Nga-Gnii-Voueto, Clément Michel (Pascal) (b. 1933 - d. September 2014, Bangui, Central African Republic), foreign minister (1971, 1984-85) and justice minister (1973-75) of the Central African Republic. He was also minister of civil service (1971-72), labour (1971-72, 1973-75), information (1975-76), civil aviation (1976), and public works and urbanism (1976).
Ngafuan |
Ngakinar, Mamari Djime (b. March 19, 1934, Sarh, Chad - d. Sept. 9, 2019, Ermont, Val-d'Oise, France), interior and security minister (1975-76) and defense minister (1978-79) of Chad.
Ngalula (Mpandajila), Joseph (b. 1928, Lusambo, Congo-Kasaï [now in Kasaï Oriental], Belgian Congo [now Congo (Kinshasa)]), prime minister (1960-61) and president (1962-65) of Sud-Kasaï. He was also education minister of Congo (Léopoldville) (1961-62).
N'Gangbet Kosnaye, Michel (b. March 22, 1938, Béboto [now in Logone Oriental region], Chad), finance minister of Chad (1981-82). He was also minister of education, culture, youth, and sport (1975-76) and economy (1979-82).
Ngangtar, (Laoukoura) Maurice (b. 1932, Bénoye [now in Logone Occidental region], Chad - d. Oct. 12, 2001), foreign minister of Chad (1963-64). He was also minister of waters, forestry, and tourism (1960-62), civil service (1962), stockbreeding (1962-63), and agriculture (1964-66).
Nganongo, Calixte (b. 1952?), finance minister of Congo (Brazzaville) (2016-21).
Ngantung, Henk, byname of Hendrik Joel Hermanus Ngantung (b. March 1, 1921, Bogor, Netherlands East Indies [now in Jawa Barat, Indonesia] - d. Dec. 12, 1991, Jakarta, Indonesia), governor of Jakarta (1964-65). He was also noted as a painter.
Ngardoum, Djidingar Dono, until about 1973 Michel Djidingar (b. 1928, Dono Manga, Chad - d. Feb. 19, 2000), prime minister of Chad (1982). He was also minister of finance (1961-65), posts and telecommunications (1961-71), economy (1962-64), public works (1966-71), agriculture and rural development (1971-73, 1982-86), and agriculture and stockbreeding (1973-75) and minister of state without portfolio (1986-90).
Ngarukiyintwali, François (b. Dec. 5, 1940, Janja, Rwanda - d. Dec. 5, 2015, London, England), foreign minister of Rwanda (1979-89). He was also chargé d'affaires in Congo (Kinshasa) (1966-68) and ambassador to West Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (1976-78) and Belgium (1990-94).
N'Gbalé, Ambroise (b. 1938, Mbaïki, Oubangui-Chari [now Central African Republic] - d. May 23, 2006, Bangui, Central African Republic), minister of interior, public security, and administrative reorganization of the Central African Republic (1980).
Ngbanda Nzambo Ko Atumba, Honoré (b. May 5, 1946, Lisala, Équateur, Belgian Congo [now Congo (Kinshasa)] - d. March 21, 2021, Agadir, Morocco), defense minister of Zaire (1991-92); nephew of Mobutu Sese Seko. He was also ambassador to Israel (1983-85).
Ngbundu Malengo, Crispin (b. Dec. 20, 1973, Yalosemba, Équateur [now in Mongala], Zaire [now Congo (Kinshasa)]), governor of Mongala (2019-21, 2021).
Ngedup |
Ngele, Victor (Samuel) (b. 1953), police and national security minister of Solomon Islands (1996). He was also minister of tourism and aviation (1989-93), agriculture and fisheries (1994-95, 1996), and economic reform and structural adjustment (2001), high commissioner to Australia (2006-10) and Malaysia (2013-19), and ambassador to Taiwan (2010-11).
Ngendahayo, Jean-Marie (b. 1956), foreign minister (1993-95) and interior minister (2005) of Burundi.
Ngendandumwe, Pierre (b. 1930 - d. [assassinated] Jan. 15, 1965, Bujumbura, Burundi), prime minister of Burundi (1963-64, 1965).
Ngeze, François (b. 1953, Isare, Ruanda-Urundi [now in Burundi] - d. Dec. 30/31, 2021), interior minister (1992-93) and chairman of the Committee of Public Salvation (1993) of Burundi.
Nghidinwa, Rosalia (Annette Ndilinasho) (b. Oct. 26, 1952, Nkurenkuru, Kavango region, South West Africa [now Namibia] - d. Jan. 15, 2018, Windhoek, Namibia), home affairs minister of Namibia (2005-12). She was also minister of gender equality and child welfare (2012-15).
Nghimtina, Erkki (b. Sept. 16, 1948, Eembidi, Ohangwena region, South West Africa [now Namibia]), defense minister of Namibia (1997-2005). He was also minister of mines and energy (2005-10), works and transport (2010-15), and labour, industrial relations, and employment creation (2015-20).
Ngige, Chris (Nwabueze) (b. Aug. 8, 1952, Alor [now in Anambra state], Nigeria), governor of Anambra (2003-06). He was also Nigerian minister of labour and employment (2015-23).
Ngileruma, Alhaji Muhammad (b. 1908, Yerwa, Northern Nigeria [now Maiduguri, Nigeria] - d. Feb. 17, 1968), Nigerian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1960-62) and ambassador to the United Arab Republic (1962-68).
Nginn Thappana, also appearing as Thappana Nginn, interior minister (1971-72) and defense minister (1972-73, 1973-74) of Cambodia. He was also minister of public works and transport (1973) and a deputy prime minister (1973-74).
Ngiraked, John O(lbedabel) (b. April 25, 1932, Ngiwal, Palau - d. Aug. 13, 2003), minister of state of Palau (1985-88). He was a presidential candidate in 1980 and 1988. Along with his wife Emerita Kerradel, he was arrested in 1992 and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1993 for masterminding the assassination of Pres. Haruo Remeliik in 1985.
Ngirente |
Ngjela, Kiço (b. Dec. 25, 1917, Shepër, near Gjirokastër, Albania - d. June 16, 2002), finance minister of Albania (1948). He was also minister of trade (1948-53, 1954-75).
Ngjela, Spartak (b. July 11, 1948, Tiranë, Albania), justice minister of Albania (1997); son of Kiço Ngjela.
Ngo Dinh Diem |
Ngo Hou (b. 1907/08, Battambang, Cambodia - d. ...), defense minister of Cambodia (1954-55). He was also minister of public health (1954-55, 1958, and in exile government 1970-74).
Ngo Xuan Lich (b. April 20, 1954, Yen Bac commune, Duy Tien district, Ha Nam province, North Vietnam [now in Vietnam]), defense minister of Vietnam (2016-21).
Ngo Xuan Loc (b. June 10, 1940, Nam Hong, Nam Truc district, Nam Dinh province, Tonkin [now in Vietnam]), a deputy prime minister of Vietnam (1997-99). He was also minister of construction (1989-97).
Ngobila Mbaka, Gentiny (b. Sept. 20, 1963, Léopoldville [now Kinshasa], Congo), special commissioner (2015-16) and governor (2016-19) of Mai-Ndombe and governor of Kinshasa (2019-24).
Ngollo, Raymond Damase (b. March 25, 1936, Ngabé, French Equatorial Africa [now in Congo (Brazzaville)] - d. Aug. 9, 2017, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Val-de-Marne, France), member of the Military Committee of the Congolese Labour Party (during presidential vacancy 1977) and defense minister of Congo (1980-84, 1991-95). He was also minister of administration and local government (1984-88), transport and civil aviation (1988-89), and forestry (1989-91).
Ngom, Ousmane (Alioune) (b. May 18, 1955, Saint-Louis, Senegal), interior minister of Senegal (2004-08, 2010-12). He was also minister of labour and professional training (1991-92), health and social action (1995-98), commerce (2004), and mines, industry, and small and medium-sized enterprises (2008-10).
Ngom Jua |
Ngomo Mbengono, Francisco Javier (b. Aug. 2, 1951), justice minister of Equatorial Guinea (1993-95, 2012-15). He was also minister of labour and social security (1996) and deputy prime minister and minister of civil service and administrative reform (1996-98).
N'Goran, (Emmanuel) Niamien (b. 1949, Bongouanou, Ivory Coast [now Côte d'Ivoire]), economy and finance minister of Côte d'Ivoire (1993-99); nephew-in-law of Henri Konan Bédié.
Ngothe, (Pierre) Gali Gatta (b. June 2, 1949, Kyabé, Chad), economy and finance minister of Chad (1991). He was also minister of higher education (1990-91, 1993), national education, culture, youth, and sports (1993-94), and public works, housing, and transport (1995-97).
Ngoua, Joseph (b. May 12, 1923, Libreville, Gabon - d. August 1999), defense minister (1963) and foreign minister (1963-64) of Gabon. He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1960-61) and ambassador to the United States (1961) and Taiwan (1968-71).
Ngoubeyou |
Ngoubou, Benjamin (b. July 23, 1925, Lambaréné, Gabon - d. March 15, 2008, Lille, France), foreign minister of Gabon (1967-68).
Ngoupandé | Ngrébada |
Ngoy Kitangala, Richard (b. Dec. 1, 1958, Kongolo, Belgian Congo [now Congo (Kinshasa)]), special commissioner (2015-16) and governor (2016- ) of Tanganyika.
Ngoy Mukena, Aimé (b. 1961? - d. May 22, 2022, Lubumbashi, Congo [Kinshasa]), governor of Katanga (2001-04) and defense minister of Congo (Kinshasa) (2014-15, 2019-21). He was also minister of hydrocarbons (2015-19).
Ngoyi Kasanji, Alphonse (b. Feb. 12, 1963, Ngandajika, Lomami, Congo [Léopoldville] [now Congo (Kinshasa)]), governor (2007-15, 2016-19) and special commissioner (2015-16) of Kasaï Oriental.
Ngrébada, Firmin (b. May 24, 1968, Bangui, Central African Republic), prime minister of the Central African Republic (2019-21).
Ngubane | Nguendet |
Nguema Esono Nchama, Bonifacio (b. April 24, 1936, Mongomo, Spanish Guinea [now Equatorial Guinea] - d. April 28, 2015, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea), foreign minister (1971-79) and vice president (1978-79) of Equatorial Guinea; cousin of Francisco Macías Nguema.
Nguema Onguene, Clemente Engonga, interior minister of Equatorial Guinea (2001- ); brother of Marcelino Nguema Onguene.
Nguema Onguene, Marcelino (b. April 14, 1946, Eyamoyong, Mongomo district, Spanish Guinea [now Equatorial Guinea] - d. Sept. 22, 2020, Spain), foreign minister of Equatorial Guinea (1982-89). He was also minister of economy and commerce (1990-92, 1999-2001) and health and social welfare (2001-03), president of the National Assembly (1996-99), and ombudsman (2015-20).
Nguendet, Alexandre Ferdinand (b. May 23, 1972, Bossangoa, Central African Republic), acting transitional head of state of the Central African Republic (2014). He was president of the National Council of Transition (2013-16) and a minor presidential candidate (2020).
N'Guessan |
Ngulinzira, Boniface (b. 1950 - d. [assassinated] April 11, 1994, Kicukiro, Rwanda), foreign minister of Rwanda (1992-93).
Ngum, Alieu (Momodou) (b. Aug. 12, 1950, Gambia), finance minister of The Gambia (2005). He was also ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1999-2000), Belgium (2000-02), and the United States (2010-13) and minister of trade, industry, and employment (2005-06).
Ngungwa Mwayuma, Julie (b. Sept. 29, 1973, Likasi, Shaba, Zaire [now in Haut-Katanga, Congo (Kinshasa)]), governor of Tanganyika (2022-24).
Nguyen Ba Can (b. 1930 - d. May 20, 2009, San Jose, Calif.), prime minister of South Vietnam (1975). He was also speaker of the House of Representatives (1971-75).
Nguyen Cao Ky |
Nguyen Co Thach |
Nguyen Con (b. May 15, 1916, Thanh Lam commune, Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An province, Annam [now in Vietnam] - d. Jan. 9, 2022, Hanoi, Vietnam), a deputy premier of North Vietnam (1967-76). He was also chairman of the State Planning Commission (1965-73) and minister of engineering and metallurgy (1974-77) of (North) Vietnam.
Nguyen Cong Tan (b. Feb. 6, 1935, Thai Binh province, Tonkin [now in Vietnam] - d. Nov. 1, 2014, Hanoi, Vietnam), a deputy prime minister of Vietnam (1997-2002). He was also minister of agriculture and food industry (1987-95) and agriculture and rural development (1995-97).
Nguyen Dinh Loc (b. Sept. 13, 1935, Dien An, Dien Chau district, Nghe An province, Annam [now in Vietnam] - d. Jan. 24, 2021, Hanoi, Vietnam), justice minister of Vietnam (1992-2002).
Nguyen Doa (b. 1896, Quang Nam province, Annam [now in Vietnam] - d. 1993), a deputy prime minister of South Vietnam (Provisional Revolutionary Government) (1969-76).
Nguyen Duy Trinh |
Nguyen Dy Nien |
Nguyen Hai Than, original name Vo Hai Thu (b. 1878, Ha Dong [now part of Hanoi], Vietnam - d. 1955), vice president and deputy premier of North Vietnam (1945-46).
Nguyen Khanh |
Nguyen Khanh, original name Nguyen Ngoc Khanh (b. March 31, 1928, Ha Hoi, Thuong Tin district, Ha Dong province [now part of Hanoi], Tonkin [now in Vietnam] - d. July 19, 2023, Hanoi), a deputy premier of Vietnam (1987-97).
Nguyen Lam, also known as Le Huu Vy (b. Dec. 31, 1921, Dai Cau, Tien Tan commune, Duy Tien district, Ha Nam province, Tonkin [now in Vietnam] - d. April 1, 1990, Hanoi, Vietnam), a deputy premier of Vietnam (1980-82). He was also first secretary of the Central Youth Union (1950-62), secretary of the party committee of Hanoi (1961-65, 1974-77), and chairman of the State Planning Commission (1973-74, 1980-82) of (North) Vietnam.
Nguyen Luong Bang (b. April 2, 1904 - d. July 20, 1979), vice president of North Vietnam (1969-76) and a vice president of Vietnam (1976-79). He was also ambassador to the Soviet Union (1952-56).
Nguyen Manh Cam (b. June 15, 1929, Hung Dung commune, Hung Nguyen district, Nghe An province, Annam [now in Vietnam]), foreign minister of Vietnam (1991-2000). He was also ambassador to Hungary (1973-76), West Germany (1977-81), and the Soviet Union (1987-91) and a deputy premier (1997-2002).
N. Minh Triet |
Nguyen Ngoc Tho (b. May 26, 1908, My Phuoc, Long Xuyen province [now part of Long Xuyen city, An Giang province], Cochinchina [now in Vietnam] - d. 1976, Saigon [now Ho Chi Minh City], Vietnam), vice president (1956-63) and prime minister (1963-64) of South Vietnam.
Nguyen Ngoc Triu (b. Oct. 2, 1926, Tien Hai district, Thai Binh province, Tonkin [now in Vietnam] - d. July 9, 2016, Hanoi, Vietnam), a deputy premier of Vietnam (1987-88). He was also minister of agriculture (1979-87).
Nguyen Phu Duc (b. Nov. 13, 1924, Sen Chieu, Son Tay province [now part of Hanoi], Tonkin [now in Vietnam] - d. Dec. 9, 2017, Paris, France), acting foreign minister of South Vietnam (1973). He was also ambassador to Belgium (1974-75).
N. Phu Trong |
Nguyen Phuoc Buu Loc, (from March 8, 1949) Prince (b. Aug. 22, 1914, Hue, Annam [now in Vietnam] - d. Feb. 27, 1990, Paris, France), prime minister and interior minister of South Vietnam (1954); great-grandson of Prince Nguyen Phuoc Mien Trinh, Tuy-Ly Vuong; cousin of Bao Dai. He was also ambassador to France (1952-53).
Nguyen Quyet, original name Nguyen Tien Van (b. Aug. 20, 1922, Chinh Nghia commune, Kim Dong district, Hung Yen province, Tonkin [now in Vietnam]), a vice chairman of the State Council of Vietnam (1987-92).
Nguyen Sinh Hung (b. Jan. 18, 1946, Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province, North Vietnam [now in Vietnam]), finance minister (1996-2006), a deputy prime minister (2006-07), and permanent deputy prime minister (2007-11) of Vietnam. He was also chairman of the National Assembly (2011-16).
N. Tan Dung |
Nguyen Thai Binh (b. Oct. 13, 1954, Tra Vinh province, South Vietnam [now in Vietnam]), interior minister of Vietnam (2011-16). He was also secretary of the party committee of Tra Vinh province (2001-10).
Nguyen Thanh Chau (b. Sept. 17, 1945, Phu Tho province, North Vietnam [now in Vietnam]), Vietnamese diplomat. He was ambassador to Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and Fiji (1992-96) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2000-04).
Nguyen Thi Binh, original name Nguyen Chau Sa (b. May 26, 1927, Quang Nam province, Annam [now in Vietnam]), foreign minister of South Vietnam (1975-76). She was also education minister (1976-87) and vice president (1992-2002) of Vietnam.
Nguyen Thi Dinh (b. March 15, 1920, Luong Hoa, Giong Trom district, Ben Tre province, Cochinchina [now in Vietnam] - d. Aug. 26, 1992, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), a vice chairman of the State Council of Vietnam (1987-92). She was also president of the Women's Union (1982-92).
Nguyen Thi Doan (b. Jan. 11, 1951, Chan Ly commune, Ly Nhan district, Ha Nam province, North Vietnam [now in Vietnam]), vice president of Vietnam (2007-16).
Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (b. April 12, 1954, Ben Tre province, South Vietnam [now in Vietnam]), Vietnamese politician. She was secretary of the party committee of Hai Duong province (2002-06), minister of labour, war invalids, and social affairs (2007-11), and chairman of the National Assembly (2016-21).
Nguyen Thi Phuong Nga (b. Aug. 27, 1963, Hanoi, North Vietnam [now in Vietnam]), Vietnamese diplomat. She was permanent representative to the United Nations (2014-18).
Nguyen Thien Nhan (b. June 12, 1953, Phuong Tra commune, Chau Thanh district [now An Truong commune, Cang Long district], Tra Vinh province, South Vietnam [now in Vietnam]), a deputy prime minister of Vietnam (2007-13). He was also minister of education and training (2006-10) and secretary of the party committee of Ho Chi Minh City (2017-20).
Nguyen Tuong Tam, byname Nhat Linh (b. Feb. 1, 1905, Binh Phien, Hai Duong province, Tonkin [now in Vietnam] - d. [suicide by poison] July 7, 1963, Cho Lon, South Vietnam [now part of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam]), foreign minister of North Vietnam (1946). He was also known as a writer.
