Moalla, Mansour (b. May 1, 1930, Sfax, Tunisia), finance minister of Tunisia (1980-83). He was also minister of posts, telegraphs, and telephones (1969-70) and planning (1970-74, 1980-83).
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Mobando Yogo, Yves (b. Oct. 20, 1955), governor of Équateur (2004-07).
Moberly, Sir John (Campbell) (b. May 27, 1925, Exmouth, Devon, England - d. Sept. 14, 2004, Reading, Berkshire, England), British political agent in Qatar (1959-62); knighted 1984. He was ambassador to Jordan (1975-79) and Iraq (1982-85).
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Moçâmedes, José de Almeida e Vasconcelos (Soveral de Carvalho da Maia Soares de Albergaria), (1º) barão de (b. 1737, São Pedro do Sul, Portugal - d. ...), governor of Goiás (1772-78) and Angola (1784-90). He became barão de Moçâmedes on Aug. 13, 1779.
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Mockler, Frank C(arpenter) (b. April 4, 1909, South Omaha, Neb. - d. Nov. 16, 1993, Sarasota, Fla.), lieutenant governor (1970-75) and acting governor (1974-75) of American Samoa.
Mockus (Sivickas), (Aurelijus Rutenis) Antanas (b. March 25, 1952, Bogotá, Colombia), Colombian presidential candidate (2006, 2010). He was also rector of the National University of Colombia (1991-93) and mayor of Bogotá (1995-97, 2001-03).
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Moctezuma Barragán, Esteban (b. Oct. 21, 1954, Mexico City, Mexico), interior minister of Mexico (1994-95). He has also been secretary-general of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (1994, 1999-2001), minister of social development (1998-99) and public education (2018-21), and ambassador to the United States (2021- ).
Mocumbi, Pascoal (Manuel) (b. April 10, 1941, Lourenço Marques [now Maputo], Mozambique), foreign minister (1987-94) and prime minister (1994-2004) of Mozambique. He was also minister of health (1980-87).
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Mód, Péter (b. May 31, 1911, Nagyalásony, Hungary - d. Sept. 21, 1996, Budapest, Hungary), Hungarian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1957-61) and ambassador to France (1968-74).
Moda'i, Yitzhak, original surname Madzowich (b. Jan. 17, 1926, Tel Aviv, Palestine [now in Israel] - d. May 14, 1998, Haifa, Israel), finance minister of Israel (1984-86, 1990-92). He was also minister of energy and infrastructure (1977-81, 1982-84), communications (1979-80), justice (1986), and economics and planning (1988-90) and minister without portfolio (1981-82, 1986-88).
Modalsli, Jacob (b. April 1, 1911, Strømm, Jarlsberg og Larvik amt [now in Vestfold og Telemark fylke], Norway - d. Jan. 31, 1984), governor of Østfold (1966-81).
Modée, Carl Wilhelm (b. March 31, 1735, Stockholm, Sweden - d. Oct. 12, 1798, Hasslöv, Halland, Sweden), governor of Stockholm city (1792-95).
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Modogoyev, Andrey (Urupkheyevich) (b. Jan. 15, 1915, Zagatuy ulus, Irkutsk province, Russia - d. Oct. 29, 1989), chairman of the Council of Ministers (1960-62) and first secretary of the Communist Party committee (1962-84) of the Buryat A.S.S.R. He was also deputy premier (1952-54).
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Mody, Sir Hormasji Peroshaw, byname Sir Homi Mody (b. Sept. 23, 1881, Bombay [now Mumbai], India - d. March 9, 1969, Bombay), governor of the United Provinces/Uttar Pradesh (1949-52); knighted 1935.
Modzelewski, Zygmunt (b. April 15, 1900, Sosnowiec, Poland - d. June 18, 1954, Warsaw, Poland), foreign minister of Poland (1947-51). He was also ambassador to the Soviet Union (1945).
Moe, George (Cecil Rawle) (b. March 12, 1932, Barbados - d. Aug. 16, 2004, Bridgetown, Barbados), foreign minister of Barbados (1972-76). He was also attorney general and minister of legal affairs (1971-76) and served as chief justice of Belize (1982-85).
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Moeaki, Tatafu (Toma) (b. Dec. 8, 1972), finance minister of Tonga (2021-22). He was also minister of trade and economic development (2021).
Moedas, Carlos (Manuel Félix) (b. Aug. 10, 1970, Beja, Portugal), Portuguese politician. He has been EU commissioner for research, science, and innovation (2014-19) and mayor of Lisbon (2021- ).
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Moffat, Jay Pierrepont (b. July 18, 1896, Rye, N.Y. - d. Jan. 24, 1943, Ottawa, Ont.), U.S. diplomat; son-in-law of Joseph C. Grew; great-grandnephew of Seth Low. He was minister to Canada (1940-43) and Luxembourg (1941-43).
Mofford, Rose (Perica) (b. June 10, 1922, Globe, Ariz. - d. Sept. 15, 2016, Phoenix, Ariz.), governor of Arizona (1988-91).
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Mogami, Thebe David (b. June 16, 1942, Lerala, Bechuanaland [now Botswana]), Botswanan politician. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1973-77) and minister of labour and home affairs (1999-2000, 2002-04) and presidential affairs and public administration (2000-02).
Mogård, Britt (Emma Tora), née Östlund (b. Nov. 9, 1922, Hedesunda, Gävleborg, Sweden - d. July 17, 2012), governor of Kronoberg (1983-88). She was also Swedish minister of schools (1976-78, 1979-81).
Mogherini, Federica (b. June 16, 1973, Rome, Italy), foreign minister of Italy (2014) and European high representative for foreign affairs and security policy (2014-19).
Moghioros, Alexandru (b. Oct. 23, 1911, Szalonta, Hungary [now Salonta, Bihor county, Romania] - d. Oct. 1, 1969, Bucharest, Romania), a deputy premier (1954, 1957-65) and a first deputy premier (1954-55) of Romania.
Mogro Moreno, Manuel (María) (b. Sept. 13, 1880, Tarija, Bolivia - d. September 1956, Tarija), interior and justice minister of Bolivia (1925-26).
Mogushkov, Timur (Akhmetovich) (b. 1962), prime minister of Ingushetia (2003-05).
Mogwe, Archibald (Mooketsa) (b. Aug. 29, 1921, Kanye, Bechuanaland [now Botswana] - d. Feb. 25, 2021), foreign minister of Botswana (1974-84). He was also minister of mineral resources and water affairs (1985-94) and ambassador to the United States (1996-99).
Mohadi, Kembo (Dugish Campbell) (b. Nov. 15, 1949, Beitbridge, Southern Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe]), minister of home affairs (2002-15), state security (2015-17), defense, security, and war veterans (2017), and national peace and reconciliation (2017-21) and a vice president (2017-21) of Zimbabwe.
Mohale, Albert Steerforth (b. April 26, 1928, Mohale's Hoek, Basutoland [now Lesotho]), Lesotho politician. He was permanent representative to the United Nations, ambassador to the United States, and high commissioner to Canada (1966-69), high commissioner to Kenya (1969), and minister of transport and communications (1975-76), agriculture (1976-77), and education, youth, sports, and culture (1977-80).
Mohamad, Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem, Sudanese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2006-10).
Mohamad Ariff (bin) Md Yusof, Tan Sri (b. 1949, Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaya [now in Malaysia]), Malaysian politician. He was speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (2018-20). He was awarded the titles Dato' (2012) and Tan Sri (2019).
Mohamad (bin) Hasan, Datuk Seri (Haji) (b. May 2, 1956, Kampong Kundor Hilir, Negeri Sembilan, Malaya [now in Malaysia]), chief minister of Negeri Sembilan (2004-18) and defense minister of Malaysia (2022- ). He received the title Dato' in March 1999, Datuk on June 7, 1999, and Datuk Seri on July 19, 2004.
Mohamad Hasrin (bin) Tengku Hussin, Syed (b. Sept. 11, 1970, Kelantan, Malaysia), Malaysian diplomat. He has been ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (2017-19) and Indonesia (2023- ) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2019-23).
Mohamad Khir (bin) Johari, Tan Sri (b. Jan. 29, 1923, Alor Star, Kedah [now in Malaysia] - d. Nov. 19, 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Malaysian politician. He was minister of education (1957-59, 1965-69), commerce and industry (1959-62, 1969-73), and agriculture and cooperatives (1962-65), ambassador to the United States (1973-76), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1975-76). He was awarded the title Tan Sri in 1986.
Mohamad Khir (bin) Toyo, Datuk Seri (b. Aug. 6, 1965, Sungai Burung, Selangor, Malaysia), chief minister of Selangor (2000-08). He received the titles Datuk (Sept. 14, 2000) and Datuk Seri (March 10, 2001).
Mohamad (bin) Sabu, byname Mat Sabu (b. Oct. 14, 1954, Tasek Gelugor, Penang, Malaya [now in Malaysia]), defense minister of Malaysia (2018-20). He has also been minister of agriculture and food security (2022- ).
Mohamed, Abdallah (b. 19... - d. Feb. 3, 2000, Mutsamudu, Anjouan, Comoros), prime minister of the Comoros (1976-78); nephew of Mohamed Ahmed.
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Mohamed, Abdoulkarim (b. Feb. 3, 1975, Mdjankagnoi, Comoros), foreign minister of the Comoros (2015-16). He was also minister of national education, research, culture, arts, youth, and sports (2013-15).
Mohamed, Abdul Ghafoor (b. Nov. 20, 1959, Male, Maldives), Maldivian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2009-12) and ambassador to the United States (2010-12). In 2022 he was again appointed ambassador to the United States.
Mohamed, al-Harith Idriss al-Harith, Sudanese diplomat. He has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2022- ).
Mohamed, Ali Naseer (b. Nov. 2, 1969), Maldivian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2017-19) and chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States (2017-18).
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Mohamed, Madobe Nunow, Somali Madoobe Nuunow Maxamed (b. 1948, Dinsor, Somalia - d. [insurgent attack on hotel] Oct. 28, 2017, Mogadishu, Somalia), president of Southwestern Somalia (2014).
Mohamed, Mohamed Abdullahi, byname Farmajo, Somali Maxamed Cabdulaahi Maxamed "Farmaajo" (b. April 1962, Mogadishu, Somalia), prime minister (2010-11) and president (2017-22) of Somalia.
Mohamed, Mohamed Ali (b. April 29, 1952, Djibouti, French Somaliland [now Djibouti]), Djiboutian politician. He was minister of commerce and economy (1993-95), finance and economy (1995-97), labour and vocational training (1997-99), and energy and natural resources (1999-2008).
Mohamed, Mohamed Haniffa (b. June 15, 1921, Maligawatta, Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka] - d. April 26, 2016, Colombo), Sri Lankan politician. He was mayor of Colombo (1960-63), minister of labour, employment, and housing (1965-70), transport (1977-89), Western Region development (2001-04), and parliamentary affairs (2007-10), and speaker of parliament (1989-94).
Mohamed, Omer Dahab Fadl, Sudanese diplomat. He was ambassador to Russia (2012-15) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2015-19).
Mohamed, Said Ali (b. 1946), prime minister of the Comoros (1993). He was also education (1978-80) and health (1980-82) minister.
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Mohamed Hamid Ibrahim (b. Aug. 21, 1931, Asebe Teferi, Ethiopia), Ethiopian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1975-84).
Mohamed Isa (bin) Abdul Samad, Dato' Seri Utama (b. Nov. 14, 1949), chief minister of Negeri Sembilan (1982-2004). He was also Malaysian minister of the federal territories (2004-05). He received the title Dato' on June 14, 1982, Tan Sri on June 5, 1991, and Dato' Seri Utama on July 19, 1991.
Mohamed Ismail bin Mohamed Yusof, Dato' (b. 1922? - d. Nov. 3, 1969, New York City), Malaysian diplomat. He was ambassador to South Korea (1964-68) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1968-69).
Mohamed Khaled (bin) Nordin, Datuk Seri (b. Nov. 30, 1958, Muar, Johor, Malaya [now in Malaysia]), chief minister of Johor (2013-18). He has also been Malaysian minister of entrepreneurial and cooperative development (2004-08) and higher education (2008-13, 2022- ). He received the titles Datuk in 2002 and Datuk Seri in 2006.
Mohamed Mahmoud, Mohamedou Ould, Arabic Muhammadu walad Muhammad Mahmud (b. 1944, Atar, Mauritania), Mauritanian diplomat. He was minister of youth, sports, craft industry, and tourism (1979), ambassador to Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, and Gabon (1980), Algeria (1980-84), Spain (1984-88), Canada and Cuba (1989-94), and Germany and Austria (1994-95), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1989-94).
Mohamed Noah (bin) Omar, Tan Sri (b. Aug. 13, 1897, Muar, Johor [now in Malaysia] - d. Sept. 4, 1991, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Malaysian politician. He was president of the Dewan Rakyat (1959-64) and the Dewan Negara (1969-70). He was awarded the title Tan Sri in 1963.
Mohamed (bin) Yaacob, Tan Sri (Haji) (b. Jan. 3, 1926, Palekbang, Jajahan Tumpat, Kelantan [now in Malaysia] - d. Sept. 8, 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), chief minister of Kelantan (1978-90). He was also president of the Dewan Negara of Malaysia (1996-2000). He received the titles Datuk (1975), Dato' (1976), Datuk Amar (1982), and Tan Sri (1988).
Mohamed Zahir (bin) Ismail, Tun (b. March 19, 1924, Alor Star, Kedah [now in Malaysia] - d. Oct. 14, 2004, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Malaysian politician. He was speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (1982-2004). He was awarded the titles Tan Sri (1984), Tun (1998), and Dato' Seri (2002).
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Mohammad, Din (b. 1953, Surkhrod district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan), Afghan politician. He was governor of Nangarhar (2002-05) and Kabul (2005-09) and acting minister of border and tribal affairs (2012-13).
Mohammad, Faiz (b. 1940, Waziristan, India [now in Pakistan] - d. [killed by rebels] Sept. 11, 1980, Paktia province, Afghanistan), interior minister of Afghanistan (1973-75). He was also minister of border affairs (1975-77, 1980) and ambassador to Indonesia (1977-78) and Iraq (1978-80).
Mohammad, Ghulam (b. Aug. 29, 1895, Lahore, India [now in Pakistan] - d. Aug. 29, 1956, Karachi, Pakistan), finance minister (1947-51) and governor-general (1951-55) of Pakistan. He entered the Indian Audit Department in 1920. His thoroughness led to rapid promotions, and he served as commissioner of development of Bhopal state in 1932-34. He subsequently served as a financial consultant to the Indian government in New Delhi and in 1942-45 was finance minister of Hyderabad. He left government service after the war to enter private industry. He was knighted in 1946 but retained the title Sir only until 1947, the year he returned to government on the establishment of an independent Pakistan. As finance minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan, he was successful in providing economic stability. He was appointed to succeed Khwaja Nazimuddin as governor-general when Nazimuddin replaced the assassinated Khan as prime minister in 1951. In 1953 Mohammad dismissed Nazimuddin's government on dubious constitutional grounds, saying it had proved inadequate to deal with a food crisis and other difficulties facing the country. He also claimed emergency powers and dismissed the Constituent Assembly in 1954 when it sought to limit the power of the governor-general. Suffering from poor health, he relinquished most of his duties to Iskander Mirza in August 1955 and resigned in October.
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Mohammadullah, Mohammad (b. Nov. 21, 1921, Noakhali, Bengal, India [now in Bangladesh] - d. Nov. 11, 1999, Dhaka, Bangladesh), president of Bangladesh (1973-75). He joined the East Pakistan Awami League in 1950. He actively took part in the historic Six-Point Movement for which he was imprisoned for a long time. He was elected member of the National Assembly on the Awami League ticket in 1970. He was a political advisor to Syed Nazrul Islam, acting president of Bangladesh during the independence war in 1971. He was elected deputy speaker of the first Constituent Assembly of independent Bangladesh and later became speaker after the death of its first speaker, Shah Abdul Hamid.
Mohammed, Abdulaziz, finance minister of Ethiopia (2015-16). In 2018 he was appointed ambassador to Djibouti.
Mohammed, Bala (b. Oct. 5, 1958, Bauchi, Nigeria), Nigerian minister of the Federal Capital Territory (2010-15) and governor of Bauchi (2019- ).
Mohammed (Deba), Dahiru (b. Sept. 24, 1942, Deba [now in Gombe state], Nigeria - d. ...), governor of Bauchi (1992-93).
Mohammed, Garba (b. April 15, 1944, Lere [now in Kaduna state], Nigeria - d. April 10, 2021, Kaduna, Nigeria), governor of Sokoto (1985-87). He was also emir of Lere (2011-21).
Mohammed, Garba Ali (b. April 13, 1949, Zaria [now in Kaduna state], Nigeria), governor of Niger state, Nigeria (1986-87). He was also Nigerian minister of works and housing (1997-99).
Mohammed, Isah (b. May 15, 1949, Lafia [now in Nasarawa state], Nigeria), governor of Gongola (1987-89).
Mohammed, Kamaluddin, byname Kamal Mohammed (b. April 19, 1927, El Socorro, Trinidad - d. Dec. 1, 2015), foreign minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1971-73). He was also minister of agriculture, lands, and fisheries (1956-61), public utilities (1961-67), West Indian affairs (1967-71), health and local government (1973-81), health and environment (1981-82), and agriculture, lands, and food production (1982-86).
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Mohammed, Musa (b. 1953?), administrator of Yobe (1998-99). He was also Nigerian minister of sports and social development (2003-05) and intergovernmental affairs, youth development, and special duties (2005-06).
