nae (b. Nov. 20, 1874, Krusevo, Ottoman Empire [now in North Macedonia] - d. Jan. 28, 1952, Bucharest, Romania), Ottoman official. He was minister of public works (1913). After World War I he moved to Romania, where he was known as a writer.
Bascu?疣 Santa Mar?a, Ascanio (b. March 16, 1860, Concepci?n, Chile - d. April 24, 1935), war and marine minister of Chile (1904-05). He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1909-11).
Basdeo, Sahadeo (b. Sept. 10, 1945, Rousillac, Trinidad and Tobago), foreign minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1988-91).
Baseane Nangaa, Christophe (b. May 15, 1972, Kinshasa, Zaire [now Congo (Kinshasa)]), governor of Haut-U駘? (2019-24).
Baselios Augen I, original family name Chettakulathukara (b. July 26, 1884, Vengola village, Ernakulam district [now in Kerala], India - d. Dec. 8, 1975), Catholicos of the East (head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church) (1964-75).
Baselios Marthoma Mathews I, original family name Vattakunnel, name as bishop Athanasios Mathews (b. March 27, 1907, Kottayam, Travancore [now in Kerala], India - d. Nov. 8, 1996), Catholicos of the East (head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church) (1975-91).
Baselios Marthoma Mathews II (b. Jan. 30, 1915, Perinad, Kollam district, Travancore [now in Kerala], India - d. Jan. 26, 2006, Devalokam, Kottayam, Kerala, India), Catholicos of the East (head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church) (1991-2005).
Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, previous name Mathews Mar Severios (b. Feb. 12, 1949, Vazhoor, Travancore [now in Kerala], India), Catholicos of the East (head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church) (2021- ).
Basesgioglu, Murat (b. March 1, 1955, Kastamonu, Turkey), interior minister of Turkey (1997-98). He was also minister of labour and social security (2002-07) and a minister of state (2007-09).
Bashagha, Fathi (Ali Abdul Salam) (b. Aug. 20, 1962, Misurata, Libya), interior minister (2018-21) and prime minister (2022- ; disputed) of Libya.
Basharmal, Khodaidad (b. July 15, 1945, Laghman, Afghanistan), Afghan politician. He was minister of education (1987-90), ambassador to Poland (1990-91), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1991-93).
Bashford, Coles (b. Jan. 24, 1816, near Cold Spring, N.Y. - d. April 25, 1878, Prescott, Ariz.), governor of Wisconsin (1856-58).
Bashilov, Pyotr (Petrovich) (b. March 16, 1857, Tsarskoye Selo [now Pushkin, part of St. Petersburg], Russia - d. Sept. 21, 1919, Irkutsk, Russia), governor of Estonia (1906-07), Novgorod (1907-11), and Ufa (1911-17).
Bashir, Ali (Abdul Rahman) al- (b. 1930, Salt, Transjordan [now Jordan] - d. April 11, 2021), interior minister of Jordan (1979-80).
Bashir, Muhammad al- (d. Feb. 9, 1977, near Amman, Jordan), Jordanian politician. He was minister of premiership affairs (1970-71), health (1971-72, 1976-77), and communications (1972-73). He was killed in the helicopter crash in which Queen Alia (wife of King Hussein) also died.
Bashir, Muhammad al- (b. 1983, Mashoun, Idlib governorate, Syria), prime minister of Syria (2024-25).
Bashmakov, Lev (Polievktovich) (b. 1938, Shuya, Ivanovo oblast, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. Dec. 30, 2018, Yegoryevsk, Moscow oblast, Russia), chairman of the Executive Committee (1988-90) and head of the administration (1991-94) of Ryazan oblast.
Bashungwa, Innocent (Lugha) (b. May 5, 1979), defense minister of Tanzania (2022-23). He has also been minister of industry and trade (2019-20), information, culture, arts, and sports (2020-22), and works (2023- ).
Basic, Mirnes (b. Sept. 18, 1976, Brnjac, near Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina), premier of Zenica-Doboj (2020-22).
Basil, Sam (b. Nov. 16, 1969 - d. [road accident] May 11, 2022), finance minister of Papua New Guinea (2019). He was also minister of national planning (2011-12 [O'Neill government], 2019), communications, information technology, and energy (2017-19), health, housing, and higher education (2019), treasury (2019-20), commerce and industry (2020-22), and transport and infrastructure (2022), deputy prime minister (2020, 2020-22), and leader of the Pangu Pati (2014-19), the Melanesian Alliance Party (2019), and the United Labour Party (2019-22).
Basiyev, Oleg (Aleksandrovich) (b. 1919 - d. ...), chairman of the Council of Ministers (1962-75) and chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1975-81?) of the North Ossetian A.S.S.R.
Baska, Jaroslav (b. April 5, 1975, Povazsk? Bystrica, Slovakia), defense minister of Slovakia (2008-10) and governor of Trenciansky kraj (2013- ).
Baskayev, Dzambolat (Timofeyevich) (b. 1903, Ksurt, Terek oblast [now in North Ossetia-Alania republic], Russia - d. ...), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the North Ossetian A.S.S.R. (1952-55). He was also people's commissar/minister of finance (1939-52) and deputy premier (1941-42).
Basnet, Hari Bahadur (b. May 23, 1942, Sapatel, Nepal), foreign minister of Nepal (1990). He was also minister of law, justice, and parliamentary affairs, education and sports, industry, commerce, and supplies (2003-04).
Basnet, Shakti Bahadur (b. April 14, 1971, Khalanga, Jajarkot district, Nepal), home affairs minister of Nepal (2015-16). He was also minister of health and population (2011), forests and environment (2018-20), and energy, water resources, and irrigation (2023-24).