Nguyen Van An (b. Oct. 1, 1937, My Tan commune, My Loc district, Nam Dinh province, Tonkin [now in Vietnam]), Vietnamese politician. He was chairman of the National Assembly (2001-06).
Nguyen Van Chinh, original name Cao Van Chanh (b. March 1, 1924, Saigon, Cochinchina [now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam] - d. Oct. 29, 2016, Ho Chi Minh City), a deputy premier of Vietnam (1987-88). He was also secretary of the party committee of Long An province (1958-64, 1967-73 [until 1970 Division 3, covering parts of Long An and of Saigon; thereafter Division 23, including all of Long An and parts of Saigon], 1977-84) and minister of food (1984-87).
Nguyen Van Kiet (b. 1906, Duc Hoa district, Long An province, Cochinchina [now in Vietnam] - d. 1987), a deputy prime minister (and minister of education and youth) of South Vietnam (Provisional Revolutionary Government) (1969-76).
N. Van Linh |
Nguyen Van Loc (b. Aug. 24, 1922, Bien Hoa province, Cochinchina [now in Vietnam] - d. May 31, 1992, Paris, France), prime minister of South Vietnam (1967-68).
N. Van Thieu |
N. Xuan Oanh |
N. Xuan Phuc |
Nguza Karl-I-Bond, (Jean-de-Dieu) (b. Aug. 4, 1938, Musumba, Katanga province, Belgian Congo [now in Lualaba, Congo (Kinshasa)] - d. July 27, 2003, Kinshasa), foreign minister (1972-74, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1988-90) and prime minister (1980-81, 1991-92) of Zaire; nephew of Moise Tshombe. In September 1977 he was sentenced to death for treason in connection with the March invasion of Shaba region, but Pres. Mobutu Sese Seko commuted the sentence to life imprisonment; he was released in 1978 and rejoined the government in 1979. He resigned in 1981 to join the exile opposition to Mobutu in Belgium, but returned to Zaire in June 1985 under another presidential amnesty and was ambassador to the United States in 1986-88.
Ngwabidje Kasi, Théo (b. March 27, 1971, Goma, Kivu [nord in Nord-Kivu], Congo [Kinshasa]), governor of Sud-Kivu (2019-21, 2022-23, 2023-24).
Ngwiri, John (Ralph) (b. 1930, Nyasaland [now Malawi] - d. 1992), Malawian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1965-66).
Nhamadjo |
Nhassé, Alamara (Ntchia) (b. June 2, 1957), prime minister of Guinea-Bissau (2001-02). He was also minister of agriculture (2000-01) and interior (2001).
Nhek Bun Chhay (b. Feb. 7, 1956), acting head of state of Cambodia (2004). He was second vice president of the Senate (1999-2004), a deputy prime minister (2004-13), and co-defense minister (2004-06).
Nhiek Tioulong, Samdech (Chakrey Decho Thippadey) (b. Aug. 23, 1908, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - d. June 9, 1996, Hong Kong), foreign minister (1954 [acting], 1961-62) and acting prime minister (1962) of Cambodia. He was also minister of national education (1945, 1959-60), finance (1945-46, 1951), information (1951, 1958, 1959), defense (1954), interior (1958, 1959), and justice (1959), minister and ambassador to Japan (1955-57) and to the Soviet Union, Poland, and Czechoslovakia (1957-58), and president of the FUNCINPEC party (1989-92). He was given the Samdech title in 1969.
Nhouy Abhay (b. Jan. 9, 1909, Khong, Champasak [now in Laos] - d. Oct. 1, 1963, Vientiane, Laos), foreign minister (1951-54) and interior minister (1956-57) of Laos; brother of Kou Abhay. He was also minister of public health (1949-50), information (1951-54), education (1951-55, 1957-58, 1960-62), and social welfare (1956-57) and deputy prime minister (1960-62).
Ni Sichong (b. 1868, Fuyang, Anhui, China - d. July 12, 1924), civil governor of Henan (1911-12) and military governor (1913-16, 1917-20) and civil governor (1913-14, 1916-17) of Anhui. He was civil governor of Heilongjiang and Henan provinces during the last days of the Qing dynasty. He maintained his post in Henan after the revolution. In 1913, Pres. Yuan Shikai ordered him to lead his army to Anhui province. He was made governor after defeating the Kuomintang forces led by Bai Wenwei. He supported Yuan Shikai's imperial claim and was honoured as "first duke." After Yuan's death, he supported Duan Qirui and was made inspector of the armies along the Yangtze River. He stepped down upon the fall of the Anhui Military Group in the civil war in 1920.
Niang, Cheikh (b. 1957, Thiès, Senegal), Senegalese diplomat. He has been ambassador to South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe (2010-12), the United States, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, and Uruguay (2012-14), and Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Singapore (2014-18) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2018- ).
Madické Niang |
Niang, Mamadou (b. 1938, Podor, Senegal - d. Dec. 28, 2020, Dakar, Senegal), interior minister of Senegal (2000-03). He was also ambassador to Guinea-Bissau (1999-2000), Brazil (2003-04), and the United Kingdom (2004-07).
Niare, Seydou (b. Dec. 22, 1933, Bamako, French Sudan [now Mali]), Malian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1984-87) and ambassador to Yugoslavia, Albania, Romania, and Turkey (1988-90).
Niasse |
Niazi, Amir Abdullah Khan, byname Tiger Niazi (b. 1915, Balo-Khel village, near Mianwali, Punjab, India [now in Pakistan] - d. Feb. 1, 2004, Lahore, Pakistan), martial law administrator of East Pakistan (1971). He served as a junior officer during World War II, and later held various command positions in Pakistan's army after the country won independence from Britain in 1947. As the chief of Pakistan army's command in 1971 in what was then called East Pakistan, Niazi and his forces fought against Bangladeshi separatists and Indian forces in a bloody war and later surrendered. The defeat is still considered by many Pakistanis to be a national humiliation. General Niazi was blamed for the defeat and was removed from the army in 1975.
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Nibigira |
Nica, Dan (b. July 2, 1960, Panciu, Vrancea county, Romania), interior minister of Romania (2009 [acting], 2009). He was also minister of communications and information technologies (2000-04), a deputy prime minister (2008-09), and minister of communications and information society (2012-14).
Nicácio, Astolfo Dutra (b. Dec. 17, 1864, Meia Pataca district, Leopoldina municipality, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. May 23, 1920, Cataguases, Minas Gerais), Brazilian politician. He was president of the Chamber of Deputies (1914-17, 1919-20).
Nice, Harry W(hinna) (b. Dec. 5, 1877, Washington, D.C. - d. Feb. 25, 1941, Richmond, Va.), governor of Maryland (1935-39).
Nichol, Walter Cameron (b. Oct. 15, 1866, Goderich, Canada West [now Ont.] - d. Dec. 19, 1928, Victoria, B.C.), lieutenant governor of British Columbia (1920-26).
Nicholas (I), Russian Nikolay, secular name Pyotr (Stepanovich) Adoratsky (b. Sept. 27 [Sept. 15, O.S.], 1849, Kazan, Russia - d. Nov. 10 [Oct. 29, O.S.], 1896, Kazan), bishop of the Aleutian Islands and Alaska (1891). Due to illness he did not go to America. He was also bishop of Novomirgorod (1890-91), Balta (1891-95), and Orenburg (1895-96).
Nicholas (II), Russian Nikolay, secular name Mikhail (Zakharovich) Ziorov (b. June 2 [May 21, O.S.], 1851, Novomirgorod, Kherson province, Russia [now in Kirovohrad oblast, Ukraine] - d. Jan. 2, 1916 [Dec. 20, 1915, O.S.], Petrograd [now St. Petersburg], Russia), bishop of the Aleutian Islands and Alaska (1891-98). He was also bishop of Tavrida (1898-1905) and archbishop of Tver (1905) and Warsaw (1908-16).
Nicholas, Graydon (b. 1946, Tobique, N.B.), lieutenant governor of New Brunswick (2009-14).
Nicholas, Wilson C(ary) (b. Jan. 31, 1761, Williamsburg, Virginia - d. Oct. 10, 1820, "Tufton," near Charlottesville, Va.), governor of Virginia (1814-16); great-grandson of Robert Carter.
Nicholls, Sir Douglas (Ralph), byname Sir Doug Nicholls (b. Dec. 9, 1906, Cummeragunja, N.S.W. - d. June 4, 1988, Mooroopna, Vic.), governor of South Australia (1976-77). He was the first Aboriginal Australian to be knighted (1972).
Nicholls, Francis (Redding) T(illou) (b. Aug. 20, 1834, Donaldsonville, La. - d. Jan. 4, 1912, "Ridgefield" plantation, outside Thibaudoux, La.), governor of Louisiana (1877-80, 1888-92).
Nicholls, Sir Herbert (b. Aug. 11, 1868, Ballarat, Victoria - d. Nov. 11, 1940, Hobart, Tas.), acting governor of Tasmania (1917, 1920, 1922-24, 1930-33); knighted 1916. He was attorney-general (1903-04), leader of the opposition (1906-09), and chief justice (1914-37) of Tasmania.
A.J. Nicholson | Rob Nicholson |
Nicholson, David (Campbell), administrator of Tokelau (2017). He was also New Zealand high commissioner to Samoa (2017-18).
Nicholson, Sir (Randolph Stewart) Gresham (b. Dec. 16, 1892 - d. July 28, 1975), lieutenant governor of Jersey (1953-58); knighted 1950.
Nicholson, John Robert, byname Jack Nicholson (b. Dec. 1, 1901, Newcastle [now part of Miramichi], N.B. - d. Oct. 8, 1983, Vancouver, B.C.), lieutenant governor of British Columbia (1968-73). He was also Canadian minister of forestry (1963-64), citizenship and immigration (1965), and labour (1965-68) and postmaster general (1964-65).
Nicholson, Reginald Popham, original name (until 1927) Reginald Popham Lobb (b. 1874 - d. March 15, 1950, Abinger Hammer, Surrey, England), administrator of Saint Vincent (1915-22) and Saint Lucia (acting, 1917-18).
Nicholson, Rob(ert Douglas) (b. April 29, 1952, Niagara Falls, Ont.), justice minister (2007-13), defence minister (2013-15), and foreign minister (2015) of Canada.
Nickel, Uta (b. July 19, 1941, Leipzig, Germany), finance minister of East Germany (1989-90).
Nickels, Donald Evan (b. 1904, London, England - d. April 11, 2002), official representative in Christmas Island (1958-60).
G. Nickels | Niclasen |
Nicklam, Jimmy, finance minister of Vanuatu (2004).
Niclasen, Jørgen (b. Jan. 17, 1969, Sørvági, Faeroe Islands), foreign minister (2008-11) and finance minister (2011-15, 2019-22) of the Faeroe Islands.
Nicol, Davidson (Sylvester Hector Willoughby), pen name Abioseh Nicol (b. Sept. 14, 1924, Freetown, Sierra Leone - d. Sept. 20, 1994, Cambridge, England), Sierra Leonean diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1969-71) and high commissioner to the United Kingdom (1971-72). He was also noted as a writer.
Nicol, Yves (Marie) (b. Feb. 13, 1887, La Lucerne-d'Outremer, Manche, France - d. Sept. 13, 1954, Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, France), governor of Martinique (1941-43).
Nicolaas, Euladio D(amaso), byname Elio Nicolaas (b. 1941), acting administrator of Aruba (1982-83).
Nicolae, Ion (M.) (b. Oct. 28, 1923, Amarasti, Dolj county, Romania), a deputy prime minister of Romania (1982-86). He was also ambassador to the Soviet Union (1986-87) and minister of chemical and petrochemical industry (1987-89).
Nicolaï, Ange Eugène (b. July 28, 1845, Vescovato, Corse [now in Haute-Corse], France - d. May 21, 1908, Cette [now Sète], Hérault, France), lieutenant governor of Cochinchina (1897-98).
Nicolaï, Pierre Thomas (b. Oct. 8, 1763, Aubel, Bishopric of Liége [now in Liège province, Belgium] - d. April 16, 1836, Liége [now Liège], Belgium), Dutch politician. He was chairman of the Second Chamber (1822-23, 1824-25).
Nicolas, Henri Pierre (b. Oct. 13, 1896, Paris, France - d. 1986, Paris), governor of French Cameroons (1944-46).
Nicolescu, Constantin (D.) (b. Nov. 5, 1887, Bucharest, Romania - d. July 6, 1972, Bucharest), war minister of Romania (1940).
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Nicolis di Robilant, Conte Carlo Felice (b. Aug. 8, 1826, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia [now in Italy] - d. Oct. 17, 1888, London, England), foreign minister of Italy (1885-87). He was also minister (1871-76) and ambassador (1876-85) to Austria-Hungary and ambassador to the United Kingdom (1888).
Nicoll, Sir John (Fearns) (b. April 26, 1899 - d. Jan. 12, 1981), governor of Singapore (1952-55); knighted 1953.
Nicolosi, Rosario (Antonino), byname Rino Nicolosi (b. July 28, 1942, Acireale, Sicilia, Italy - d. Nov. 30, 1998), president of Sicilia (1985-91).
Nicotera, Giovanni (b. Sept. 9, 1828, Sambiase, Two Sicilies [now part of Lamezia Terme, Catanzaro province, Calabria, Italy] - d. June 13, 1894, Vico Equense [now in Napoli metropolitan city], Italy), interior minister of Italy (1876-77, 1891-92).
Niculescu, Alexandru (A.) (b. Jan. 1, 1941, Bucharest, Romania), Romanian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2001-03).
Niculescu-Mizil, Paul (b. Dec. 10, 1923, Bucharest, Romania - d. Dec. 5, 2008, Bucharest), finance minister of Romania (1978-81). He was also a deputy premier (1972-81) and education minister (1972-76).
Nidhi, Bimalendra (b. Sept. 25, 1956, Nagarain, Dhanusha district, Nepal), a deputy prime minister and home affairs minister of Nepal (2016-17); son of Mahendra Narayan Nidhi. He was also minister of general administration (1995-97, 1998), industry, commerce, and supplies (2004), education and sports (2004), and physical infrastructure and transport (2014-15) and general secretary of the Nepali Congress Party (2007-10).
Nidhi, Mahendra Narayan (b. Feb. 25, 1922 - d. May 4, 1999, Janakpur, Nepal), Nepalese politician. He was minister of water resources and local government (1990-91) and general secretary of the Nepali Congress Party (1991-96).
Nie Xianfan (b. 1880, Hefei, Anhui, China - d. November 1933), civil governor of Anhui (1919-21).
Nieberding, (Rudolf) Arnold (b. May 4, 1838, Konitz, Prussia [now Chojnice, Poland] - d. Oct. 10, 1912, Charlottenburg [now part of Berlin], Germany), justice minister of Germany (1893-1909).
Nieckarz, Stanislaw (b. June 10, 1941, Anówka, Poland [now Nahirne, Ukraine] - d. Oct. 27, 2014, Warsaw, Poland), finance minister of Poland (1982-86).
Niederberger(-Zumbühl), Paul (Zumbühl is wife's name) (b. May 11, 1925, Dallenwil, Nidwalden, Switzerland - d. March 18, 2015), Landammann of Nidwalden (1978-79, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1984-85).
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Niederhauser(-Freivogel), Rudolf (Peter) (Freivogel is wife's name) (b. March 15, 1881, Cannstatt, Württemberg [now Bad Cannstatt, part of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg], Germany - d. Aug. 14, 1966, Basel, Switzerland), president of the government of Basel-Stadt (1923-24, 1930-31).
Niéger, (Marie) Joseph (Émile) (b. May 25, 1874, Trie-le-Château, Oise, France - d. Feb. 9, 1951, Eclaron village, Haute-Marne, France), governor of the Alawite Territory (1920-21).
Niehaus | B. Nielsen |
Niel, Adolphe (b. Oct. 4, 1802, Muret, Haute-Garonne, France - d. Aug. 13, 1869, Paris, France), war minister of France (1867-69).
Nielsen, Bárdur á Steig (b. April 16, 1972, Vestmanna, Faeroe Islands), prime minister (2019-22) and foreign minister (2022) of the Faeroe Islands.
Nielsen, Erik (Hersholt) (b. Feb. 24, 1924, Regina, Sask. - d. Sept. 4, 2008, Kelowna, B.C.), defence minister of Canada (1985-86). He was also minister of public works (1979-80) and fisheries and oceans (acting, 1985), president of the Privy Council (1984-85), and deputy prime minister (1984-86).
Nielsen, Gerhard (Sofus) (b. Nov. 1, 1871, Ålsrode, Denmark - d. May 1, 1933, Copenhagen, Denmark), Danish politician. He was speaker of the Folketing (1932-33).
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Nielsen, Jakob Axel (b. April 12, 1967, Terndrup, Denmark), Danish politician; grandson of K. Axel Nielsen. He was minister of transport and energy (2007) and health (2007-10).
Nielsen, K(nud) Axel (b. Feb. 10, 1904, Hvorup, Denmark - d. Dec. 31, 1994), justice minister of Denmark (1964-68, 1971-73).
Nielsen, Kirstjen (Michele) (b. May 14, 1972, Colorado Springs, Colo.), U.S. secretary of homeland security (2017-19).
Nielsen, Sivert A(ndreas) (b. Nov. 24, 1916, Copenhagen, Denmark - d. March 17, 2004, Oslo, Norway), Norwegian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1958-66).
Nielson, Poul (b. April 11, 1943, Copenhagen, Denmark), Danish politician. He was minister of energy (1979-82) and development cooperation (1994-99) and EU commissioner for development and humanitarian aid (1999-2004).
Niemeyer, Conrado Jacob de (b. April 21, 1831, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Feb. 14, 1905, Rio de Janeiro), president of Amazonas (1887-88).
Niemojowski, Waclaw (Józef), h. Wierusz (b. Aug. 26, 1864, Breslau, Prussia [now Wroclaw, Poland] - d. Dec. 14, 1939, Marchwacz, Poland), chairman of the Provisional Council of State of Poland (1917).
Nieroth, (Baltzar August) Carl friherre, originally Carl von Nieroth (b. Dec. 27, 1767, Hjärtum socken, Göteborg och Bohus [now in Västra Götaland], Sweden - d. Oct. 14, 1842, Fågelås socken, Skaraborg [now in Västra Götaland], Sweden), governor of Västernorrland (1807-17) and Östergötland (1817-26). He was made friherre (baron) in 1818.
Nieroth, Carl greve (b. c.1650, Finland - d. Jan. 25, 1712, Pernå [now part of Loviisa], Finland), governor-general of Estonia (1709-10). He was made greve (count) in 1706.
Niers, Jan, byname of Johannes Leonardus Maria Niers (b. July 15, 1925, Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands - d. Oct. 29, 2005, Denekamp, Overijssel), queen's commissioner of Overijssel (1972-88).