Mohammed, Umaru (d. [in the crash of an air force plane en route to São Tomé and Príncipe] May 26, 1980, off Forcados, Nigeria), governor of North-Western state (1975-76) and Sokoto (1976-78).
Mohamoud (Raagsale), Essa Kayd, Somali Ciise Kayd Maxamuud (Raagsaale), foreign minister of Somaliland (2021- ).
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Mohamud, Hassan Sheikh, Somali Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud (b. Nov. 29, 1955, Jalalaqsi, Somalia), president of Somalia (2012-17, 2022- ).
Mohamud (Abubakar), Mohamed Abdirizak, Somali Maxamed Cabdirisaaq Maxamuud (b. Mogadishu, Somalia), foreign minister of Somalia (2020-21).
Mohaqiq, Haji Mohammad (b. 1955), Afghan politician. He was planning minister (2001-04), a vice chairman of the Interim Administration (2001-02), a presidential candidate (2004), and second deputy chief executive (2014-19).
Mohd Adib (bin Haji Mohd) Adam, Datuk Seri (b. July 2, 1941, Kesang Tua, Malacca, Straits Settlements [now in Malaysia] - d. Sept. 21, 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), chief minister of Malacca (1978-82). He was also Malaysian minister of information (1982-84) and land and regional development (1984-86). He received the title Datuk Seri in 1983.
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Moh(ama)d Asri (bin Haji) Muda, Tan Sri (b. 1923 - d. 1992), chief minister of Kelantan (1964-72). He was also president of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (1970-82) and Malaysian minister of land development and special functions (1973-74), lands, mines, and special functions (1974-76), and land and regional development (1976-77).
Moh(ama)d Hamzah bin Tengku Zainal Abidin, Tengku Sri Maharaja Tengku (b. May 30, 1909, Kota Bharu, Kelantan [now in Malaysia] - d. Feb. 25, 1962, Kota Bharu), chief minister of Kelantan (1953-59).
Moh(ama)d Khalil (bin) Yaakob, Tun (b. Dec. 29, 1937, Kuantan, Pahang, Federated Malay States [now in Malaysia]), chief minister of Pahang (1986-99) and governor of Malacca (2004-20). He was also Malaysian minister without portfolio in the prime minister's department (1984-86) and minister of information (1999-2004). He received the titles Dato' on Oct. 24, 1978, Dato' Seri on Oct. 24, 1987, Tan Sri on April 24, 1989, Datuk on Sept. 16, 2003, Datuk Seri Utama on June 4, 2004, and Tun on July 28, 2004.
Mohd Radzi (bin) Sheikh Ahmad, Dato' Seri (b. Feb. 24, 1942, Kangar, Perlis [now in Malaysia]), home affairs minister of Malaysia (2006-08); son of Tan Sri Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohamed Hashim. He was also a minister in the prime minister's department (2004-06). He was awarded the titles Dato' (1985), Dato' Seri (2005), and Dato' Sri (2006).
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Mohd Yusof Hitam, Dato' (b. Jan. 1, 1936, Mentakab, Pahang, Federated Malay States [now in Malaysia] - d. Jan. 6, 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Malaysian diplomat. He was ambassador to Vietnam (1976-78), high commissioner to New Zealand (1978-80), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1986-88).
Mohd Zin (bin) Abdul Ghani, Datuk Seri (b. Oct. 12, 1941, Melekek Luar, near Alor Gajah, Malacca, Straits Settlements [now in Malaysia] - d. May 14, 1997, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), chief minister of Malacca (1994-97). He received the titles Datuk (Aug. 15, 1990) and Datuk Seri (Oct. 14, 1995).
Moheno Tabares, Querido (b. Dec. 3, 1873, Ixtacomitán, Chiapas, Mexico - d. April 12, 1933, Mexico City, Mexico), foreign minister of Mexico (1913-14). He was also minister of industry and commerce (1914).
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Mohsin, Mohammad (b. Feb. 1, 1933), Bangladeshi diplomat. He was ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain (1978-81), Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Yemen, Oman, Somalia, and Niger (1981-85), and the Benelux countries (1985-88), high commissioner to Canada (1990-95), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1991).
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Moily, M(arpadi) Veerappa (b. Jan. 12, 1940, Marpadi village, Mudbidri, Madras province [now in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka state], India), chief minister of Karnataka (1992-94). He was also Indian minister of law and justice (2009-11), corporate affairs (2011-12), power (2012), petroleum and natural gas (2012-14), and environment and forests (2013-14).
Moine, Mario (Armando) (b. 1951?), governor of Entre Ríos (1991-95). He was also mayor of Paraná (1987-91).
Moine, Virgile (b. March 4, 1900 - d. Dec. 31, 1987), president of the government of Bern (1951-52, 1963-64).
Møinichen, Erik Røring (b. Dec. 15, 1797, Trondhjem [now Trondheim], Norway - d. Feb. 7, 1875, Dresden, Germany), governor of Aggershuus (1842-55). He was also Norwegian minister of auditing (1855, 1868-69), finance (1856-57, 1858-59, 1861-62, 1865-66, 1869-70), justice and police (1857-58, 1866-67), posts (1860-61), and navy (1863-64).
Mõis, Jüri (b. Oct. 25, 1956, Pärnu, Estonian S.S.R.), interior minister of Estonia (1999). He was also mayor of Tallinn (1999-2001).
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Moisescu, Anton (b. Feb. 12, 1913, Umbraresti, Galati county, Romania - d. 2002, Bucharest, Romania), joint acting chairman of the Presidium of the Grand National Assembly of Romania (1958). He was president of the State Bank (1952-53) and minister to the United States (1954-56) and Argentina (1956-57).
Moisey, secular name Matvey (Mikhailovich) Bogdanov-Platonov-Antipov (b. 1783 - d. July 25 [July 13, O.S.], 1834), exarch of Georgia (1832-34). He was also bishop of Staraya Russa (1824-27), Vologda (1827-28), and Saratov (1828-32).
Moiseyenko, Konstantin (Aleksandrovich) (b. 1890 - d. 19...), president of the Pamir Bureau of the Communist Party (1928-29?).
Moiseyev, Nikolay (Andreyevich) (b. 1918, Balandikha, Nizhny Novgorod province, Russia - d. [car accident] July 18, 1970), chairman of the rural executive committee of Crimea oblast (1963-64).
Moisiu, Alfred (Spiro) (b. Dec. 1, 1929, Shkodër, Albania), president of Albania (2002-07). A World War II veteran, he was defense minister in 1991-92 in a transition government formed after the fall of Communism. He also served as deputy defense minister from 1994 to 1997.
Moisset, Jean (René) (b. March 10, 1905 - d. March 4, 1981), governor of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (1947-49).
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Mokaddem, Sadok, Arabic Saduq Muqaddam (b. April 24, 1914, Tunis, Tunisia - d. 1993), foreign minister of Tunisia (1957-62). He was also minister of justice (1954-55) and health (1955-56), ambassador to Egypt (1956-57) and France (1962-64), and president of the National Assembly (1964-81).
Mokanu, Aleksandr (Aleksandrovich) (b. Oct. 22, 1934, Chisinau, Romania [now in Moldova]), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian S.S.R. (1985-89). He was also minister of housing and municipal services (1985).
Mokayev, Azret (Gonayevich) (b. 1899, Terek oblast [in present Kabardino-Balkariya republic], Russia - d. ...), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Kabardino-Balkar A.S.S.R. (1939-41).
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Mokhtar (bin) Ahmad, Tan Sri (Haji) Wan (b. March 21, 1932, Kampung Nesan Empat, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu [now in Malaysia] - d. Sept. 21, 2020, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), chief minister of Terengganu (1974-99). He was also Malaysian ambassador to Saudi Arabia (2000-05). He received the title Datuk Amar on July 7, 1982, Datuk on April 8, 1983, and Tan Sri on Nov. 26, 1988.
Mokodopo, Jean-Paul (b. Jan. 15, 1935, Boboua, Oubangui-Chari [now Central African Republic] - d. 1984, Paris, France), foreign minister of the Central African Empire (1976-77, 1978-79). He was also the Central African Republic's ambassador to Cameroon (1968-70), Yugoslavia (1970-73), and Nigeria (1979-84) and minister of planning and international cooperation (1973-76), statistics (1974-76), territorial administration (1976), and public health (1976).
Mokolo wa Mpombo, (Édouard) (b. May 31, 1944, Coquilhatville, Belgian Congo [now Mbandaka, Congo (Kinshasa)]), foreign minister of Zaire (1985-86). He was also ambassador to Ivory Coast (1976-77) and France (1980-84) and minister of national guidance (1977-80), culture and arts (1979-80), higher and university education and scientific research (1986), public works and regional development (1986-89), and transport and communications (1989-90).
Mokonyane, Nomvula (Paula) (b. June 28, 1963, Kagiso, Transvaal [now in Gauteng], South Africa), premier of Gauteng (2009-14). She was also South African minister of water and sanitation (2014-18), communications (2018), and environmental affairs (2018-19).
'Mokose, (Lincoln) Ralechate (b. Feb. 24, 1949, Kolonyama, Leribe district, Basutoland [now Lesotho] - d. Sept. 13, 2020, Ottawa, Ont.), Lesotho politician. He was high commissioner to South Africa (1994-99, 2017-19) and Canada (2019-20), ambassador to Denmark, other Nordic countries, Russia, and Poland (1999-2001), and minister of forestry and land reclamation (2003-10), agriculture and food security (2010-12), and water affairs (2015-17).
Moktar, M'Bareck Ould Bouna (b. May 13, 1935, Boutilimit, Mauritania), defense minister of Mauritania (1977-78). He was also army chief of staff (1964-65, 1967-68, 1977-78) and ambassador to Tunisia (early 1970s), Zaire (mid-1970s), and West Germany (1978-80).
Moktar, Moulay El Hassen Ould (b. Aug. 5, 1936, Nouakchott, Mauritania), Mauritanian diplomat. He was ambassador to Ivory Coast and Mali (1968-71) and the United States (1972-73) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1971-80).
Molano (Aponte), Diego (Andrés) (b. June 29, 1970, Bogotá, Colombia), defense minister of Colombia (2021-22).
Molapo, Charles Dube (b. Dec. 25, 1918, Leribe district, Basutoland [now Lesotho] - d. July 1991), foreign minister of Lesotho (1975-81, 1982-83). He was also minister of development, commerce, and industry (1965-67), health, education, and social welfare (1971-74), justice (1974-75), and information and broadcasting (1981-83) and high commissioner to Kenya (1968-69).
Molapo, Pius Tanki (b. July 18, 1961), foreign minister of Lesotho (1991-92). He was also minister of employment, social security, and pensions (1990-91).
Molapo, Mooki Vitus (b. June 2, 1937, Leribe district, Basutoland [now Lesotho] - d. June 6, 2009), foreign minister of Lesotho (1981-82). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1971-74, 1976-78), ambassador to Iran (1974-76), and minister of commerce and industry (1978-81).
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Molefhe, Topo James (b. Feb. 3, 1927, Mafeking [now Mahikeng], South Africa - d. Nov. 30, 2010), Botswanan diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1968-72).
Moleka Nzulama, Timothée (b. 1955?, Léopoldville, Belgian Congo [now Kinshasa, Congo (Kinshasa)] - d. June 30, 2017, South Africa), governor of Kinshasa (1990) and Bas-Zaïre (1990-91). He was also minister of youth and sports (2001-03) and a minor presidential candidate (2006) in Congo (Kinshasa).
Moleko, Lebohang Kenneth (b. Oct. 12, 1950, Basutoland [now Lesotho]), Lesotho diplomat. He was ambassador to China, Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand (1994-99) and the United States and Mexico (1999-2001), high commissioner to New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, and India (1995-99), and permanent representative to the United Nations (2001-05).
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Molero (Bellavia), Diego (Alfredo) (b. Jan. 12, 1960, Coro, Falcón, Venezuela), defense minister of Venezuela (2012-13). He has also been ambassador to Brazil (2013-14) and Peru (2014-17).
Molestina (Zavala), Oswaldo (b. Nov. 3, 1946, Guayaquil, Ecuador), interior minister of Ecuador (2005). He was also comptroller-general (1988-90), governor of Guayas (1990-92), and minister of foreign trade (2005).
Molewa, (Bomo) Edna (Edith) (b. March 23, 1957 - d. Sept. 22, 2018), premier of North West province, South Africa (2004-09). She was also South African minister of social development (2009-10), water and environmental affairs (2010-14), and environmental affairs (2014-18).
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Moli, Josias (b. Aug. 19, 1954), acting president of Vanuatu (2004). He was speaker of parliament from July to December 2004.
Moli, Kalvau, foreign minister of Vanuatu (2015). He was also agriculture minister (2012-13).
Moliga, Lolo (Letalu) Matalasi (b. 1949, Ta'u, Manu'a, American Samoa), governor of American Samoa (2013-21).
Molin, Björn (Anders) (b. April 8, 1932, Göteborg, Sweden), governor of Halland (1986-97). He was also Swedish minister of commerce (1981-82).
Molin, (Sven) Peter (b. Jan. 5, 1957, Sundbyberg, Stockholm county, Sweden), acting governor of Gotland (2019).
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Molina (Ramírez), Gerardo (b. Aug. 6, 1906, Gómez Plata, Antioquia, Colombia - d. March 29, 1991, Bogotá, Colombia), Colombian presidential candidate (1982). He was also rector of the National University of Colombia (1944-48).
Molina, Pedro Antonio (b. Jan. 31, 1851, El Cerrito, New Granada [now in Valle del Cauca, Colombia] - d. Oct. 20, 1924), war minister (1896-98, 1898), finance minister (1898, 1900-01, 1904, 1904-06), foreign minister (1917-18, 1918-19), and interior minister (1918) of Colombia. He was also governor of Cauca (1894-95, 1904-05) and Valle del Cauca (1924) and president of the Senate (1912-13, 1914-16, 1916-17).
Molina (Diez), Víctor M(anuel) (b. Dec. 25, 1861, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. Oct. 15, 1933, Buenos Aires), governor of Río Negro (1920-24) and finance minister of Argentina (1923-28).
Molina Araújo, Hernando (b. Aug. 28, 1961, Valledupar, Colombia), Colombian politician; cousin of María Consuelo Araújo. He was governor of César department (2004-07). In 2010 he was sentenced to 7 years in prison because of his links to paramilitaries.
Molina Morillo, Rafael (b. March 31, 1930, La Vega, Dominican Republic - d. April 2, 2017, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), Dominican Republic diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1980-81) and ambassador to the United States and Canada (1981-82).
Molina Orantes, Adolfo (b. 1915 - d. Jan. 31, 1980, Guatemala City, Guatemala), foreign minister of Guatemala (1957-58, 1974-78). He was killed in the assault of the Spanish embassy in Guatemala City. 29 men, including 23 peasants from El Quiché department, the rest being leaders of popular organizations of Guatemala City, had occupied the embassy to protest against army repression in El Quiché department. Pres. Fernando Romeo Lucas García subsequently gave an order to set fire to the building and not allow anybody to come out. The assault killed 37 people, among them former vice president Eduardo Cáceres Lehnhoff and Vicente Menchú, father of future Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú.
Molina Pallochia, Óscar (b. Sept. 27, 1921, Lima, Peru - d. Oct. 20, 1990), prime minister and war minister of Peru (1978-79).
Molina Pizarro, Emilio (b. Sept. 28, 1916, Potosí, Bolivia - d. Sept. 1, 1982, La Paz, Bolivia), foreign minister of Bolivia (1970-71). He was also ambassador to Paraguay (1969-70).
Molina Quesada, José Luis (b. July 23, 1926, San José, Costa Rica), Costa Rican politician. He was president of the Legislative Assembly (1969-70) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1970-74).
Molina Silva, Sergio (b. Dec. 6, 1928, Santiago, Chile), finance minister of Chile (1964-68); grandson of Matías Silva Sepúlveda. He was also president of the Central Bank (1964-67) and minister of planning and cooperation (1990-94) and education (1994-96).
Molina Ureña, José Rafael (b. Jan. 31, 1921, San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic - d. May 22, 2000), provisional president of the Dominican Republic (1965). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1967-68) and ambassador to France (1968-71).
Molinaro, James P. (b. March 11, 1931, Manhattan, New York City), borough president of Staten Island (2002-13).
Moline de Saint-Yon, Alexandre Pierre, chevalier (b. June 29, 1786, Lyon, France - d. Nov. 17, 1870, Bordeaux, France), war minister of France (1845-47). He was created chevalier in 1810.
Molíns, Mariano Roca de Togores y Carrasco, marqués de (b. Aug. 17, 1812, Albacete, Spain - d. Sept. 4, 1889, Lequeitio, Vizcaya, Spain), foreign minister of Spain (1879). He was also minister of commerce, education, and public works (1847) and navy (1847-49, 1849-51, 1853-54, 1874-75) and ambassador to France (1875-81). He was created marquess in 1848.
Molio'o, Mulipola Anarosa (Ale) (b. 1968?), finance minister of Samoa (2021- ).
Molisa, Sela (b. Dec. 15, 1950, Espiritu Santo island, New Hebrides [now Vanuatu] - d. Aug. 21, 2022, Port Vila, Vanuatu), foreign minister of Vanuatu (1983-87). He was also minister of home affairs (1983), finance (1987-91, 1991, 1998-99, 2002-04, 2008-10, 2011), trade (1996, 2011), and lands and mineral resources (2001-02) and ambassador to China (2014-15).