Basombr?o (Iglesias), Carlos (Miguel Ram?n) (b. Aug. 31, 1957, Miraflores, Lima province, Peru), interior minister of Peru (2016-17); great-great-grandson of Miguel Iglesias and Mariano Castro Zald?var; great-great-great-grandson of Jos? Rufino Echenique.
Basov, Aleksandr (Vasilyevich) (b. March [February, O.S.] 1912 - d. Aug. 15, 1988, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), Soviet politician. He was chairman of the Executive Committee (1955-60) and first secretary of the party committee (1960-62) of Rostov oblast, agriculture minister of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1965), and Soviet ambassador to Romania (1966-71), Chile (1971-73), and Australia (1975-79).
Basov, Mikhail (Vasilyevich) (b. 1902, Ilyina Gora, Novgorod province, Russia - d. [executed] Oct. 28, 1950), Soviet politician. He was a deputy premier and chairman of the State Planning Commission of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1948-49).
Basri, (Muhamad) Chatib (b. Aug. 22, 1965, Jakarta, Indonesia), finance minister of Indonesia (2013-14). He was also head of the Investment Coordinating Board (2012-13).
Bass, Karen (Ruth) (b. Oct. 3, 1953, Los Angeles, Calif.), mayor of Los Angeles (2022- ).
Bass, Robert P(erkins) (b. Sept. 1, 1873, Chicago, Ill. - d. July 29, 1960, Peterborough, N.H.), governor of New Hampshire (1911-13).
Bassaleng, Andi Baso (b. Dec. 28, 1946, Palopo, Netherlands East Indies [now in Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia]), acting governor of Papua (2005-06).
Bassam, Sadiq (Hadi) al- (b. 1899, Baghdad, Ottoman Empire [now in Iraq] - d. Aug. 18, 1995), justice minister (1941-42), finance minister (1948), and defense minister (1948) of Iraq. He was also minister of education (1935-36, 1940-41, 1946-47), economy (1939-40), and works (1943-44) and a minister without portfolio (1950-52).
Bassamoungou, Ferdinand (b. June 17, 1915, Rafai, Oubangui-Chari [now Central African Republic]), Central African Republic politician. He was minister of public works (1962-63), transport, posts, and telecommunications (1963-64), and health (1964).
Bassett, Michael (Edward Rainton) (b. Aug. 28, 1938, Auckland, New Zealand), internal affairs minister of New Zealand (1987-90). He was also minister of health (1984-87), local government (1984-90), and civil defense, arts and culture (1987-90).
Bassett, Richard (b. April 2, 1745, Cecil county, Maryland - d. Sept. 15, 1815, Cecil county), governor of Delaware (1799-1801).
Bassilekin, Simon (b. 1933 - d. July 14, 2015, Yaound?, Cameroon), finance minister of Cameroon (1990-91).
Bass?e, Johannes Gerckens (b. April 23, 1878, R蘚e, Smaalenenes amt [now リstfold fylke], Norway - d. July 30, 1962, Oslo, Norway), governor of Svalbard (1925-35), Troms (1928-38), and Vestfold (1938-48).
Bassol?, (Bazombou?) L饌ndre (b. Sept. 21, 1946, Koudougou, Upper Volta [now Burkina Faso]), foreign minister of Burkina Faso (1986-87). He was charg? d'affaires (1982-83) and permanent representative (1983-86) to the United Nations and ambassador to the United States (1986), Canada (1988-91), and C?te d'Ivoire (1991-2001).
Bassolino, Antonio (b. March 20, 1947, Afragola, near Naples, Italy), Italian politician. He joined the Italian Communist Party aged 17 and progressed quickly up the ranks. He was elected to parliament in 1987, but quit to run for mayor of Naples in 1993. As mayor (1993-2000), the popular and charismatic Bassolino was feted for cleaning up his crime-ridden southern port city. In 1998-99 he was labour and Southern affairs minister in the government of Massimo D'Alema. In 2000-10 he was president of Campania.
Bassols Garc?a, Narciso (b. Oct. 22, 1897, Tenango del Valle, M騙ico, Mexico - d. July 24, 1959, Mexico City, Mexico), interior minister (1934) and finance minister (1934-35) of Mexico; great-nephew of Sebasti疣 Lerdo de Tejada. He was also minister of education (1931-34) and ambassador to the United Kingdom (1936-37), France (1938-39), and the Soviet Union (1945-46).
Bassols y Mara?osa, Joaqu?n (b. Sept. 13, 1797, Barcelona, Spain - d. Feb. 12, 1877, Madrid, Spain), war minister of Spain (1871). He was also captain-general of the Balearic Islands (1863-66), Catalonia (1868), and Arag?n (1868-71).
Basta, Jaroslav (b. May 15, 1948, Plzen, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic] - d. April 7, 2024), Czech politician. He was minister without portfolio (1998-2000) and ambassador to Russia (2000-05) and Ukraine (2007-10).
Bastari, Achmad (b. 1910? - d. Oct. 13, 1992, Jakarta, Indonesia), governor of Sumatera Selatan (1959-64).
Bastedo, Frank Lindsay (b. Sept. 10, 1886, Bracebridge, Ont. - d. Feb. 15, 1973, Victoria, B.C.), lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan (1958-63).
Bastjanis, (Ernests) Voldemars, original surname Basens (b. Aug. 17, 1884, Pociema, Russia [now in Latvia] - d. May 19, 1975, Boston, Mass.), finance minister of Latvia (1926-28).
Bastola, Chakra (Prasad) (b. Nov. 26, 1946, Ilam, Nepal - d. Oct. 13, 2018, Khumaltar, Lalitpur district, Nepal), foreign minister of Nepal (2000-01). He was also ambassador to India (1991-95).
