Category: Public Figure

Dr Tanu Jain is one of the more visible modern success stories in the UPSC/IAS ecosystem: a dentist by training who cleared the Civil Services exam, served in administrative roles, and then…

General Nhlanhla Sibusiso “Lucky” Mkhwanazi is one of South Africa’s most high-profile police figures in recent years. Rising through the ranks from a student constable to a lieutenant-general and provincial police commissioner,…

Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya is a senior South African police official whose long career has spanned frontline policing, leadership of the Hawks in Gauteng, service in municipal anti-corruption roles and, most recently, appointment…

Bernard Bediako Baidoo has emerged as one of the most talked-about political figures in Ghana’s Eastern Region after a rapid rise from practicing lawyer and constituency organiser to Member of Parliament for…

Dauda Lawal Dare is the current governor of Zamfara State, Nigeria, and a former banking executive whose transition into politics produced one of the 2023 elections’ biggest upsets. Known for a calm…

Bala Maijama’a Wunti is one of Nigeria’s most respected oil and gas professionals — a technocrat whose steady rise through technical, commercial and executive roles has made him a familiar name in…

Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata was one of northern Nigeria’s most enduring business figures — a scion of the Dantata trading dynasty and a quiet philanthropist whose footprint spanned commodities, real estate, petroleum,…

Juan Luna remains one of the Philippines’ most celebrated 19th-century artists — a painter and sculptor whose academic-style canvases won international prizes and whose life combined artistic brilliance with scandal and political…

Sarah Discaya rose from media curiosity to national attention as a construction exec and a Pasig mayoral candidate — a climb that has drawn both fascination and scrutiny. Recent coverage has focused…

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi — universally remembered as Mahatma Gandhi — is one of the twentieth century’s most influential figures. A barrister turned political leader, Gandhi steered India’s struggle for independence through a…