Moll, (Alexandre Marie Frédéric) Henry (b. March 16, 1871, Saulx-de-Vesoul, Haute-Saône, France - d. [killed during fighting] Nov. 9, 1910, Dorote, eastern Chad), commandant of Chad (1909-10).
Mollayev, Supyan (Kagirovich), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Chechen-Ingush A.S.S.R. (1938-44).
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Møller, Aksel (b. Jan. 1, 1906, Asminderød, Denmark - d. March 20, 1958, Frederiksberg, Denmark), interior (and housing) minister of Denmark (1950-53). He was also mayor of Frederiksberg (1948-50, 1954-58).
Möller, Alex(ander Johann Heinrich Friedrich) (b. April 26, 1903, Dortmund, Prussia [now in Nordrhein-Westfalen], Germany - d. Oct. 2, 1985, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany), finance minister of West Germany (1969-71).
Moller, Anton (Vasilyevich), German Berend Otto von Möller (b. Feb. 16 [Feb. 5, O.S.], 1764, Mustel, Riga province, Russia [now Mustjala, Estonia] - d. Oct. 17 [Oct. 5, O.S.], 1848, St. Petersburg, Russia), Russian navy minister (1828-36).
Möller, Jakob (Ragnar Valdimar) (b. July 11/12, 1880, Stóra-Bergi, Iceland - d. Nov. 5, 1955), finance minister (1939-42), member of the Regency (1940-41), and justice minister (1942) of Iceland.
Møller, Orla (Reinhardt) (b. May 7, 1916, Feldballe, Denmark - d. Feb. 14, 1979, Øster Kippinge, Falster island, Denmark), defense minister of Denmark (1973, 1975-77). He was also minister of ecclesiastical affairs (1966-68) and justice (1975-77).
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Møller, Poul (b. Oct. 13, 1919, Frederiksberg, Denmark - d. Aug. 5, 1997, Frederiksberg), finance minister of Denmark (1968-71).
Møller, Søren Hald (b. Jan. 25, 1960, Copenhagen, Denmark), high commissioner of Greenland (2005-11).
Moller Bordeu, (Miguel) Fernando (b. April 14, 1892, Concepción, Chile - d. June 18, 1983, Santiago, Chile), justice minister of Chile (1946). He was also minister of agriculture (1936-37, 1942-43).
Moller Bordeu, Víctor (b. Dec. 15, 1898, Concepción, Chile - d. ...), Chilean politician; brother of Fernando Moller Bordeu. He was minister of agriculture (1940).
Möllerhjelm, Axel Johan Adam, original surname Möller (b. Jan. 10, 1787, Västerhanninge socken, Stockholm county, Sweden - d. Sept. 27, 1846, Stockholm, Sweden), acting governor of Stockholm city (1838-42). He was ennobled under the name Möllerhjelm in 1809.
Mollerus van Westkerke, Johan Hendrik Mello baron (b. Feb. 21, 1840, Arnhem, Netherlands - d. Jan. 5, 1909, Utrecht, Netherlands), king's/queen's commissioner of Gelderland (1880-1909).
Molleston, Henry (b. Jan. 1, 1762, north of Milford, Delaware - d. Nov. 11, 1819, near Dover, Del.), U.S. politician. He was elected governor of Delaware in October 1819 but died before he could take office.
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Mollien, Nicolas François, comte (b. Feb. 28, 1758, Rouen, France - d. April 20, 1850, Paris, France), treasury minister of France (1806-14, 1815). He was made comte (count) in 1808.
Mollinedo Imaña, Alfredo (b. Sept. 20, 1896, Achacachi, La Paz department, Bolivia - d. Feb. 20, 1973, La Paz, Bolivia), interior and justice minister of Bolivia (1947-50).
Mollov, Vladimir (Dimitrov) (b. July 4, 1873, Kiev, Russia [now in Ukraine] - d. April 29, 1935, Sofia, Bulgaria), finance minister of Bulgaria (1926-31). He was also minister of education (1910-11) and railways, posts, and telegraphs (1918).
Molloy, Robert, byname Bobby Molloy (b. July 6, 1936, Galway, Ireland - d. Oct. 2, 2016, Galway), defence minister of Ireland (1977-79). He was also minister of local government (1970-73) and energy (1989-92).
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Molnár, Erik (b. Dec. 16, 1894, Újvidék, Hungary [now Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia] - d. Aug. 8, 1966, Budapest, Hungary), foreign minister of Hungary (1947-48, 1952-53). He was also minister of welfare (1944-47) and justice (1950-52, 1954-56), ambassador to the Soviet Union (1948-49), and president of the Supreme Court (1953-54).
Molnár, László (b. 1958, Ózd, Hungary), Hungarian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2002-05).
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Moltesen, Laust (Jevsen) (b. Nov. 18, 1865, Råhede, Denmark - d. Oct. 25, 1950, Ordrup, Denmark), foreign minister of Denmark (1926-29).
Moltke, Adam Wilhelm (lensgreve) (b. Aug. 25, 1785, Einsidelsborg, Fyn island, Denmark - d. Feb. 15, 1864, Copenhagen, Denmark), prime minister (1848-52), finance minister (1848), and foreign minister (1848-50) of Denmark. He was also minister of the navy (1848).
Moltke, Carl (Poul Oscar greve) (b. Jan. 2, 1869, Görz, Austria [now Gorizia, Italy] - d. Sept. 5, 1935, Christiansholm, Denmark), foreign minister of Denmark (1924-26). He was also chargé d'affaires in Italy (1903-08) and minister to the United States (1908-12) and Germany (1912-24).
Moltke, Friedrich Ludwig Elisa von (b. May 1, 1852, Rantzau, Holstein [now in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany] - d. Dec. 10, 1927, Klein-Bresa, Prussia, Germany [now Brzezica, Poland]), Oberpräsident of Ostpreussen (1903-07) and Schleswig-Holstein (1914-18).
Moltke, Hans-Adolf (Helmuth Erdmann Ludwig Waldemar) von (b. Nov. 29, 1884, Oppeln, Prussia, Germany [now Opole, Poland] - d. March 22, 1943, Madrid, Spain), German diplomat; son of Friedrich Ludwig Elisa von Moltke. He was minister (1931-34) and ambassador (1934-39) to Poland and ambassador to Spain (1943).
Moltke, Otto Joachim greve (b. June 11, 1770, Copenhagen, Denmark - d. Feb. 1, 1853, Espe manor, Sjælland, Denmark), minister of state of Denmark (1824-42).
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Mombelli, Ernesto (b. July 12, 1867, Turin, Italy - d. 1932), governor of Cyrenaica (1924-26).
Momen, Abulkalam Abdul (b. Aug. 23, 1947, Sylhet, Pakistan [now in Bangladesh]), foreign minister of Bangladesh (2019- ); brother of Abul Maal Abdul Muhith. He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (2009-15).
Momis, John (Lawrence) (b. 1942, Salamaua, New Guinea [now in Papua New Guinea]), governor (1999-2005) and president (2010-20) of Bougainville. He was also Papua New Guinean minister of decentralization (1977-83), public service (1985), provincial affairs (1988-92), and communications (1994-95), deputy prime minister (1985), and ambassador to China (2007-10).
Momo Bokara, Expedito Rafael (b. 1926? - d. June 1974), justice minister of Equatorial Guinea (1969-73). Following an alleged coup attempt, he officially committed suicide.
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Momper, Walter (Lutz) (b. Feb. 21, 1945, Sulingen, Prussia [now in Niedersachsen], Germany), governing mayor of (West) Berlin (1989-91).
Mon Menéndez, Alejandro (b. Feb. 26, 1801, Oviedo, Spain - d. Nov. 1, 1882, Oviedo), prime minister of Spain (1864). He was also finance minister (1837-38, 1844-46, 1846-47, 1848-49, 1857-58), president of the Congress of Deputies (1847-48, 1862), and ambassador to the Papal State (1857) and France (1858-62, 1864-65, 1866-68).
Mona, Louis (b. 1941), defense minister of Papua New Guinea (1977-78). He was also minister of administrative services (1978-80).
Monagas (Burgos), José Gregorio (b. May 4, 1795, Maturín, New Granada [now in Monagas state, Venezuela] - d. July 15, 1858, Maracaibo, Venezuela), president of Venezuela (1851-55); brother of José Tadeo Monagas.
Monagas (Oriach), José Ruperto (Saturnino) (b. June 4, 1831, Aragua de Barcelona, Venezuela - d. June 12, 1880, Aragua de Barcelona), acting president of Venezuela (1869-70); son of José Tadeo Monagas.
Monagas (Burgos), José Tadeo, originally Judas Tadeo Monagas Burgos (b. Oct. 28, 1784, near Maturín, New Granada [now in Monagas state, Venezuela] - d. Nov. 18, 1868, Caracas, Venezuela), president of Venezuela (1847-51, 1855-58).
Monagas Lesseur, Norman (Mariano Tirso) (b. Jan. 28, 1955), Venezuelan diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires at the United Nations (1998).
Monastyrsky, Denys (Anatoliyovych) (b. June 12, 1980, Khmelnitsky [Khmelnytskyi], Ukrainian S.S.R. - d. [helicopter crash] Jan. 18, 2023, Brovary, Kyiv oblast, Ukraine), interior minister of Ukraine (2021-23).
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Moncada, Francisco Xavier Cabral de Oliveira (b. Sept. 4, 1859, Constância, Portugal - d. Jan. 4, 1908, Lisbon, Portugal), governor-general of Angola (1900-03).
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Moncada Reyes, Óscar (b. 1936? - d. Nov. 9, 2014, Masatepe, Nicaragua), Nicaraguan politician; son of José María Moncada Tapia. He was president of the National Assembly (2000-02).
Moncada Tapia, José María (b. Dec. 8, 1870, San Rafael del Sur, Managua, Nicaragua - d. Feb. 23, 1945, Managua), interior minister (1910-11) and president (1929-33) of Nicaragua.
Monção, Jacintho José Gomes, barão de (b. Maranhão captaincy [now state], Brazil - d. May 4, 1894, Monção, Maranhão), acting president of Maranhão (1876). He was made baron in 1873.
Moncayo (García), Jaime (b. Jan. 9, 1940, Quito, Ecuador), finance minister of Ecuador (1974-75). He was also ambassador to the United States (1988-92) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2005).
Moncayo (Gallegos), Paco (Rosendo) (b. Oct. 8, 1940, Quito, Ecuador), Ecuadorian politician. The general was commander-in-chief of ground forces (1995-96) and of the armed forces (1996-98), acting defense minister (1997), mayor of Quito (2000-09), and a presidential candidate (2017).
Moncayo y Esparza, Pedro (b. June 29, 1807, Ibarra, New Granada [now in Ecuador] - d. Feb. 3, 1888, Valparaíso, Chile), Ecuadorian diplomat. He was minister to Peru (1852-54) and chargé d'affaires in France (1855-58).
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Monckton of Brenchley, Walter (Turner) Monckton, (1st) Viscount (b. Jan. 17, 1891, Plaxtol, Kent, England - d. Jan. 9, 1965, Folkington, Sussex, England), British defence minister (1955-56). He was also minister of labour and national service (1951-55) and paymaster-general (1956-57). He was knighted in 1937 and created viscount in 1957.
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Mondelli, Emilio (b. Nov. 21, 1914, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. May 13, 1993, Buenos Aires), economy minister of Argentina (1976). He was also president of the Central Bank (1975-76).
Mondjo, Charles Richard (b. Jan. 28, 1954, Brazzaville, Congo), defense minister of Congo (Brazzaville) (2012- ); son of Nicolas Mondjo. He was also chief of staff of the armed forces (2002-12).
Mondjo, Nicolas (b. June 24, 1933, Owando, Middle Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)]), foreign minister of Congo (Brazzaville) (1968-69). He was also ambassador to France (1964-68) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1970-85).
Monfraix, Jean (b. May 10, 1918, Cherbourg, Manche, France - d. Jan. 10, 2008), prefect of French Guiana (1970-72). He was also prefect of the départements of Haute-Marne (1972-74) and Pyrénées-Atlantiques (1974-78).
Mongbe, René (Valéry) (b. Nov. 12, 1939, Agbangnizoun, Dahomey [now Benin]), Beninese diplomat. He was ambassador to Zaire (1975-81), Congo (1978-81), and Angola (1980-81) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1990-96).
Monge (Ortega), César (Santiago) (b. July 22, 1972, Guayaquil, Ecuador - d. July 25, 2021), interior minister of Ecuador (2021); son of Xavier Monge Yoder.
Monge, Gaspard (Louis), (from 1808) comte de Péluse (b. May 10, 1746, Beaune [now in Côte-d'Or département], France - d. July 28, 1818, Paris, France), French minister of marine and colonies (1792-93). He was a famous mathematician.
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Monge Yoder, Xavier (Alfonso), Ecuadorian diplomat. He has been ambassador to Argentina (2021- ).
Mongella, Gertrude Ibengwe, née Makanza (b. Sept. 13, 1945, Ukerewe, Tanganyika [now in Tanzania]), president of the Pan-African Parliament (2004-09). She was also Tanzanian minister of lands, natural resources, and tourism (1985-87), minister without portfolio (1987-90), and high commissioner to India (1992-93).
Mongenast, Mathias (b. July 12, 1843, Diekirch, Luxembourg - d. Jan. 10, 1926, Luxembourg, Luxembourg), finance minister (1882-1915) and acting prime minister and foreign minister (1915) of Luxembourg. He was also president of the Council of State (1916-17).
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Mongrut Muñoz, (Juan) Octavio (b. Nov. 19, 1923, San Pedro de Lloc, La Libertad, Peru - d. 2007, Lima, Peru), interior minister of Peru (1965). He was also minister of education (1967-68).
Monguillot, Maurice Antoine François (b. Aug. 9, 1874, Paris, France - d. June 23, 1945), governor-general of French Indochina (1919-20, 1925, 1928) and resident-superior of Tonkin (1921-25).
Mongulu Mandubola, Serge (b. Jan. 13, 1972, Matadi, Bas-Zaïre, Zaire [now Kongo Central, Congo (Kinshasa)]), acting governor of Mongala (2021- ).
Monguno, Shettima Ali (b. 1926, Monguno [now in Borno state], Nigeria - d. July 8, 2016, Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria), Nigerian politician. He was minister of the air force (1965), internal affairs (1965-66), trade and industry (1967-71), and mines and power (1971-75).
Monguya Mbenge, Daniel (b. July 21, 1934, Léopoldville, Belgian Congo [now Kinshasa, Congo (Kinshasa)] - d. Nov. 15, 2021, Kinshasa), governor of Mai-Ndombe (1965-66), Kasaï Occidental (1970-72), and Shaba (1972).
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Monis, Ernest (Antoine Emmanuel) (b. May 23, 1846, Châteauneuf, Charente, France - d. May 25, 1929, Châteauneuf), prime minister of France (1911). He was also minister of justice (1899-1902), interior and worship (1911), and marine (1913-14).
Moniz, Ernest (Jeffrey) (b. Dec. 22, 1944, Fall River, Mass.), U.S. energy secretary (2013-17).
Monjardim, Alpheu Adelpho Monjardim de Andrade e Almeida, barão de (b. April 20, 1836, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil - d. June 6, 1924, Vitória), acting president (1878, 1879, 1882, 1885, 1885, 1889) and president (1891) of Espírito Santo; son of José Francisco de Andrade e Almeida Monjardim. He was made baron in 1889.
Monjardim, Argeu Hortêncio, acting president of Espírito Santo (1904); son of Alpheu Adelpho Monjardim de Andrade e Almeida, barão de Monjardim.
Monjardim, José Francisco de Andrade e Almeida (b. Feb. 9, 1797 - d. Jan. 24, 1884, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil), acting president of Espírito Santo (1830, 1831, 1832-33, 1844, 1846, 1848, 1848-49, 1849, 1851, 1857, 1858-59, 1860).
Monje Gutierréz, Tomás (b. Dec. 21, 1884, Coroico, La Paz department, Bolivia - d. July 1, 1954, La Paz, Bolivia), chairman of the Provisional Government Junta of Bolivia (1946-47). He was also minister of education (1926-27) and attorney general (1930-36).
Monléon, Jérôme Félix (d. Sept. 17, 1856, Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, France), commandant of the Naval Division of the Western Coasts of Africa (1854-56).
Monnerville, Gaston (Charles François) (b. Jan. 2, 1897, Cayenne, French Guiana - d. Nov. 7, 1991, Paris, France), French politician. He was mayor of Cayenne (1935-40, 1943-45) and president of the Council of the Republic (1947-58) and the Senate (1958-68).
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Monrad, Ditlev Gothard (b. Nov. 24, 1811, Copenhagen, Denmark - d. March 28, 1887, Copenhagen), interior minister (1860-61), prime minister and finance minister (1863-64), and foreign minister (1863-64, 1864) of Denmark. He was also minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs (1848, 1859, 1860-63).
Monreal Ávila, David (b. March 22, 1966, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico), governor of Zacatecas (2021- ); brother of Ricardo Monreal Ávila. He was also mayor of Fresnillo (2007-10), a position also held by his brothers Rodolfo Monreal Ávila (2004-07) and Saúl Monreal Ávila (2018- ).
Monreal Ávila, Ricardo (b. Sept. 19, 1960, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico), governor of Zacatecas (1998-2004).
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Montaña, Francisco (b. 18... - d. March 5, 1924, Bogotá, Colombia), foreign minister of Colombia (1920). He was also president of the Senate (1916, 1918).
Montanaro, Domingo (b. 1894, Asunción, Paraguay - d. Feb. 8, 1962, Asunción), foreign minister of Paraguay (1948). He was also ambassador to Mexico (1951-53) and minister of industry and commerce (1960-62).
