Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

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Mohammad Khatami

b. 1943

President of Iran from 1997 to 2005

Mohammad Moin

b. 1914

Iranian scholar (1914–1971)

Mohammad Mosaddegh

b. 1882

Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953

Mohammad Najibullah

Leader of Afghanistan from 1987 to 1992

Mohammad Rafique (cricketer)

b. 1970

Bangladeshi cricketer

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979

Mohammad Sarengat

Indonesian sprinter

Mohammad Wasim (coach)

b. 1977

Pakistani cricketer (born 1978)

Mohammad Yamin

b. 1903

Indonesian poet, revolutionary, and politician (1903–1962)

Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer)

b. 1974

Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer

Mohammad Zahid (cricketer)

b. 1976

Pakistani cricketer

Mohammad Zahir Shah

King of Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973

Mohammad-Ali Rajai

b. 1933

President of Iran in 1981

Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani

Iranian Ayatollah (1931–2014)

Mohammed Abdel Wahab

Egyptian singer, actor and composer (1902–1991)

Mohammed Abdellaoue

b. 1985

Norwegian footballer (born 1985)

Mohammed Abdul-Hayy

Post-colonial Sudanese writer and academic

Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi

b. 1981

Saudi Arabian long jumper (born 1981)

Mohammed Al-Sager

b. 1951

Kuwaiti journalist and politician

Mohammed Asif (sailor)

b. 1994

Indian sailor and researcher

Mohammed Badie

b. 1943

Egyptian politician (born 1943)

Mohammed Bagayogo

Malian academic

Mohammed bin Salman

b. 1985

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia since 2017

Mohammed Dahlan

b. 1961

Palestinian politician (born 1961)