Who is he? A.K. Antony is the current Indian Minister of Defence and MP of the Indian National Congress in the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Having retained the post since 2005, Antony is the longest-serving defence minister in…
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The Leaderboard: Mohagher Iqbal
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Who is he? Mohagher Iqbal is the chief negotiator for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), an Islamist group on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao that has waged a decades-long insurgency seeking independence. Iqbal negotiated with nine successive government…
The Leaderboard: Theo Sambuaga
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Who is he? Theo L. Sambuaga is the deputy chairman of Indonesia’s largest political party Golkar, and personifies the effort of Suharto-era political leaders to earn the confidence of voters in today’s Indonesia. As a former minister of manpower under…
The Leaderboard: Nguyen Van Binh
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Who is he? Nguyen Van Binh is the governor of the State Bank of Vietnam. Binh started his career at the Vietnamese Central Bank at age 25 upon receiving an economics degree in the former Soviet Union. Throughout his career,…
The Leaderboard: Kristie A. Kenney
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Who is she? Kristie A. Kenney has served as the U.S. ambassador to the Royal Kingdom of Thailand since January 8, 2011. Ambassador Kenney is a career Foreign Service officer and began her diplomatic service in 1981. Her overseas assignments…
The Leaderboard: Truong Tan Sang
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Who is he? His Excellency Truong Tan Sang is the president of Vietnam and a senior member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). Born in the southern province of Long An, Sang participated in youth activities…
The Leaderboard: Wang Lijun
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Who is he? Wang Lijun is the former police chief and vice mayor in Chongqing, China. In his earlier days as deputy police chief he was extensively involved in the heavy crackdown on gangs ordered by the city’s then-Party Chief…
The Leaderboard: Joko “Jokowi” Widodo
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Who is he? Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is the apparent winner of the 2012 Jakarta gubernatorial elections held on September 20, 2012. Formerly mayor of the central Javanese city of Solo from 2005 to 2011, Jokowi built a reputation of clean…
The Leaderboard: Jayalalithaa Jayaram
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The Leaderboard profiles the people behind the policies of the Asia-Pacific. This post features Ms. Jayalalithaa Jayaram, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in the Republic of India. Who is she? Jayalalithaa Jayaram is the current Chief Minister of the Indian…
The Leaderboard: Vinod Rai
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The Leaderboard profiles the people behind the policies of the Asia-Pacific. This post features Vinod Rai, Comptroller and Auditor General for the Republic of India. Who is he? Vinod Rai has been the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India…