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Pervez Musharraf

allvoices / people in the news page — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:07:14 -0800

Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: پرويز مشرف) (IPA: /ˈpəɹ.vɛz muˈʃɑɹ.əf/) NI, HI (born August 11, 1943) is the current and twelveth President of Pakistan. Previously, he was Chief Executive of Pakistan as well as former Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. On 19 August, 2008, he announced his resignat

Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

allvoices / people in the news page — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:32:15 -0800

General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (Urdu: اشفاق پرویز کیانی ) (also spelled Pervez Kiani or Kiyani; born April 1952, Gujar Khan, Punjab) is a Pakistani general and the current Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. Kayani replaced Pervez Musharraf as the leader of the army on November 28, 2007. Kayani

Hamid Karzai

allvoices / people in the news page — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:03:13 -0800

Hamid Karzai (Pashto: حامد کرزی - Ḥāmid Karzay; born 24 December 1957) is the 12th President of Afghanistan, taking office on December 7, 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban government in late 2001. During the Bonn Conference in Germany, on December 5, 2001,

Benazir Bhutto

allvoices / people in the news page — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:15:12 -0800

Benazir Bhutto (Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو, Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو, IPA: [beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː]) (June 21, 1953 – December 27, 2007) was a Pakistani politician who chaired the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), a centre-left political party in Pakistan. Bhutto was the first woman elected to lead a Muslim s

Sania Mirza

allvoices / people in the news page — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:04:00 -0800

Sania Mirza (Hindi: सानिया मिर्ज़ा, Urdu: ثانیہ مرزا, Bangla: সানিয়া মির্জা), born November 15, 1986, is an Indian tennis player. She started her tennis career in 2003. In 2004 she was awarded the Arjuna award by the Indian Government.

Mahesh Bhupathi

allvoices / people in the news page — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:04:10 -0800

Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi born June 7, 1974 in Chennai, India) is an Indian professional tennis player. He is among the best doubles tennis players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament (with Rika Hiraki). . With his

Nawaz Sharif

allvoices / people in the news page — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:08:59 -0800

Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, also known as Nawaz Sharif, (Punjabi, Urdu: میاں محمد نواز شریف) (born December 25, 1949 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan) is a Pakistani politician and businessman. He was twice elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan, serving two non-consecutive terms, the first from November

Abdul Rahim Wardak

allvoices / people in the news page — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:05:24 -0800

Abdul Rahim Wardak (born: 1940 in Wardak, Afghanistan) is the current Defense Minister of Afghanistan, where he focuses on security sector reform, state building, and fighting terrorism and narcotics trafficking. He was appointed Defense Minister by President Hamid Karzai on December 23, 2004. Befor

Khaleda Zia

allvoices / people in the news page — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:11:19 -0800

Khaleda Zia (Bengali: খালেদা জিয়া) (born 15 August 1945) was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996, the first woman in the country's history to hold that position, and then again from 2001 to 2006. She is the widow of assassinated President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman, and leads his old

Amit Kumar

allvoices / people in the news page — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:13:17 -0800

Amit Kumar (born 3 July 1952) is an Australian Sales Team Leader, Indian film playback singer, actor, director, and music director. He is the son of famous singer and actor Kishore Kumar and Bengali singer and actress Ruma Guha Thakurta. Like his father he too loved singing since childhood and used

Richard Gere

allvoices / people in the news page — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:15:45 -0800

Richard Tiffany Gere (pronounced /ˈɡɪər/ geer, born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. He began acting in the 1970s, and came to prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo, which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. He went on to star in several hit films including

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

allvoices / people in the news page — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:14:40 -0800

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી, pronounced [moːɦənˈdaːs kəɾəmˈtʂənd ˈɡaːndʱiː] ( listen); 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha—res

Asif Ali Zardari

allvoices / people in the news page — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:15:31 -0800

Asif Ali Zardari (Urdu, Sindhi: آصف علی زرداری) (born 26 July 1955) is the 11th and current President of Pakistan and the Co-Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Zardari is the widower of Benazir Bhutto, who twice served as Prime Minister of Pakistan. When his wife was assassinated in Decem

Sybille Bammer

allvoices / people in the news page — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:05:51 -0800

Sybille Bammer (born 27 April 1980 in Linz, Austria) is a professional female tennis player from Austria. Her career high ranking is No. 19, achieved on 17 December 2007.

Mahinda Rajapaksa

allvoices / people in the news page — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:05:28 -0800

Mahinda Rajapaksa (Sinhala: මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, pronounced [maˈhində ˈraːɟəˌpakʂə]; full name Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa; born November 18, 1945) is the 6th and current executive President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first e

Heather Locklear

allvoices / people in the news page — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:04:31 -0800

Heather Locklear (born Heather Deen Locklear on September 25, 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. She is primarily known for her television work, her most notable roles being "Amanda Woodward" on Melrose Place, "Sammy Jo Carrington" on Dynasty, "Officer Stacy Sheridan" on T. J.

Serena Williams

allvoices / people in the news page — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:06:03 -0800

Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player and current World No. 1. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) on five separate occasions. She regained this ranking for the fifth time in her career on the 2 November 20

Aftab Ahmad Sherpao

allvoices / people in the news page — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:05:20 -0800

Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao (born August 20, 1944) is the head of Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao) and was the Federal Interior Minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. Prior to this assignment he was working as the Federal Minister for Water and Power (WAPDA), Minister for Kashmir Affai

Manmohan Singh

allvoices / people in the news page — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:06:03 -0800

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Pranab Mukherjee

allvoices / people in the news page — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:06:14 -0800

Pranab Kumar Mukherjee (Bengali: প্রণব কুমার মুখোপাধ্যায় born December 11, 1935, West Bengal, India) is the current Finance Minister of India. A prominent leader of the Indian National Congress, also known to be a competent jockey apparatchik, a prominent Gandhi family loyalist.[citation needed]