Niessl | Nigg |
Niet Gerritzoon, Maarten de (b. March 16, 1904, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands - d. July 25, 1979, The Hague, Netherlands), Dutch politician. He was chairman of the First Chamber (1969-73).
Nieto (Montesinos), Jorge (b. Oct. 29, 1951, Arequipa, Peru), defense minister of Peru (2016-18). He was also minister of culture (2016).
Nieuwenhoven, Jeltje van (b. Aug. 2, 1943, Noordwolde, Weststellingwerf municipality, Friesland, Netherlands), Dutch politician. She was chairman of the Second Chamber (1998-2002).
Nigg, Josef (b. April 18, 1940), Landammann of Obwalden (1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-02).
Nigh, George (Patterson) (b. June 9, 1927, McAlester, Okla.), governor of Oklahoma (1963, 1979-87).
Nigmadzhanov, Gilman (Vildanovich) (b. March 22 [March 9, O.S.], 1911, Tukmala, Ufa province [now in Bashkortostan republic], Russia - d. June 18, 1989, Ufa, Bashkir A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Bashkir A.S.S.R. (1946-50). He was also chairman of the State Planning Commission (19...-42, 1952-58) and deputy premier (1942-46, 1958-...).
Nigmatulin, Nurlan (Zayrullayevich) (b. Aug. 31, 1962, Karaganda, Kazakh S.S.R.), head of Karaganda oblast (2006-09). He was also chairman of the Mazhilis of Kazakhstan (2012-14, 2016-22) and head of the administration of the president (2014-16).
Nii, Sekinari (b. March 20, 1943), governor of Yamaguchi (1996- ).
Niimi, Masaichi (b. Feb. 4, 1887 - d. April 2, 1993), Japanese joint military chief of Hong Kong (1941-42).
Niinistö, Jussi (Lauri Juhani) (b. Oct. 27, 1970, Helsinki, Finland), defense minister of Finland (2015-19).
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Niinistö, Ville (Matti) (b. July 30, 1976, Turku, Finland), Finnish politician; nephew of Sauli Niinistö. He was leader of the Greens party (2011-17) and environment minister (2011-14).
Nijpels, Ed(uardus Hermannus Theresia Maria) (b. April 1, 1950, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Netherlands), queen's commissioner of Friesland (1999-2008). He was also Dutch minister of housing, regional planning, and environment (1986-89) and mayor of Breda (1990-95).
Nikanor, secular name Nikolay (Stepanovich) Klementyevsky (b. Dec. 7 [Nov. 26, O.S.], 1787, Sergiyev Posad, Russia - d. Sept. 29 [Sept. 17, O.S.], 1856, St. Petersburg, Russia), metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1848-56). He was also bishop of Revel (1826-31), Kaluga (1831-34), and Minsk (1834-35) and archbishop of Minsk (1835-40) and Volyn (1840-42).
Nikanorov, Vasily (Ivanovich) (b. Dec. 22 [Dec. 9, O.S.], 1904, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl province, Russia - d. June 19, 1982, Simferopol, Crimea oblast, Ukrainian S.S.R.), chairman of the Executive Committee of Crimea oblast (1949).
Nikezic, Marko (b. June 13, 1921, Belgrade, Yugoslavia [now in Serbia] - d. Jan. 6, 1991, Belgrade), foreign minister of Yugoslavia (1965-68) and chairman of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia (1968-72). He was also Yugoslav ambassador to Egypt (1953-56), Czechoslovakia (1956-58), and the United States (1958-62).
Nikiforov, Nikifor (Petrov) (b. April 12, 1858, Lofça, Ottoman Empire [now Lovech, Bulgaria] - d. Aug. 12, 1935, Sofia, Bulgaria), war minister of Bulgaria (1911-13). He was also diplomatic agent (1904-09) and minister (1909-10) to Germany.
Nikiforov, Pyotr (Mikhailovich) (b. Oct. 12 [Sept. 30, O.S.], 1882, Oyok [now in Irkutsk oblast], Russia - d. Jan. 6, 1974, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Far-Eastern Republic (1921). He was also Soviet ambassador to Mongolia (1925-27).
Nikisch, Roy (Abelardo) (b. Jan. 26, 1951, Tres Isletas, Chaco, Argentina), governor of Chaco (2003-07).
Nikitin, Aleksandr (Nikitich) (b. Aug. 25 [Aug. 13, O.S.], 1892, Tuvsi, Kazan province [now in Chuvashia republic], Russia - d. March 4, 1942, Tsivilsk prison, Chuvash A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Chuvash A.S.S.R. (1929-37). He was also people's commissar of education (1925-27).
Nikitin, Aleksandr (Pavlovich) (b. Jan. 5, 1825 [Dec. 24, 1824, O.S.] - d. Dec. 3 [Nov. 21, O.S.], 1891), acting governor-general of Vilna, Kovno, and Grodno (1882-84).
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Nikitin, Aleksey (Maksimovich) (b. Feb. 24 [Feb. 12, O.S.], 1876, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - d. [executed] April 14, 1939, Leninsky district, Moscow oblast, Russian S.F.S.R.), interior minister of Russia (1917). He was also minister of posts and telegraphs (1917).
Andrey Nikitin | G. Nikitin |
Nikitin, Gleb (Sergeyevich) (b. Aug. 24, 1977, Leningrad, Russian S.F.S.R. [now St. Petersburg, Russia]), governor of Nizhny Novgorod oblast (2017- ).
Nikitin, Pavel (Nikolayevich) (b. July 7 [June 24, O.S.], 1907, Vukogurt, Vyatka province [now in Udmurtia republic], Russia - d. 1972), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Udmurt A.S.S.R. (1948-52).
Nikitin, Vladilen (Valentinovich) (b. Oct. 30, 1936, Omsk, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. May 27?, 2021), Soviet politician. He was chairman of the executive committee of Tyumen oblast (1976-85), agriculture minister of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1985), and a first deputy premier and chairman of the State Commission for Food and Procurement (1989-90).
Nikitin, Vladimir (Dmitriyevich) (b. June 19, 1907, Yaroslavl, Russia - d. April 1959, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Tatar A.S.S.R. (1943-44). He was also first secretary of the party committees of Voronezh (1937-41) and Kuybyshev (1942-43) oblasti.
Nikodim, secular surname S(k)rebnitsky (b. in present Ukraine - d. June 23 [June 12, O.S.], 1751, Pereyaslavl, Russia [now Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine]), metropolitan of St. Petersburg (1742-45). He was also bishop of Chernigov (1738-40) and Pereyaslavl (1745-51) and metropolitan of Siberia (1740-41).
Nikodim, secular name Nikolay (Vasilyevich) Krotkov (b. Dec. 11 [Nov. 29, O.S.], 1868, Pogreshino village, Kostroma province, Russia - d. [in prison] Aug. 21, 1938, Yaroslavl, Russia), Locum Tenens of Kiev (1918). He was bishop of Akkerman (1907-11), Chigirin (1911-21), and Tavrida (1921-22) and archbishop of Tavrida (1922-24) and Kostroma (1932-37).
Nikodim, secular name Nikolay (Stepanovich) Rusnak, Ukrainian Mykola (Stepanovych) Rusnak (b. April 18, 1921, Davidovtsy, Ukrainian S.S.R. [now in Chernivtsi oblast, Ukraine] - d. Sept. 15, 2011, Kharkiv, Ukraine), Locum Tenens of Kiev (1992). He was bishop of Kostroma (1961-64) and South America (1964-68), archbishop of South America (1968-70), Kharkov (1970-84, from 1983 Locum Tenens), and Lvov (1983-85), and metropolitan of Lvov (1985-89) and Kharkov/Kharkiv (1989-2011).
Nikoi, Amon (b. Jan. 19, 1930, Labadi, Accra, Ghana - d. Sept. 5, 2002), finance minister of Ghana (1979-80). He was also governor of the Bank of Ghana (1973-77).
Nikolaev, Nikolay (Petrov) (b. Jan. 28, 1887, Shumen, Bulgaria - d. July 21, 1960, Stockholm, Sweden), interior minister of Bulgaria (1938). He was also education minister (1936-38) and ambassador to Sweden (1944). Remaining in Sweden after the 1944 government change in Bulgaria, in 1945 he was sentenced to death in absentia and received a telegram asking him to return to Bulgaria for his execution. He was instead granted asylum in Sweden.
Nikolai II, secular name Boris (Dorofeyevich) Yarushevich (b. Jan. 13, 1892, Kovno, Russia [now Kaunas, Lithuania] - d. Dec. 13, 1961), metropolitan of Kiev (1941-44). He was also bishop (1922-35) and archbishop (1935-40) of Petergof, archbishop of Volyn and Lutsk (1940-41), metropolitan of Krutitsy (from 1947 Krutitsy and Kolomna) (1944-60), and chairman of the External Church Relations Department of the Moscow Patriarchate (1946-60).
Nikolaidis, Rois, English Rois Nicolaides (b. 1932 - d. June 2005), interior minister of Cyprus (1985). He was also minister of communications and public works (1985-88).
Nikolay, secular name Nikolay (Aleksandrovich) Nalimov (b. July 1 [June 19, O.S.], 1852, Novaya Ladoga [now in Leningrad oblast], Russia - d. July 26 [July 13, O.S.], 1914, St. Petersburg, Russia), exarch of Georgia (1905-06). He was also bishop of Ladoga (1890-92), Gdov (1892-93), and Saratov (1893-99) and archbishop of Vyborg (1899-1905), Tver (1905), and Vladimir (1906-14).
Nikolay, secular name Nikolay (Aleksandrovich) Olkhovsky (b. Dec. 17, 1974, Trenton, N.J.), metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (2022- ). He was also bishop of Manhattan (2014-22).
Nikolay, Veliky Knyaz (Grand Duke), in full Nikolay Nikolayevich mladshy ("the Younger") (b. Nov. 18 [Nov. 6, O.S.], 1856, St. Petersburg, Russia - d. Jan. 5, 1929, Antibes, France), viceroy of the Caucasus (1915-17); nephew of Aleksandr II; grandson of Nikolay I. He was also supreme commander of the Russian army in 1914-15.
Nikolay I (English Nicholas I), in full Nikolay Pavlovich (b. July 6 [June 25, O.S.], 1796, Tsarskoye Selo [now Pushkin, part of St. Petersburg], Russia - d. March 2 [Feb. 18, O.S.], 1855, St. Petersburg), emperor of Russia (1825-55); son of Pavel I; brother of Aleksandr I and Veliky Knyaz Konstantin (1779-1831); nephew of Friedrich I and Aleksandr Fridrikh Karl Vyurtembergsky.
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Nikolay, Baron Aleksandr (Pavlovich) (b. Aug. 30, 1821 - d. July 3, 1899), education minister of Russia (1881-82); son of Baron Pavel Nikolay.
Nikolay, Baron Pavel (Andreyevich) (b. 1777 - d. April 16, 1866), Russian diplomat. He was minister to Denmark (1816-47).
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Nikolayev, Mikhail (Yefimovich) (b. Nov. 13, 1937, Oktemtsy, Yakut A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R. [now Sakha republic, Russia] - d. Aug. 4, 2023, Moscow, Russia), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1989-90), chairman of the Supreme Council (1990-91), president (1991-2002), and prime minister (1992-93) of the Yakut A.S.S.R./Sakha.
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Nikolayev, Stepan (Gerasimovich) (b. Nov. 4 [Oct. 22, O.S.], 1902, Zemlyanka, Samara province, Russia - d. April 1, 1964, Saransk, Mordovian A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Mordovian A.S.S.R. (1954-63).
Nikolev, Yury (Alekseyevich), governor of Novorossiya (1800-01).
Nikolic, Andra (b. Sept. 22, 1853, Cacak, Serbia - d. Sept. 18, 1918, Paris, France), foreign minister of Serbia (1893, 1903-04). He was also minister of education and religious affairs (1890-92, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1906-09) and minister to France (1901-03).
Nikolic, Radomir (b. Feb. 2, 1976, Kragujevac, Serbia), mayor of Kragujevac (2014-20); son of Tomislav Nikolic.
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Nikolopoulos, Vasilios (b. 1816 - d. 1887), Greek politician; brother-in-law of Dimitrios Voulgaris. He was minister of ecclesiastical affairs (1862-63, 1863), public education (1863), interior (1865-66, 1872), justice (1874-75), marine (provisional, 1874), and finance (provisional, 1874-75).
Nikoloski, Aleksandar (b. March 24, 1984, Ohrid, Macedonia [now North Macedonia]), North Macedonian politician. He has been a deputy prime minister and minister of transport (2024- ).
Nikolov, Raiko (Marinov) (b. Aug. 5, 1925, Suvorovo, Varna district, Bulgaria - d. March 22, 2021), Bulgarian diplomat. He was ambassador to Kuwait (1968-73), Yemen (Aden) (1970-73), Yugoslavia (1978-82), and Italy (1984-90).
Nikolova, Mariyana (Petkova) (b. Sept. 16, 1975, Botevgrad, Bulgaria), a deputy prime minister of Bulgaria (2018-21). She was also minister of tourism (2020-21).
Nikolovski, Ljupco (b. Aug. 20, 1983, Kriva Palanka, Macedonia [now North Macedonia]), a deputy prime minister of North Macedonia (2020-22). He was also minister of agriculture, forestry, and water economy (2017-19, 2022-24).
Nikoloz (b. Jan. 4, 1847 [Dec. 23, 1846, O.S.], Tiflis, Russia [now Tbilisi, Georgia] - d. Feb. 6 [Jan. 24, O.S.], 1903, St. Petersburg, Russia), prince of Mingrelia (1853-67).
Nikolsky, Aleksandr (Petrovich) (b. Nov. 27 [Nov. 15, O.S.], 1851, Kiselevo, Tula province, Russia - d. between 1918 and 1922), Russian official. He was acting head of the Chief Administration of Land Organization and Agriculture (1906).
Nikolsky, Mikhail (Nikolayevich) (b. 1902, Olonets province, Russia - d. [executed] May 18, 1938), acting first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Karelian A.S.S.R. (1937).
Nikomba Sabangu, Madeleine (b. June 3, 1983, Luiza, Kasaï Occidental, Zaire [now in Kasaï Central, Congo (Kinshasa)]), governor of Tshopo (2022-24).
Nikon, secular name Nikolay (Andreyevich) Sofiysky (b. March 26 [March 14, O.S.], 1861, Ozarnikovo, Kostroma province, Russia - d. [assassinated] June 10 [May 28, O.S.], 1908, Tiflis, Russia [now Tbilisi, Georgia]), exarch of Georgia (1906-08). He was also bishop of Volsk (1898-99), Narva (1899-1901), and Vyatka (1901-04) and bishop (1904-06) and archbishop (1906) of Vladimir.
Nikonorova, Natalya (Yuryevna) (b. Sept. 28, 1984, Leningrad, Russian S.F.S.R. [now St. Petersburg, Russia]), foreign minister of the Donetsk People's Republic (2016-22).
Nikonov, Viktor (Petrovich) (b. Feb. 28, 1929, Belogorka, Severo-Kavkazsky kray, Russian S.F.S.R. [now in Rostov oblast, Russia] - d. Sept. 17, 1993, Moscow, Russia), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Mari A.S.S.R. (1967-79). He was also agriculture minister of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1983-85).
Nikravesh, Sayyed Kamaleddin (Yadavar) (b. 1944, Borujerd, Lorestan, Iran), interior minister of Iran (1981). He was also mayor of Tehran (1981).
Niksic, Ante (b. June 8, 1892, Gospic, Austria-Hungary [now in Croatia] - d. Jan. 28, 1962, Pilar, Buenos Aires province, Argentina), interior minister of Croatia (1942-43). He was also ambassador to Italy (1943).
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Nikulin, Vladimir (Illarionovich) (b. Nov. 11, 1928, Sandata, Rostov oblast, Russian S.F.S.R.), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Kalmyk A.S.S.R. (1978-85). He was also minister of land improvement and water management (1966-72).
Nilangekar, Shivajirao Patil (b. Feb. 9, 1931, Nilanga [now in Maharashtra], India - d. Aug. 5, 2020, Pune, Maharashtra), chief minister of Maharashtra (1985-86).
Nilson, Erik (Agabus) (b. Feb. 13, 1862, Sköllersta, Örebro, Sweden - d. Sept. 17, 1925, Stockholm, Sweden), war minister of Sweden (1917-20).
Nilsson, Björn O(lof) (b. Jan. 11, 1956, Sollentuna, Stockholm county, Sweden), governor of Norrbotten (2018-21).
Nilsson, (Marie) Elisabeth (b. Sept. 30, 1953, Töre [now part of Kalix municipality], Norrbotten, Sweden), governor of Östergötland (2010-18).
Nilsson, Gustaf (Valdemar) (b. Sept. 23, 1900, Kristinehamn, Värmland, Sweden - d. Dec. 18, 1977), governor of Värmland (1957-67). He was also speaker of the Second Chamber of the Riksdag (1953-57).
Nilsson, (Ernst) Hjalmar (b. April 7, 1904, Gudmundrå, Västernorrland, Sweden - d. March 21, 1974), governor of Västernorrland (1965-71).
Nilsson, Janne (b. May 17, 1882, Hörby, Malmöhus [now in Skåne], Sweden - d. Dec. 9, 1938, Stockholm, Sweden), defense minister of Sweden (1936-38).
Nilsson, Johan (b. Aug. 21, 1873, Färlöv socken [now part of Kristianstad municipality], Kristianstad [now in Skåne], Sweden - d. March 15, 1963, Kristianstad, Kristianstad [now in Skåne]), governor of Kristianstad (1923-38). He was also speaker of the First Chamber of the Riksdag (1937-55).
Nilsson, (Harald) Torsten (Leonard) (b. April 1, 1905, Nevishög, Malmöhus [now in Skåne], Sweden - d. Dec. 14, 1997, Stockholm, Sweden), foreign minister of Sweden (1962-71). He was also minister of communications (1945-51), defense (1951-57), and social affairs (1957-62).
Nimah, Hassan (Ali Hussein) al- (b. 1940), Qatari diplomat. He was ambassador to India (1976-89) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1990-96).
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Nimely (Yaya), Thomas (b. Nov. 5, 1956, Pleebo, Maryland county, Liberia), foreign minister of Liberia (2003-06).
Nimitz, Chester W(illiam) (b. Feb. 24, 1885, Fredericksburg, Texas - d. Feb. 20, 1966, near San Francisco, Calif.), U.S. chief of naval operations (1945-47).
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Nimubona, Lorgio (d. [killed accidentally] 1963), foreign minister of Burundi (1962-63).
Nimvitsky, Boris (Nikolayevich) (b. Dec. 8 [Nov. 26, O.S.], 1885, Vyazemberg, Russia [now in Estonia] - d. May 28, 1969, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Bashkir A.S.S.R. (1922-23). He was also chairman of the Revolutionary Committee (1919) and executive secretary of the party committee (1920-21) of Ufa province.