Montanaro (Ciarletti), Sabino Augusto (b. July 30, 1922, Asunción, Paraguay - d. Sept. 10, 2011, Asunción), interior minister of Paraguay (1967-89).
Montandon, Eduardo Augusto (b. Dec. 2, 1835, Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. 1926, Araxá), president of Goiás (1889).
Montané-Capdebosq, Bernard Laurent (b. Aug. 20, 1862, Pau, France - d. 19...), commissioner of Mauritania (1905-07).
Montaño (y Martínez), Jorge (Mario) (b. Aug. 16, 1945, Mexico City, Mexico), Mexican diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1989-93, 2013-16) and ambassador to the United States (1993-95).
Montbazon, Louis Armand Constantin de Rohan, prince de (b. April 6, 1732, Paris, France - d. [executed] July 24, 1794, Paris), governor-general of Saint-Domingue (1766-69).
Montbel, Guillaume Isidore Baron, comte de (b. July 4, 1787, Toulouse, France - d. Feb. 3, 1861, Frohsdorf [now part of Lanzenkirchen, Niederösterreich], Austria), interior minister (1829-30) and finance minister (1830) of France. He was also mayor of Toulouse (1826-29) and minister of ecclesiastical affairs and public instruction (1829).
Montchamp, (Marie) Henri (Ferdinand Auguste) (b. 1888 - d. 1963), governor of New Caledonia (1942-43).
Monte, Antonio Sabino do (b. July 11, 1846, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil - d. Oct. 19, 1925, Fortaleza, Ceará), president of Paraíba (1884-85).
Monte Alegre, José da Costa Carvalho, barão, visconde e marquês de (b. Feb. 7, 1796, Nossa Senhora da Penha, Bahia, Brazil - d. Sept. 18, 1860, São Paulo province [now state], Brazil), member of the Regency (1831-35) and chairman of the Council of Ministers (1849-52) of Brazil. He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1828, 1830, 1830-31) and the Senate (1842-43), president of São Paulo (1842), and interior minister (1848-52). He was made baron in 1841, viscount in 1843, and marquess in 1854.
Monte Santo, Luiz José de Oliveira Mendes, barão de (b. June 21, 1779, São Salvador da Bahia [now Salvador], Brazil - d. March 21, 1851, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Brazilian politician. He was president of the Senate (1847-51). He was made baron in 1846.
Monteagle of Brandon, Thomas Spring Rice, (1st) Baron (b. Feb. 8, 1790, Limerick, Ireland - d. Feb. 7, 1866, Mount Trenchard, County Limerick, Ireland), British secretary of state for war and colonies (1834) and chancellor of the exchequer (1835-39). He was created baron in 1839.
Monteagudo, Bernardo (b. Aug. 20?, 1789, Tucumán, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata [now in Argentina] - d. [assassinated] Jan. 28, 1825, Lima, Peru), war and navy minister (1821) and foreign and interior minister (1821-22) of Peru.
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Montealegre (Fernández), José María (b. March 19, 1815, San José, Costa Rica - d. Sept. 26, 1887, Mission San Jose [now part of Fremont], Calif.), president of Costa Rica (1859-63); brother-in-law of Juan Rafael Mora and Miguel Mora. He was also president of the Senate (1865-68) and first designate (1867-68).
Montealegre (y Romero), Mariano (Ignacio) (b. April 4, 1802, León, Nicaragua - d. April 20, 1884, Chinandega, Nicaragua), Nicaraguan politician. He was president of the Senate (1865-70). In 1869 he was co-signatory of the Montealegre-Jiménez Treaty with Costa Rica on the diversion of water from the Colorado River.
Montebello, Napoléon Auguste Lannes, duc de (b. July 30, 1801, Paris, France - d. July 18, 1874, Mareuil-sur-Ay, Marne, France), foreign minister of France (1839). He was also minister to Denmark (1833) and Prussia (1833-36), ambassador to Switzerland (1836-38), the Two Sicilies (1838-39, 1840-47), and Russia (1858-64), and minister of marine and colonies (1847-48). He succeeded his father as duc de Montebello in 1809.
Montebourg, Arnaud (b. Oct. 30, 1962, Clamecy, Nièvre, France), French politician. He was minister of industrial revival (2012-14) and economy and information technology (2014). He ran for the Socialist presidential nomination in 2011 and 2017 but both times came third.
Monteforte Toledo, Mario (b. Sept. 15, 1911, Guatemala City, Guatemala - d. Sept. 4, 2003, Guatemala City), vice president of Guatemala (1948-49). A noted writer, he was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1946-47).
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Monteiro, António (Manuel) Mascarenhas (Gomes) (b. Feb. 16, 1944, Santa Catarina, Santiago island, Cape Verde [now Cabo Verde] - d. Sept. 16, 2016, Praia, Cabo Verde), president of Cape Verde (1991-2001).
Monteiro, Armindo (Rodrigues de Sttau) (b. Dec. 16, 1896, Vila Velha de Ródão, Portugal - d. Oct. 15, 1955, Loures, Portugal), foreign minister of Portugal (1935-36). He was also minister of colonies (1931-35) and ambassador to the United Kingdom (1937-43).
Monteiro, Augusto Carlos de Vasconcellos (b. Oct. 12, 1881, Goianinha, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil - d. March 9, 1919, Belém, Pará, Brazil), prefect of Alto Acre (1915-16, 1917-19).
Monteiro, Bento Manuel Ribeiro Carneiro (b. Sept. 20, 1856, Jaguarão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. Aug. 28, 1921, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), prefect of Distrito Federal (1910-14).
Monteiro, Bernardino de Souza (b. Oct. 6, 1865, Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, Brazil - d. May 12, 1930, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Espírito Santo (1916-20).
Monteiro, César (Resende) do Rego (b. April 17, 1863, União, Piauí, Brazil - d. Nov. 28, 1933, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), governor of Amazonas (1921-24).
Monteiro, Domingos Jacy (b. March 13, 1831, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. 1896), president of Amazonas (1876-77).
Monteiro, Edgar de Góes (b. June 7, 1901, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil - d. July 26, 1973, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil), federal interventor in Alagoas (1935, 1945); brother of Pedro Aurélio de Góes Monteiro and Silvestre Péricles de Góis Monteiro; son-in-law of Osman Loureiro de Farias.
Monteiro, Francisco das Chagas Pinto (b. Aug. 3, 1873, Paraíba, Paraíba, Brazil - d. January 1915, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil), acting prefect of Alto Acre (1906).
Monteiro, Gerson da Silva, governor of Fernando de Noronha (1986-87).
Monteiro, Honório Fernandes (b. June 25, 1894, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil - d. Feb. 2, 1968), Brazilian politician. He was president of the Chamber of Deputies (1946-47) and minister of labour, industry, and commerce (1948-50) and justice and interior (acting, 1950).
Monteiro, Ismar de Góes (b. Oct. 27, 1906, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil - d. Feb. 21, 1990, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), federal interventor in Alagoas (1941-45); brother of Pedro Aurélio de Góes Monteiro, Silvestre Péricles de Góis Monteiro, and Edgar de Góes Monteiro.
Monteiro, Jeronimo de Souza (b. June 4, 1870, Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, Brazil - d. Oct. 23, 1933, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Espírito Santo (1908-12); brother of Bernardino de Souza Monteiro.
Monteiro, José Luís Barbosa Leão (b. Dec. 29, 1950, Praia, Cape Verde [now Cabo Verde]), Cape Verdean diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1994-2001).
Monteiro, José Múcio, Filho (b. Sept. 25, 1948, Recife, Brazil), defense minister of Brazil (2023- ).
Monteiro, Leão (Maria Tavares Rosado) do Sacramento (b. Jan. 13, 1920, Nelas, Viseu district, Portugal - d. Feb. 25, 2006, Parede parish, Cascais municipality [part of Lisbon Metropolitan Area], Portugal), governor of Cape Verde (1963-69).
Monteiro, Pedro Aurélio de Góes (b. Dec. 12, 1889, São Luís do Quitunde, Alagoas, Brazil - d. Oct. 26, 1956, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), war minister of Brazil (1934-35, 1945-46).
Monteiro, Pitou de (b. March 18, 1897, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - d. Dec. 7, 1965), Cambodian politician. He was minister of justice (1948, 1951) and national education and youth (1950).
Monteiro, Roberto Leal (Ramos), byname Ngongo, interior minister of Angola (2006-10). He was also ambassador to Russia (1999-2006).
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Monteiro, Silvestre Péricles de Góis, original spelling Góes (b. March 30, 1896, São Luís do Quitunde, Alagoas, Brazil - d. Nov. 13, 1972, Brasília, Brazil), governor of Alagoas (1947-51); brother of Pedro Aurélio de Góes Monteiro.
Monteiro, Vitoriano Ribeiro Carneiro (b. April 26, 1859, Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. May 30, 1920, on board the ship Itapuca en route to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), acting governor of Rio Grande do Sul (1892). He was also Brazilian minister to Uruguay (1893-95).
Montenegro, Augusto (b. June 26, 1867, Belém, Pará, Brazil - d. July 31, 1915, Lausanne, Switzerland), governor of Pará (1901-09).
Montenegro, Manoel Januario Bezerra (b. July 23, 1839, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil - d. Jan. 21, 1916, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil), acting president of Rio Grande do Norte (1878, 1878-79).
Montenegro (Gómez García), Marcelo (Alejandro) (b. La Paz, Bolivia), finance minister of Bolivia (2020- ).
Montenegro, Severino (Peregrino de Albuquerque) (b. Oct. 12, 1889, Alagoa Grande, Paraíba, Brazil - d. Oct. 19, 1965, João Pessoa, Paraíba), federal interventor in Paraíba (1945-46).
Montenegro Medrano, Orlando (b. May 15, 1922 - d. Oct. 29, 1988, Miami, Fla.), acting president of Nicaragua (1966). He was president of Congress (1965-66, 1968-69) and mayor of Managua (1976-79).
Montenegro Onel, Pedro Nicolás (b. 1872, Los Andes, Chile - d. Nov. 6, 1940, Santiago, Chile), finance minister (1908-09, 1911-12), war and navy minister (1917), and interior minister (1920) of Chile.
Montero (Flores), Lizardo (b. May 27, 1832, Ayabaca, Piura, Peru - d. Feb. 5, 1905, Lima, Peru), first vice president (1881) and acting president (1881-83) of Peru (insurrectionary government). He was also mayor of Lima (1879).
Montero (Rodríguez), Ramón (b. Sept. 18, 1887, Paredones, Chile - d. 19...), justice (and education) minister of Chile (1926-27).
Montero Bernales, Carlos (b. Nov. 30, 1908, Lima, Peru - d. Dec. 2, 1979, Lima), finance minister of Peru (1945-46).
Montero Cornejo, Raúl (b. April 11, 1914, Santiago, Chile - d. April 24, 2000, Viña del Mar, Chile), finance minister of Chile (1973). He was also commander-in-chief of the navy (1970-73).
Montero de Vargas, Pacífico, Paraguayan diplomat. He was permanent delegate to the United Nations (1954-62) and ambassador to Ecuador (1966-73).
Montero Marx, Enrique (b. Feb. 28, 1928, Ovalle, Chile), interior minister of Chile (1982-83).
Montero Ríos, Eugenio (b. Nov. 13, 1832, Santiago de Compostela, Spain - d. May 12, 1914, Madrid, Spain), prime minister of Spain (1905). He was also minister of justice (1870-71, 1871, 1872-73, 1892-93) and development (1885-86).
Montero Rodríguez, Juan Esteban (b. Feb. 12, 1879, Santiago, Chile - d. Feb. 25, 1948, Santiago), interior minister (1931, 1931) and president (1931 [acting], 1931-32) of Chile.
Montero Schmidt, Carlos (b. Sept. 4, 1916, Santa Cruz, Chile - d. Jan. 24, 1980, Santiago, Chile), interior minister of Chile (1955); nephew of Luis Schmidt Quezada.
Montero Schmidt, Mario (Alejandro) (b. Jan. 28, 1918, Santa Cruz, Chile - d. Jan. 6, 1962, Santiago, Chile), Chilean politician; brother of Carlos Montero Schmidt; nephew of Luis Schmidt Quezada. He was minister of lands and colonization (1954-55).
Montes (Sobrino), (José) Abel (b. 1867? - d. June 4, 1950, Lima, Peru), interior minister of Peru (1912-13).
Montes (Alanís), Federico (b. Oct. 2, 1884, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico - d. Dec. 1, 1950, Mexico City, Mexico), governor of Querétaro (1914, 1915-17) and Guanajuato (1919-20).
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Montesquiou-Fezensac, François Xavier (Marc Antoine), duc de (b. Aug. 13, 1756, Marsan [now in Gers département], France - d. Feb. 5, 1832, Cirey-sur-Blaise, Haute-Marne, France), interior minister of France (1814-15). He was also president of the National Assembly (1790, 1790). He was created comte (count) in 1817 and duc (duke) in 1821.
Montgelas (de Garnerin), Maximilian (Joseph) Graf von (b. Sept. 10, 1759, Munich, Bavaria [Germany] - d. June 14, 1838, Munich), minister of state (1799-1817), finance minister (1803-17), and interior minister (1807-17) of Bavaria.
Montgomery, Gustaf (Adolf) (b. May 24, 1791, Kemi, Finland - d. May 26, 1861, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Jämtland (1841-42) and Västerbotten (1842-56).
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Monti Forno, Enrique (b. Feb. 24, 1905, Talca, Chile - d. ...), justice minister of Chile (1953). He was also minister of labour (1953).
Montiel (Argüello), Alejandro (b. March 13, 1917, Granada, Nicaragua - d. Sept. 17, 2012), foreign minister of Nicaragua (1956-61, 1972-77); great-grandson of José Argüello Arce; nephew of Mariano Argüello Vargas; cousin of Alejandro Argüello Montiel. He was also ambassador to Panama (1948-50) and France and the United Kingdom (1961-62) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1978-79).
Montiel (Bermúdez), Gustavo (b. Jan. 19, 1914, Juigalpa, Nicaragua), finance minister of Nicaragua (1967-77).
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Montiel Morales, Luis Eduardo (b. Dec. 31, 1949, Managua, Nicaragua), finance minister of Nicaragua (2004-05); nephew of Alejandro Montiel.
Montilla (Betancourt), José Abel (b. Feb. 2, 1890, San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela - d. Jan. 4, 1979, Caracas, Venezuela), president of Táchira (1938-41). He was also Venezuelan chargé d'affaires in Belgium (1923-25), minister to Brazil (1925-29), Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Finland (1929-31), Ecuador and Panama (1931-34), Mexico (1934-38), and Peru (1941-43), and ambassador to Chile (1943-45), Mexico (1945-46), and Cuba (1958-59).
Montilla Aguilera, José (b. Jan. 15, 1955, Iznájar, Córdoba province, Andalucía, Spain), president of the Generalitat of Catalonia (2006-10).
Montmorency-Laval, Anne Pierre Adrien, duc de (b. Oct. 29, 1768, Paris, France - d. June 8, 1837, Paris), foreign minister of France (1829); cousin of Mathieu Jean Félicité, duc de Montmorency-Laval. He was also ambassador to Spain (1814-21), the Papal State (1821-28), Austria (1828-29), and the United Kingdom (1829-30).
Montmorency-Laval, Mathieu Jean Félicité, duc de (b. July 10, 1767, Paris, France - d. March 24, 1826, Paris), foreign minister of France (1821-22). He was raised from vicomte to duc in 1822.
Montmorin Saint-Hérem, Armand Marc, comte de (b. Oct. 13, 1746, Paris, France - d. [killed] Sept. 2, 1792, Paris), foreign minister of France (1787-89, 1789-91). He was also ambassador to Spain (1778-84) and minister of marine and colonies (1787).
Montolío (Moscoso), Andrés Julio (b. 1821 - d. 1911), member of the Council of Secretaries of State of the Dominican Republic (1905).
Montoro, André Franco (b. July 14, 1916, São Paulo, Brazil - d. July 16, 1999, São Paulo), governor of São Paulo (1983-87). He was also Brazilian minister of labour and social security (1961-62).
Montoro (Romero), Cristóbal (Ricardo) (b. July 28, 1950, Jaén, Spain), finance minister of Spain (2000-04, 2011-18).
Montoya (Pérez), Jorge (Eduardo) (b. Aug. 1, 1961, Lima, Peru), interior minister of Peru (2020).
Montoya Manfredi, (José) Ulises (b. Nov. 15, 1909, Chincha, Ica, Peru - d. July 6, 1994, Lima, Peru), justice minister of Peru (1958-59).
Montpezat, Jean (b. July 15, 1937, Pierrefitte-Nestalas village, Hautes-Pyrénées, France), high commissioner of New Caledonia (1986-87) and French Polynesia (1987-92).
Montt (Álvarez), Jorge (b. April 26, 1846, Casablanca, Chile - d. Oct. 8, 1922, Santiago, Chile), president of Chile (1891-96). A distant relative of Manuel and Pedro Montt, he was a leader in the ruinous civil war against Pres. José Manuel Balmaceda. He commanded both the sea and land forces of the insurrectionists and, after the cessation of hostilities, headed a provisional junta and then became president. An honest but undistinguished administrator, he was only superficially involved with the program of fiscal and political reforms instituted during his presidency.
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Montt Montt, Benjamín (b. 1855, Santiago, Chile - d. April 2, 1922), justice (and education) minister of Chile (1911-12); son of Manuel Montt; brother of Pedro Montt.