Bastos, Carlos (Manuel) (b. 1949?), infrastructure and housing minister of Argentina (2001).
Bastos, Jos? Luiz Lopes (b. 1779? - d. April 20, 1850), acting president of Para?ba (1834-35).
Bastos, Jos? Tavares (b. May 5, 1813, Macei?, Alagoas, Brazil - d. Aug. 8, 1893, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of S縊 Paulo (1866-67).
Bastos, M疵cio Thomaz (b. July 30, 1935, Cruzeiro, S縊 Paulo, Brazil - d. Nov. 20, 2014, S縊 Paulo, Brazil), justice minister of Brazil (2003-07).
Bastyan, Sir Edric (Montague) (b. April 5, 1903, Seaforth, Lancashire, England - d. Oct. 6, 1980, North Adelaide, S.Aus.), governor of South Australia (1961-68) and Tasmania (1968-73). He trained at Sandhurst and served in several regiments, mainly in the administrative staff, before World War II broke out. During the postwar period he held major appointments in the British Army of the Rhine, as chief of staff, Eastern Command (1949-50), and as director of staff duties at the War Office (1950-52). From 1957 until his retirement in 1960 he was commander of the British forces in Hong Kong. He was a popular governor in South Australia, where Labor premiers, ignoring party policy that only Australians should hold gubernatorial office, extended his term. He was knighted in 1957.
Baswedan, Anies (Rasyid) (b. May 7, 1969, Kuningan, Jawa Barat, Indonesia), governor of Jakarta (2017-22). He was also Indonesian minister of culture and education (2014-16) and a presidential candidate (2024).
Bata, Istv疣 (b. March 5, 1910, Tura, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun [now in Pest] county, Hungary - d. Aug. 17, 1982, Budapest, Hungary), defense minister of Hungary (1953-56).
Batagayev, Aleksey (Nikolayevich) (b. Jan. 18, 1950 - d. Dec. 3, 2002), chairman of the Executive Committee (1990-91) and head of the administration (1991-96) of Ust-Ordynsky Buryat autonomous okrug.
Batakis, Silvina (A?da) (b. Dec. 27, 1968, R?o Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina), economy minister of Argentina (2022). She was also president of the Banco de la Naci?n Argentina (2022-23).
Batalin, Yury (Petrovich) (b. July 28, 1927, Kalkanovo, Bashkir A.S.S.R. [now Bashkortostan], Russian S.F.S.R. - d. July 22, 2013, Moscow, Russia), Soviet politician. He was chairman of the state committees for Labour and Social Affairs (1983-85) and Construction (1986-89) and a deputy premier (1985-89).
Batalla (Parentini), Hugo (F駘ix) (b. July 12, 1926, La Teja, Uruguay - d. Oct. 3, 1998, Montevideo, Uruguay), vice president of Uruguay (1995-98). He began his political career with the conservative Colorado Party, and was a Colorado Party congressman from 1968 to 1969. But he then split from the party and, with Zelmar Michelini, formed the centre-left Party for the People's Government (PPG). In 1971, he helped establish a coalition known as the Popular Front, which included Socialists and Communists. Two years later, a military dictatorship took national power. Educated as a lawyer, Batalla defended several political prisoners during the dictatorship. Among them was Ra?l Sendic, head of the left-wing National Tupamaro Liberation Front. Batalla was decorated by France and Italy for his human rights efforts, and until his death was a member of the Human Rights Committee of the World Parliamentary Union. With the return of democracy to Uruguay in 1984, Batalla became a senator with the PPG until 1990. In 1994, he returned to the Colorados, joined Julio Sanguinetti to win the elections, and became vice president.
Batalov, Amandyk (Gabbasovich) (b. Nov. 22, 1952, Nukus, Uzbek S.S.R.), head of Almaty oblast (2014-21).
Batayneh, Alaa (Arif) (b. 1969, Amman, Jordan), Jordanian politician; son of Arif Batayneh; son-in-law of Hassan (ibn Talal). He was minister of transport (2007-09, 2010-12, 2012-13), public works and housing (2009-10), and energy and mineral resources (2012-13).
Batayneh, Arif (b. 1933, al-Bariha, near Irbid, Transjordan [now Jordan]), Jordanian politician. He was minister of health (1991-93, 1994-97).
Batdyev, Mustafa (Azret-Aliyevich) (b. Dec. 24, 1950, Kazakh S.S.R.), president of Karachayevo-Cherkessia (2003-08).
Bate, William B(rimage) (b. Oct. 7, 1826, Castalian Springs, Tenn. - d. March 9, 1905, Washington, D.C.), governor of Tennessee (1883-87).
Bates, Edward (b. Sept. 4, 1793, Goochland county, Va. - d. March 25, 1869, St. Louis, Mo.), U.S. attorney general (1861-64); brother of Frederick Bates.
Bates, Frederick (b. June 23, 1777, Goochland county, Va. - d. Aug. 4, 1825, St. Louis county, Mo.), governor of Louisiana Territory/Missouri (1807-08 [acting], 1809-10 [acting], 1813 [acting], 1824-25).
Bates, John L(ewis) (b. Sept. 18, 1859, North Easton, Mass. - d. June 8, 1946, Boston, Mass.), governor of Massachusetts (1903-05).
Bates Hidalgo, Luis (Sergio) (b. 1934, Santiago, Chile - d. Nov. 29, 2023), justice minister of Chile (2003-06).
Bath, Thomas Thynne, (1st) Marquess of (b. Sept. 13, 1734 - d. Nov. 19, 1796, London, England), lord lieutenant of Ireland (1765); great-grandnephew of Thomas Thynne, Viscount Weymouth. He was also British secretary of state for the Northern (1768, 1779) and Southern (1768-70, 1775-79) departments. He succeeded as (3rd) Viscount Weymouth in 1751 and was created Marquess of Bath in 1789.