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Nincic, Momcilo (b. June 10 [May 29, O.S.], 1876, Jagodina, Serbia - d. Dec. 23, 1949, Lausanne, Switzerland), foreign minister of Yugoslavia (1922-24, 1924-26, 1941-43). He was also minister of finance (1915-17, 1918-19), justice (1920), and trade and industry (1920-21).
Niningi, Pila (Kole), justice minister of Papua New Guinea (2020, 2022, 2022- ). He was also minister of public service (1998), higher education, research, science, and technology (2017-19), and inter-government relations (2019-22).
Ninn-Hansen, Erik (b. April 12, 1922, Skørping, Denmark - d. Sept. 20, 2014), defense minister (1968-71), finance minister (1971), and justice minister (1982-89) of Denmark. He was also speaker of the Folketing (1989).
Niño (Camacho), Rafael (d. June 1888, Bogotá, Colombia), acting governor of Cundinamarca (1862) and acting war and navy minister of Colombia (1876-77).
Ninova, Korneliya (Petrova) (b. Jan. 16, 1969, Krushovitsa, Bulgaria), Bulgarian politician. She has been leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (2016- ) and a deputy prime minister and minister of economy and industry (2021-22).
Nir(-Rafalkes), Nahum (Yaakov) (b. March 17, 1884, Warsaw, Poland - d. July 10, 1968, Tel Aviv, Israel), Israeli politician. He was speaker of the Knesset (1959).
Nirpot, Charles (Louis) (b. May 24, 1883, Merviller, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France - d. Feb. 6, 1963, Paris, France), interim governor of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (1927-28).
Nisaka, Yoshinobu (b. Oct. 2, 1950), governor of Wakayama (2006-22).
Nisbet, Robert Parry (b. Nov. 2, 1839 - d. June 5, 1916), British resident in Jammu and Kashmir (1889-92).
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Nishani, Bujar (Faik), before 1991 also using the name Bujar Mehmeti (b. Sept. 29, 1966, Durrës, Albania - d. May 28, 2022, Germany), interior minister (2007-09, 2011-12), justice minister (2009-11), and president (2012-17) of Albania.
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Nishanov, Rafik (Nishanovich) (b. Jan. 15, 1926, Gazalkent, Tashkent oblast, Uzbek S.S.R. - d. Jan. 11, 2023), foreign minister (1985-86), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1986-88), and first secretary of the Communist Party (1988-89) of the Uzbek S.S.R. He was also mayor of Tashkent (1962-63), Soviet ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives (1970-78) and Jordan (1978-85), and chairman of the Soviet of Nationalities (1989-91).
Nishi, Tokujiro, in full (from 1896) Danshaku (Baron) Tokujiro Nishi (b. Sept. 4, 1847, in present Kagoshima prefecture, Japan - d. March 13, 1912), foreign minister of Japan (1897-98). He was also minister to Russia (1886-96) and China (1899-1900).
Nishibori, Masahiro (b. Nov. 14, 1918 - d. July 2006), Japanese diplomat. He was ambassador to Belgium (1976-79) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1979-83).
Nishida, Mamoru (b. May 13, 1928, Ehime prefecture, Japan - d. May 9, 2014), home affairs minister of Japan (1998-99, 2000). He was also director-general of the National Land Agency (1990-91).
Nishida, Takao (b. Oct. 12, 1901, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan - d. Sept. 21, 1967), Japanese politician. He was director-general of the Administrative Management Agency and the Autonomy Agency (1954-55) and minister of labour (1955).
Nishida, Tsuneo (b. April 1, 1947), Japanese diplomat. He was ambassador to Canada (2007-10) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2010-13).
Nishikawa, Issei (b. Jan. 2, 1945), governor of Fukui (2003-19).
Nishime, Junji (b. 1921, Yonaguni island, Okinawa prefecture, Japan - d. Nov. 10, 2001), governor of Okinawa (1978-90).
Nishimura, Naomi (b. Oct. 8, 1905, Tokyo, Japan - d. July 28, 1980), Japanese politician. He was director-general of the Defense Agency (1960-61, 1971) and minister of agriculture and forestry (1968).
Nishio, Suehiro (b. March 28, 1891, Megijima island, Kagawa prefecture, Japan - d. Oct. 3, 1981, Tokyo, Japan), deputy prime minister of Japan (1948). He was also chief cabinet secretary (1947-48) and leader of the Japan Democratic Socialist Party (1960-67).
Nishioka, Takeo (b. Feb. 12, 1936, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan - d. Nov. 5, 2011, Tokyo, Japan), Japanese politician. He was minister of education (1988-89) and president of the House of Councillors (2010-11).
Nishiwaki, Takatoshi (b. July 16, 1955), governor of Kyoto (2018- ).
Nishtar (Khan), Sardar Abdur Rab (b. June 13, 1899, Peshawar, India [now in Pakistan] - d. Feb. 14, 1958, Karachi, Pakistan), governor of Punjab (Pakistan) (1949-51). He was also Pakistani minister of communications (1947-49).
Nisic, Zijad (b. May 23, 1961, Brcko, Bosnia and Herzegovina), mayor of Brcko (2023- ).
Nisot, Joseph (H.M.G.) (b. July 11, 1894, Charleroi, Belgium - d. 1974), Belgian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1957-59).
Nispen tot Pannerden, Jonkheer Otto Frans Antoine Hubert van (b. April 14, 1907, Pannerden, Gelderland, Netherlands - d. June 10, 1992, Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Netherlands), queen's commissioner of Overijssel (1964-72).
Nispen tot Sevenaer, Jonkheer Octave François Augustin Marie van (b. Oct. 2, 1867, Arnhem, Netherlands - d. Oct. 30, 1956, Wassenaar, Netherlands), Dutch politician. He was chairman of the Second Chamber (1912-13) and minister to the Vatican (1915-26), Austria (1926-28), amd Belgium and Luxembourg (1928-33).
Nissage-Saget, (Jean Nicolas) (b. Sept. 20, 1810, Saint-Marc, Haiti - d. April 7, 1880, Saint-Marc), president of the Provisional Government of Haiti (1867), provisional president of the Republic of the North (1868-69), and president of Haiti (1869-74).
Nissim, Moshe (b. April 10, 1935, Jerusalem, Palestine), finance minister of Israel (1986-88). He was also minister without portfolio (1978-80, 1988-90), minister of justice (1980-86) and industry and trade (1990-92), and a deputy prime minister (1990-92).
Niterói, Francisco de Paula de Negreiros Saião Lobato, visconde de (b. May 25, 1815, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. July 14, 1884, Rio de Janeiro), interior minister (1861) and justice minister (1861-62, 1871-72) of Brazil. He was made viscount in 1872.
Nitta, Hachiro (b. Aug. 27, 1958), governor of Toyama (2020- ).
Nitti, Francesco Saverio (b. July 19, 1868, Melfi, Potenza province, Italy - d. Feb. 20, 1953, Rome, Italy), treasury minister (1917-19) and prime minister and interior minister (1919-20) of Italy. He was also minister of agriculture, industry, and commerce (1911-14).
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Nixon, Jay, byname of Jeremiah Willson Nixon (b. Feb. 13, 1956, De Soto, Mo.), governor of Missouri (2009-17).
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Niyazbekov, Sabir (Bilyalovich) (b. Dec. 15 [Dec. 2, O.S.], 1912, Utkolbay, Russia [now in Akmola oblast, Kazakhstan] - d. Aug. 26, 1989, Alma-Ata, Kazakh S.S.R. [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh S.S.R. (1965-78). He was also first secretary of the party committees of Zapadno-Kazakhstan (1956-60), Tselinograd (1961-63), Yuzhno-Kazakhstan (1963-64), and Alma-Ata (1964-65) oblasti.
Niyazov, Amin (Irmatovich) (b. 1903, Ak-Tepe, Russia [now in Uzbekistan] - d. 1973), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1947-50) and first secretary of the Communist Party (1950-55) of the Uzbek S.S.R. He was also people's commissar of finance (1941-46) and minister of public utilities (1956-57).
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Niyetullayev, Sagyndyk (Davletiyarovich) (b. 1948), chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-89) and first secretary of the Communist Party committee (1989-91) of the Karakalpak A.S.S.R.
Niyonzima, Herménégilde (b. Oct. 17, 1961, Burundi), Burundian diplomat. He was ambassador to Uganda (1993-96), Tanzania (1996-98), and Libya (2009-11) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2011-14).
Niyungeko, Jonathas (b. Dec. 22, 1946, Gakonko, Burundi), Burundian diplomat. He was ambassador to Uganda (1981-85), China (1985-87), and Belgium (1999-2003) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1987-89).
Nizamov, Salyakh (Nizamovich) (b. 1905, Shatki, Kazan province, Russia - d. 1975), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Tatar A.S.S.R. (1952-59).
Njie, Alieu Badara (b. 1904, Bathurst [now Banjul], Gambia - d. [helicopter crash] April 21, 1982), foreign minister of The Gambia (1965-67, 1974-77). He was also minister of communications (1960-61, 1963-65), works (1962-65), information (1970-71), and agriculture (1972-74) and vice president (1977-78).
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Njie, Omar (Yusupha) (b. 19..., Bathurst [now Banjul], Gambia - d. Sept. 13, 2002), foreign minister of The Gambia (1997-98).
N'Jie, Pierre Sarr (b. July 17, 1909 - d. Dec. 11, 1993), chief minister of The Gambia (1961-62).
Njie, Serign Modou (b. April 14, 1970, North Bank region, The Gambia), defense minister of The Gambia (2022- ). He was also ambassador to Turkey (2020-22).
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Njine (Ngangley), Michel (b. Jan. 1, 1918, Haut-Nkam, Bafang district, Cameroon), Cameroonian politician. He was minister of public works, transportation, and mines (1957-58), deputy prime minister in charge of national education, youth, and sports (1958-59), ambassador to Ivory Coast (1962-65) and West Germany (1965-67), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1967-74).
Njonjo, Charles (Mugane) (b. Jan. 23, 1920, Kabete, Kenya - d. Jan. 2, 2022, Nairobi, Kenya), home affairs minister of Kenya (1980-82). He was also attorney general (1963-80) and minister of constitutional affairs (1980-83).
Nkadimeng, Thembi(sile Phumelele Simelane-) (b. Feb. 10, 1973, Bethal, Transvaal [now in Mpumalanga], South Africa), justice minister of South Africa (2024- ). She was also mayor of Polokwane (2014-21) and minister of cooperative governance and traditional affairs (2023-24).
Nkala, Enos (Mzombi) (b. Aug. 23, 1932, Filabusi, Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe] - d. Aug. 21, 2013, Harare, Zimbabwe), finance minister (1980-82), home affairs minister (1985-88), and defense minister (1988-89) of Zimbabwe. He was also minister of national supplies (1982-85).
Nkama, Moto (b. 1937, Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia [now Zambia] - d. late 1978), minister of state for foreign affairs of Zambia (1969-70). He was also minister of Central province (1969, 1971) and ambassador to West Germany (1970-74).
Nkanga, Idongesit (Okon) (b. Jan. 27, 1952), governor of Akwa Ibom (1990-92).
Nkema Liloo, (Roger) (b. Oct. 12, 1944), Zairian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1984) and ambassador to the United Kingdom (1991-92).
Nko Ivasa, Andrés (b. 1930), finance minister of Equatorial Guinea (1971-76, 1981-86).
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Nkomo, John (Landa) (b. Aug. 22, 1934, Nyamandlovu, Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe] - d. Jan. 17, 2013, Harare, Zimbabwe), home affairs minister (2000-02), speaker of parliament (2005-08), and second vice president (2009-13) of Zimbabwe. He was also minister of labour, manpower planning, and social welfare (1988-95), local government and rural development (1995-97), and local government and national housing (1997-2000).
Joshua Nkomo |
Nkoso Kevani, Lebon (b. June 3, 1977, Nioki, Bandundu, Zaire [now in Mai-Ndombe, Congo (Kinshasa)]), governor of Mai-Ndombe (2024- ).
Nkoua, Pierre-Félicien (b. May 19, 1936, Anguieme, Middle Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)]), finance minister of Congo (Brazzaville) (1969). He was also ambassador to France (1975-77).
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Nkuanga Masuangi Bilolo, Grâce (b. Nov. 20, 1988, Kinshasa, Zaire [now Congo (Kinshasa)]), governor of Kongo Central (2024- ).
Nkundabagenzi, Fidèle (b. Jan. 1, 1932, Rubayi, Rwanda), Rwandan diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations and ambassador to the United States and Canada (1969-74).
Nkuriyingoma, Egide (b. July 18, 1946), foreign minister of Burundi (1986-87). He was also ambassador to the Soviet Union (1979-81), West Germany (1981-85), and Belgium (1985-86).
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Nnamani, Augustine (b. Aug. 8, 1934, Agbani [now in Enugu state], Nigeria - d. Sept. 22, 1990), justice minister and attorney-general of Nigeria (1976-79).
Nnamani, Chimaroke (Ogbonnaya) (b. May 30, 1960, Agbani [now in Enugu state], Nigeria), governor of Enugu (1999-2007).
Noad, Frederick Mitchell (b. 1895, London, England - d. 1966), administrator of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1949).
Noailles, Adrien Maurice, duc de (b. Sept. 29, 1678, Paris, France - d. June 24, 1766, Paris), president of the Finances Council (1715-18) and foreign minister (1744) of France. He was also governor of Roussillon (1698-1766) and Berry (1698-1715) and ambassador to Spain (1746). He succeeded as duc de Noailles in 1708.
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Nobbs, Fletcher Christian (b. Sept. 1, 1833, Pitcairn Island - d. March 3, 1912, Norfolk Island), chief magistrate of Norfolk Island (1874-75); brother of Francis Mason Nobbs.
Nobbs, Francis Mason (b. Sept. 7, 1835, Pitcairn Island - d. June 15, 1909, Norfolk Island), chief magistrate of Norfolk Island (1876-80, 1883-84, 1894); brother of Fletcher Christian Nobbs.
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Nobilo, Mario (b. June 15, 1952, Lumbarda, Korcula island, Croatia), Croatian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1992-97) and ambassador to Slovenia (2004-08).
Noble, Noah (b. Jan. 14, 1794, Berryville, Frederick [now in Clarke] county, Va. - d. Feb. 8, 1844, Indianapolis, Ind.), governor of Indiana (1831-37).
Noble, Patrick (b. early 1787, near Willington, S.C. - d. April 7, 1840, Abbeville district [now county], S.C.), governor of South Carolina (1838-40).
Noble, Ronald K(enneth) (b. Sept. 24, 1956, Fort Dix, N.J.), secretary-general of Interpol (2000-14).
Noboa (Pontón), Álvaro (Fernando) (b. Nov. 21, 1950, Guayaquil, Ecuador), Ecuadorian presidential candidate (1998, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2013). In 1998 he was Ecuador's richest man, but campaigned as the candidate of the poor and had the support of the Roldosista party of deposed president Abdalá Bucaram; he lost to Jamil Mahuad in the runoff. In 2002 and 2006 he also qualified for the runoff, but then lost to Lucio Gutiérrez and Rafael Correa, respectively; in 2009 he only came third and in 2013 fifth.
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Noboa (y Benavides), (Pedro) Ignacio (b. Dec. 4, 1811, Arequipa, Peru - d. Oct. 21, 1875, Valparaíso, Chile), finance minister of Peru (1863-64). He was also minister to Chile (1869-74).
Noboa (Bejarano), Ricardo (Juan Bosco María Auxiliadora José Buenaventura Ramón Ignacio de la Concepción) (b. July 14, 1952, Guayaquil, Ecuador), Ecuadorian politician; brother of Gustavo Noboa. He was minister of industry, trade, and integration (1987-88) and a minor presidential candidate (1996).
Nóbrega, Maílson (Ferreira) da (b. May 14, 1942, Cruz do Espírito Santo, Paraíba, Brazil), finance minister of Brazil (1987-90).
Nóbrega (Suárez), Tobías (b. Jan. 30, 1961), finance minister of Venezuela (2002-04).
Nobs, Ernst (b. July 14, 1886, Seedorf, Bern, Switzerland - d. March 13, 1957, Meilen, Zürich, Switzerland), president of Switzerland (1949). He was also president of the government of Zürich (1940-41), mayor of Zürich (1942-43), and minister of finance and customs (1944-51).
Noda, Seiko, original surname Shima (b. Sept. 3, 1960, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan), internal affairs minister of Japan (2017-18); granddaughter of Uichi Noda. She was also minister of posts and telecommunications (1998-99).
Noda, Takeo (b. Feb. 8, 1895, Tenmei, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan - d. June 7, 1972), home affairs minister of Japan (1968-70).
Noda, Takeshi (b. Oct. 3, 1941), home affairs minister of Japan (1999). He was also minister of construction (1989) and director-general of the Economic Planning Agency (1991-92).
Noda, Uichi (b. Sept. 10, 1903, Gifu, Japan - d. Jan. 29, 1997), Japanese politician. He was minister of construction (1951-52) and director-general of the Hokkaido Development Agency (1951-52), the Administrative Management Agency (1952), and the Economic Planning Agency (1976).
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Noe, James A(lbert) (b. Dec. 21, 1893, West Point, Ky. - d. Oct. 18, 1976, Houston, Texas), governor of Louisiana (1936).
Noé Pino, Hugo (b. Jan. 11, 1955, Tegucigalpa, Honduras), finance minister of Honduras (2006). He was also president of the central bank (1994-98), permanent representative to the United Nations (1998-99), and ambassador to the United States (1999-2002).
Noel, Denis (b. Dec. 13, 1937, Carlton, St. Andrew's, Grenada - d. February 2020), foreign minister of Grenada (1992, 1995).
Noel, Edmond F(avor) (b. March 4, 1856, near Lexington, Miss. - d. July 30, 1927, Lexington), governor of Mississippi (1908-12).
Noel, John, defense minister of Papua New Guinea (1978). He was also minister of housing and urban development (1979-80).
Noël, Léon (Philippe Jules Arthur) (b. March 28, 1888, Paris, France - d. Aug. 6, 1987, Toucy, Yonne, France), French official. He was prefect of Haut-Rhin département (1930-31), minister to Czechoslovakia (1932-35), ambassador to Poland (1935-40), and president of the Constitutional Council (1959-65).
Noel, Owen Cyril (b. April 12, 1898 - d. 1970, Sussex, England), resident commissioner of the British Solomon Islands (1943-50).
Noel, Philip W(illiam) (b. June 6, 1931, Warwick, R.I.), governor of Rhode Island (1973-77).
