Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, was elected as the new President of the United Arab Emirates on 3rd November, to succeed his father, the late HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. HH Sheikh Khalifa has committed himself to continue in the More →
HRH King Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia HRH King Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud was born in Riyadh in 1924 (1343 H). He was taught by a group of senior Ulema and prominent teachers. His knowledge was enhanced by his wide reading in politics, the economy and culture. In 1962 (1382 H) King Faisal More →
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani, Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani (born in 1952), is the Emir of the state of Qatar. He rose to that position on June 26, 1995, after deposing his father, who was vacationing in Switzerland More →
Mahmoud Abbas, President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, was born in Safad on March 26, 1935. He left as a refugee for Syria in 1948 and worked as an elementary teacher. He later gained a BA in law from Damascus University and a Ph.D. from the Oriental College in Moscow in History (on supposed contacts between More →
Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, Sultan of Oman (b. Salalah, Oman, 18 Nov. 1940) Omani; Sultan 1970 – From the age of 16, Qaboos was educated in Britain, first privately, then at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He subsequently served on an operational tour of duty with the British army in Germany. On return to Oman, his domineering and reactionary father More →
King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan, King of Morocco King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan was born in Rabat on Wednesday, August 21, 1963. At the age of four, the Late King Hassan II enrolled him at the Quranic school at the Royal Palace. On June 28, 1973, King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan, then Crown Prince, successfully obtained the primary education certificate and continued secondary More →
His Excellency General Michel Sleiman, President of the Republic of Lebanon General Michel Sleiman is the 12th President of the Republic of Lebanon Born on the 21st of November 1948, in Amchit – Jbeil Married to Mrs. Wafaa Sleiman, and has 3 children: Rita, Dentist, married to Engineer Wissam Baroudi, and has two children; Lara, Architect Engineer, married to Engineer More →
HH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, King of Kuwait Kuwait’s current Crown Prince is HH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He is the brother of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah. HH Sheikh Nawaf was born in 1937 and received education in several Kuwaiti schools. HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued a decree on January 30,2006, nominating HH More →
His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, King of Jordan His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein is the 43rd generation direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). He assumed his constitutional powers as Monarch of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on February 7th, 1999, the day his father, the late King Hussein, passed away. More →
Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu was born in 1949 in Tel Aviv and grew up in Jerusalem. His high school years were spent in the U.S., where his father, historian Benzion Netanyahu, was conducting research. Returning to Israel in 1967, Mr. Netanyahu enlisted in the IDF and served in the elite commando unit, Sayeret More →
Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq 1933 – Born in Kelkan, Iraq. 1946 – Formed a Kurdish student association in secret. 1953 – He was allowed to enter law school. He originally wished to be admitted to a medical school but was denied. 1956 – Hid and escaped his arrest for being the founder and Secretary Genereal of the Kurdistan Student More →
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadi Nejad was born in 1956 in the village of Aradan in the city of Garmsar. He moved and stayed in Tehran together with his family while he was still one-year old and completed his primary as well as his low and high secondary education there. In 1975, he successfully passed the university More →