Bath, William Pulteney, (1st) Earl of (b. March 22, 1684 - d. July 7, 1764, Westminster [now part of London], England), British secretary at war (1714-17) and first lord of the treasury (1746). He was created Earl of Bath, Viscount Pulteney, and Baron Hedon in 1742.
Bathily, Abdoulaye (b. 1947, Tiyabu [now in Bakel d駱artement], Senegal), Senegalese politician. He was a minor presidential candidate (1993, 2007), minister of environment and protection of nature (1993-98) and energy and water resources (2000-01), UN special representative for Central Africa (2014-16), special adviser of the UN secretary-general on Madagascar (2018-19), and UN special representative for Libya (2022-24).
Bathurst, Sir (David) Benjamin (b. May 27, 1936 - d. Oct. 12, 2025, Gibraltar), British naval officer; knighted 1987. He was first sea lord (1993-95).
Bathurst, Henry Bathurst, (2nd) Earl (b. May 20, 1714, Westminster, London, England - d. Aug. 6, 1794, Oakley Grove, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England), British politician. He was lord chancellor (1771-78) and lord president of the council (1779-82). He was created Baron Apsley in 1771 and succeeded as earl in 1775.
Bathurst, Henry Bathurst, (3rd) Earl (b. May 22, 1762 - d. July 27, 1834, London, England), British foreign secretary (1809) and war and colonial secretary (1812-27); son of Henry Bathurst, (2nd) Earl Bathurst. He was also president of the Board of Trade (1807-12) and lord president of the council (1828-30). He succeeded as earl in 1794.
Batic, Vladan (b. July 27, 1949, Obrenovac, Serbia - d. Dec. 29, 2010), justice minister of Serbia (2001-04). He was a minor presidential candidate in 2004.
Batikyan, Bagrat (S.), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of Nagorny Karabakh (1933-34).
Batinic, Mirko (b. May 30, 1956, Travnik [now in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]), premier of Central Bosnia (1998-99).
Batista, Abdon (b. July 30, 1851, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil - d. March 15, 1922, Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil), acting president (1889) and acting governor (1906) of Santa Catarina. He was also mayor of Joinville (1893-94, 1915-21).
Batista, Nilo (b. April 17, 1944, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil), acting governor of Rio de Janeiro (1994-95).
Batista, Paulo Nogueira (b. Oct. 4, 1929, Recife, Brazil - d. July 31, 1994, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Brazilian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1987-90).
Batista, Pedro Ernesto (b. Sept. 25, 1884, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil - d. Aug. 10, 1942, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), federal interventor (1931-34) and prefect (1935-36) of Distrito Federal.
Batiuk, Viktor (Havrylovych) (b. March 15, 1939, Mostovka, Sverdlovsk oblast, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. [automobile accident] Dec. 2, 1996, near Latorytsia village, Zakarpattya oblast, Ukraine), Ukrainian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1992-93) and ambassador to Canada (1994-96).
Batliner, Gerard (b. Dec. 9, 1928, Eschen, Liechtenstein - d. June 25, 2008, Eschen), head of government of Liechtenstein (1962-70). He was also president of the Diet (1974-78).
Batlle (y Grau), Lorenzo (Crist?bal Manuel) (b. Aug. 10, 1810, Montevideo, Uruguay - d. May 8, 1887, Montevideo), president of Uruguay (1868-72). He was also minister of war (1847-51, 1853, 1854-55, 1865-68) and finance (1856-57).
Batmanov, Aleksey (Vasilyevich) (b. Aug. 15, 1939, Syktyvkar, Komi A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R. - d. October 2021), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Komi A.S.S.R. (1990-91).
Batocki-Friebe, Adolf (Max Johannes Otto Tortilowicz) von (b. July 31, 1868, Bledau, near K?nigsberg, Prussia [now part of Zelenogradsk, Kaliningrad oblast, Russia] - d. May 22, 1944, Bledau), Oberpr舖ident of Ostpreussen (1914-16, 1918-19). He was also German "food dictator" (1916-17).
Batolov, Kosta, byname of Konstantin Dobrev Batolov (b. Jan. 3, 1878 [Dec. 22, 1877, O.S.], Sopot, Ottoman Empire [now in Bulgaria] - d. Aug. 2, 1938, Paris, France), foreign minister of Bulgaria (1934-35). He was also mayor of Sofia (1910-11, 1920-22) and minister to France (1931-34, 1935-38), Spain (1932-34), and Belgium (1933-34).
Batovy, Manoel de Almeida da Gama Lobo Coelho d'E軋, bar縊 de (b. April 15, 1828, Desterro [now Florian?polis], Santa Catarina, Brazil - d. [executed] April 25, 1894, Fortaleza de Anhatomirim, Santa Catarina), president of Mato Grosso (1883-84). He was made baron in 1879.
Batraki, Moussa Natal (Saleh) (b. Nov. 4, 1982, N'Djamena, Chad), secretary-general of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (2025- ).
Batran, Mustapha (b. 1922, Mao, Chad), Chadian politician. He was minister of transport (1963-64) and civil service (1971-73), ambassador to the Central African Republic (1970-71), and prefect of Kanem d駱artement (c. 1974).
Batres (Galeano), C駸ar A(ugusto) (b. Oct. 29, 1934, Gracias, Honduras - d. Oct. 25, 2016, Tegucigalpa, Honduras), foreign minister of Honduras (1972-74). His daughter Mireya Batres Mej?a (b. Jan. 3, 1962), ex-fianc馥 of Ricardo Maduro, was minister of culture, arts, and sports (2002-04).