Noel-Baker, Philip (John) Noel-Baker, Baron, original surname Baker (b. Nov. 1, 1889, London, England - d. Oct. 8, 1982, London), British politician. He was secretary of state for air (1946-47) and Commonwealth relations (1947-50) and minister of fuel and power (1950-51). He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959 for his advocacy of disarmament. He also won a silver medal in the men's 1,500 metres at the 1920 Olympic Games; he is the only person to have won both an Olympic medal and a Nobel Prize. On his marriage to Irene Noel in 1915 he adopted the additional surname Noel; he began to hyphenate his surname in the early 1940s. He was made a life peer in 1977.
Noël du Payrat, Henri (Marie Jean) (b. Oct. 21, 1894, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Seine-et-Oise [now in Yvelines], France - d. 1982), French city commandant of Wien (1945-46).
Noem, Kristi (Lynn), née Arnold (b. Nov. 30, 1971, Watertown, S.D.), governor of South Dakota (2019- ).
Noer, (Raden Panji) Mohammad (b. Jan. 13, 1918, Beler hamlet, Rong Tengah village, Sampang regency, Madura island, Netherlands East Indies [now in Jawa Timur, Indonesia] - d. April 16, 2010, Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia), governor of Jawa Timur (1967-76). He was Indonesian ambassador to France in 1976-80.
Noerdin, Alex (b. Sept. 9, 1950, Palembang, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia), governor of Sumatera Selatan (2008-18).
Noev, Boyko (Nikolov) (b. July 13, 1954, Zlatitsa, Bulgaria), defense minister of Bulgaria (1994-95, 1999-2001). He was also ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg (1996-99).
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Nogales Ortiz, Edmundo (b. Jan. 1, 1912, Italaque, La Paz department, Bolivia - d. Dec. 5, 1972, La Paz, Bolivia), interior, justice, and immigration minister of Bolivia (1944-46). He was also minister of agriculture, livestock, and colonization (1944).
Nogayev, Nurlan (Askarovich) (b. July 30, 1967, Oktyabrsk, Aktyubinsk [now Aktobe] oblast, Kazakh S.S.R.), head of Zapadno-Kazakhstan oblast (2012-16), Atyrau oblast (2016-19), and Mangistau oblast (2021-24). In 2019-21 he was energy minister of Kazakhstan. He was appointed ambassador to Turkmenistan in 2024.
Noghès, Gilles (Alexandre) (b. March 26, 1947, Monaco), Monegasque diplomat. He was ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (2003-04) and the United States (2006-13) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2004-09).
Nogi, Maresuke (b. Dec. 25 [Nov. 11, lunar calendar], 1849, Edo [now Tokyo], Japan - d. [suicide] Sept. 13, 1912, Tokyo), governor-general of Taiwan (1896-98).
Nogoybayev, Bolotbek (Berdibekovich) (b. Nov. 10, 1955, Telman, Frunze oblast, Kirgiz S.S.R. [now in Chuy oblast, Kyrgyzstan] - d. Dec. 24, 2016, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan), interior minister of Kyrgyzstan (2007-08).
Nograles, Prospero (Castillo), byname Boy Nograles (b. Oct. 30, 1947, Davao City, Philippines - d. May 4, 2019), Philippine politician. He was speaker of the House of Representatives (2008-10).
Nogueda Otero, Israel (b. Jan. 16, 1935, Atoyac de Álvarez, Guerrero, Mexico - d. June 14, 2012, Mexico City, Mexico), governor of Guerrero (1971-75). He was also mayor of Acapulco (1969-71).
Nogueira, Alberto (Marciano Gorjão) Franco (b. Sept. 17, 1918, Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal - d. March 14, 1993, Lisbon, Portugal), foreign minister of Portugal (1961-69). He was also chargé d'affaires in Japan (1946-47). He resigned as minister after a disagreement with Prime Minister Marcelo Caetano over policy in Portugal's African colonies. Imprisoned for a short time after the revolution of 1974, he went into exile in London, but later returned.
Nogueira, Antonio Barbosa Gomes (b. April 26, 1823, Sabará, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Oct. 11, 1885, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Paraná (1861-63).
Nogueira, Arlindo Francisco (b. Dec. 2, 1853, Valença, Piauí, Brazil - d. Oct. 19, 1917, Teresina, Piauí), governor of Piauí (1900-04).
Noguera, Benjamín (b. Jan. 25, 1823, Cartagena, Colombia - d. April 27, 1889, Barranquilla, Colombia), president of Bolívar (1878-79 [acting], 1880-82) and interior minister (1882) and war and navy minister (1882) of Colombia.
Noguera Laborde, Rodrigo (b. Oct. 22, 1919, Santa Marta, Colombia - d. June 28, 2004, Bogotá, Colombia), justice minister of Colombia (1958). He was also minister of mines and petroleum (1952-53) and procurador general (1953).
Noguera Pietri, Justo (José) (b. March 15, 1961, Píritu, Portuguesa, Venezuela), governor of Bolívar (2017-21).
Noguera Zamora, Guillermo (b. Nov. 8, 1922, Jinotega, Nicaragua - d. Nov. 7, 1985, Miami, Fla.), defense minister of Nicaragua (1977-79).
Nogués, Alberto (b. May 23, 1912, Asunción, Paraguay - d. Dec. 8, 2001), foreign minister of Paraguay (1976-83). He was also ambassador to Chile (1961-66) and Spain (1966-68).
Noguès, (Auguste Paul) Charles (Albert) (b. Aug. 13, 1876, Monléon-Magnoac, Hautes-Pyrénées, France - d. April 20, 1971, Paris, France), French resident-general of Morocco (1936-43).
Nohno, Chieko (b. Nov. 14, 1935, Qiqihar, Manchukuo [now in Heilongjiang, China]), justice minister of Japan (2004-05).
Noirot-Cosson, Paul (Marie Christophe Jean-Baptiste) (b. June 22, 1924, Paris, France - d. April 11, 1997, Antonne, Dordogne, France), prefect of Martinique (1975-78) and high commissioner of French Polynesia (1981-83). He was also prefect of Pyrénées-Atlantiques département (1978-81).
Noka, Flamur (Dalip) (b. March 3, 1971, Kukës, Albania), interior minister of Albania (2012-13).
Nolcken, Arvid friherre von (b. Nov. 20, 1771, Kviinge socken, Kristianstad [now in Skåne], Sweden - d. Oct. 11, 1807, Karlstad, Värmland, Sweden), governor of Värmland (1802-07); brother of Erik friherre von Nolcken; grandson of Erik Mattias friherre von Nolcken.
Nolcken, Erik (Reinhold) friherre von (b. July 3, 1763, Kviinge socken, Kristianstad [now in Skåne], Sweden - d. May 13, 1834, Källstorp socken [now in Trelleborg municipality], Malmöhus [now in Skåne], Sweden), governor of Kristianstad (1803-11); grandson of Erik Mattias friherre von Nolcken.
Nolcken, Erik Mattias friherre von (b. May 24, 1694, Riga, Sweden [now in Latvia] - d. Oct. 18, 1755, Stockholm, Sweden), Swedish diplomat. He was minister to Russia (1738-40). He was made friherre (baron) in 1747.
Nolcken, (Gerhard) Gustaf Adam friherre von (b. Sept. 18, 1733, Stralsund, Sweden [now in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany] - d. Dec. 16, 1812, Richmond, England), Swedish diplomat; son of Erik Mattias friherre von Nolcken. He was minister to Great Britain (1763-92).
Nolcken, Johan Fredrik friherre von (b. Dec. 31, 1737, Stralsund, Sweden [now in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany] - d. Feb. 22, 1809, Stockholm, Sweden), Swedish diplomat; son of Erik Mattias friherre von Nolcken; brother of Gustaf Adam friherre von Nolcken. He was minister to Russia (1773-88) and Austria (1791-94).
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Nolivos, Pierre-Gédéon, comte de (b. Nov. 23, 1714, Léogane, Saint-Domingue [now Haiti] - d. 17...), governor of Guadeloupe (1765-68) and Saint-Domingue (1769-72).
Nollet, Charles (b. Jan. 28, 1865, Marseille, France - d. Jan. 28, 1941, Clermont-Ferrand, France), war minister of France (1924-25).
Nomura, Kichisaburo (b. December 1877, Wakayama prefecture, Japan - d. May 8, 1964, Tokyo, Japan), foreign minister of Japan (1939-40). He was also ambassador to the United States (1940-41).
Nomura, Yasushi, in full (from 1887) Shishaku (Viscount) Yasushi Nomura (b. Aug. 6, 1842, Choshu domain, Nagato province [now in Yamaguchi prefecture], Japan - d. Jan. 24, 1909), home affairs minister of Japan (1894-96). He was also ambassador to France (1891-93) and minister of communications (1896-98).
Nonaka, Hiromu (b. Oct. 20, 1925, Sonobe [now part of Nantan], Kyoto prefecture, Japan - d. Jan. 26, 2018, Kyoto, Japan), home affairs minister of Japan (1994-95). He was also chief cabinet secretary (1998-99) and director-general of the Okinawa Development Agency (1999).
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Nong Kimny (b. Jan. 25, 1912, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - d. Sept. 23, 2002, Paris, France), foreign minister of Cambodia (1956). He was also governor of Kompong Speu (1940-41), minister (1951-52) and ambassador (1952-54, 1956-63) to the United States, permanent representative to the United Nations (1956-63), and ambassador to India (1964-73).
Noon, Malik Firoz Khan (b. May 7, 1893, Hamoka, Punjab, India [now in Pakistan] - d. Dec. 9, 1970, Lahore, Pakistan), governor of East Bengal (1950-53), chief minister of Punjab (1953-55), and foreign minister (1956-58) and prime minister and defense minister (1957-58) of Pakistan. Knighted in 1933 (then known as Sir Firoz Khan Noon), he was also Indian high commissioner in the United Kingdom (1936-41) and member of the Indian Executive Council for labour (1941-42) and defense (1942-45).
Noonan, Michael (b. May 22, 1943, Foynes, County Limerick, Ireland), finance minister of Ireland (2011-17). He was also minister of justice (1982-86), industry and commerce (1986-87), energy (1987), and health (1994-97) and leader of Fine Gael (2001-02).
Noonan, Michael J(ohn) (b. Sept. 4, 1935, Bruff, County Limerick, Ireland - d. Sept. 17, 2013, Castletroy, County Limerick), defence minister of Ireland (1987-89).
Noor, Rusli (b. May 1, 1927, Bandung, Netherlands East Indies [now Indonesia]), secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (1989-93). He was also Indonesian ambassador to Denmark and Norway (1974-78) and Belgium (1983-86).
Noor Qamar (binti Haji) Sulaiman, (Hajah), Bruneian diplomat. She has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2019-24) and high commissioner to Singapore (2024- ).
Noorani, Zain(ul Abedin Abdul Qadir) (b. 19... - d. 1992, Karachi, Pakistan), foreign minister of Pakistan (1987-88).
Noppadon |
Nor Hisham |
Nor Mohamed (bin) Yakcop, Tan Sri (b. Aug. 24, 1947, Penang, Malaya [now in Malaysia]), second finance minister of Malaysia (2004-09). He was also a minister in the prime minister's department (2009-13). He was awarded the titles Dato' (1997), Tan Sri (2000), Dato' Seri (2003), Dato' Sri (2004), Datuk Seri (2006), Dato' Paduka (2007), and Dato' Seri Utama (2007).
Norachit Sinhaseni (b. Nov. 7, 1954, Bangkok, Thailand), Thai diplomat. He was ambassador to New Zealand, Samoa, and Tonga (2003-07) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2009-15).
Norbeck, Peter (b. Aug. 27, 1870, Vermillion, S.D. - d. Dec. 20, 1936, Redfield, S.D.), governor of South Dakota (1917-21).
Norblad, Albin W(alter) (b. March 19, 1881, Malmö, Sweden - d. April 17, 1960, Astoria, Ore.), governor of Oregon (1929-31).
Norbu, Phuntsho, Bhutanese diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires at the United Nations (2023-24).
Norbye, Gunnar Bjørn (Reichenwald) (b. Jan. 28, 1897, Fredrikshald, Smaalenenes amt [now Halden, Viken fylke], Norway - d. May 6, 1940, Tromsø, Norway), governor of Troms (1938-40).
Nordal, Ólöf (b. Dec. 3, 1966, Reykjavík, Iceland - d. Feb. 8, 2017), interior minister of Iceland (2014-17).
Nordanger, Knut Monsen (b. Dec. 10, 1883, Manger [now in Radøy municipality], Søndre Bergenhus amt [now in Vestland fylke], Norway - d. May 31, 1965), governor of Hedmark (1935-53).
Nordberg, (Stig) Ivar (b. Dec. 18, 1933, Njurunda, Västernorrland, Sweden - d. June 17, 2014, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Södermanland (1990-96). He was also Swedish minister of industry (1988-90).
Nordenanckar, Gustaf Peter (b. Sept. 7, 1771 - d. March 3, 1839), governor of Kalmar (1822-39).
Nordenfalk, Carl (Olof Christian Johan) (b. Feb. 15, 1833, Törnsfall, Kalmar, Sweden - d. June 12, 1909, Törnsfall), governor of Halland (1883-1902); son of Johan friherre Nordenfalk.
Nordenfalk, Johan friherre (b. Sept. 9, 1796, Gålsjö, Västernorrland, Sweden - d. March 9, 1846, Stockholm, Sweden), prime minister for justice of Sweden (1844-46). He was made friherre (baron) in 1838.
Nordenfelt, Enar Wilhelm (b. Dec. 6, 1798, Björneborg, Värmland, Sweden - d. Nov. 17, 1868, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Blekinge (1856-67).
Nordenskiöld, Anders Johan, original surname Nordenberg (b. Dec. 21, 1696, Sibbo [now Sipoo], Finland - d. June 26, 1763, Helsingfors [now Helsinki], Finland), governor of Savolax och Kymmenegård (1753-56) and Nyland och Tavastehus (1756-61). He was ennobled under the name Nordenskiöld in 1751.
Nordenstam, (Berndt) Allan (b. Dec. 26, 1904, Jönköping, Sweden - d. March 2, 1982, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Jönköping (1957-63), Stockholm city (1963-67), and Stockholm county (1968-71).
Nordenstam, Carl Fredrik, original surname Swart (baptized Feb. 25, 1720, Göteborg, Sweden - d. Feb. 23, 1768, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Stockholm (1762-68). He was ennobled under the name Nordenstam in 1751.
Nordenstam, Johan Mauritz, Russian Ivan (Ivanovich) Nordenstam (b. Sept. 21, 1802, Stockholm, Sweden - d. June 8, 1882, Helsingfors [now Helsinki], Finland), chief minister (1858-82) and acting governor-general (1864, 1868, 1870, 1872-73) of Finland; grandson of Carl Fredrik Nordenstam. He was also governor of Nyland (1847-58).
Nordgren, Kurt (Henry) (b. July 13, 1916, Nederkalix, Norrbotten, Sweden - d. Dec. 8, 1974, Härnösand, Västernorrland, Sweden), governor of Västernorrland (1971-74).
Nordheim-Larsen, Kari (b. June 23, 1948, Nome, Telemark, Norway), governor of Telemark (2006-18). She was also Norwegian minister of development cooperation (1992-97) and children and family affairs (1993-94, acting for Grete Berget).
Nordin, Carl Johan friherre af (b. Aug. 6, 1785, Valbo socken, Gävleborg, Sweden - d. June 8, 1850, Valbo socken), acting governor of Stockholm city (1828-30); son of Johan Magnus friherre af Nordin. He became friherre (baron) in 1800.
Nordin, Johan Magnus friherre af (b. June 16, 1746, Stockholm, Sweden - d. March 15, 1823, Forsbacka, Gävleborg, Sweden), governor of Kopparberg (1790-1812). He was made friherre (baron) in 1800.
Nordin, Sten (Roland) (b. Feb. 18, 1956, Nyköping, Södermanland, Sweden), governor of Blekinge (2017-21). He was also mayor of Stockholm (2008-14).
Nordli | Nordlund |
Nordlie, Arthur (Henry Eugen) (b. Feb. 2, 1883, Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway - d. Jan. 7, 1965, Oslo), Norwegian politician. He was chairman of the Conservative Party in 1945-50.
Nordlund, Roger (b. Nov. 19, 1957), lantråd of the Åland Islands (1999-2007).
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Nordset, Oddbjørn Karmhus (b. March 25, 1946), acting governor of Nord-Trøndelag (1991-93, 2008-09).
Nordström, Anders (Enar) (b. March 9, 1960, Stockholm, Sweden), acting director-general of the World Health Organization (2006-07).
Nordström, (Carl Fredrik) Theodor (b. Aug. 31, 1843, Helsingfors [now Helsinki], Finland - d. June 30, 1920, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Örebro (1904-11).
Noreika, Liudas (b. Aug. 19, 1884, Pasruoje, Russia [now in Lithuania] - d. May 30, 1928, Kaunas, Lithuania), justice minister of Lithuania (1919-20).
Norem, John (b. Nov. 11, 1888, Stavanger, Stavanger amt [now Rogaland fylke], Norway - d. May 12, 1976), governor of Rogaland (1932-58).
Nori, Andrew (b. 1953, West Are Are, Malaita province, Solomon Islands - d. July 9, 2013, Honiara, Solomon Islands), home affairs minister (1985-89) and finance minister (1993-94) of the Solomon Islands.
Norick, James H(enry), byname Jim Norick (b. Jan. 23, 1920, Oklahoma City, Okla. - d. March 4, 2015), mayor of Oklahoma City (1959-63, 1967-71).
Norick, Ronald J(ames) (b. Aug. 5, 1941, Oklahoma City, Okla.), mayor of Oklahoma City (1987-98); son of James H. Norick.
Noriega (Gómez), Carlos Augusto, byname El Tigrillo (b. April 2, 1920, Barichara, Santander, Colombia - d. Oct. 11, 2003, Bogotá, Colombia), interior minister of Colombia (1968-69). He was also minister of labour (1966-68) and ambassador to Spain (1970-74).
M. Noriega |
Noriega Agüero, Zenón (b. July 12, 1900, Villa Jesús, near Cajamarca, Peru - d. May 7, 1957, Lima, Peru), first vice president (1948-50), minister of war (1948-54), junta chairman (1950), and prime minister (1950-54) of Peru.
Noriega Pizano, Arturo (b. April 10, 1915, Colima, Colima, Mexico - d. July 1994), governor of Colima (1974-79). He was also mayor of Colima (1971-73).
Norling, (Sven) Åke (b. March 5, 1924, Stockholm, Sweden - d. April 7, 2001), governor of Göteborg och Bohus (1980-89).
Norling, Bengt (Olof) (b. Jan. 12, 1925, Malmö, Sweden - d. June 2, 2002), governor of Värmland (1977-90). He was also Swedish minister of communications (1969-76).
Norman, Colin Hugh Boyd (b. Feb. 20, 1904, Sydney, N.S.W. - d. June 25, 1996, Sydney), administrator of Norfolk Island (1953-58).