Montt Montt, Lorenzo (b. Dec. 6, 1866, Santiago, Chile - d. Feb. 6, 1930, Santiago), justice (and education) minister of Chile (1920); grandson of Manuel Montt; nephew of Benjamín Montt Montt.
Monyake, Lengolo B(ureng) (b. April 1, 1930, Thabana Morena, Basutoland [now Lesotho] - d. Oct. 3?, 2018), foreign minister of Lesotho (1986-88). He was also ambassador to Belgium (1979-84) and minister of works (1988-90).
Monyane, Nkopane Raseeng (b. April 18, 1951), Lesotho diplomat. He has been ambassador to Switzerland (2013-16) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2019- ).
Monzie, Anatole (Pierre Armand) de (b. Nov. 22, 1876, Bazas, Gironde, France - d. Jan. 11, 1947, Paris, France), finance minister of France (1925, 1926). He was also minister of education (1925, 1932-34), justice (1925), and public works (1925-26, 1938-40).
Monzón, Agapito Feliciano, finance minister of Bolivia (1979).
Monzón (Aguirre), Élfego H(ernán) (b. May 5, 1912, Santa Barbara, Huehuetenango department, Guatemala - d. 1981), interior minister (1950, 1954) and junta chairman (1954) of Guatemala.
Moody, William H(enry) (b. Dec. 23, 1853, Newbury, Mass. - d. July 2, 1917, Haverhill, Mass.), U.S. secretary of the navy (1902-04) and attorney general (1904-06).
Mookerjee, Chittatosh (b. Jan. 1, 1929), acting governor of Maharashtra (1987-88). He was chief justice of the Calcutta High Court (1986-87) and the Bombay High Court (1987-91).
Mookerjee, Harendra Coomar (b. Oct. 3, 1877, Calcutta [now Kolkata], India - d. Aug. 7, 1956, Calcutta), governor of West Bengal (1951-56).
Moollan, Sir Cassam (Ismael) (b. Feb. 26, 1927 - d. Nov. 15, 2010), acting governor-general of Mauritius (1985-86); knighted 1982. He was chief justice in 1982-88.
Moon, Sir E(dward) P(enderel) (b. Nov. 13, 1905, London, England - d. June 2, 1987, Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England), chief commissioner of Himachal Pradesh (1948-51) and Manipur (1951-52); knighted 1962.
Moon Duk Choo (b. Nov. 29, 1920 - d. 1990), South Korean diplomat. He was ambassador to Belgium (1966-70) and Italy (1970-74) and permanent observer to the United Nations (1976-79).
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Moonesinghe, Susil (Kumar), also spelled Munasinghe (b. Feb. 11, 1930 - d. Nov. 30, 2012, Kandy, Sri Lanka), chief minister of Western province, Sri Lanka (1988-93). He was also ambassador to Iran (2000-02).
Moonlight, Thomas (b. Nov. 10, 1833, near Arbroath, Forfarshire [now Angus], Scotland - d. Feb 7, 1899, Leavenworth, Kan.), governor of Wyoming (1887-89). He was also U.S. minister to Bolivia (1894-98).
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Moor, Alexander, Russian Aleksandr (Fyodorovich) Moor (b. Jan. 19 [Jan. 7, O.S.], 1889, Fridenberg, Saratov province, Russia - d. [executed] Oct. 7, 1938, Tashkent, Uzbek S.S.R.), chairman of the Executive Committee of the Volga German Workers' Commune (1921-22). He was also deputy premier (1926-27) and chairman of the State Planning Commission (1934-37) of the Uzbek S.S.R.
Moore, Arch A(lfred), Jr. (b. April 16, 1923, Moundsville, W.V. - d. Jan. 7, 2015, Charleston, W.V.), governor of West Virginia (1969-77, 1985-89).
Moore, Gabriel (b. 1785, Stokes county, N.C. - d. Aug. 6, 1844, near Port Caddo, Harrison county, Texas), governor of Alabama (1829-31).
Moore, James E(lijah) (b. 1847 - d. May 18, 1881), secretary of state of Liberia (1874-76).
Moore, John (Colinton) (b. Nov. 16, 1936, Rockhampton, Qld.), defence minister of Australia (1998-2001). He was also minister of business and consumer affairs (1980-82) and industry, science, and tourism (1996-98).
Moore, Sir John (b. Nov. 13, 1761, Glasgow, Scotland - d. 1809), governor of Saint Lucia (1796-97).
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Moore, Roderick W(emple) (b. 1965, East Greenwich, R.I.), international supervisor of Brcko (2010-13). He was U.S. ambassador to Montenegro in 2007-10.
Moore, Samuel B. (b. 1789, Davidson county, N.C. [in present Franklin county, Tenn.] - d. Nov. 7, 1846, Carrollton, Ala.), governor of Alabama (1831).
Moore, Wes(tley Watende Omari) (b. Oct. 15, 1978, Takoma Park, Md.), governor of Maryland (2023- ).
Moore, William (b. 1735?, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - d. July 24, 1793), president of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania (1781-82).
Moore-Jones, Rob, high commissioner of the Cook Islands (1998-2001). He was also New Zealand ambassador to the Philippines (2004-06) and Spain (2008-12).
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Mooshahary, Ranjit Shekhar (b. March 1, 1946, Odlaguri village, Assam, India), governor of Meghalaya (2008-13).
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Mora, António Damas (b. May 2, 1879, Rio de Moinhos, Abrantes, Portugal - d. June 5, 1949, Lisbon, Portugal), acting governor-general of Angola (1928-29).
Mora (Zevallos), Daniel (Emiliano) (b. 1945?), defense minister of Peru (2011). He was also director of the National Intelligence Council (2003-04).
Mora (Porras), Juan Rafael (b. Feb. 8, 1814, San José, Costa Rica - d. [executed] Sept. 30, 1860, Puntarenas, Costa Rica), president of Costa Rica (1849-59).
Mora (Porras), (José) Miguel (b. Sept. 29, 1816, San José, Costa Rica - d. 1887, San José), acting president of Costa Rica (1849); brother of Juan Rafael Mora.
Mora (Rodas), Nelson (Alcides), interior minister of Paraguay (2004-05).
Mora Martínez, Manuel R(afael) (b. June 1, 1917, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico - d. March 14, 1994), governor of Tabasco (1965-70).
Mora Miranda, Marcial (b. Jan. 12, 1895, Cobquecura, Chillán, Chile - d. May 13, 1972, Santiago, Chile), interior minister (1931-32), foreign minister (1940), and finance minister (1940-41) of Chile. He was also ambassador to the United States (1944-46).
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Mora Pineda, (José) Tomás (Segundo) (b. Sept. 29, 1895, Concepción, Chile - d. Nov. 14, 1943, Concepción), justice minister of Chile (1941-42).
Mora Rostrán, José Antonio (b. Feb. 25, 1930), interior minister of Nicaragua (1974-79). He was also education minister (1969-74).
Mora Sotomayor, (Luis) Gaspar (b. June 25, 1892, Parral, Chile - d. April 4, 1954, Montevideo, Uruguay), war and marine minister of Chile (1924). He was also minister of lands and colonization (1932), minister to Colombia (1933-36), El Salvador and Honduras (1936-42), and Guatemala (1938-42), and ambassador to Uruguay (1953-54).
Mora Valverde, Manuel (b. Aug. 27, 1909, San José, Costa Rica - d. Dec. 29, 1994, San José), Costa Rican presidential candidate (1940, 1974). He was a founder of the Costa Rican Communist Party in 1931, which in 1943 he renamed Popular Vanguard Party; he was its general secretary from 1934 to 1984, when he and his followers broke away to found the Costa Rican People's Party, which he led until 1988.
Moracchini, Delphino, or Dauphin Moracchini (b. Jan. 9, 1846, San-Lorenzo, Corse, France - d. Dec. 10, 1903, San-Lorenzo), acting governor of the French Settlements in Oceania (1885-86) and governor of New Caledonia (1888), Martinique (1890-95), and Guadeloupe (1895-1901).
Moraczewski, Jedrzej (Edward) (b. Jan. 13, 1870, Trzemeszno [Tremessen], Germany [now in Poland] - d. [accidentally killed] Aug. 5, 1944, Sulejówek, Poland), prime minister of Poland (1918-19). He was also minister of communications (1918) and public works (1925-26, 1926-29).
Moraes, Alexandre de (b. Dec. 13, 1968, São Paulo, Brazil), justice minister of Brazil (2016-17).
Moraes, Domingos Corrêa de (b. May 12, 1851, Tietê, São Paulo, Brazil - d. Dec. 15, 1917, São Paulo, Brazil), president of São Paulo (1902); grandnephew of Joaquim José de Moraes e Abreu.
Moraes, João Maria de (d. Feb. 5, 1874), acting president of Pará (1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1850, 1855, 1864).
Moraes, João Pedro Carvalho de (b. May 28, 1831, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Nov. 14, 1878, Rio de Janeiro), president of Rio Grande do Sul (1872-75) and Pernambuco (1875-76).
Moraes, Joaquim de Almeida Leite (b. May 10, 1834, Tietê, São Paulo, Brazil - d. Aug. 1, 1895, São Paulo, Brazil), president of Goiás (1881).
Moraes, José (b. July 1927, Alegre, Espírito Santo, Brazil - d. March 9, 1994, Vitória, Espírito Santo), acting governor of Espírito Santo (1986-87).
Moraes, José Manuel de (d. April 1848, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), war minister of Brazil (1831, 1831).
Moraes, José Pereira da Silva (b. 1818?, Bahia province [now state], Brazil - d. May 2, 1883), president of Sergipe (1866-67).
Moraes, Luiz Mendes de (b. July 13, 1850, Itu, São Paulo, Brazil - d. June 20, 1914, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Sergipe (1890-91) and war minister of Brazil (1908-09; acting for Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca to 1909).
Moraes, Miguel Lino de (b. 1781, Lisbon, Portugal - d. Dec. 25, 1835, Porto Alegre, Brazil), president of Goiás (1827-31).
Moraes (Jardim), Theodoro Rodrigues de (b. Nov. 9, 1816, Jaraguá, Goiás, Brazil - d. June 12, 1897, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), acting president of Goiás (1878, 1879, 1880-81, 1881-82, 1882-83).
Moraes, Vicente de Magalhães (b. July 19, 1926, Paraíba [now João Pessoa], Paraíba, Brazil - d. June 10, 2002), governor of Roraima (1983).
Moragas Sánchez, Jorge (b. June 21, 1965, Barcelona, Spain), Spanish diplomat. He has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2017-18) and ambassador to the Philippines (2018-22) and Tanzania (2022- ).
Morain, (Benoît) Alfred (b. Dec. 3, 1864, Charolles, Saône-et-Loire, France - d. Dec. 24, 1938, Paris, France), prefect of police of Paris (1924-27). He was also prefect of the départements of Indre (1907-10), Haute-Vienne (1910-13), Seine-Inférieure (1915-18), Somme (1918-22), and Nord (1922-24).
Morais, Alfredo Lopes de (b. Nov. 23, 1880, Morrinhos, Goiás, Brazil - d. June 16, 1954, Morrinhos), president of Goiás (1929-30).
Morais, Ângelo Mendes de (b. Dec. 17, 1894, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Jan. 17, 1990, Rio de Janeiro), governor of Fernando de Noronha (1943) and prefect of Distrito Federal (1947-51); grandnephew of Prudente José de Moraes Barros; brother-in-law of Filipe Moreira Lima.
Morais, Efraim de Araújo (b. Sept. 4, 1952, Santa Luzia, Paraíba, Brazil), Brazilian politician. He was president of the Chamber of Deputies (2002-03).
Morais, Jaime Alberto de Castro (b. July 13, 1882, Chacim, Bragança, Portugal - d. Dec. 20, 1973, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), governor-general of Angola (1917-18) and Portuguese India (1919-25).
Morais, José Pedro de (b. Dec. 20, 1955, Kuito, Angola), finance minister of Angola (2002-08). He was also minister of planning and economic coordination (1994-96) and governor of the central bank (2015-16).
Morais, Júlio César Freire de (b. April 5, 1959), Cabo Verdean diplomat. He has been chargé d'affaires in Russia (1994-97), ambassador to China (2005-15) and Japan (2012-15), and permanent representative to the United Nations (2021- ).
Morales (Hernández), (Pedro) Agustín (b. May 11, 1808, La Paz, Viceroyalty of La Plata [now in Bolivia] - d. [assassinated] Nov. 27, 1872, La Paz), president of Bolivia (1871-72).
Morales (Mazún), Ana Isabel (b. Feb. 20, 1956, Managua, Nicaragua), interior minister of Nicaragua (2007-17); niece of Jaime Morales. A former Sandinista guerrilla known as Comandante Lucía, she is recognized as the only survivor of the Massacre of Veracruz that took place in the city of León on April 16, 1979.
Morales, Carlos (b. Dec. 24, 1887, Zaraza, Guárico state, Venezuela - d. 19...), foreign minister of Venezuela (1945-47).
Morales (Languasco), Carlos Felipe (b. Aug. 23, 1867, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic - d. March 1, 1914, Paris, France), president of the Dominican Republic (1903-06). He was also governor of Puerto Plata (1902-03).
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Morales, Eusebio A., Panamanian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1952-54) and ambassador to the United Kingdom (1964-69).
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Morales (Carazo), Jaime (René) (b. Sept. 10, 1936, Granada, Nicaragua), vice president of Nicaragua (2007-12).
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Morales (y Ugalde), (Tomás) José (de) (b. 1765 - d. Jan. 4, 1841), acting foreign and interior minister (1825) and finance minister (1827) of Peru. He was also minister to Mexico (1823-24).
Morales, Manuel (b. c. 1810 - d. ...), foreign minister of Peru (1859). He was also minister of interior, police, and public works (1858-59, 1860-62, 1872) and justice, worship, and education (1877-78).
Morales (Villaseñor), Manuel Inocente (b. Dec. 28, 1845, San Salvador, El Salvador - d. 1919), foreign minister of El Salvador (1892-93, 1903-04).
Morales (Arias), Raymundo (b. 1857? - d. 1920), interim prime minister of Peru (1887). He was also minister of justice, education, and worship (1887).
Morales Beltramí, Raúl (Ernesto) (b. Dec. 8, 1906, Santiago, Chile - d. Feb. 12, 1946, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), interior minister of Chile (1942-43). He was also ambassador to Brazil (1944-46).
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Morales Bermúdez (Pedraglio), Remigio (Humberto Jesús Bernardo) (b. May 20, 1947, Lima, Peru), Peruvian politician; son of Francisco Morales Bermúdez. He was agriculture minister (1986-88).
Morales Blumenkron, (José) Guillermo (Adolfo) (b. April 27, 1908, Puebla, Puebla, Mexico - d. Aug. 27, 1979), governor of Puebla (1973-75).
Morales Ehrlich, José Antonio (b. July 3, 1935, Santa Ana, El Salvador - d. June 26, 2021), member of the Revolutionary Junta of El Salvador (1980-82). He was also mayor of San Salvador (1974-76, 1985-87) and minister of foreign trade (1984-85) and agriculture and livestock (1987-88).
Morales Flores, Melquíades (b. June 22, 1942, Santa Catarina Los Reyes, Puebla, Mexico), governor of Puebla (1999-2005). In 2017-19 he was ambassador to Costa Rica.
Morales Gómez, Luis (b. July 4, 1917, Bogotá, Colombia), finance minister of Colombia (1956-57).
Morales Guillén, Carlos (b. 1915, Cochabamba, Bolivia - d. June 1994), defense minister (1957-58), interior minister (1959-60), and foreign minister (1960) of Bolivia. He was also economy minister (1956-57) and justice minister (1993-94).
Morales López, Araceli, Colombian politician. She was culture minister (2001-02) and ambassador to Cuba (2017-19).
Morales Macchiavello, Carlos (b. 1907, Trujillo, Peru - d. 2004), finance minister of Peru (1964-65). He was also known as an architect and was minister of development and public works (1964, 1968).
Morales Ojeda, Roberto (Tomás) (b. June 15, 1967), a vice premier of Cuba (2018- ). He was also minister of public health (2010-18).
Morales Olaya, Agustín (b. Jan. 28, 1875, Turmequé, Boyacá, Colombia - d. Dec. 6, 1941, Girardot, Cundinamarca, Colombia), war minister (1930-31) and interior minister (1931-33) of Colombia.
Morales Paúl, Isidro (b. March 1, 1932, Caracas, Venezuela - d. June 18, 2005, Caracas), foreign minister of Venezuela (1984-85). He was also ambassador to France (1990-91).
Morales Quijano, Ramón Alberto (b. 1933, Panama), Panamanian diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires in Egypt (1964-67), ambassador to El Salvador (1967-68), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1999-2004).
Morales Sánchez, Gregorio (b. May 26, 1885, Salinas Victoria, Nuevo León, Mexico - d. 1962), governor of Nuevo León (1935-36).
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Morales Urresti, José (Raymundo Antonio) (b. Jan. 29, 1917, Lima, Peru), justice minister of Peru (1967-68).
Morán (Soto), Carlos (b. May 22, 1960, Lima, Peru), interior minister of Peru (2018-20).
Moran, Michael, Irish Micheál Ó Móráin (b. Dec. 25, 1912, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland - d. May 6, 1983), justice minister of Ireland (1968-70). He was also minister of Gaeltacht (1957-59, 1961-68) and lands (1959-68).
Morán López, Fernando (b. March 25, 1926, Avilés, Asturias, Spain - d. Feb. 19, 2020, Madrid, Spain), foreign minister of Spain (1982-85). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1985-87).
