Influential Political Leaders who were born in October (to-date)

1.Jimmy Carter.He served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Born: 1 October 1924.

2. Theresa May.She served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019. Born: 1 October 1956

3.Mahatma Gandhi. Commonly considered as the Father of the Nation in India, Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and a political ethicist who led a successful national struggle campaign for India's independence from British Rule by employing the nonviolent resistance. In turn he inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Born: 2 October 1869 Died: 30 January 1940

4. Lal Bahadur Shastri. He was the second Prime Minister of India. Born: 2 October 1904 Died: 11 January 1966

5. Yoo Eun-hae. She is currently serving as the Minister of Education and ex officio Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea since her appointment by President Moon Jae-in in October 2018, becoming the first woman to serve as a Deputy Prime Minister in South Korea. Born: 2 Ocotober 1962

6. Rutherford B. Hayes. He was the 19th president of the United States.Born: 4 October 1822 Died: 17 January 1893

7. Imran Khan. He is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Pakistan. Born: 5 October 1952

8. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury. She is the current and the first woman Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since April 2013. Born: 6 October 1952

9. Vladimir Putin . He is the president of Russia since 2012. Born: 7 October 1952

10. Ursula von der Leyen She is a German Politician and the President-elect of the European Commission. Born: 8 October 1958 .

11. David Cameron. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. Born: 9 October 1966

12. Anupong Paochinda He is a Thai politician and retired army officer who held the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army from 2007 until his retirement on 30 September 2009. Born: 10 October 1949

13. Nicola Zingaretti. He is an Italian politician who has served as President of Lazio since 2013 and Secretary of the Democratic Party in Italy since 2019. Born: 11 October 1965

14. Trần Đại Quang. He was the eigth President of Vietnam, in office from 2 April 2016 until his death in 2018. Born: 12 October 1956 Died: 21 September 2018

15. Margaret Thatcher. She is known as the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold that office. She served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. Born: 13 October 1925 Died: 8 April 2013

16. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She is an American politician and activist who serves as the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district. Born: 13 October 1989

17. Benjamin Netanyahu. He is an Israeli politician who has been Prime Minister of Israel since 2009, having previously held the position from 1996 to 1999. Born: 21 October 1949

18. Amit Shah. He is an Indian politician who is the current Minister of Home Affairs in India and he has been President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2014. Born: 22 October 1964

19.Malcolm Turnbull. He was the 29th Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018. Born: 24 October 1954

20. Hilary Clinton She is an American politician who became the first woman to be nominated by a major political party for president of the United States. Born: 26 October 1947

21.John Adams. He was the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. He also served as the first Vice as the first vice president of the United States. Born: 30 October 1735 Died: 4 July 1826