Batres, Marco Antonio (b. June 10, 1902, Gracias, Honduras - d. 1984, Tegucigalpa, Honduras), finance minister of Honduras (1949-54). He was also minister to El Salvador (1941-43), ambassador to Nicaragua (1945-48), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1957).
Batshu, Edwin (Jenamiso) (b. June 21, 1947, Maitengwe, Bechuanaland [now Botswana]), acting defense minister (2011) and home affairs minister (2011-24) of Botswana. He was also police commissioner (2004-07).
Batsiua, Mathew (Jansen Detumarong) (b. May 26, 1971), foreign minister of Nauru (2011). He was also chief secretary (1999-2002), minister of health (2007-11) and justice (2008-11), and minister assisting the president (2011).
Batt, Phil(ip Eugene) (b. March 4, 1927, Wilder, Idaho - d. March 4, 2023), governor of Idaho (1995-99). The Republican was elected to the state House in 1964, became a state senator in 1967, was elected lieutenant governor in 1978, and ran for governor in 1982, losing to John Evans by a 51%-49% margin. In a state as sparsely populated as Idaho, genuinely talented politicians are fairly rare; Batt seems to have shown talent in the legislature and had great success as Republican state chairman in 1992. He believed "the private sector can do nearly anything better than the government," and opposed higher taxes and heavy regulation. Batt's election in 1994 came only after a serious contest. He won his primary 48%-33% and then had to face Attorney General Larry EchoHawk. EchoHawk is a Pawnee Indian, and newspapers in and out of Idaho dwelled on the possibility that he would be the first Native American elected governor of any state. But other factors were more important. One was his profession of friendship for Pres. Bill Clinton - a distinct minus in the state, despite EchoHawk's opposition to gun control and some Clinton Interior policies. Another was the fact that EchoHawk is a Mormon, and he received many contributions from prominent Utah Republican Mormons. In November EchoHawk split the Idaho Mormon vote evenly and, as a result, ran even with Batt in usually Republican eastern Idaho. But Batt narrowly carried the often Democratic panhandle 48%-47%, for a 52%-44% final victory. During the campaign both candidates were able to agree on one issue: Idaho had a ballot proposition banning gay-rights laws; it was opposed by both Batt and EchoHawk and lost 50.4%-49.6%.
Battershill, Sir William Denis (b. June 29, 1896 - d. Aug. 11, 1959), acting high commissioner of Palestine (1937) and governor of Cyprus (1939-41) and Tanganyika (1945-49); knighted 1941.
Batthy疣y (de N駑et?jv疵), Tivadar gr?f (b. Feb. 23, 1859, Zalaszentgr?t, Hungary - d. Feb. 2, 1931, Budapest, Hungary), interior minister of Hungary (1918). He was also minister a latere (1917, 1918) and minister of public welfare and labour (1917-18).
Battle, John S(tewart) (b. July 11, 1890, New Bern, N.C. - d. April 9, 1972, Charlottesville, Va.), governor of Virginia (1950-54).
Battle, William C(ullen) (b. Oct. 9, 1920, Charlottesville, Va. - d. May 31, 2008, Charlottesville), U.S. diplomat; son of John S. Battle. He was ambassador to Australia (1962-64).
Batu, Inal (b. Sept. 24, 1936, Ankara, Turkey - d. Aug. 5, 2013, Istanbul, Turkey), Turkish diplomat. He was ambassador to Cyprus (1979-84), North Cyprus (1984), Pakistan (1984-87), Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic (1989-93), and Italy (1998-99) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1993-95).
Batumubwira, Antoinette (b. 1956, Ngozi, Burundi), foreign minister of Burundi (2005-09); wife of Jean-Marie Ngendahayo.
Batura, Barys (Vasilyevich), Russian Boris (Vasilyevich) Batura (b. July 28, 1947, Volkovysk, Grodno oblast, Belorussian S.S.R. [now Vawkavysk, Hrodna voblasts, Belarus]), a deputy prime minister of Belarus (1999-2000). He was also minister of housing and public utilities (1990-99), chairman of the executive committees of Mahilyow (2000-08) and Minsk (2010-13) voblastsi, and chairman of the Council of the Republic (2008-10).
Batyev, Salikh (Gilimkhanovich) (b. Nov. 24 [Nov. 11, O.S.], 1911, Novo-Dyumeyevo, Ufa province [now in Bashkortostan republic], Russia - d. Dec. 7, 1985), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Tatar A.S.S.R. (1960-83).
Batyrmurzayev, Abdul-Gamid (Nukhayevich) (b. 1903, Aktay, Dagestan oblast [now republic], Russia - d. 1957), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Dagestan A.S.S.R. (1950-52).
Batyrov, Shadzha (Batyrovich) (b. Oct. 3 [Sept. 20, O.S.], 1908, Desht, Zakaspiyskaya oblast, Russia [now in Turkmenistan] - d. Oct. 14, 1965, Ashkhabad, Turkmen S.S.R. [now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan]), first secretary of the Communist Party of the Turkmen S.S.R. (1947-51). He was also chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1947-48) and president of the Academy of Sciences (1959-65).
Baudin, Auguste (Laurent Fran輟is) (b. Nov. 21, 1800, Hoogstraeten, Belgium - d. Aug. 1, 1877, Douai, Nord, France), governor of Senegal (1847-50), commandant of the Naval Division of the Western Coasts of Africa (1848, 1851-54), and governor of French Guiana (1856-59).
Baudin, Jacques (b. Aug. 14, 1939, Diourbel, Senegal - d. Nov. 25, 2018, Dakar, Senegal), foreign minister of Senegal (1998-2000). He was also minister of tourism and environment (1990-93) and justice (1993-98).
Baudouin, Paul (Louis Arthur) (b. Dec. 19, 1894, Paris, France - d. Feb. 11, 1964, Paris), foreign minister of France (1940). He was also minister of information (1940-41).