Morançais, Christelle (b. Jan. 28, 1975, Le Mans, Sarthe, France), president of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire (2017- ).
Moraru, Victor (b. Dec. 1, 1961, Terebna, Moldavian S.S.R. [now Moldova]), Moldovan diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1996-97 [acting], 2017-21) and ambassador to Switzerland (2012-16).
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Morato, Mathias Antonio da Fonseca (b. Nov. 30, 1825, Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil - d. March 26, 1896, São Luís, Maranhão), acting president of Rio Grande do Norte (1879, 1881).
Morau, Marie Nicolas François Auguste (b. Jan. 15, 1832, Dominica - d. 1897), governor of the French Settlements in Oceania (1883-85).
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Morawiecki, Kornel (Andrzej) (b. May 3, 1941, Warsaw, Poland - d. Sept. 30, 2019, Warsaw), Polish politician. He was leader of the clandestine group Fighting Solidarity (1982-87, 1988-90), chairman of the Freedom Party (1990-92) and Free and Solidary (2016-19), and a minor presidential candidate (2010).
Morawiecki, Mateusz (Jakub) (b. June 20, 1968, Wroclaw, Poland), a deputy prime minister (2015-17), finance minister (2016-18 [also acting 2019, 2022]), and prime minister (2017- ) of Poland; son of Kornel Morawiecki. He was also minister of sports (2019).
Morawski, Aleksander Adam (b. Feb. 27, 1877, Stasiowa Wola, Austria [now part of Burshtyn, Ukraine] - d. Dec. 13, 1930, Zamosc, Poland), governor of Stanislawowskie województwo (1927-28).
Morawski, Jan (b. Sept. 4, 1878, Odrzechowa, Austria [now in Poland] - d. Feb. 1, 1940, Lvov, Ukrainian S.S.R. [now Lviv, Ukraine]), acting justice minister of Poland (1920).
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Mørch, Oscar (b. June 24, 1845, Christiansand [now Kristiansand], Lister og Mandal amt [now in Agder fylke], Norway - d. Sept. 4, 1897, Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway), governor of Hedemarkens amt (1890-97).
Mörcke, (Bror Birger) Emil (b. June 12, 1861, Öglunda, Skaraborg [now in Västra Götaland], Sweden - d. Oct. 12, 1951, Varberg, Halland, Sweden), war minister of Sweden (1914-17).
Mordaunt, Penny, byname of Penelope Mary Mordaunt (b. March 4, 1973, Torquay, Devon, England), British defence secretary (2019). She has also been secretary of state for international development (2017-19), minister for women and equalities (2018-19), paymaster general (2020-21), and lord president of the council (2022- ).
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Mordvinov, Aleksandr (Nikolayevich) (b. June 5, 1792 - d. Jan. 31, 1869), governor of Vyatka (1840-42); cousin of Aleksandr Muravyov, Nikolay Muravyov-Karsky, and Graf Mikhail Muravyov-Vilensky.
Mordvinov, Graf Nikolay (Semyonovich) (b. April 28 [April 17, O.S.], 1754, Pokrovskoye, Belozersky uyezd, Novgorod province, Russia - d. April 11 [March 30, O.S.], 1845, St. Petersburg, Russia), Russian minister of sea forces (1802-03). He was also commander of the Black Sea Fleet (1785-89, 1792-99) and president of the Free Economic Society (1823-41). He became Graf (count) in 1834.
Moreau (d'Andoy), Alphonse (Marie Joseph Ghislain), baron de (b. March 8, 1840, Andoy, Belgium - d. Aug. 3, 1911, Ottignies [now part of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve], Belgium), foreign minister of Belgium (1884). He was also minister of agriculture, industry, and public works (1884-88). He was created baron in 1893.
Morehead, Charles S(laughter) (b. July 7, 1802, near Bardstown, Nelson county, Ky. - d. Dec. 21, 1868, near Greenville, Miss.), governor of Kentucky (1855-59); cousin of James T. Morehead.
Morehead, James T(urner) (b. May 24, 1797, near Shepherdsville, Ky. - d. Dec. 28, 1854, Covington, Ky.), governor of Kentucky (1834-36); cousin of John M. Morehead (1796-1866).
Morehead, John M(otley) (b. July 4, 1796, Pittsylvania county, Va. - d. Aug. 27, 1866, Rockbridge Alum Springs, Va.), governor of North Carolina (1841-45).
Morehead, John M(otley) (b. Nov. 3, 1870, Spray [now part of Eden], N.C. - d. Jan. 7, 1965, Rye, N.Y.), U.S. diplomat; grandson of the above. He was minister to Sweden (1930-33).
Morei, Ion (b. Sept. 13, 1955, Polovinnoye, Kurgan oblast, Russian S.F.S.R.), justice minister of Moldova (2001-03).
Moreira, Artur Quadros Colares (b. Dec. 1, 1866, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil - d. April 25, 1954, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), acting president of Maranhão (1908-09).
Moreira, Eduardo Pinho (b. July 11, 1949, Laguna, Santa Catarina, Brazil), governor of Santa Catarina (2006-07, 2018-19). He was also mayor of Criciúma (1993-96).
Moreira, Guilherme José, (from July 5, 1889) barão de Juruá (b. June 25, 1835, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil - d. Sept. 23, 1899, Salvador), governor of Amazonas (1891 and [acting] 1891).
Moreira (Fernández), Irene (Renée), Uruguayan politician; wife of Guido Manini Ríos. She has been minister of housing, territorial planning, and environment (2020- ).
Moreira, José Fernandes (b. Dec. 21, 1829, São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Dec. 26, 1906, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Piauí (1862-63). He was also acting president of the Bank of Brazil (1874-75).
Moreira, José Marcelo (b. Jan. 16, 1900, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil - d. Oct. 24, 1972, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), federal interventor in Mato Grosso (1946-47).
Moreira, Marcílio Marques (b. Nov. 25, 1931, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), economy, finance, and planning minister of Brazil (1991-92). He was also ambassador to the United States (1987-91).
Moreira, Nicolau Joaquim (b. Jan. 10, 1824, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Sept. 12, 1894), president of the Municipal Intendancy of Rio de Janeiro (1891-92).
Moreira, Pedro Ribeiro (b. Sept. 3, 1848, Laranjeiras, Sergipe, Brazil - d. Jan. 30, 1914, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil), president of Alagoas (1889).
Moreira, Traiaú Rodrigues (b. Nov. 30, 1893, Santa Quitéria, Maranhão, Brazil - d. Oct. 3, 1971, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), acting governor of Maranhão (1951).
Moreira Valdés, Humberto (b. July 28, 1966, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico), governor of Coahuila (2005-11). He was also mayor of Saltillo (2003-05) and president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (2011).
Moreira Valdez, Rubén (Ignacio) (b. April 18, 1963, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico), governor of Coahuila (2011-17); brother of Humberto Moreira Valdés (the metronym is spelled differently due to an error in the birth certificate).
Morejón Pazmiño, Diego (Fernando), Ecuadorian diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires (2015-16) and permanent representative (2017-18) to the United Nations and ambassador to Germany (2016-17).
Morel, Claude (Sylvestre Anthony) (b. Sept. 25, 1956, Victoria, Seychelles), Seychellois diplomat. He has been chargé d'affaires in France (1988-90) and at the United Nations and in the United States and Canada (1996-97), ambassador to the Germany and the Benelux countries (1997-98), the United States (1998-2005), and France (2007-12), permanent representative to the United Nations (1998-2005), and high commissioner to South Africa (2012-17, 2021- ).
Morel, Louis Jules (b. Oct. 2, 1853, Orléans, France - d. 19...), resident-superior of Cambodia (1904-05) and Tonkin (1907-09).
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Morenés (y Álvarez de Eulate), Pedro (de) (b. Sept. 17, 1948, Guecho, Vizcaya province, Spain), defense minister of Spain (2011-16).
Moreno (Martínez), Alfonso (b. Dec. 8, 1922, San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic - d. 1997), Dominican Republic presidential candidate (1962, 1970). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1975-78).
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Moreno, Fulgencio Ricardo (b. Nov. 9, 1872, Asunción, Paraguay - d. Oct. 17, 1933, Asunción), foreign minister of Paraguay (1912). He was also minister to Chile and Peru (1913-15, 1918-21), Bolivia (1918-21), and Brazil (1928-33).
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Moreno (Mejía), Luis Alberto (b. May 3, 1953, Philadelphia, Pa.), president of the Inter-American Development Bank (2005- ). He was also Colombian minister of economic development (1992-94) and ambassador to the United States (1998-2005).
Moreno, Luiz Romulo Perez de (b. Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. April 24, 1874, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil), president of Alagoas (1872-74).
Moreno (Uriegas), María de los Ángeles (b. Jan. 15, 1945, Mexico City, Mexico - d. April 27, 2019), Mexican politician. She was minister of fisheries (1988-91) and president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (1994-95).
Moreno (Villalaz), Miguel J(osé) (b. April 3, 1914, Panama City, Panama - d. May 16, 2011), foreign minister of Panama (1958-60). He was also ambassador to the United States (1964).
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Moreno Cárdenas, (Rafael) Alejandro (b. April 25, 1975, Campeche, Campeche, Mexico), governor of Campeche (2015-19). He became president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party in 2019.
Moreno Fernández, Abelardo, Cuban diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2009).
Moreno González, José Antonio (b. March 10, 1907, Asunción, Paraguay - d. 1973), foreign minister of Paraguay (1953-54). He was ambassador to Chile (1949), Brazil (1949-50), Argentina (1950-51), Bolivia (1957-58), and Uruguay (1958-62).
Moreno López, Manuel (b. Feb. 3, 1815, Sevilla, Spain - d. Nov. 22, 1868, Madrid, Spain), finance minister of Spain (1863). He was also minister of development (1863).
Moreno Peña, Fernando (b. June 30, 1953, Colima, Colima, Mexico), governor of Colima (1997-2003).
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Moreno-Salcedo, Luis (b. Sept. 5, 1918, Sara, Iloilo, Philippines - d. March 1988), Philippine diplomat. He was ambassador to Argentina (1962-64), Chile (1963-64), South Vietnam (1965-68), France (1969-77), Romania (1972-75), Yugoslavia (1972-77), Hungary (1975-77), and the Soviet Union and Finland (1977-82) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1982-86).
Moreno Valle, Rafael (b. Aug. 13, 1917, Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico - d. Feb. 13, 2016, Mexico City, Mexico), governor of Puebla (1969-72). He was also Mexican minister of health and welfare (1964-68).
Moreno Valle (Rosas), Rafael (b. June 30, 1968, Puebla, Puebla, Mexico - d. [helicopter crash] Dec. 24, 2018, Santa María Coronango, Puebla), governor of Puebla (2011-17); grandson of Rafael Moreno Valle (1917-2016).
Moreno y Zuleta (de Reales), Francisco (de Asís), conde de los Andes, marqués de Mortara (b. Aug. 4, 1880, Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain - d. July 3, 1963, Madrid, Spain), finance minister of Spain (1930). He was also minister of national economy (1928-30).
Moret y Prendergast, Segismundo (b. June 2, 1838, Cádiz, Spain - d. Jan. 28, 1913, Madrid, Spain), prime minister of Spain (1905-06, 1906, 1909-10). He was also minister of overseas (1870, 1897-98), finance (1870-71), interior (1883-84, 1888, 1901, 1902, 1909-10), foreign affairs (1885-88, 1893-94), and development (1892-94) and ambassador to the United Kingdom (1871-75).
Moreyra y Paz Soldán, Carlos (Gregorio José) (b. Nov. 17, 1898, Lima, Peru - d. Nov. 16, 1981, Lima), prime minister of Peru (1961-62); son of Francisco Moreyra y Riglos. He was also minister of development and public works (1939-44) and agriculture (1961-62) and second vice president (1956-62).
Moreyra y Riglos, Francisco (de Paula) (b. April 9, 1855, Lima, Peru - d. July 28, 1942, Lima), justice and education minister of Peru (1912-13).
Morgan, Sir Arthur (b. Sept. 19, 1856, Warwick, Queensland - d. Dec. 20, 1916, Paddington [now part of Brisbane], Qld.), premier (1903-06) and acting governor (1909, 1914-15) of Queensland; knighted 1907.
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Morgan, Joel (b. Aug. 15, 1961), home affairs minister (2010-15) and foreign minister (2015-16) of Seychelles. He was also minister of land use and habitat (2006-07), environment (2007-15), transport (2007-16), and education and human resources development (2016-18).
Morgan, Laurie, byname of Laurence Charles Morgan (b. 1930?, London, England - d. Jan. 18, 2018), chief minister of Guernsey (2004-07).
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Morganti, Giuseppe Maria (b. March 12, 1955, San Marino), captain-regent of San Marino (2002-03).
Morgenthau, Henry (b. April 26, 1856, Mannheim, Baden [now in Baden-Württemberg, Germany] - d. Nov. 25, 1946, New York City), U.S. diplomat. He was ambassador to the Ottoman Empire (1913-16).
Morgenthau, Henry, Jr. (b. May 11, 1891, New York City - d. Feb. 6, 1967, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), U.S. treasury secretary (1933-45); son of Henry Morgenthau.
Morgonsköld, (Britt) Helena (Margareta), née Aho (b. Oct. 7, 1964, Stockholm, Sweden), acting governor of Blekinge (2021).
Mori, Giancarlo (b. Nov. 4, 1938, Genoa, Liguria, Italy - d. April 17, 2019, Genoa), president of Liguria (1994-2000).
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Moriba, Moussa Djibril (b. 1934, Parakou, Dahomey [now Benin]), justice minister of Benin (1976-82). He was also minister of public health and social affairs (1972-74), rural development (1974-75), and civil service (1975-76).
Morice, André (Émile Simon) (b. Oct. 11, 1900, Nantes, France - d. Jan. 17, 1990, Paris, France), French defense and armed forces minister (1957). He was also minister of education (1950), merchant marine (1951-52), public works, transports, and tourism (1952-53), and commerce and industry (1955-56) and mayor of Nantes (1965-77).
Morilleau, Lucien (Désiré Constant) (b. 1835, Mormaison, Vendée, France - d. 1907), conservator of the French possessions on Saint Helena (1880-1907).
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Morin, Enrico (Costantino) (b. May 15, 1841, Genoa [now in Italy] - d. Sept. 13, 1910, Forte dei Marmi, Lucca province, Italy), foreign minister of Italy (1903). He was also minister of navy (1893-96, 1900-03, 1903) and war (1902).
Morin, Hervé (Jacques Louis) (b. Aug. 17, 1961, Pont-Audemer, Eure, France), French defense minister (2007-10) and president of the Regional Council of Normandie (2016- ).
Morin, Jean (b. June 23, 1916, Melun, Seine-et-Marne, France - d. Sept. 6, 2008), delegate-general of Algeria (1960-62). He was also prefect of the French départements of Manche (1946), Maine-et-Loire (1949-58), and Haute-Garonne (1958-60).
Morin, Michel (b. July 29, 1945, Paris, France), prefect of Martinique (1991-95). He was also prefect of the French départements of Cantal (1987-90), Aube (1990-91), Haute-Savoie (1995-96), Finistère (1996-98), Loire (2002-06), and Isère (2006-08).
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Morla Vicuña, Carlos (b. 1846, Santiago, Chile - d. Aug. 20, 1901, Buffalo, N.Y.), foreign minister of Chile (1896-97). He was also minister to Brazil (1882-83), Paraguay (1895-96), Argentina (1896), and the United States (1898-1901).
Morley of Blackburn, John Morley, (1st) Viscount (b. Dec. 24, 1838, Blackburn, England - d. Sept. 23, 1923, Wimbledon, Surrey [now part of London], England), British politician. He was secretary of state for India (1905-10 and [acting] 1911) and lord president of the council (1910-14). He was created viscount in 1908.
Morlière, François Louis Magallon, comte de la (b. Oct. 26, 1754, L'Isle-Adam [now in Val-d'Oise département], France - d. Dec. 31, 1825), governor-general of Île de France (1800-03) and governor of Réunion (1803-05).
Morlino, Tommaso (b. Aug. 26, 1925, Irsina, Basilicata, Italy - d. May 6, 1983, Rome, Italy), justice minister of Italy (1979-80). He was also minister without portfolio (regional affairs 1974-76, public administration and regions 1976), minister of budget and economic planning (1976-79), and president of the Senate (1982-83).
Morna, Álvaro de Freitas (b. May 14, 1885, Coimbra, Portugal - d. 1961), governor-general of Angola (1942-43).
Morneau, Bill, byname of William Francis Morneau (b. Oct. 7, 1962, Toronto, Ont.), finance minister of Canada (2015-20).
Mörner af Morlanda, Adolf greve (b. Jan. 1, 1705, Grönlund, Östergötland, Sweden - d. Aug. 31, 1766, Esplunda, Örebro, Sweden), governor of Stockholm (1750-51), Älvsborg (1751-56), and Närke och Värmland (1756-66).
Mörner af Morlanda, Adolf Göran greve (b. July 27, 1773, Ringkarleby socken, Örebro, Sweden - d. Jan. 30, 1838), acting prime minister for foreign affairs of Sweden (1837-38); grandson of Adolf greve Mörner af Morlanda.
Mörner af Morlanda, (Karl) Axel (Göran) greve (b. Oct. 27, 1868, Stockholm, Sweden - d. Nov. 17, 1954, Stockholm), governor of Halland (1920-35); great-great-grandson of Adolf greve Mörner af Morlanda.
Mörner af Morlanda, Axel Otto greve (b. July 11, 1774 - d. Oct. 20, 1852, Eksjö, Jönköping, Sweden), war minister of Sweden (1840-43); brother of Carl Stellan greve Mörner af Morlanda.