Norman, Sir Henry Wylie (b. Dec. 2, 1826, London, England - d. Oct. 26, 1904, London), governor of Jamaica (1883-89) and Queensland (1889-95); knighted 1873.
Norman, Sam(uel) Hinga (b. Jan. 1, 1940, Ngolala village, Bo district, Sierra Leone - d. Feb. 22, 2007, Dakar, Senegal), interior minister of Sierra Leone (2002-04). The leader of the local civil defense militia that helped defeat the rebel Revolutionary United Front during the 1991-2001 civil war, he was indicted in 2003 by the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Maintaining his innocence throughout his trial, he died while still in detention at the court.
Norman-Walker, Sir Hugh (Selby) (b. Dec. 17, 1916 - d. Aug. 28, 1985), commissioner of Bechuanaland (1965-66) and governor of Seychelles (1967-69) and Hong Kong (acting, 1971); knighted 1966.
Normanby, Constantine Henry Phipps, (1st) Marquess of (b. May 15, 1797, Whitby, Yorkshire, England - d. July 28, 1863, London, England), governor of Jamaica (1832-34), lord lieutenant of Ireland (1835-39), and British home secretary (1839-41); son of Henry Phipps, Earl of Mulgrave. He was also lord privy seal (1834), secretary of state for war and the colonies (1839), ambassador to France (1846-52), and minister to Tuscany, Modena, and Parma (1854-58). He succeeded as (2nd) Earl of Mulgrave in 1831 and was created marquess in 1838.
Normanby, George Augustus Constantine Phipps, (2nd) Marquess of (b. July 23, 1819, London, England - d. April 3, 1890, Brighton, England), governor of Nova Scotia (1858-63), Queensland (1871-74), New Zealand (1874-79), and Victoria (1879-84); son of Constantine Henry Phipps, Marquess of Normanby. He was styled Viscount Normanby in 1831-38, then Earl of Mulgrave until he succeeded as marquess in 1863.
Noro, Akihiko (b. Aug. 28, 1946), governor of Mie (2003-11).
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Norodom Buppha Devi, Princess, also spelled Norodom Bophadevi (b. Jan. 8, 1943, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - d. Nov. 18, 2019, Bangkok, Thailand), Cambodian politician; daughter of Norodom Sihanouk. Earlier known as a ballerina, she was minister of culture and fine arts (1998-2004).
Norodom Kantol, Prince (b. Sept. 15, 1920, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - d. [killed] 1976), prime minister (1962-66), foreign minister (1962-64, 1965-66), and interior minister (1965-66) of Cambodia; brother of Prince Norodom Virija; great-grandson of Norodom.
Norodom Montana, Prince (b. March 18, 1902, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - d. 1975?), Cambodian politician. He was minister of economy (1945), agriculture (1945), public training, sports, and youth (1953-54), religion, social action, and labour (1954), public health, social action, and labour (1954), and education (1955) and president of the Council of the Kingdom (1963-67).
Norodom Norindeth, Prince (b. 1906 - d. 1975?), Cambodian diplomat; grandson of Norodom and Sisowath; son-in-law of Neal Phleng. He was ambassador to Yugoslavia (1961-63), Burma (1964-65), and Australia (1965-66).
Norodom Phurissara, Prince (b. Oct. 13, 1919, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - d. [killed] April? 1976, Phnom Penh), foreign minister of Cambodia (1966-70); grandson of Norodom. He was also minister of justice in the Sihanoukist government (1973-75). He was posthumously given the title Samdech on June 7, 1994.
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Norodom Sirivudh | Norodom Suramarit |
Norodom Suramarit (b. March 6, 1896, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - d. April 3, 1960, Phnom Penh), king of Cambodia (1955-60); grandson of Norodom; son-in-law of Sisowath Monivong. He was also minister of marine (1929-41).
Norodom Virija, Prince (b. 1926), foreign minister of Cambodia (1966).
Noronha, Fernando António (Soares) de, governor of Maranhão (1792-98) and Angola (1802-06).
Norota, Hosei (b. Oct. 25, 1929, Akita prefecture, Japan - d. May 23, 2019, Tokyo, Japan), Japanese politician. He was minister of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (1995-96) and director-general of the Defense Agency (1998-99).
Norov, Avraam (Sergeyevich) (b. Nov. 2 [Oct. 22, O.S.], 1795, Klyuchi, Saratov province [now oblast], Russia - d. Feb. 4 [Jan. 23, O.S.], 1869, St. Petersburg, Russia), education minister of Russia (1853-58).
V. Norov |
Norrback, (Johan) Ole (b. March 18, 1941, Övermark [now part of Närpes], Finland), defense minister of Finland (1987-90). He was also minister of education (1990-91), transport and communications (1991-95), and European affairs (1995-99) and ambassador to Norway (1999-2003) and Greece (2003-07).
Norrfalk, Maria (Heléne) (b. March 25, 1952, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Dalarna (2007-15).
Norrie (of Wellington, New Zealand, and of Upton, Gloucestershire), (Charles) Willoughby (Moke) Norrie, (1st) Baron (b. Sept. 26, 1893 - d. May 25, 1977), governor of South Australia (1944-52) and governor-general of New Zealand (1952-57). He was knighted in 1944 and created a baron in August 1957.
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Norris, Edwin L(ee) (b. Aug. 15, 1865, Cumberland county, Ky. - d. April 25, 1924, Great Falls, Mont.), governor of Montana (1908-13).
Norris, Isaac (b. July 26, 1671, Southwark, London, England - d. June 4, 1735, Germantown, Pennsylvania), mayor of Philadelphia (1724-25).
Northam, Ralph (Shearer) (b. Sept. 13, 1959, Nassawadox, Va.), governor of Virginia (2018-22).
Northbrook, Francis (Thornhill) Baring, (1st) Baron (b. April 20, 1796, Calcutta [now Kolkata], India - d. Sept. 6, 1866, Stratton Park, Hampshire, England), British politician. He was chancellor of the exchequer (1839-41) and first lord of the Admiralty (1849-52). He succeeded as (3rd) Baronet in 1848 and was created Baron Northbrook in January 1866.
Northbrook, Thomas George Baring, (1st) Earl of (b. Jan. 22, 1826, London, England - d. Nov. 15, 1904, Stratton Park, Hampshire, England), viceroy of India (1872-76); son of Francis Baring, Baron Northbrook. He was also first lord of the Admiralty (1880-85). He succeeded as (2nd) Baron Northbrook in 1866 and was created Viscount Baring and Earl of Northbrook in 1876.
Northcote, Sir Geoffry (Alexander Stafford) (b. Feb. 9, 1881, London, England - d. July 10, 1948, Sanderstead, Surrey, England), acting governor of the Gold Coast (1932, 1934) and governor of British Guiana (1935-36) and Hong Kong (1937-41); knighted 1935; grandson of Stafford Henry Northcote, Earl of Iddesleigh.
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Northcroft, Henry William (b. 1844, Chelmsford, Essex, England - d. December 1923, Auckland, N.Z.), resident commissioner of the Cook Islands (1913-16).
Northen, William J(onathan) (b. July 9, 1835, Jones county, Ga. - d. March 25, 1913, Atlanta, Ga.), governor of Georgia (1890-94).
Northey, Sir Edward (b. May 28, 1868, Cockerham, Lancashire, England - d. Dec. 25, 1953, England), governor of the British East Africa Protectorate/Kenya (1919-22); knighted 1918.
Northington, Robert Henley, (1st) Earl of (b. 1708? - d. Jan. 14, 1772, The Grange, Hampshire, England), British lord keeper (1757-61), lord chancellor (1761-66), and lord president of the council (1766-67). He was also attorney general (1756-57). He was knighted in 1756 and created Baron Henley in 1760 and Earl of Northington in 1764.
Northington, Robert Henley, (2nd) Earl of (b. Jan. 3, 1747, London, England - d. July 5, 1786, Paris, France), lord lieutenant of Ireland (1783-84); son of Robert Henley, (1st) Earl of Northington. He succeeded as earl in 1772.
Northmore, Sir John Alfred (b. Sept. 14, 1865, Adelaide, South Australia - d. May 15, 1958), acting governor of Western Australia (1931-33); knighted 1932. He was chief justice (1931-45) and lieutenant governor (1932-33).
Northumberland, Algernon Percy, (4th) Duke of (b. Dec. 15, 1792, Isleworth, Middlesex [now part of London], England - d. Feb. 12, 1865, Alnwick, Northumberland, England), British first lord of the Admiralty (1852); brother of Hugh Percy, (3rd) Duke of Northumberland; grandson of Hugh Percy, (1st) Duke of Northumberland. He succeeded as duke in 1847.
Northumberland, Algernon (George) Percy, (6th) Duke of (b. May 29, 1810, London, England - d. Jan. 2, 1899, Alnwick, Northumberland, England), British lord privy seal (1878-80); son of cousin of Algernon Percy, (4th) Duke of Northumberland; great-grandson of Hugh Percy, (1st) Duke of Northumberland. He was also paymaster general (1859). He was known by the courtesy title Lord Lovaine (1830-65) and as Earl Percy (1865-67) before succeeding as duke.
Northumberland, Hugh Percy, (1st) Duke of, original surname Smithson (baptized Dec. 10, 1712, Kirby Wiske, near Northallerton, Yorkshire, England - d. June 6, 1786, Isleworth, Middlesex [now part of London], England), lord lieutenant of Ireland (1763-65). He succeeded as (2nd) Earl of Northumberland (and changed his surname) in 1750 and was created Earl Percy and Duke of Northumberland in 1766 and Baron Lovaine in 1784.
Northumberland, Hugh Percy, (3rd) Duke of (b. April 20, 1785 - d. Feb. 12, 1847, Alnwick, Northumberland, England), lord lieutenant of Ireland (1829-30); grandson of Hugh Percy, (1st) Duke of Northumberland. He succeeded as duke in 1817.
Norton, Edward Felix (b. Feb. 21, 1884, San Isidro, Argentina - d. Nov. 3, 1954, Morestead, Hampshire, England), acting governor of Hong Kong (1940-41).
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Norton de Matos, José (Maria) Mendes Ribeiro (b. March 23, 1867, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo district, Portugal - d. Jan. 2, 1955, Ponte de Lima), governor-general (1912-15) and high commissioner (1921-24) of Angola. He was also Portuguese minister of colonies (1915) and war (1915-17) and ambassador to the United Kingdom (1924-26).
Norvell, George E(ldon) (b. July 20, 1907, Tulsa, Okla. - d. Oct. 5, 1990, Tulsa), mayor of Tulsa (1956-58).
Norvik, Erling (b. April 9, 1928, Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway - d. Dec. 31, 1998, Oslo, Norway), governor of Østfold (1986-98). He was also chairman of the Conservative Party of Norway (1974-80, 1984-86).
Norwich, Alfred Duff Cooper, (1st) Viscount (b. Feb. 22, 1890, London, England - d. Jan. 1, 1954, aboard the Colombie off Vigo, Spain), British secretary of state for war (1935-37). He was also first lord of the Admiralty (1937-38), minister of information (1940-41), chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1941-43), and ambassador to France (1944-47). Also known as an author, he was knighted in 1948 and created viscount in 1952.
Norwood, William Robert (b. May 29, 1909, Seattle, Wash. - d. Sept. 22, 1981), high commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1966-69).
Nosatîi, Anatolie (b. Sept. 12, 1972), defense minister of Moldova (2021- ).
Nosek, Frantisek (b. April 26, 1886, Chrudim, Austria [now in Czech Republic] - d. April 17, 1935, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), interior minister of Czechoslovakia (1925-26). He was also minister of posts and telegraphs (1926-29).
Nosek, Jirí (b. Aug. 29, 1911, Cercany, Austria [now in Czech Republic] - d. Oct. 18, 2003, Prague, Czech Republic), Czechoslovak diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1950-55) and ambassador to India (1956-59) and Ceylon (1957-59).
Nosek, Václav (b. Sept. 26, 1892, Velká Dobrá, Austria [now in Czech Republic] - d. July 22, 1955, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), interior minister of Czechoslovakia (1945-53). He was also minister of labour (1953-55).
Noske, Gustav (b. July 9, 1868, Brandenburg, Prussia [now in Brandenburg, Germany] - d. Nov. 30, 1946, Hannover, Germany), defense minister of Germany (1919-20).
Nosov, Aleksandr (Fyodorovich) (b. 1899 - d. Jan. 4, 1937, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Mountain A.S.S.R. (1921-22).
Nosov, Ivan (Petrovich) (b. May 1888, Kasitikha, Nizhny Novgorod province, Russia - d. [executed] Nov. 27, 1937), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of Crimea (1924-25). He was also executive secretary of the party committees of Voronezh (1921), Perm (1921), and Tver (1925-29) provinces and Feodosiya (1921-22), Sevastopol (1922-24), and Moscow (1929-30) okruga and first secretary of the industrial party committee (1932-36) and party committee (1936-37) of Ivanovo oblast.
S. Nosov |
Nosworthy, Sir William (b. Oct. 18, 1867, St. Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand - d. Sept. 26, 1946, Ashburton, New Zealand), finance minister (1925-26) and foreign minister (1926-28) of New Zealand; knighted 1929. He was also minister of agriculture (1919-25) and immigration (1920-25) and postmaster-general (1926-28).
Note | C.-F. Nothomb |
Noterdaeme, Paul (Marie Jozef Antonius Cornelius) (b. Oct. 14, 1929, Bruges, Belgium - d. July 21, 1995), Belgian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1988-94).
Nothin, Torsten (Karl Viktor) (b. Feb. 16, 1884, Voxtorp, Jönköping, Sweden - d. March 1, 1972, Jönköping, Sweden), governor of Stockholm city (1933-49); son-in-law of Assar Åkerman. He was also Swedish justice minister (1924-26).
Nothomb, Alphonse (Jean-Pierre Dominique Ambroise Camille) (b. July 12, 1817, Pétange, Luxembourg - d. May 14, 1898, Pétange), justice minister of Belgium (1855-57); half-brother of Jean Baptiste, baron Nothomb; cousin of Victor Tesch.
Nothomb, Charles-Ferdinand (Nicolas Marie Pierre) (b. May 3, 1936, Habay-la-Neuve, Belgium - d. April 19, 2023), foreign minister (1980-81) and interior minister and a deputy prime minister (1981-86) of Belgium. He was also chairman of the Chamber of Representatives (1979-80, 1988-95).
Nothomb, Jean Baptiste, baron (from 1853) (b. July 3, 1805, Messancy, France [now in Belgium] - d. Sept. 16, 1881, Berlin, Germany), cabinet chief of Belgium (1841-45). He was also minister of public works (1837-40), justice (acting, 1839 and 1841-43), and interior (1841-45) and minister to the German Confederation (1840-41), Prussia (1845-71), and Germany (1871-81).
Nothomb, Patrick (Marie Joseph Pierre Fernand Constantin), baron (b. May 24, 1936, Schaerbeek, Belgium - d. March 17, 2020, Habay-la-Neuve, Belgium), Belgian diplomat; nephew of Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb. He was chargé d'affaires in China (1972-74) and ambassador to Bangladesh and Burma (1978-80), Thailand and Laos (1985-88), Japan (1988-97), and Italy, San Marino, Malta, and Albania (1998-2001). He was made baron in 1953.
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Notohamiprodjo, (Raden Murobikandi) (b. April 12, 1905, Yogyakarta, Netherlands East Indies [now Indonesia] - d. July 21, 1976), finance minister of Indonesia (1960-63). He was also a deputy first minister and minister of revenue, financing, and supervision (1962-63) and minister advisor on mobilization of funds and forces (1963-66).
Notowidigdo, Mukarto (b. Nov. 1, 1911, Blora, Netherlands East Indies [now Indonesia] - d. June 25, 1984, Jakarta, Indonesia), foreign minister of Indonesia (1952-53). He was also ambassador to the United States (1953-61), India (1961-64), and Canada (1964-66).
Nott, Charles Robert Harley (b. Oct. 24, 1904 - d. Sept. 19, 1997), British consul in Tonga (1954-57).
Nott, Sir John (William Frederic) (b. Feb. 1, 1932, Bromley, Kent [now part of London], England - d. Nov. 6, 2024), British defence secretary (1981-83); knighted 1983. He was also president of the Board of Trade (1979-81).
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Nouailhetas, (Pierre Marie Elie) Louis (b. Dec. 17, 1894, Cercoux, Charente-Inférieure [now Charente-Maritime], France - d. 1985), governor of French Somaliland (1940-42).
Nouet, Louis Hippolyte Marie (b. Sept. 5, 1844, Quimper, Finistère, France - d. Feb. 12, 1933, Vannes, Morbihan, France), governor of New Caledonia (1886-88), French India (1889-91), and Guadeloupe (1891-94).
Noufflard, Charles Henri Adrien (b. Sept. 7, 1872, Louviers, Eure, France - d. June 16, 1952), acting governor of French Congo (1903), acting lieutenant governor of Gabon (1906-07), French resident commissioner of the New Hebrides (1908-09), and governor of Dahomey (1912-17).
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Nourbakhsh, Mohsen (b. 1948, Isfahan, Iran - d. March 22, 2003), economy and finance minister of Iran (1989-93). He was also governor of the Central Bank (1981-86, 1994-2003) and a vice president (1993-94).
Nouri, Hojatolislam Abdollah (b. 1950, Isfahan, Iran), interior minister (1989-93, 1997-98) and a vice president (1998) of Iran.
Nouri, Khaled, interior minister of Tunisia (2024- ). He was also governor of Ariana province (2022-24).
Nouri, Mahamat (b. 1947, Largeau [now Faya-Largeau], Chad), interior minister (1978-79, 1995) and defense minister (2001-04) of Chad. He was also minister of public works, transport, and communications (1979), public health (1993), territorial administration (1995-96), and livestock (1996-2001) and ambassador to Saudi Arabia (2004-06).
Noutary, Jean (b. Nov. 4, 1896, Pau, Basses-Pyrénées [now Pyrénées-Atlantiques], France - d. Sept. 15, 1962, Pau), commissioner of French Togo (1944-48).
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Novak, Aleksandr (Valentinovich) (b. Aug. 23, 1971, Avdeyevka [Avdiyivka], Donetsk oblast, Ukrainian S.S.R.), a deputy prime minister of Russia (2020- ). He was also acting chairman of the government of Krasnoyarsk kray (2008) and minister of energy (2012-20).
Novák, Augustin (b. Sept. 20, 1872, Kralup, Austria [now Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic] - d. May 9, 1951), finance minister of Czechoslovakia (1921-22).
Novák, Jirí (b. April 11, 1950, Hranice, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]), justice minister of the Czech Republic (1992-96).
Novák, Katalin (Éva Veresné) (b. Sept. 6, 1977, Szeged, Hungary), president of Hungary (2022-24). She was also minister without portfolio for family affairs (2020-21).