Baudys, Anton?n (b. Sept. 9, 1946, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic] - d. Aug. 24, 2010, Prague), defense minister of the Czech Republic (1992-94). He was also a deputy premier of the Czech Socialist Republic (1990-92) and a deputy prime minister and minister of transport and communications of Czechoslovakia (1992).
Bauer, Otto (b. Sept. 5, 1881, Vienna, Austria - d. July 4, 1938, Paris, France), foreign minister of Austria (1918-19).
Baughman, U(rbanus) E(dmund) (b. May 21, 1905, Camden, N.J. - d. Nov. 6, 1978, Toms River, N.J.), chief of the U.S. Secret Service (1948-61).
Baukol, Andy, byname of Andrew P. Baukol (b. Sept. 1, 1964), acting U.S. treasury secretary (2021).
Baum, Gerhart(-Rudolf) (b. Oct. 28, 1932, Dresden, Germany - d. Feb. 15?, 2025), interior minister of West Germany (1978-82).
Baumanis, Aivars (b. Dec. 23, 1937, Riga, Latvia - d. Aug. 15, 2019), Latvian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1991-97) and ambassador to Denmark and Iceland (1998-2003).
Baumann, Johannes (b. Nov. 27, 1874, Herisau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland - d. Sept. 8, 1953, Herisau), president of Switzerland (1938). He was also Landammann of Appenzell Ausserrhoden (1910-13, 1916-19, 1921-24, 1927-30), president of the Council of States (1920-21), and minister of justice and police (1934-40) and foreign affairs (acting, 1940).
Baumgartner, Wilfrid (Siegfried) (b. May 21, 1902, Paris, France - d. June 1, 1978, Paris), governor of the Banque de France (1949-60) and French minister of finances and economic affairs (1960-62).
Baur, Charles (b. Dec. 20, 1929, Paris, France - d. Jan. 2, 2015, Morocco), president of the Regional Council of Picardie (1976-78, 1985-2004).
Bausin, Aleksey (Fyodorovich) (b. 1900 - d. 1963), Soviet politician. He was people's commissar of local fuel industry (1939-42) and a deputy premier (1942-44) of the Russian S.F.S.R.
Baust, Gundolf (b. July 24, 1941 - d. Dec. 9, 2004), chairman of the District Council of Frankfurt (1989-90).
Bautista Castillo, Gonzalo (b. Jan. 1, 1896, Puebla, Puebla, Mexico - d. Oct. 7, 1952), governor of Puebla (1941-42). He was also mayor of Puebla (1940-41).
Bautista O'Farril, Gonzalo (b. April 16, 1922, Puebla, Puebla, Mexico - d. July 16, 2006), governor of Puebla (1972-73); son of Gonzalo Bautista Castillo. He was also mayor of Puebla (1972).
Bautista Quintero, Jos? Fernando (b. 1963, C?cuta, Colombia - d. Aug. 8, 2024, Lisbon, Portugal), Colombian politician. He was minister of communications (1997-98), mayor of C?cuta (1999-2000), and ambassador to Venezuela (2010-11) and Portugal (2023-24).
Bavcar, Igor (b. Nov. 28, 1955, Postojna, Slovenia), interior minister of Slovenia (1990-93).
Bavier, Johann Baptist (baptized Sept. 3, 1795, Chur, Switzerland - d. Sept. 19, 1856, Z?rich, Switzerland), president of the Small Council of Graub?nden (1838); son-in-law of Valentin Roffler.
Bavier, Simeon (b. Sept. 16, 1825, Chur, Switzerland - d. Jan. 27, 1896, Basel, Switzerland), president of Switzerland (1882); son of Johann Baptist Bavier. He was also minister of finance and customs (1879) and posts and railways (1880-81) and minister to Italy (1883-95).
Bavuidi Babingi, S駻aphin (b. Oct. 30, 1946), governor of Bas-Congo (1999-2001).
Bawa, Mohammed (Inua) (b. April 6, 1954, Yauri [now in Kebbi state], Nigeria - d. May 26, 2017, Jos, Nigeria), administrator of Ekiti (1996-98) and Gombe (1998-99).
Bawazier, Fuad (b. Aug. 22, 1949, Tegal, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia), finance minister of Indonesia (1998).
Bawoyeu, Jean Alingu? (b. Aug. 18, 1937, Fort-Lamy [now N'Djamena] or Dra?-Ngolo, Chad), acting president (1990) and prime minister (1991-92) of Chad. He was also ambassador to the United States (1974-76) and France (1977-79), permanent representative to the United Nations (1974-75), speaker of parliament (1990), minister of agriculture (1990-91), justice (2008-10), and posts and new information technologies (2010-13), and a presidential candidate in 1996 (8.3% of the vote) and 2001 (2.2%).
Baxter, Elisha (b. Sept. 1, 1827, Rutherford county, N.C. - d. June 2, 1899, Batesville, Ark.), governor of Arkansas (1873-74).
Baxter, George W(hite) (b. Jan. 7, 1855, Hendersonville, N.C. - d. Dec. 18, 1929, New York City), governor of Wyoming (1886).
Baxter, Percival P(roctor) (b. Nov. 22, 1876, Portland, Maine - d. June 12, 1969, Portland), governor of Maine (1921-25).
Bay Valenzuela, Alejo (R.) (b. Jan. 15, 1891, Alamos, Sonora, Mexico - d. Jan. 30, 1952, Rochester, Minn.), governor of Sonora (1923-27).
Bayalinov, Kamil (Marklenovich) (b. Dec. 15, 1959, Frunze, Kirgiz S.S.R. [now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan]), Kyrgyz diplomat. He was ambassador to Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic (1996-2000) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2001-04).