Mörner af Morlanda, Carl greve (b. Dec. 18, 1792, Hösterum, Östergötland, Sweden - d. May 2, 1870, Växjö, Kronoberg, Sweden), governor of Kronoberg (1827-63); son of Carl Stellan greve Mörner af Morlanda.
Mörner af Morlanda, Carl Claes friherre (b. Nov. 7, 1730, Länna, Uppsala, Sweden - d. April 30, 1786, Uppsala, Uppsala), governor of Uppsala (1784-86).
Mörner af Morlanda, Carl Gustaf greve (b. 1658, Malmö, Sweden - d. Oct. 27, 1721, Jönköping, Sweden), governor of Göteborg och Bohus (1712-19); son of Hans Georg friherre Mörner af Morlanda. He was raised from friherre (baron) to greve (count) in 1716.
Mörner af Morlanda, Carl Stellan greve (b. March 9, 1761, Gemmatorp, Kronoberg, Sweden - d. July 24, 1834, Växjö, Kronoberg), governor of Kronoberg (1793-1827); grandnephew of Adolf greve Mörner af Morlanda.
Mörner af Morlanda, Hampus (Vilhelm) friherre (b. June 22, 1775, Uppsala, Sweden - d. Dec. 11, 1855, Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden), governor of Västernorrland (1820-41); son of Carl Claes friherre Mörner af Morlanda.
Mörner af Morlanda, Hans Georg friherre (b. June 24, 1623 - d. Aug. 11, 1685, Jönköping, Sweden), governor of Jönköping (1672-85), Kalmar (1679-80), and Kronoberg (1679-85). He was made friherre (baron) in 1674.
Mörner af Tuna, Berndt Didrik friherre (b. Sept. 26, 1639, Bjurbäck socken, Skaraborg [now in Västra Götaland], Sweden - d. May 5, 1710, Bjurbäck socken), governor of Blekinge (1700-06).
Mörner af Tuna, Carl greve (b. Dec. 1, 1755, Björkö socken, Jönköping, Sweden - d. June 24, 1821, Stockholm, Sweden), governor of Stockholm city (1812-18). He was raised from friherre (baron) to greve (count) in 1800.
Mornington, William Wellesley-Pole, (3rd) Earl of, original surname Wesley (b. May 20, 1763, Dangan Castle, County Meath, Ireland - d. Feb. 22, 1845, London, England), British politician; brother of Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley. He was chief secretary for Ireland (1809-12) and postmaster-general (1834-35). He assumed the name Wesley-Pole in 1778 and Wellesley-Pole after 1789 and succeeded as earl in 1842.
Morny, Charles Auguste (Louis Joseph), duc de (b. Sept. 15/16, 1811, Saint-Maurice, Valais, Switzerland - d. March 10, 1865, Paris), interior minister of France (1851-52); half-brother of Napoléon III; illegitimate grandson of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord. He was also president of the Legislative Corps (1854-65) and ambassador to Russia (1856-57).
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Moro, Sérgio (Fernando) (b. Aug. 1, 1972, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil), justice minister of Brazil (2019-20).
Morones Prieto, Ignacio (b. March 3, 1899, Linares, Nuevo León, Mexico - d. Oct. 30, 1974, Mexico City, Mexico), governor of Nuevo León (1949-52). He was also Mexican minister of health and welfare (1952-58) and ambassador to France (1960-66).
Morote, Manuel Vicente (b. Dec. 13, 1840, Lima, Peru - d. Feb. 14, 1900, Lima), justice and education minister of Peru (1894-95).
Moroz, Oleksandr (Oleksandrovych) (b. Feb. 29, 1944, Buda village, Tarashchan district, Kiev oblast, Ukrainian S.S.R.), Ukrainian presidential candidate (1999, 2004, 2010, 2019). Leader of the Socialist Party (1991-2010, 2011-12), he was also chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) in 1994-98 and 2006-07.
Morozov, Ivan (Pavlovich) (b. Sept. 30, 1924, Mezhador, Komi autonomous oblast, Russian S.F.S.R. [now Komi republic, Russia] - d. April 26, 1987, Syktyvkar, Komi A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R.), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Komi A.S.S.R. (1965-87). He was also mayor of Vorkuta (1953-55).
Morozov, Ivan (Titovich) (b. 1889, Vladimir province, Russia - d. 1957, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Tatar A.S.S.R. (1924-25). He was also executive secretary of the party committee of Samara province (1922-24) and people's commissar of workers' and peasants' inspection of the Kazak A.S.S.R. (1925-27).
Morozov, Kostyantyn (Petrovych) (b. June 3, 1944, Bryanka, Voroshilovgrad [now Luhansk] oblast, Ukrainian S.S.R.), defense minister of Ukraine (1991-93). He was also ambassador to Iran (2000-01).
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Morozov, Sergey (Petrovich) (b. May 9, 1973, Belovo, Kemerovo oblast, Russian S.F.S.R.), acting governor of Astrakhan oblast (2018-19).
Morozov, Yury (Ionovich) (b. 1949, Sterlitamak, Bashkir A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R.), prime minister of South Ossetia (2005-08).
Morri, Romeo (b. March 10, 1952, Serravalle, San Marino - d. June 8, 2022), captain-regent (1992-93) and foreign minister (2002) of San Marino. He was also minister of labour and cooperation (1998-2001) and education and culture, university, and youth policy (2008-12).
Morrill, Anson P(easlee) (b. June 10, 1803, Belgrade, Mass. [now in Maine] - d. July 4, 1887, Augusta, Maine), governor of Maine (1855-56).
Morrill, Lot M(yrick) (b. May 3, 1813, Belgrade, Mass. [now in Maine] - d. Jan. 10, 1883, Augusta, Maine), governor of Maine (1858-61) and U.S. secretary of the treasury (1876-77); brother of Anson P. Morrill.
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Morris, Anthony (b. Aug. 23, 1654, Stepney, London, England - d. Oct. 23, 1721), mayor of Philadelphia (1703-04).
Morris, Anthony (b. March 15, 1682 [1681, O.S.], London, England - d. Sept. 23, 1763, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), mayor of Philadelphia (1738-39); son of the above.
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Morrison, William (Lawrence), byname Bill Morrison (b. Nov. 3, 1928, Lithgow, N.S.W. - d. Feb. 14, 2013, Bardwell Valley, N.S.W.), defence minister of Australia (1975). He was also minister of science (1972-75), external territories (1972-73), and consumer affairs (1975) and ambassador to Indonesia (1985-89).
Morrissey, Daniel, Irish Domhnall Ó Muirgheasa (b. Nov. 28, 1895, Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland - d. 1981), justice minister of Ireland (1951). He was also minister of industry and commerce (1948-51).
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Morsy, Seymour (b. Feb. 5, 1963, Rabat, Morocco), prefect of Mayotte (2014-16). He was also prefect of the départements of Indre (2016-18) and Haute-Vienne (2018-21).
Mortara, Lodovico (b. April 16, 1855, Mantua, Austria [now in Lombardia, Italy] - d. Jan. 1, 1937, Rome, Italy), justice minister of Italy (1919-20).
Mortemart, Casimir Louis Victurnien de Rochechouart, duc de (b. March 20, 1787, Paris, France - d. Jan. 1, 1875, Neauphle-le-Vieux, Seine-et-Oise [now in Yvelines], France), prime minister and foreign minister of France (1830). He was also ambassador to Russia (1828-30, 1833).
Mortensen, Kjeld (Vilhelm) (b. Jan. 31, 1925), Danish diplomat. He was ambassador to Egypt, Libya, Sudan, and Ethiopia (1971-76), China, Vietnam, North Korea, and Kampuchea (1976-80), and Finland (1980-84) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1988-91).
Morton, Azie Taylor, née Taylor (b. Feb. 1, 1936, Dale, Texas - d. Dec. 7, 2003, Austin, Texas), treasurer of the United States (1977-81).
Morton, J(ulius) Sterling (b. April 22, 1832, Adams, N.Y. - d. April 27, 1902, Lake Forest, Ill.), acting governor of Nebraska (1858-59, 1861) and U.S. secretary of agriculture (1893-97). He was the founder of Arbor Day in the U.S.
Morton, Levi P(arsons) (b. May 16, 1824, Shoreham, Vt. - d. May 16, 1920, Rhinebeck, N.Y.), U.S. vice president (1889-93) and governor of New York (1895-97). He was also minister to France (1881-85).
Morton, Paul (b. May 22, 1857, Detroit, Mich. - d. Jan. 19, 1911, New York City), U.S. secretary of the navy (1904-05); son of J. Sterling Morton.
Morton, Rogers C(lark) B(allard) (b. Sept. 19, 1914, Louisville, Ky. - d. April 19, 1979, Easton, Md.), U.S. politician; brother of Thruston B. Morton. He first took an active role in politics after World War II when he ran congressional campaigns in Kentucky for his brother. In 1962 he was elected from Maryland to the first of five consecutive terms (1963-71) in the House of Representatives. In 1969 he was named national chairman of the Republican Party. In 1971 he was appointed secretary of the interior by Pres. Richard M. Nixon and in 1975 secretary of commerce by Pres. Gerald R. Ford, serving until 1976.
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Moscoso, Henrique de Athayde Lobo (b. Pernambuco province [now state], Brazil - d. June 8, 1889, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil), president of Espírito Santo (1888-89).
Moscoso (Flores), Jorge (Ricardo Francisco) (b. May 17, 1958, Arequipa, Peru), defense minister of Peru (2019). He was also chief of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces (2014-16).
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Moscoso Gutiérrez, Óscar (b. Dec. 6, 1899, Sucre, Bolivia - d. Jan. 24, 1989), foreign minister (1936) and defense minister (1936-37) of Bolivia.
Moscovici, Pierre (b. Sept. 16, 1957, Paris, France), economy and finance minister of France (2012-14). He has also been minister-delegate for European affairs (1997-2002), minister of external commerce (2012), EU commissioner for economic and financial affairs, taxation, and customs (2014-19), and first president of the Court of Accounts (2020- ).
Moseley, Harley (Sutherland Lewis) (b. Feb. 2, 1919), Barbadian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1982-86) and ambassador to Cuba (1983-86).
Moseley Braun, Carol (Elizabeth), née Moseley (b. Aug. 16, 1947, Chicago, Ill.), U.S. politician. She was a senator from Illinois (1993-99), ambassador to New Zealand (1999-2001) and Samoa (2000-01), and a candidate for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination.
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Moses, George H(iggins) (b. Feb. 9, 1869, Lubec, Maine - d. Dec. 20, 1944, Concord, N.H.), president pro tempore of the United States Senate (1925-33). He was also minister to Greece and Montenegro (1909-12).
Moses, Marlene (Inemwin) (b. 1961, Nauru), Nauruan diplomat. She has been consul in Tokyo (1988-90), consul-general in Auckland (1991-95), permanent representative to the United Nations (2005-20), chairperson of the Alliance of Small Island States (2012-14), and high commissioner to India (2022- ).
Moses, Pedro (b. Jan. 11, 1937, U, Ponape [now Pohnpei], Micronesia [now in Federated States of Micronesia] - d. Dec. 9, 2020), Nahnmwarki of U (2013-20).
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Moses, Tallis Obed (b. Oct. 24, 1954, Port Vato, Ambrym island, New Hebrides [now Vanuatu]), president of Vanuatu (2017-22).
Moshanov, Stoicho (Stefanov) (b. May 25, 1892, Dryanovo, Bulgaria - d. Jan. 10, 1975, Sofia, Bulgaria), finance minister of Bulgaria (1935); nephew of Nikola Mushanov (he adopted an alternative spelling of his name to distinguish himself from his uncle). He was also economy minister (1935) and president of the National Assembly (1938-39).
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Moskalewski, Stanislaw (Witalis) (b. April 28, 1876, Sieprawki, near Lublin, Poland - d. Sept. 6, 1936, Poznan, Poland), governor of Lubelskie województwo (1919-26).
Moskovsky, Vasily (Petrovich) (b. 1904, Bocheyno, Novgorod province, Russia - d. June 1984, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), Soviet politician. He was a deputy premier of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1960-62) and Soviet ambassador to North Korea (1962-65), also chief editor of the newspapers Krasnaya Zvezda (1954-55) and Sovetskaya Rossiya (1965-71).
Moskvichev, Ivan (Romanovich) (b. Sept. 16, 1913, Maly Kugunur, Vyatka province [now in Mari El republic], Russia - d. Aug. 18, 1978, Yoshkar-Ola, Mari A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Mari A.S.S.R. (1959-68). He was also chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1956-59).
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Mosolov, Aleksandr (Aleksandrovich) (b. Feb. 19, 1854 - d. Oct. 1, 1939, Sofia, Bulgaria), Russian diplomat. He was minister to Romania (1916-17).
Mosquera (y Dalla Costa), Bernardino (b. Feb. 6, 1855, Caracas, Venezuela - d. Oct. 1, 1923, Paris, France), foreign minister of Venezuela (1917-19). He was also minister of education (1899).
Mosquera (y Arboleda), Joaquín (Mariano) de (b. Dec. 14, 1787, Popayán, New Granada [now in Colombia] - d. April 4, 1878, Popayán), president of Colombia (1830). He was also minister to Chile, Peru, and Argentina (1822-23) and vice president (1833-35).
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Mossberg, (Hugo Karl) Eije (b. Jan. 21, 1908, Vaxholm, Stockholm county, Sweden - d. July 28, 1997, Switzerland), interior minister of Sweden (1947-51) and governor of Kopparberg (1951-57).
Mossion, Jacques (b. Dec. 25, 1927 - d. Feb. 3, 1996), president of the Regional Council of Picardie (1979-80).
Mostovoy, Pavel (Ivanovich) (b. April 26, 1931, Semenovka, Kharkov oblast, Ukrainian S.S.R. [now Semenivka, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine] - d. May 2, 2000), Soviet politician. He was mayor (1965-70) and first secretary of the party committee (1970-71) of Kramatorsk, chairman of the State Committee for Material and Technical Supply of the Ukrainian S.S.R. (1978-89), and a deputy premier and chairman of the State Committee for Material and Technical Supply of the U.S.S.R. (1989-91).
Moszynski, Kazimierz (b. March 3, 1881, Narodichi, Russia [now Narodychi, Ukraine] - d. Nov. 9, 1966, Warsaw, Poland), governor of Tarnopolskie województwo (1928-33).
Mota, Lourival Seroa da, original spelling Motta (b. April 13, 1901, Bahia state, Brazil - d. Oct. 24, 1958), federal interventor in Maranhão (1931-33).
Mota, Luiz de Gonzaga Fonseca (b. Dec. 9, 1942, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil), governor of Ceará (1983-87).
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Motanyane, Mafiroane Edmond, Lesotho diplomat. He was chargé d'affaires at the United Nations (2012-13).
Motayev, Sapargeldy, Turkmen Sapargeldi Motaýew (b. Feb. 13, 1947, Oktyabr kolkhoz, Tashauz oblast, Turkmen S.S.R. [now in Kunyaurgench etrap, Dashoguz velayat, Turkmenistan] - d. 2019, Dashoguz, Turkmenistan), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (1992-96). He was also head of Dashoguz velayat (1992-96) and mayor of Dashoguz city (1996-97).
Motaze, Louis Paul (b. Jan. 31, 1959, Meyomessi, Cameroon), finance minister of Cameroon (2018- ). He was also minister of economy and planning (2007-11, 2015-18).
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Motejl, Otakar (b. Sept. 10, 1932, Prague, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic] - d. May 9, 2010, Brno, Czech Republic), justice minister of the Czech Republic (1998-2000). He was also chief justice of the Supreme Court (1993-98) and ombudsman (2000-10).
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Motley, Constance Baker, née Baker (b. Sept. 14, 1921, New Haven, Conn. - d. Sept. 28, 2005, New York City), borough president of Manhattan (1965-66). She was the first African-American woman to serve as a federal judge (1966).
Moto (Nsa), Severo (Matías) (b. Nov. 6, 1943, Acóck-Esaguong, Sevilla de Niefang district, Spanish Guinea [now Equatorial Guinea]), Equatorial Guinean opposition leader. He lives in exile in Spain. On Dec. 24, 2004, he was sentenced in absentia to 63 years in jail over an alleged plot to oust Pres. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. In 2008 he was arrested in Spain after weapons had been found in his car.
Motoc, Mihnea (Ioan) (b. Nov. 11, 1966, Bucharest, Romania), defense minister of Romania (2015-17). He was also ambassador to the Netherlands (1999-2001) and the United Kingdom (2015) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2003-08) and to the European Union (2008-15). In 2014 he was named foreign minister, but could not be recalled from Brussels in time and the nomination was withdrawn.
Motono, Ichiro, in full (from 1916) Shishaku (Viscount) Ichiro Motono (b. February 1862, Saga prefecture, Japan - d. Sept. 17, 1918, Tokyo, Japan), foreign minister of Japan (1916-18). He was also minister to Belgium (1898-1901) and France (1901-06) and minister (1906-08) and ambassador (1908-16) to Russia.
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Motpan, Dumitru (b. May 3, 1940, Seliste, Romania [now in Moldova] - d. June 23, 2018), Moldovan politician. He was chairman of parliament (1997-98).
Motskobili, Osman (Khulusovich) (b. 1898, Kobuleti, Kutaisi province, Russia [now in Ajaria, Georgia] - d. [executed] Nov. 15, 1937, Tbilisi, Georgian S.S.R.), chairman of the Central Executive Committee of Adzharistan (1922-25). He was also people's commissar of health (1925-26).