Novák, Ladislav (b. April 5, 1872, Prague, Austria [now in Czech Republic] - d. Aug. 29, 1946, Prague), Czechoslovak politician. He was minister of industry, commerce, and trade (1921-25, 1928-29) and foreign trade (acting, 1921-22).
Novakovic, Stojan (b. Nov. 1, 1842, Sabac, Serbia - d. Feb. 18, 1915, Nis, Serbia), prime minister (1895-96, 1909) and foreign minister (1895-96) of Serbia. He was also minister of education (1873, 1874-75, 1880-83) and interior (1884-85), minister to the Ottoman Empire (1886-91, 1897-1900), France (1900), and Russia (1900-04), and president of the State Council (1892-95).
Novakovic, Zoran (b. Sept. 20, 1950, Cetinje, Montenegro - d. Dec. 13, 2006), acting foreign minister of Yugoslavia (2000).
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Novar, Ronald Craufurd Munro-Ferguson, (1st) Viscount (b. March 6, 1860, Raith, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland - d. March 30, 1934, Raith), governor-general of Australia (1914-20). He was also British secretary for Scotland (1922-24). He was knighted in 1914 and created viscount in 1920.
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Novikov, Fyodor (Afanasyevich) (b. Jan. 1, 1935, Kosilovo, Bryansk oblast, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. 2002), first secretary of the party committee (1990-91) and head (1992-93) of Mangistau oblast. He was also mayor of Kokchetav (1973-79), minister of meat and dairy industry of the Kazakh S.S.R. (1984-85), and chairman of the executive committee of Guryev oblast (1987-90).
Novikov, Ignaty (Trofimovich) (b. Jan. 2, 1907 [Dec. 20, 1906, O.S.], Kamenskoye, Russia [now Kamyanske, Ukraine] - d. Dec. 25, 1993, Moscow, Russia), Soviet politician. He was minister of construction of power plants (1958-62) and energy and electrification (1962) and a deputy premier and chairman of the State Committee for Construction (1962-83).
Novikov, Vladimir (Nikolayevich) (b. Dec. 6 [Nov. 23, O.S.], 1907, Novgorod region, Russia - d. July 21, 2000), chairman of the State Planning Committee of the Soviet Union (1960-62). He was also chairman of the State Planning Commission (1958-60), a first deputy premier (1958-59), and a deputy premier (1959-60) of the Russian S.F.S.R. and a deputy premier (1960-62, 1965-80) and chairman of the Supreme Council of National Economy (1965) of the Soviet Union.
Novitsky, Vasily (Vasilyevich) (b. 18... - d. April 21 [April 8, O.S.], 1911, Shabalino, Chernigov province, Russia [now in Ukraine]), governor of Tavrida (1906-11).
Novoa (y López de Artigas), José María (Vásquez de) (b. 1793 - d. 1853), war and marine minister of Chile (1825-26); brother of Manuel Fernando Vásquez de Novoa. He was also president of the Senate (1829).
Novoselov, Arkady (Mikhailovich) (b. 1905, Nizhnyaya Kurya, Perm province [now in Perm kray], Russia - d. Oct. 27, 1940), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Tatar A.S.S.R. (1937). He was also deputy premier (1937-38).
Novosiltsev, Graf Nikolay (Nikolayevich) (b. 1761 - d. April 20 [April 8, O.S.], 1838, St. Petersburg, Russia), Russian official; great-grandson of Kirill Naryshkin. He was president of the Academy of Sciences (1803-10) and chairman of the Imperial State Council and the Committee of Ministers (1834-38). He became Graf (count) in 1833.
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Novruzov, Neymat (Guseynovich) (b. 1908, Nakhichevan, Erivan province, Russia [now in Azerbaijan] - d. ...), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Nakhichevan A.S.S.R. (1953-55). He was also minister of state farms of the Azerbaijan S.S.R. (1955-57).
Nowak, Julian Ignacy (b. March 10, 1865, Okocim, Austria [now in Poland] - d. Nov. 7, 1946, Kraków, Poland), prime minister of Poland (1922). A noted microbiologist, he was also rector of Kraków University (1921-22) and minister of religious affairs and education (1922).
Nowak, Zenon (b. Jan. 27, 1905, Pabianice, Poland - d. Aug. 21, 1980, Warsaw, Poland), a deputy premier of Poland (1952-68). He was also chairman of the Supreme Control Chamber (1969-71) and ambassador to the Soviet Union (1971-77).
Nowlan, George (Clyde) (b. Aug. 14, 1898, Havelock, N.S. - d. May 31, 1965, Ottawa, Ont.), finance minister of Canada (1962-63). He was also minister of national revenue (1957-62).
Nowodworski, Stanislaw (b. 1873 - d. Sept. 22, 1931), justice minister of Poland (1920-21, 1923). He was also mayor of Warsaw (1921-22).
Noworyta, Eugeniusz (b. Dec. 25, 1935, Kraków, Poland), Polish diplomat. He was ambassador to Chile (1971-73), Spain (1977-81), and Argentina (1996-2001) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1985-89).
Noyes, Edward F(ollansbee) (b. Oct. 3, 1832, Haverhill, Mass. - d. Sept. 4, 1890, Cincinnati, Ohio), governor of Ohio (1872-74). He was also U.S. minister to France (1877-81).
Nozawa, Daizo (b. May 6, 1933, Nagano prefecture, Japan), justice minister of Japan (2003-04).
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Nozhikov, Yury (Abramovich) (b. Feb. 17, 1934, Leningrad, Russian S.F.S.R. [now St. Petersburg, Russia] - d. June 15, 2010, Irkutsk, Russia), chairman of the Executive Committee (1988-91), head of the administration (1991-94), and governor (1994-97) of Irkutsk oblast.
Nozières, Vital Auguste, marquis de Grégoire, comte de (b. Dec. 15, 1715 - d. ...), governor of Martinique (1772-76).
Nqakula, Charles (b. Sept. 13, 1942, Cradock, Cape province [now in Eastern Cape], South Africa), defense minister of South Africa (2008-09). He was also general secretary of the South African Communist Party (1993-98), minister of safety and security (2002-08), and high commissioner to Mozambique (2012-15).
A. Nsanze | Nsibambi |
Nsanze, Térence (b. Feb. 2, 1937, Burundi), Burundian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1966-73) and ambassador to the United States (1967-73), France (1975-76), Switzerland (1978-86), and the Vatican (2003-04).
Nsanzimana, Sylvestre (b. Jan. 5, 1936, Kirago [now in Southern province], Rwanda - d. July? 1999), foreign minister (1969-71) and prime minister (1991-92) of Rwanda. He was also minister of commerce, mines, and industry (1967-69) and justice (1991).
Nsekalije, Aloys (b. July 16, 1937, Rambura, Rwanda - d. Oct. 12, 2009, Brussels, Belgium), foreign minister of Rwanda (1973-79).
Nsengimana, Joseph (b. May 11, 1950), Rwandan politician. He was minister of higher education, scientific research, and culture (1994-97), civil service and labour (1997-99), and lands, human resettlement, and environmental protection (1999-2000), special adviser to the president (2000-06), and permanent representative to the United Nations (2006-09).
Nsibambi, Apolo (Robin) (b. Nov. 27, 1938 [by other sources, Oct. 25, 1940] - d. May 28, 2019, Kampala, Uganda), prime minister of Uganda (1999-2011). He was also minister of public service (1996-98) and education and sports (1998-99).
Nsibandze, Ben(jamin Mshamndane) (b. June 17, 1931 - d. Jan. 13, 2021), acting prime minister of Swaziland (1979). He was deputy prime minister (1979-83), minister of labour and public services (1987-91), and regional administrator of Hhohho (1990s-2014).
N'singa Udjuu Ongwankebi Untube, (Joseph) (b. Oct. 29, 1934, Nsontin, near Banningville [now Bandundu], Belgian Congo [now Congo (Kinshasa)] - d. Feb. 24, 2021), justice minister (1966-69, 1986-90, 1996-97), interior minister (1969-70), and prime minister (1981-82) of Congo (Kinshasa)/Zaire. He was also planning minister (1997).
Nsobeya Efuman (Nchama), Santiago (b. 1950? - d. July 8?, 2020, Equatorial Guinea), foreign minister of Equatorial Guinea (1999-2003). He was also chargé d'affaires (1993) and ambassador (1994-99) to Spain and minister of information, tourism, and culture and government spokesman (2006-08).
Nsue Angüe Osá, José (b. Feb. 2, 1928, Biyabiyan, Spanish Guinea [now Equatorial Guinea] - d. [killed] late 1976, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), Equatorial Guinean politician. He was minister of education (1968-72) and ambassador to Ethiopia (1973-76).
Nsue Nguema (Nsuga), Mariano (b. Dec. 12, 1937), justice minister of Equatorial Guinea (1992-93). He was also minister in charge of relations with parliament (1993-96) and president of the Supreme Court (1995-2000).
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Ntafu, (Andrew) George (Nga), also spelled Mtafu (b. 1942, Likoma island, Nyasaland [now Malawi] - d. [road accident] Oct. 20, 2015, Blantyre, Malawi), foreign minister of Malawi (1996-97). He was also minister of health and environmental affairs (1994-95), transport and civil aviation (1995-96), tourism, national parks, and wildlife (1999-2000), and education, science, and technology (2000-04).
Ntahomvukiye, Séverin (b. Aug. 14, 1944, Gitega, Burundi), foreign minister of Burundi (1998-2001). He was also ambassador to the United States (1995-98).
Ntahuga, Sébastien, justice minister of Burundi (1991-93). He was also ambassador to (West) Germany and the Vatican (1988-91).
Ntakibirora, Tharcisse, Burundian diplomat. He was ambassador to China (1990-93) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1995-97).
Ntakirutimana, Joseph, Burundian politician. He has been minister of good governance, general state inspection, and local administration (2005-06), permanent representative to the United Nations (2006-08), and speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (2022- ).
Ntang (Moubitang), Gilbert (Mayimbene) (b. Feb. 7, 1938, Essendé, French Cameroons [now in Cameroon] - d. May 21, 2009, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France), finance minister of Cameroon (1979-83).
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Ntaryamira, Cyprien (b. March 6, 1955, Gitwe, Mubimbi commune, Bujumbura Rural province, Burundi - d. [plane crash] April 6, 1994, near Kigali, Rwanda), president of Burundi (1994). He was also minister of agriculture and livestock (1993-94).
Ntawurishira, Lazare (b. Oct. 10, 1931, Bukeye, Burundi - d. May 17, 2015, Bujumbura, Burundi), foreign minister of Burundi (1967-69). He was also minister of education and culture (1966-67).
N'Tchama, Caetano (b. 1955, Ingore, Portuguese Guinea [now Guinea-Bissau] - d. Dec. 15, 2007), prime minister of Guinea-Bissau (2000-01).
Nteturuye, Marc (b. 1954, Gishubi, Burundi), Burundian diplomat. He was ambassador to Kenya and Somalia (1987-91), Namibia (1990-91), and Rwanda (1991-93) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1999-2006).
N'Thepe, (Aimé) Raymond (b. May 19, 1914, Douala, Cameroon - d. Nov. 23, 1984), foreign minister of Cameroon (1970-71). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1961-62) and ambassador to the United States (1961-62), West Germany (1962-65), the Soviet Union (1965-70), the Benelux countries (1970), and Gabon (1973-76).
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Ntombela, Sefora (Hixsonia), byname Sisi Ntombela (b. 1957, Tweeling, Orange Free State [now Free State], South Africa), premier of Free State (2018- ).
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Ntoutoume Obame, Lubin Martial (b. June 5, 1931, Angonenzock, Libreville district, Gabon - d. 1988, Paris, France), finance minister of Gabon (1963-64). He was also minister of public works, transport, and posts and telecommunications (1965-67), mayor of Libreville (1967-68, 1976-83), permanent representative to the United Nations (1968-69), and ambassador to Japan (1969-71), Italy (1971-72), and Canada (1972-74).
Ntsama, Étienne (b. Aug. 1, 1942, Mfoumenselek, French Cameroons [now in Cameroon] - d. March 28, 2006, Yaoundé, Cameroon), finance minister of Cameroon (1983-85). He was also ambassador to Japan (1987-2002).
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Ntsiba, Florent (b. Aug. 17, 1949, Lékana, Middle Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)]), member of the Military Committee of the Congolese Labour Party (during presidential vacancy 1977). He was minister of information, posts, and telecommunications (1979-83), public works, construction, housing, and urban affairs (1988-89), equipment and environment (1989-91), equipment and public works (1997-2009), construction and urban affairs (2001-02), and labour and social security (2009-16).
Ntsimi Menye, Antoine Louis (b. March 31, 1955), finance minister of Cameroon (1992-94).
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Ntwaagae, Charles Thembani (b. 1953, Tutume, Bechuanaland [now Botswana]), Botswanan diplomat. He was ambassador to Austria and Greece (2001-05) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2008-18).
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Nucci, Christian (Léon Colombo) (b. Oct. 31, 1939, Turenne [now Sabra] village, Tlemcen wilaya, western Algeria), high commissioner of New Caledonia (1981-82).
Nucete Sardi, José (Vicente) (b. Aug. 4, 1897, Mérida, Venezuela - d. Nov. 12, 1972, Caracas, Venezuela), governor of Mérida (1964-65). He was also Venezuelan ambassador to Cuba (1947-49, 1959-61), Argentina (1958), Belgium and Luxembourg (1966-67), and Brazil (1967-68).
Nucker, Delmas Henry (b. April 12, 1907, Terre Haute, Ind. - d. March 26, 1985, Silver Spring, Md.), high commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1954-61).
Nuder, Pär (Anders) (b. Feb. 27, 1963, Täby, Stockholm county, Sweden), acting defense minister (2002) and finance minister (2004-06) of Sweden. He was also minister of policy coordination (2002-04).
Nuhiu, Agim (b. Aug. 24, 1977, Slatino, near Tetovo, Macedonia [now North Macedonia]), interior minister of Macedonia (2016-17).
Nuhodzic, Mevludin (b. Aug. 29, 1959, Bijelo Polje, Montenegro), interior minister of Montenegro (2016-20). He was also a minister without portfolio (1992-96) and director of the Property Administration (2000-12).
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Nukrashi Pasha, Mahmoud al- (b. 1888, Alexandria, Egypt - d. [assassinated] Dec. 28, 1948, Cairo, Egypt), interior minister (1938-39, 1940, 1945-46, 1946-48), foreign minister (1944-45, 1946-47), and prime minister (1945-46, 1946-48) of Egypt.
Nule Amin, Guido (Alberto) (b. 1942?, Tolú, Bolívar [now in Sucre], Colombia), Colombian politician. He was minister of communications (1992) and mines and energy (1992-94).
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Numers, Fredrik Magnus von (b. April 8, 1726, Hälsingland landskap [traditional province], Sweden - d. Jan. 1, 1796, Vasa [Vaasa], Finland), acting governor of Vasa (1774).
Nunes, Janary Gentil (b. June 1, 1912, Alenquer, Pará, Brazil - d. Oct. 15, 1984, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), governor of Amapá (1944-56). He was also president of Petrobras (1956-58).
Nunes, Jeronymo Joaquim (b. 1769 - d. 18...), acting president of Mato Grosso (1828-30).
Nunes, Karlito (b. 1974), Timor-Leste diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2021-24).
Nunes, Lucídio Portella (b. April 8, 1922, Valença do Piauí, Piauí, Brazil - d. Oct. 30, 2015, Teresina, Piauí), governor of Piauí (1979-83); cousin of Flávio Portela Marcílio and Djalma Martins Veloso.
Nunes, Luiz Antonio da Silva (b. June 2, 1830, Rio Grande do Sul province [now state], Brazil - d. 1911, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Paraíba (1860-61) and Bahia (1875-77).
Nunes, Manoel Machado (b. 1799, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. April 11, 1876, Rio de Janeiro), president of São Paulo (1839-40) and Minas Gerais (1841).
Nunes, Pauxy Gentil (b. Feb. 27, 1918, Alenquer, Pará, Brazil - d. July 1980), governor of Amapá (1958-61); brother of Janary Gentil Nunes.
Nunes, Petrônio Portella (b. Oct. 12, 1925, Valença do Piauí, Piauí, Brazil - d. Jan. 6, 1980, Brasília, Brazil), governor of Piauí (1963-66); brother of Lucídio Portella Nunes; son-in-law of Pedro de Almendra Freitas; cousin of Flávio Portela Marcílio, Tibério Barbosa Nunes, and Helvídio Nunes de Barros. He also was mayor of Teresina (1959-63) and president of the Senate (1971-73, 1977-79) and justice minister (1979-80) of Brazil.
Nunes, Sebastião Machado (b. 1813, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. May 26, 1866, Rio de Janeiro), president of Espírito Santo (1854-55).
Nunes, Tibério Barbosa (b. Sept. 18, 1922, Oeiras, Piauí, Brazil - d. [automobile accident] July 19, 1974, between Teresina and Floriano, Piauí), acting governor of Piauí (1962-63); cousin of Lucídio Portella Nunes.
Núñez (Salvagno), Manuel (Jacinto) (b. 1927 - d. May 10, 2015), interior minister of Uruguay (1979-81).
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Núñez Aristimuño, José S(antiago) (b. May 23, 1920, Maturín, Monagas, Venezuela - d. Feb. 21, 2005, Caracas, Venezuela), justice minister of Venezuela (1966-69).
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Núñez Feijóo, Alberto (b. Sept. 10, 1961, Ourense, Spain), president of the Xunta of Galicia (2009-22). He became leader of Spain's Popular Party in 2022.
Núñez Jiménez, Arturo (b. Jan. 23, 1948, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico), governor of Tabasco (2013-18). He was also president of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies (1997-98, 1998).
Núñez Mosquera, Pedro (Juan) (b. 1951, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba), Cuban diplomat. He was ambassador to Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Mauritius (1994-95), Brazil (2004-09), and Mexico (2017-21) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2009-13).
Núñez Portuondo, Emilio (b. Sept. 13, 1898, Philadelphia, Pa. - d. Aug. 19, 1978, Panama), premier of Cuba (1958); brother of Ricardo Núñez Portuondo. He was also minister to Panama (1938-50) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1952-58).
Núñez Portuondo, Ricardo (b. Sept. 27, 1893, Philadelphia, Pa. - d. Nov. 15, 1973, Havana, Cuba), Cuban presidential candidate (1948).
Núñez Soto, Manuel Ángel (b. Jan. 30, 1951, Actopan, Hidalgo, Mexico), governor of Hidalgo (1999-2005).
Núñez Vargas, Benjamín (Plácido) (b. Jan. 24, 1915, Pacayas, Costa Rica - d. Sept. 19, 1994, San José, Costa Rica), Costa Rican politician. He was minister of labour and social security (1948-49), permanent representative to the United Nations (1954-56), and ambassador to Israel (1970-72, 1977-78) and Romania (1971-72).