Bayandin, Lev (Sergeyevich) (b. Jan. 2, 1942, Cherdyn, Molotov oblast, Russian S.F.S.R. [now in Perm kray, Russia] - d. Feb. 14, 2018), chairman of the executive committee (1988-90) and head of the administration (1991-94) of Yamalo-Nenets autonomous okrug.
Bayar, (Burhan) Cahit (b. 1935, Sivas, Turkey - d. Dec. 10, 2022, Ankara, Turkey), interior minister of Turkey (1999). He was also governor of Diyarbakir (1977-78), Malatya (1978), Erzurum (1979-81), Ankara (1984-88), and Istanbul (1988-91) and ambassador to North Cyprus (1991-95).
Bayard, Richard H(enry) (b. Sept. 26, 1796, Wilmington, Del. - d. March 4, 1868, Philadelphia, Pa.), U.S. politician; grandson of Richard Bassett. He was a senator from Delaware (1836-39, 1841-45) and charg? d'affaires in Belgium (1851-53).
Bayard, Thomas F(rancis) (b. Oct. 29, 1828, Wilmington, Del. - d. Sept. 28, 1898, Dedham, Mass.), U.S. secretary of state (1885-89); nephew of Richard H. Bayard. He was also ambassador to the United Kingdom (1893-97).
Bayardelle, (Ange Marie Charles) Andr? (b. Feb. 18, 1896, Basse-Pointe, Martinique - d. May 3, 1947, Paris, France), governor of French Somaliland (1942-43) and governor-general of French Equatorial Africa (1944-46).
Bayardi (Lozano), Jos? (Arturo) (b. June 30, 1955, Montevideo, Uruguay), defense minister of Uruguay (2008-09, 2019-20). He was also minister of labour and social security (2013-15).
Bayati, Hamid al- (b. 1952, Baghdad, Iraq), Iraqi diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2006-12).
Bayazit, Rifat (b. 1912, Kahramanmaras, Ottoman Empire [now in Turkey] - d. July 30, 1986, Kahramanmaras), justice minister of Turkey (1983).
Baybakov, Nikolay (Konstantinovich) (b. March 7 [Feb. 22, O.S.], 1911, Sabunchi, Baku province, Russia [now Sabunchu, Azerbaijan] - d. March 31, 2008, Moscow, Russia), Soviet politician. He was people's commissar/minister of oil industry (1944-46, 1948-55) and oil industry in southern and western regions (1946-48), chairman of the State Commission for Advanced Planning of the National Economy (1955-57), the state committees for Chemical Industry (1963), Chemical and Oil Industry (1963-64), and Oil Industry (1964-65), and the State Planning Committee (1965-85), and a deputy premier (1965-85) of the U.S.S.R. and first deputy premier and chairman of the State Planning Commission of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1957-58).
Baybazarov, Nurlan (Serikovich) (b. Oct. 10, 1975), Kazakh politician. He was a deputy prime minister and minister of national economy (2024).
Baybek, Bauyrzhan (Kadyrgaliyevich) (b. March 19, 1974, Alma-Ata, Kazakh S.S.R. [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]), head of Almaty city (2015-19).
Baychurin, Gumer (Gilyazetdinovich) (b. 1890, Srednyaya Mesha, Kazan province [now in Tatarstan republic], Russia - d. [executed] May 9, 1938, Kazan, Tatar A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Tatar A.S.S.R. (1934-37). He was also people's commissar of workers' and peasants' inspection (1927-34).
Baydur, Mehmet (b. 1918, Gerze, Ottoman Empire [now in Sinop province, Turkey] - d. Jan. 25, 1993, Ankara, Turkey), Turkish politician/diplomat. He was minister of commerce (1960-61) and ambassador to West Germany (1961-64), Canada (1965-68), Australia (1968-72), Sweden (1976-79), and Spain (1979-83).
Bayekenov, Bulat (Abdrakhmanovich) (b. Nov. 21, 1942, Guryev, Kazakh S.S.R. [now Atyrau, Kazakhstan] - d. Aug. 24, 2023), interior minister of Kazakhstan (1994-95). He was also chairman of the Committee for State Security (from 1992, National Security) (1991-93) and secretary of the Security Council (1994).
Bayev, Nikolay (Ivanovich) (b. May 9, 1945, Vasilevka, Saratov oblast, Russian S.F.S.R.), head of Mangistau oblast (1997-99). He was also first secretary of the party committee (1988-91) and mayor (1991-94) of Shevchenko/Aktau and Kazakh minister of ecology and bioresources (1995-97).
Baygeldi, Omirbek (Baygeldiyevich) (b. April 15, 1939, Kzyl-Oktyabr, Dzhambul [now Zhambyl] oblast, Kazakh S.S.R. - d. April 3, 2024, Astana, Kazakhstan), chairman of the Executive Committee (1990), first secretary of the party committee (1990-91), and head (1992-95) of Zhambyl oblast. He was also chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan (1996-99).
Baykara, Zeyyat (b. 1915, Egin, Ottoman Empire [now Kemaliye, Erzincan province, Turkey] - d. Jan. 22, 1987, Istanbul, Turkey), a deputy prime minister (1974-75, 1980-83) and justice minister (1977) of Turkey. He was also a minister of state (1972-73).
Baykenov, Kadyr (Karkabatovich) (b. Oct. 10, 1944, Kumashkino [now Kurchum], Vostochno-Kazakhstan oblast, Kazakh S.S.R. - d. Aug. 31, 2022), Kazakh politician. He was a deputy premier of the Kazakh S.S.R. (1987-89), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of Alma-Ata city (1989-91), and a deputy prime minister (1991-93) and minister of energy and fuel resources (1992-94) of Kazakhstan.
