List of Muslim leaders and politicians

There is a wide range of Muslim politicians, from theocratic leaders such as Ruhollah Khomeini, dictators such as Saddam Hussain, and democratic leaders such as Benazir Bhutto and Mohammad Khatami.

Some of them are representative politicians, like the members of the unicameral Iranian parliament, named the "Islamic Consultative Assembly" or "Majles-e Shura-ye Eslami", consisting of 290 members elected to a 4-year term.

List

This is a list of Muslim politicians, sorted by date of birth.

19th century

Sir Syed- 1817 - 1898 The Muslim revolutionist of the sub continent.

Muhammad Iqbal- 1877-1938 He was a lawyer as well as a renowned poet. In his sermon of Allahabad, he put forward the idea of separate states for the Muslims.

Abd ar-Rahman Al-Haydari Al-Kaylani - 1841–1927, the first prime minister of modern Iraq

Muhammad Ali Jinnah-December 25, 1876 – September 11, 1948, is the first Governor general of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Abdullah I of Jordan - 1882 – 1951, Emir of Trans-Jordan (1921–1946) under a British Mandate, then King of Transjordan (May 25, 1946 – 1949), and finally King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1949–1951).