Motsoaledi, (Pakishe) Aaron (b. Aug. 7, 1958, Phokwane village, Transvaal [now in Limpopo], South Africa), home affairs minister of South Africa (2019- ). He was also minister of health (2009-19).
Motsumi, Lesego (Ethel) (b. 1964? - d. Jan. 9, 2023, Ramotswa, Botswana), acting defense, justice, and security minister of Botswana (2010-11). She was also minister of health (2003-04, 2008-09), works and transport (2004-08), and presidential affairs and public administration (2009-10) and high commissioner to India (2011-19) and Bangladesh (2015-19).
Motta, Antonio Frederico de Carvalho (b. March 23, 1856, Granja, Ceará, Brazil - d. [hit by a car] Feb. 2, 1927, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), acting president of Ceará (1912).
Motta, Apulchro (b. Oct. 7, 1857, São Cristovão, Sergipe, Brazil - d. Feb. 25, 1924, Aracaju, Sergipe), acting president of Sergipe (1898-99).
Motta, Giuseppe (b. Dec. 29, 1871, Airolo, Ticino, Switzerland - d. Jan. 23, 1940, Bern, Switzerland), finance minister (1912-19), president (1915, 1920, 1927, 1932, 1937), and foreign minister (1920-40) of Switzerland.
Motta, Joaquim Camillo Teixeira da (b. July 15, 1815, Bom Jesus do Amparo, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Jan. 29, 1873, Caeté, Minas Gerais), acting president of Minas Gerais (1862).
Motta, Vicente Pires da (b. Sept. 1, 1799, São Paulo, Brazil - d. Oct. 30, 1882, São Paulo), president of São Paulo (1834 [acting], 1842 [acting], 1848-51, 1862-64, 1869 [acting], 1870 [acting], 1871 [acting]), Pernambuco (1848), Ceará (1854-55), Paraná (1856), Minas Gerais (1860-61), and Santa Catarina (1861-62).
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Mottistone, John (Edward Bernard) Seely, (1st) Baron (b. May 31, 1868, Brookhill Hall, between Derby and Nottingham, England - d. Nov. 7, 1947, Westminster, London, England), British secretary of state for war (1912-14). He was created baron in 1933.
Mottley, Mia (Amor) (b. Oct. 1, 1965), home affairs minister (2001-06), deputy prime minister (2003-08), and prime minister and finance minister (2018- ) of Barbados. She was also minister of education, youth affairs, and culture (1994-2001). She has led the Barbados Labour Party in 2008-10 and again from 2013.
Motuma Mekassa (Zeru) (b. July 30, 1965), defense minister of Ethiopia (2018- ). He was also minister of water, irrigation, and electricity (2016) and mines, petroleum, and natural gas (2016-18).
Motzfeldt, Carl Fredrik (b. April 3, 1808, Fredskjær, near Moss, Smaalenenes amt [now Østfold fylke], Norway - d. June 24, 1902, Trondhjem [now Trondheim], Norway), governor of Finmarkens amt (1854-57) and Søndre Trondhjems amt (1857-94).
Motzfeldt, Ernst (b. March 1, 1842, Christiania [now Oslo], Norway - d. June 10, 1915), justice minister of Norway (1894-95).
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Motzfeldt, Josef, byname Tuusi (b. Nov. 24, 1941, Igaliko, Greenland), finance minister (1999-2001, 2002-03, 2003-07) and foreign minister (2003-07) of Greenland; cousin of Jonathan Motzfeldt. He was also chairman of Inatsisartut (parliament) (2009-13).
Motzfeldt, Vivian (b. June 10, 1972), foreign minister of Greenland (2018, 2022- ). She has also been minister of education, culture, and church (2018) and industry and trade (2022- ) and chairman of Inatsisartut (parliament) (2018-21).
Mouallimi, Abdallah Y(ahya A.) al- (b. May 5, 1952, Saudi Arabia), Saudi politician. He was mayor of Jeddah (2001-05), ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg (2007-11), and permanent representative to the United Nations (2011-22).
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Mouanza, Jonas (b. Nov. 2, 1926, Boko, French Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)]), Congo (Brazzaville) diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1964-68) and ambassador to the United States (1965) and France (1968).
Moubarak, Moussa, Arabic Musa Mubarak (b. 1900, Antoura, Lebanon - d. ...), foreign minister of Lebanon (1952-53). He was also minister of finance, public works, and education (1952) and ambassador to France (1958-59) and Italy (1959-65).
Moubarak, Samir (b. March 21, 1943, Beirut, Lebanon), Lebanese diplomat; son of Moussa Mubarak. He was ambassador to Sweden (1982-88) and Spain (1999-2006) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1994-99).
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Mouchel-Blaisot, Rollon (b. June 19, 1959, Carteret, Manche, France), administrator-superior of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2008-10).
Mouknass, Hamdi Ould, Arabic Hamdi walad al-Muknas (b. 1935, Port-Étienne [now Nouadhibou], Mauritania - d. Sept. 15, 1999, Nouakchott, Mauritania), foreign minister (1968-70, 1971-78) and defense minister (1970-71) of Mauritania. He was also minister of youth, cultural affairs, and information (1968).
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Moukoko Koulla, Édouard (b. April 25, 1927, Bonaléa, French Cameroons [now in Cameroon]), finance minister of Cameroon (1985-86).
Moukoko Mbonjo, Pierre (b. July 25, 1954, Bonabéri, Douala, French Cameroons [now in Cameroon]), foreign minister of Cameroon (2011-15). He was also minister of communications (2004-06).
Moulana, (Seyed Ahmed Seyed) Alavi (b. Jan. 1, 1932 - d. June 15, 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka), governor of Western province, Sri Lanka (2002-15). He was also minister of labour (2000-01).
Moulaye, Mohamed (b. Oct. 1, 1936, Ouagadougou, Upper Volta [now Burkina Faso]), finance minister of Mauritania (1975-77, 1979).
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Moulton, Seth (Wilbur) (b. Oct. 24, 1978, Salem, Mass.), U.S. politician. He has been a representative from Massachusetts (2015- ) and a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
Moultrie, James B(ertram) (b. Dec. 27, 1944, Eleuthera, Bahamas), Bahamian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1988-94).
Moumin, Amini Ali (b. Aug. 30, 1944, Mutsamudu, Anjouan, Comoros), Comoran diplomat. He was ambassador to the United States and Canada and permanent representative to the United Nations (1987-97).
Moungar, Fidèle (Abdelkerim) (b. 1948, Doba, Chad), prime minister of Chad (1993). He was also minister of education (1992-93).
Moungounga Nkombo, Nguila (b. April 9, 1940, Mouyondzi, Middle Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)] - d. April 14, 2010, Paris, France), economy and finance minister of Congo (Brazzaville) (1993-97). He was also minister of commerce, industrial development, and fisheries (1992-93).
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Moura, Aluízio de Andrade (b. April 25, 1905, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil - d. Nov. 13, 1973, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), federal interventor in Rio Grande do Norte (1931).
Moura, Álvaro José Costa de Mendonça e (b. March 17, 1951, Porto, Portugal), Portuguese diplomat. He was ambassador to Austria (1995-99), Slovenia (1996-99), Slovakia (1996-99), and Spain (2008-13) and permanent representative to the European Union (2002-08) and the United Nations (2013-17).
Moura, Antonio Joaquim de (b. 1778, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil - d. 1857), president of Alagoas (1835-36).
Moura, Camilo Soares de (b. Oct. 29, 1869, Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Jan. 9, 1945, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), federal interventor in Mato Grosso (1917, 1917-18).
Moura, Confúcio Aires (de) (b. May 16, 1948, Dianópolis, Goiás [now in Tocantins], Brazil), governor of Rondônia (2011-18). He was also mayor of Ariquemes (2005-10).
Moura, Constantino Luiz da Silva (b. Feb. 7, 1839 - d. April 2, 1879, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil), acting president of Piauí (1878).
Moura, Estevão José Barbosa de (b. January 1810, Pousa [now in Taipu municipality], Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil - d. Jan. 17, 1891, Macaíba, Rio Grande do Norte), acting president of Rio Grande do Norte (1841, 1842, 1842-43); son of Manoel Teixeira Barbosa.
Moura, Francisco Antonio de (b. Oct. 29, 1839, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Jan. 5, 1911, Rio de Janeiro), war minister of Brazil (1892-94).
Moura, Hastínfilo de (b. Dec. 22, 1865, Itapicuru-Mirim, Maranhão, Brazil - d. June 25, 1956, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), federal interventor in São Paulo (1930).
Moura, Jean (b. April 3, 1827, Moissac, Tarn-et-Garonne, France - d. May 17, 1885, Toulouse, France), French representative in Cambodia (1868-70, 1871-79).
Moura, João Ferreira de (b. March 27, 1830, Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil - d. July 15, 1912, Santo Amaro), acting president of Bahia (1867) and justice minister of Brazil (1882-83). He was also minister of the navy (1878-80) and agriculture, commerce, and public works (1885).
Moura, Raul Soares de (b. Aug. 7, 1877, Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Aug. 4, 1924, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais), president of Minas Gerais (1922-24). He was also Brazilian navy minister (1919-20).
Moura, Sinval Odorico de (b. Sept. 3, 1828, Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil - d. Dec. 9, 1885, Caxias), president of Amazonas (1863-64), Paraíba (1864-65), Piauí (1880-81), and Ceará (1885).
Moura, Venâncio da Silva (b. Feb. 24, 1940, Sanza Pombo, Angola - d. March 6, 1999, Paris, France), Angolan politician. When the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola took power at the country's 1975 independence, Moura began a diplomatic career during which he served as ambassador to Italy (1976-78) and then deputy foreign minister. He was promoted to foreign minister in 1992, and two years later signed the peace accord designed to end the war between government forces and UNITA rebels. When the deal unraveled in December 1998 with the resumption of fighting, Moura already was seriously ill, and he was replaced as foreign minister in January 1999.
Mouradian, Jacques (b. Dec. 14, 1910 - d. June 14, 1992), French resident commissioner of the New Hebrides (1965-69) and high commissioner of the Comoros (1969-73).
Mouragues, Albert (Jean) (b. June 2, 1908, Perpignan, France - d. March 23, 1976), governor of Upper Volta (1948-52) and French Sudan (1953) and lieutenant governor of Mauritania (1954-55, 1956-58).
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Moureaux, Charles (Raymond Joseph) (b. June 4, 1902, Monceau-sur-Sambre, Belgium - d. Aug. 2, 1976, Bois-de-Villers, Belgium), Belgian politician. He was education minister (1958-61).
Moureaux, Philippe (b. April 12, 1939, Etterbeek, Belgium - d. Dec. 15, 2018), interior minister (1980) and justice minister (1980-81) of Belgium and minister-president of the French Community (1981-85, 1988); son of Charles Moureaux. He was also minister for institutional reform (1980-81, 1988-92), the Brussels region (1988-92), restructuring of national education (1989-92), and social affairs (1992-93), a deputy prime minister (1988-92), and mayor of Molenbeek (1992-2012).
Mouret, Charles (Paul Isidore) (b. Jan. 14, 1871, Carpentras, Vaucluse, France - d. [killed in action] Aug. 25, 1914, Einvaux, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France), commissioner of Mauritania (1912-14).
Mourgues, Gaston (b. March 27, 1895 - d. April 19, 1966), acting governor of Upper Volta (1947-48).
Mourikis, Ioannis, Greek diplomat. He was ambassador to Syria (1996-2000), Canada (2004-07), and Switzerland (2009-13) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2007-09).
Mouriño Terrazo, Juan Camilo (b. Aug. 1, 1971, Madrid, Spain - d. [plane crash] Nov. 4, 2008, Mexico City, Mexico), interior minister of Mexico (2008).
Moushoutas, Konstantinos (b. Dec. 15, 1928, Nicosia, Cyprus), Cypriot diplomat. He was high commissioner to Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji and ambassador to China, Japan, and the Philippines (1976-82) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1982-89).
Moussa, (Muhammad) Abdel-Halim, Arabic (Muhammad) `Abd al-Halim Musa (b. 1930? - d. July 19, 2003), interior minister of Egypt (1990-93). He worked as a director of public security and in 1987 was appointed as governor of the southern province of Asyut, a longtime centre of Islamic militancy. In 1990 he replaced Interior Minister Zaki Badr, who was dismissed because of his sharp tongue and harsh security operations. Badr's rhetoric that killing the Islamic radicals was the only way to curb violence fueled hostilities between militants and the police. Moussa sought a peaceful solution and opened a dialogue with the militants. He was known among associates as "the sheikh of Arabs," a title usually given to a tribal leader who presides over conciliation meetings. But he was fired by Mubarak after opposition newspapers revealed the talks were taking place and accused the government of being weak in confronting terrorism. During his three years as minister, he had to confront not only internal Islamic groups, but also operations plotted by militants from other Arab or Islamic countries. He was a target of an assassination attempt in October 1990, when Islamic extremists killed parliament speaker Rifaat al-Mahgoub in an ambush on his motorcade. In 1994, a year after he left office, he was accused of illegally founding a private security firm while in office and of issuing licenses for automatic weapons that could wind up in the hands of Muslim radicals. He was never charged.
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Moussa, Pierre (b. July 24, 1941, Brazzaville, Middle Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)]), finance minister (1987-89) and acting prime minister (1990-91) of Congo (Brazzaville). He was also minister of planning (1979-91, 1997-2012).
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Mouton, Alexander (b. Nov. 19, 1804, Attakapas district, Orleans Territory [now Lafayette parish, La.] - d. Feb. 12, 1885, near Vermillionville [now Lafayette], La.), governor of Louisiana (1843-46); grandson-in-law of Jacques Dupré.
Moutrier, Léon (b. 1872 - d. Oct. 13, 1940, Luxembourg, Luxembourg), interior minister of Luxembourg (1916-17). He was also justice minister (1917-18).
Mouttet, Louis (Guillaume) (b. Oct. 10, 1857, Marseille, France - d. May 8, 1902), acting governor of Senegal (1895) and governor of Ivory Coast (1896-98), French Guiana (1899), and Martinique (1901-02). He died in the volcanic eruption of Mount Pelée in which Saint-Pierre, the then capital of Martinique, was completely destroyed.
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Mouzard-Sencier, Victor Léon (b. June 14, 1816, Paris, France - d. Sept. 14, 1894), French administrator. He was prefect of the départements of Aveyron (1853-56), Somme (1856-60), Loire (1860-66), Nord (1866-68), and Rhône (1870).
Movsisyan, Vladimir (Migranovich) (b. Nov. 12, 1933, Shenavan village, Spitak region, Armenian S.S.R. - d. Nov. 5, 2014), first secretary of the Communist Party of the Armenian S.S.R. (1990). He was also a deputy premier (1978-84), first deputy premier (1984-90), chairman of the State Agro-Industrial Committee (1986-90), governor of Gegharkunik province (1996), and agriculture minister of Armenia (1996-99).
Mowbray, Martin (Scott) (b. 1944), administrator of the Cocos Islands (1995-96).
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Moxnes, Einar Hole (b. June 11, 1921, Alstahaug, Nordland, Norway - d. Jan. 20, 2006), governor of Sør-Trøndelag (1974-86). He was also Norwegian minister of fisheries (1968-71) and agriculture (1972-73).
Moya Palencia, Mario (b. June 14, 1933, Mexico City, Mexico - d. Oct. 9, 2006, Mexico City), interior minister of Mexico (1970-76). A prominent member of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, he was widely seen as the likely candidate to succeed Pres. Luis Echeverría Álvarez, but Echeverría instead had the party nominate José López Portillo. Moya then went on to become permanent representative of Mexico to the United Nations (1985-89) as well as ambassador to Cuba (1990-93) and Italy (1994-2001). As interior minister he was responsible for Mexico's internal security on June 10, 1971, when pro-government agents killed at least a dozen students at a leftist political demonstration in Mexico City. Ignacio Carrillo, a special prosecutor assigned by Pres. Vicente Fox to investigate the country's "dirty war" against leftist activists and suspected guerrillas of the 1960s and '70s, filed genocide charges against both Moya and Echeverría in 2004. A judge refused to issue arrest warrants in 2005, however, saying that the 1971 killings did not meet the legal standards for genocide. The judge ruled that simple homicide occurred, but that the statute of limitations for filing homicide charges ran out in 1985.
Moyano Llerena, Carlos (María) (b. Dec. 1, 1914, Córdoba, Argentina - d. April 24, 2005, Buenos Aires, Argentina), economy and labour minister of Argentina (1970).
Moyer, Ellen O(osterling) (b. Feb. 12, 1936, Camden, N.J.), mayor of Annapolis (2001-09); ex-wife of Roger W. Moyer.
Moyer, Roger W., byname Pip Moyer (b. Aug. 16, 1934, Annapolis, Md. - d. Jan. 10, 2015), mayor of Annapolis (1965-73).
Moyersoen, Ludovic (Marie Odilon) (b. Aug. 1, 1904, Aalst, Belgium - d. Aug. 29, 1992, Aalst), justice minister (1950-52), interior minister (1952-54), and defense minister (1965-66) of Belgium; son of Romain Moyersoen.
Moyersoen, Romain (Jean Marie) (b. Sept. 2, 1870, Aalst, Belgium - d. April 21, 1967, Aalst), Belgian politician. He was minister of industry and labour (1921-24) and economic affairs (1924-25), mayor of Aalst (1925-32), and chairman of the Senate (1936-39).
Moynier, Gustave (b. Sept. 21, 1826, Geneva, Switzerland - d. Aug. 21, 1910, Geneva), president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (1864-1910).
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