Baykhanov, Asain (Kuandykovich) (b. Dec. 6, 1978, Bayanaul rayon, Pavlodar oblast, Kazakh S.S.R.), head of Pavlodar oblast (2022- ). He was also mayor of Pavlodar (2021-22).
Bayle, Pierre (Marie) (b. Dec. 15, 1952, Epernay, Marne, France), prefect of Mayotte (1998-2001). He was also prefect of the d駱artements of Aveyron (2001-04) and Aisne (2009-13).
Bayley, Sir Charles (Stuart) (b. March 17, 1854 - d. Sept. 19, 1935), lieutenant governor of Eastern Bengal and Assam (1911-12) and Bihar and Orissa (1912-15); knighted 1908.
Bayley, Sir Steuart Colvin (b. Nov. 26, 1836, London, England - d. June 3, 1925, London), chief commissioner of Assam (1878-81) and lieutenant governor of Bengal (1879 [acting], 1887-90); knighted 1878.
Bayley, Steuart Farquharson (b. Aug. 14, 1863 - d. Sept. 3, 1938), British resident in Nepal (1916-18); son of Sir Steuart Colvin Bayley.
Bayl?n Chac?n, モscar (b. April 24, 1927, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico - d. Aug. 9, 2020, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico), governor of Baja California (1989).
Baylot, Jean (F駘ix) (b. March 27, 1897, Pau, France - d. Feb. 3, 1976, Paris, France), prefect of police of Paris (1951-54). He was also prefect of the d駱artements of Basses-Pyr駭馥s (1944-46), Haute-Garonne (1946-47), and Bouches-du-Rh?ne (1948-51).
Bayma, Henrique Smith (b. Dec. 20, 1891, Brotas, S縊 Paulo, Brazil - d. June 28, 1974, S縊 Paulo, Brazil), governor of S縊 Paulo (1936-37).
Baymaganbetov, Serik (Nurtayevich) (b. Sept. 8, 1958, Kyzyl-Tu, Kokchetav oblast [now in Severo-Kazakhstan oblast], Kazakh S.S.R.), interior minister of Kazakhstan (2009-11).
Baynes, Edward, commissioner of Montserrat (1889-1900) and Dominica (acting, 1894-95).
Baynes, Edward William (b. 1880 - d. March 30, 1962), administrator of Saint Lucia (1935-38); son of Edward Baynes.
Baynes, Thomas Edwin Percival (b. 1884 - d. Feb. 8, 1952, Barbados), commissioner of Montserrat (1932-46).
Bayramov, Amangeldy (Ovezovich), economy and finance minister of Turkmenistan (1992-93). He was also ambassador to Ukraine (2000-05).
Bay?lken, (ワmit) Haluk (b. July 6, 1921, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey] - d. April 26, 2007, Ankara, Turkey), foreign minister (1971-74) and defense minister (1980-83) of Turkey and secretary-general of the Central Treaty Organization (1975-77). He was also ambassador to the United Kingdom (1966-69) and Malta (1968-69) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1969-71).
Bayur, Abdullah Lami, until Jan. 1, 1935, Abdullah Lami Bey (b. 1875 - d. 1936), finance minister of the Ottoman Empire (1921); son of Kibrisli Mehmed Kamil Pasha. He was also minister of commerce (1919), public works (1920-21), and education (1921) and governor of Constantinople (1920).
Bayur, (Yusuf) Hikmet, until Jan. 1, 1935, Yusuf Hikmet Bey (b. Jan. 21, 1891, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey] - d. March 6, 1980, Istanbul), Turkish politician. He was ambassador to Yugoslavia (1926-28) and Afghanistan (1928-31) and minister of education (1933-34).
Baz Prada, Gustavo (b. Jan. 31, 1894, Tlalnepantla, M騙ico, Mexico - d. Oct. 12, 1987, Mexico City, Mexico), governor of M騙ico (1914-15, 1957-63). He was also rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (1938-40) and Mexican minister of health and welfare (1940-46).
Baz疣 (Olmos), Jos? Dominador (b. Aug. 27, 1917, Col?n, Panama - d. Oct. 20, 1996, Panama City, Panama), Panamanian politician. A conservative and free-market advocate, he was elected second vice president under Roberto Chiari (1960-64) and served as acting president for some days in April 1962. In 1968, he was elected second vice president under Arnulfo Arias, but that government was overthrown by a military coup 11 days later. The engineers of the coup offered to install Baz疣 as president, but he declined. Baz疣 also served as mayor of Col?n (1948-56), interior and justice minister (1959, 1965-67), congressman, and ambassador to Brazil and Guatemala.
Baz疣 D疱ila, Ra?l (b. July 1, 1913, Santiago, Chile - d. Aug. 12, 2007, Santiago), Chilean diplomat. He was ambassador to Brazil (1954-62) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1973-74).
Bazarbayev, Muslim (Bazarbayevich) (b. May 15, 1927 - d. Nov. 9, 1995), foreign minister of the Kazakh S.S.R. (1976-81). He was also minister of culture (1970-76).
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R. Bakr
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1 In his autobiography, Balaguer states that it is impossible to determine whether the year of his birth was 1906 or 1907; his birth certificate was established much later.
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1 Banda's official birthday was May 18, 1906, but he was widely believed to be older and the hospital where he died gave his age as 99. For many years, it was a criminal offense to discuss his age in Malawi. His nephew, former local government minister Katola Phiri, said Banda was actually born in 1896 and that his original name was Kamnkhwala Banda, he was baptized in 1910 Akim Kamnkhwala Mtunthama Banda, and changed the name to Hastings Kamuzu Banda sometime after 1917. (There even has been a story that Banda died young, while a medical student, and that Richard Armstrong, an American medical student who had befriended him, had taken his place.)
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