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Nurdin, Zulkifli (b. July 12, 1948, Muara Sabak, Netherlands East Indies [now in Tanjung Jabung Timur regency, Jambi, Indonesia] - d. Nov. 28, 2018, Jakarta, Indonesia), governor of Jambi (1999-2005, 2005-10).
Nureddin Pasha, Abdurrahman (b. 1836, Kiutahya, Ottoman Empire [now Kütahya, Turkey] - d. Aug. 6, 1912, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]), grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1882). He was also governor of Prizren (1872-73), Danube (1873-74), Angora (1874-75), Baghdad (1875-77, 1879-80), Diyarbakir (1877-79), Kastamonu (1882-91), Aydin (1891-93), and Adrianople (1893-95) and justice minister (1895-1908).
Nurgaliyev, Bolat (Kabdylkhamitovich) (b. July 25, 1951, Blagodatnoye, Akmolinsk [now Akmola] oblast, Kazakh S.S.R.), secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (2007-09). He was also Kazakh ambassador to the United States, Canada, and Mexico (1996-2000), South Korea (2001-03), Japan (2003-06), and Israel and Cyprus (2012-14).
Nurgaliyev, Rashid (Gumarovich) (b. Oct. 8, 1956, Zhetigara, Kustanay oblast, Kazakh S.S.R.), interior minister of Russia (2003-12).
Nurgisayev, Serikbay (Urikbayevich) (b. May 27, 1956, Zhana-Arna, Alma-Ata [now Almaty] oblast, Kazakh S.S.R.), head of Kyzylorda oblast (1999-2004).
Nuri Efendi, Mehmed (d. March 1, 1843, Erzurum, Ottoman Empire [now in Turkey]), acting foreign minister of the Ottoman Empire (1838-39). He was also ambassador to the United Kingdom (1834-36) and France (1836-37, 1839-41).
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Nuriana, R(aden Nana) (b. April 17, 1938, Sumedang, Netherlands East Indies [now in Jawa Barat, Indonesia] - d. July 11, 2024, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia), governor of Jawa Barat (1993-2003).
Nuriyev, Saparmurad (Nuriyevich), Turkmen Saparmyrat (Nuryýewiç) Nuryýew (b. 1934), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (1997-2000). He was also minister of energy and industry (1995-2000).
Nuriyev, Ziya (Nuriyevich) (b. March 23, 1915, Verkhne-Lachentau, Ufa province [now in Bashkortostan republic], Russia - d. Oct. 19, 2012, Moscow, Russia), Soviet politician. He was first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Bashkir A.S.S.R. (1957-69), chairman of the state committee (1969) and minister (1969-73) of food reserves, and a deputy premier (1973-85).
Nurkadilov, Zamanbek (Kalabayevich) (b. Jan. 15, 1944, Alma-Ata [now Almaty] oblast, Kazakh S.S.R. - d. Nov. 12, 2005, Almaty, Kazakhstan), head of Almaty oblast (1997-2001). He was also mayor (1985-92) and head (1992-94) of Alma-Ata/Almaty city. Nurkadilov, who had become an outspoken critic of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, was found shot dead at his home; the death was ruled a suicide.
Nurklychev, Niyazklych, Turkmen Niýazgylyç Nurgylyjow (b. 1947, Ashkhabad, Turkmen S.S.R. [now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan]), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (1992). He was also ambassador to Russia (1992-96) and Belgium (1997-2004).
Nurmagambetov, Sagadat (Kozhakhmetovich) (b. May 25, 1924, Kosym, Akmolinsk province, Kirgiz A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R. [now in Akmola oblast, Kazakhstan] - d. Sept. 24, 2013, Almaty, Kazakhstan), defense minister of Kazakhstan (1992-95). During World War II he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union; his battalion participated in the storming of the Reich Chancellery in Berlin in 1945.
Nurmukhambetov, Gauyez (Torsanovich) (b. July 11, 1968, Maysky, Kustanay [now Kostanay] oblast, Kazakh S.S.R.), head of Severo-Kazakhstan oblast (2023- ). He was also mayor of Kostanay (2008-09, 2012-14).
Nurmukhamedov, Koptleu (b. 1903, Sorkol volost, Syrdarya oblast, Russia [now in Kazakhstan] - d. [executed] Oct. 13, 1938), chairman of the (Central) Executive Committee of the Karakalpak A.S.S.R. (1929-33).
Nurmuratov, Mamarizo (Berdimuratovich), Uzbek Mamarizo (Berdimurodovich) Nurmurodov (b. 1960, Samarkand oblast, Uzbek S.S.R.), finance minister of Uzbekistan (2000-04). He has also been hokim of Samarkand region (2004-06) and chairman of the Central Bank (2017- ).
Nurpeisov, Kairat (Aytmukhambetovich) (b. Sept. 21, 1957, Galkino, Pavlodar oblast, Kazakh S.S.R.), head of Pavlodar oblast (2003-08). He was also mayor of Pavlodar (2003) and ambassador to Kyrgyzstan (2019-21).
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Nurul Islam, A.K.M. (b. 1923?, Khajilpur, Bengal, India [now in Bangladesh] - d. Nov. 14, 2015), vice president of Bangladesh (1986-89). He was also minister of law and justice (1985-89).
Nurzhigitov, Nurzhan (Moldiyarovich) (b. March 31, 1967), head of Zhambyl oblast (2022-23). He has also been Kazakh minister of water resources and irrigation (2023- ).
Nushi, Gogo (b. Dec. 15, 1913, Vuno, Vlorë district, Albania - d. April 9, 1970), Albanian politician. He was minister of trade (1947-48, 1953-54) and industry (1948-49), a deputy premier (1951-53, 1956-58), and chairman of the People's Assembly (1954-56).
Nuss, Izzat al- (b. 1912, Damascus, Ottoman Empire [now in Syria] - d. 1976, Damascus), prime minister and foreign and defense minister (1961) and acting president (1961) of Syria. He was also minister of education and national guidance (1961).
Nusseibeh, Anwar (Zaki) (b. Jan. 20, 1913, Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire [now in Israel/Palestine] - d. Nov. 22, 1986, Jerusalem), Jordanian politician. He was minister of reconstruction and development (1952-53) and defense and education (1954-55), governor of Jerusalem (1961-63), and ambassador to the United Kingdom (1965-67).
Nusseibeh, Hazem (Zaki), also spelled Nuseibeh, Arabic Hazim Zaki Nusayba (b. May 6, 1922, Jerusalem, Palestine - d. April 10, 2022), foreign minister of Jordan (1962-63, 1965-66); brother of Anwar Nusseibeh. He was also minister of construction (1967-68), ambassador to Egypt (1969-71), Turkey (1971-73), and Italy, Switzerland, and Austria (1973-75), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1976-83).
Nusseibeh, Lana (Zaki), United Arab Emirates diplomat; granddaughter of Anwar Nusseibeh. She was permanent representative to the United Nations (2013-24).
Nutter, Donald (Grant) (b. Nov. 28, 1915, Lambert, Mont. - d. [plane crash] Jan. 25, 1962, near Wolf Creek, Mont.), governor of Montana (1961-62).
Nutzhorn, Carl (Ludvig Vilhelm Rømer) von (b. May 9, 1828, Fredericia, Denmark - d. Oct. 29, 1899, Frederiksberg, Denmark), interior minister of Denmark (1863-64). He was also justice minister (1868-70) and amtmand of Thisted (1866-68) and Vejle (1870-98).
Nve Ngu, Antonio Fernando (b. May 21, 1947, Akonibe, Spanish Guinea [now Equatorial Guinea] - d. Sept. 19, 2008, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Val-de-Marne, France), economy and finance minister of Equatorial Guinea (1988-93). He was also minister of state for transport, information, and communications (1993-96) and planning and economic development (1996-99), minister of parliamentary relations and juridical affairs (1999-2001) and education and science (2001-04), and government spokesman (1993-2004).
Nvono Ncá (Manene), Carmelo (b. Jan. 1, 1938, Ebebiyin, Spanish Guinea [now Equatorial Guinea] - d. December 2016), Equatorial Guinean diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires in Spain (1973-74), ambassador to Gabon (1975-77) and China (1977-79), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1980-82). His son Carmelo Nvono Ncá has been ambassador to Belgium (2011-23) and France (2023- ).
Nwachukwu, Ike (Omar Sanda) (b. Sept. 1, 1940, Port Harcourt, Nigeria), governor of Imo (1984-85) and foreign minister of Nigeria (1987-89, 1990-93). He was also minister of employment, labour, and productivity (1986-87).
Nwako, Moutlakgola P(algrave) K(ediretswe) (b. Aug. 6, 1922, Serowe, Bechuanaland [now Botswana] - d. Aug. 1, 2002), foreign minister of Botswana (1966-69). He was also minister of agriculture (1965-69), health (1969-77), labour and home affairs (1969-74), and commerce and industry (1977-89) and speaker of the National Assembly (1989-99).
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Nwobodo, Jim (Ifeanyichukwu) (b. May 9, 1940, Lafia [now in Nasarawa state], Nigeria), governor of Anambra (1979-83). He was also Nigerian minister of youth and sports (1995-97).
Nwodo, Okwesilieze (Emmanuel Kenneth), byname Okwy Nwodo (b. July 28, 1950, Nsukka [now in Enugu state], Nigeria), governor of Enugu (1992-93).
Nwosu, (Chinyere) Ike (b. Nov. 21, 1946, Uga [now in Anambra state], Nigeria), administrator of Abia (1993-94) and Oyo (1994-96).
Nxumalo, Sishayi (Simon) (b. 1936 - d. [car crash] Feb. 25, 2000, near Siteki, Swaziland), finance minister (1983-84), deputy prime minister (1993-98), and acting prime minister (1996) of Swaziland.
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Nyachae, Simeon (b. Feb. 6, 1932, Nyaribari, Nyanza province, Kenya - d. Feb. 1, 2021, Nairobi, Kenya), finance minister of Kenya (1998-99). Having earlier served as minister of agriculture (1993-97) and land reclamation, regional and water development (1997-98), he steadily won the respect of the financial markets and the international donor community, as well as ordinary Kenyans, after his appointment as finance minister in early 1998. He was also leading a bid to restore a suspended International Monetary Fund loan. But his effort to get a grip on the government's chaotic finances and stamp out rampant official corruption finally cost him his job. Pres. Daniel arap Moi demoted him in 1999, but the widely-respected minister hit back and said the move was designed to block his drive against corruption. Nyachae said his drive to reform Kenya's tax collection agency and his decision to publish a list of powerful figures who owed large sums to the country's banks made him "many enemies in influential places in the public and private sectors." He said, "Doing what was necessary in the interests of the country was a bitter pill to many people who benefit from corruption and financial indiscipline in the public sector." He resigned from the government, refusing to take up the post of industrial development minister that was offered him in the cabinet reshuffle. He was a presidential candidate in 2002 (winning 5.9% of the vote) and later was minister of energy (2004-05) and roads and public works (2005-08).
Nyagah, Jeremiah (Joseph Mwaniki) (b. Nov. 24, 1920, Kigare, near Embu, Kenya - d. April 10, 2008, Nairobi, Kenya), Kenyan politician. He was minister of education (1966-68), natural resources (1968-69), information (1969-70), agriculture (1970-79), livestock development (1979-80, 1990-92), culture and social services (1980-82), water development (1982-85), environment and natural resources (1985-90), and health (1992).
Nyako, Murtala (Hammanyero) (b. Aug. 27, 1943, Mayo-Belwa [now in Adamawa state], Nigeria), governor of Niger (1976-77) and Adamawa (2007-08, 2008-12, 2012-14). He was also Nigerian chief of naval staff (1989-92).
Nyakyi, Anthony Balthazar (b. June 8, 1936, Moshi, Tanganyika [now in Tanzania]), Tanzanian diplomat. He was ambassador to the Netherlands (1968-70) and West Germany and the Vatican (1971-72), high commissioner to Zimbabwe (1980-81) and the United Kingdom (1982-89), permanent representative to the United Nations (1989-94), and UN special representative for Liberia (1994-97).
Nyamdoo, Gendengiyin (b. April 1, 1934), Mongolian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1984-88) and ambassador to the United States (1989-91) and the United Kingdom (1995-97).
Nyamdorj, Ankhbayar, Mongolian diplomat. He has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2024- ).
Nyame, Jolly (Tanko) (b. Dec. 25, 1955), governor of Taraba (1992-93, 1999-2007).
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Nyamugabo Bazibuhe, Claude (b. Feb. 2, 1972, Nyantende, Kivu, Zaire [now in Sud-Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa)]), governor of Sud-Kivu (2017-19).
Nyamoya, Albin (b. July 27, 1924, Ibuye, Mwumba commune, Ngozi province, Burundi - d. Jan. 31, 2001, Bujumbura, Burundi), interior minister (1963-64, 1972-73) and prime minister (1964-65, 1972-73) of Burundi. He was also minister of agriculture and livestock (1971-72).
Nyamvumba, Patrick (b. June 11, 1967), internal security minister of Rwanda (2019-20). He has also been chief of defense staff (2013-19) and high commissioner to Tanzania (2024- ).
Nyamweya, James (b. Dec. 28, 1927, Kisii, Kenya - d. 1995), foreign minister of Kenya (1967-68). He was also minister of power and communications (1968-69), works (1969-74), and labour (1974-79).
Nyan Win (b. Jan. 22, 1953), foreign minister of Myanmar (2004-11). In 2011-16 he was chief minister of Bago region.
Nyangoma, Gervais (b. Nov. 17, 1937, Bururi province, Burundi - d. [executed] Oct. 28, 1965), Burundian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1963-65).
Nyankiye, André, Burundian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1965-66).
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Nyárádi, Miklós, surname until 1946 Scheidl (b. May 21, 1905, Budapest, Hungary - d. May 12, 1976, Bécs, Hungary), finance minister of Hungary (1947-48).
Nye, Sir Archibald Edward (b. April 23, 1895, Dublin, Ireland - d. Nov. 13, 1967, London, England), governor of Madras (1946-48); knighted 1944. He was also British high commissioner to India (1948-52) and Canada (1952-56).
Nye, James W(arren) (b. June 10, 1814, DeRuyter, N.Y. - d. Dec. 25, 1876, White Plains, N.Y.), governor of Nevada (1861-64).
Nye, Ric(hard Paul) (b. Feb. 29, 1964), acting governor of the Falkland Islands (2010).
Nyembo Shabani, (Jean-Gualbert) (b. Aug. 5, 1937, Kayanza, Elisabethville province, Belgian Congo [now in Tanganyika province, Congo (Kinshasa)]), finance minister of Zaire (1987-88). He was also minister of national economy (1977, 1977-79), investments (1977), special tasks (1979-80), agriculture and rural development (1980-81, 1983-85), economy and industry (1982-83, 1986-87), foreign trade (1982-83, 1985), and agriculture (1988-89) and governor of the Central Bank (1991-93).
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Nyers, Rezsö (b. March 21, 1923, Budapest, Hungary - d. June 22, 2018), finance minister of Hungary (1960-62) and president of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1989) and the Hungarian Socialist Party (1989-90). He was also minister of the food industry (1956).
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Nylander, (Oscar) Erik (b. Jan. 30, 1885, Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden - d. Dec. 11, 1958, Nykvarn, Stockholm county, Sweden), governor of Gotland (1941-51).
Nyström, Per (Ingvar) (b. Nov. 21, 1903, Västerlanda, Älvsborg [now in Västra Götaland], Sweden - d. Oct. 3, 1993), governor of Göteborg och Bohus (1950-71).
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Nzalakanda, Dominique (b. July 14, 1914, Ntonkama, Middle Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)]), interior minister (1962-63) and justice minister (1962-63) of Congo (Brazzaville).
Nzambimana, Édouard (b. Dec. 20, 1945, Matana, Burundi - d. September 2015), prime minister (1976-78) and foreign minister (1978-82) of Burundi. He was also minister of public works, transport, and equipment (1974-76), planning (1976-78), and agriculture, livestock, and rural development (1978).
Nzanza Bombiti, Jean-Robert (b. April 29, 1975), governor of Bas-Uélé (2022-24).
Nzanzu Kasivita, Carly (b. Nov. 15, 1975), governor of Nord-Kivu (2019-21).
Nzapayéké, André (b. Aug. 20, 1951, Bangassou, Oubangui-Chari [now Central African Republic]), prime minister of the Central African Republic (2014). He became ambassador to South Africa in 2014.
Nze (Mba), Pierre (b. 1939, Sangha region, Middle Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)]), foreign minister of Congo (Brazzaville) (1979-84). He was also minister of information, education, and culture (1969, 1970) and justice (1997-99).
Nzege Koloke, Izato (b. July 1, 1984, Kinshasa, Zaire [now Congo (Kinshasa)]), governor of Nord-Ubangi (2019-22).
Nzenza, Sekai (Irene) (b. May 9, 1959, Chikomba, Southern Rhodesia [now in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe]), Zimbabwean politician. She has been minister of public service, labour, and social welfare (2018-19) and industry and commerce (2019-23) and ambassador to France (2024- ).
Nzessioue, Marius Aristide Hoja, Central African Republic diplomat. He has been chargé d'affaires (2022-24) and permanent representative (2024- ) to the United Nations.
Nzeyimana, Laurent (b. July 15, 1936, Kabonobono, Burundi - d. March 31, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya), foreign minister of Burundi (1982-86). He was also ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg (1969-76), the United Kingdom (1969-76), the Netherlands (1970-76), and the United States, Canada, and Mexico (1976-78) and justice minister (1978-82).
Nzimande, Blade, byname of Bonginkosi Emmanuel Nzimande (b. April 14, 1958, Pietermaritzburg, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal], South Africa), acting home affairs minister of South Africa (2018). He has also been general secretary of the South African Communist Party (1998-2022) and minister of higher education and training (2009-17), transport (2018-19), higher education, science, and technology (2019-24), and science, technology, and innovation (2024- ).
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Nzondomyo A'Dokpe Lingo, originally Alfred Nzondomyo (b. Dec. 30, 1931, Libenge-Kete, Équateur province, Belgian Congo [now in Sud-Ubangi, Congo (Kinshasa)] - d. March 3, 1984), president of Ubangi (1962-65) and justice minister of Zaire (1972-74). He was also president of the Legislative Council (1980-84).
Nzongola-Ntalaja, Georges (b. Feb. 3, 1944, Kasha, Belgian Congo [now part of Bukavu, Sud-Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa)]), Congo (Kinshasa) diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2022-23).
Nzoungou, Alphonse (b. 1939?, Boko, Middle Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)] - d. Sept. 7, 2012, Paris, France), interior minister of Congo (1992). He was also minister of justice (1989-92) and labour and employment (1992).
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