Sheet1Kamla Prasad BissessarPrime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago.Hargobind KhoranaIndian-American biochemist who won the 1968 Nobel Prize for medicine, deadRavinder Singhfirst Sikh in more than 30 years to be appointed as the army chief of SingaporeProf.Sachchidanand SahaiNoted writer from Combodia, won Pravasi Bhartiya Samman 2012Dr. Victor Shahed SmetacekGerman scientist. Won same prize as above.Sunita Williamssecond space journey to the International Space Station (ISS). She will stay at the ISS for four months.Preet BhararaIndian American origin Attorny. made it to the cover page of Time magazine for his anti-corruption crusade against financial frauds in Wallstreet.Bobby JindalGovernor of Louisiana State, USNikki HaleyGovernor of South Carolina State, USKal PennKalpen Modi, Hollywood actor. Served in White House Office of Public Engagement.He campaigns for Obama in Presidential elections 2012, among the Indian American voters.Indian MenLt. Gen. Bikram SinghChief of Indian Army.Norman Anil Kumar BrowneChief of Airforce.D.K. JoshiChief of the Indian Navy.V.S. SampathChief Election Commissioner of India.Altamas KabirCJI India, before him was Sarosh Homi KapadiaSatyanandan MishraCICMArkendeya KatjuChairman of Press Council of IndiaU.K. SinhaSEBIAshok ChawlaCompetition Commission of India (CCI).D. SubbaraoRBI GovernorPrakash BakshNABARDPradeep KumarChief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) of India.Jehangir SabavalaPainter, dead.Mario Mirandacartoonist from Goa, deadJustice Dalveer Bhandarielected as a judge of the International Court of Justice, based in The Hague, Netherlands.Ajit Pal SinghHe had led India to their only Hockey world cup triumph in 1975. has been selected as the chef-de-mission of the Indian contingent at the London Olympics.Ashoka sen(string theory, fundamental physics prize, yuri milner)Bhupen HazarikaSinger from Assam, Dada Saheb Phalke award winner, deadSultan Khansarangi maestro, deadVempati Chinna Satyamdied in 2012 was an Indian dancer and a guru of the Kuchipudi dance form.Indian WomenMajor Mitali MadhumitaFirst woman officer of Indian army to get decorated with a gallantry medal for her bravery during the attack on guest house of Indian officials in Kabul, Afghanistan.Dr Uma Rajusecond woman in the history of Indian Air Force to be promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal.Jyoti Amgeworlds shortest living woman by the Guinness World Records. NagpurHomai VyarawalaIndias first woman photo-journalist.Sneha Shekhawatfirst woman pilot to lead the Indian Air Force contingent at the Republic Day parade.Capt. Lakshmi Sehgalcommanded the Rani Jhansi Regiment of Netaji Subhash Chandra Boses Indian National ArmySoumitra chatterji(septuagenarian Bengali Actor; Dada sahab falke 2011)Indira goswami(aka mamoni raisom goswami; assamese poet, writer; shahitya akadmi 1983; Jnanipith 2001; died 2011)Bina Das(1932, attempted to assassinate the Bengal Governor Stanley Jackson)Ila mitraaka Rani Ma ; Tebhaga movement; died 2002Raj Kumari Guptacrucial contribution to the Kakori dacoity. She supplied revolvers to those involved in the Kakori operation, apparently hid the firearms in her undergarment and set out in khadi clothes to deliver them.Tara Rani Srivastavaparticipated actively with her husband Phulendu Babu in the Quit India movement. She marched with the national flag straight towards the police station in Siwan, Bihar.Abadi Bano Begamfreedom fighter from Lucknow, known by her honorific Bi Amman. She spoke in a public gathering, on behalf of her jailed son, she did so from behind her burqa in 1917. This was, perhaps, the first time a Muslim woman in purdah had addressed a political gathering.International: Head of State/Institutes etcMostly for GK based MCQs. Some persons may be outdated.Martin ShultzPresident of European Union.Sheikh Hasina WajedPrime minister of Bangladesh.Yingluck ShinawatraPrime Minister of Thailand.Chief guest in 26thJan. parade 2012.Lee Myung BakKorean President, chief guest in 26th Jan 2010 parade.Susilo Bambang YudhoyonoIndonesian President, chief guest in 26th Jan 2011 parade.Kamla Prasad BissessarPrime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago.Mohamed NasheedMaldives.Hu JintaoChina PresidentWen JiabaoChina PremierU Thein SainPresident of Myanmar.Lobsang SangayPrime Minister of Tibetan government-in-exile (which operates from Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh).Jigme Khesar Mangyel WangchuckKing of Bhutan.Dilma RouseffBrazil President (first female)Dmitry MedvedevRussia PM(earlier he was the President)Vladimir PutinRussia President(earlier he was the PM)Jacob ZumaSouth Africa PresidentMitt RomneyUS Presidential candidate of Republican party.Obama44th President of US. Belongs to Democractic Party.His VP =Joe Biden.And Hillary Clinton isUnited States Secretary of State.(Before herCondoleezza Rice)Nakosazana Dlamini ZumaAfrican Union Commission chairperson 2012; first woman to lead the organisation)Jim Yong KongWorld Bank PresidentChristine LagardeIMF President (earlier Dominique Strauss Kahn)Mohamed WaheedMaldives (after Nasheed)Bashar al-AssadSyrian PresidentLakhdar BrahimiVeteran Algerian diplomat; to replace Kofi Annan as the international mediator on Syria.Omar Al BashirNorth Sudan President, has ICC warrant against him.Salva Kiir MayarditSouth Sudan President.Mohamed Morsyfirst freely-elected Egypt.(after Hosni Mubarak was thrown out)Raja Parvaiz AshrafPrime minister of Pakistan(after Gilani was thrown out)Hosni MubarakEx-Egypt, sentenced to life in prison.Pranab13thPresident India.Enrique Pene NietoPresident MexicoJean marc ayrualtFrance PMFranois HollandeFrance President (after Nicolas Sarkozy).Lee Hsein LoongPrime Minister of Singapore.David CameroonPM UK (Conservative Party). Before Cameroon>> Gorgon Brown >>Tony Blair. And Margarate Thatcher was the first lady PM of UK.Nick CleggDeputy PM Of UK.Angela MarkelChancellor Germany.International : OtherLiu YangChinas first woman astronautGina Rineheartworlds richest woman in world. (ref link)Marissa MayerYahoo CEO, got the job despite beingpregnant. Earlier she was served as the first female engineer in Google company.Sergei BrinGoogle Co-founder (other guy is Larry Page).He was in news because of his conference on the Project Glass.Mark ZuckerbergFacebook. Was in news because of the IPO.Gore vidalAmerican writer. Dead. Famous for satirical novel myra breckinridge.Nakosazana Dlamini ZumaAfrican Union Commission chairperson 2012, first woman to lead this organisation.SportsmenIndian Winners in Olympic 2012NameEvent (Olympics 2012)medalGagan NarangShooting (Air rifle)BronzeVijay KumarShooting (Pistol)SilverSaina NehwalBadmintonBronzeMary KomBoxing (flyweight)BronzeYogeshwar DuttWrestling (60 kg freestyle)BronzeSushil KumarWrestling (66 kg freestye)SilverGirisha Hosanagara NagarajegowdaSilver in the mens high jump @ Paralympics 2012 (London). Hes the only Indian physicallychallengedathletewho won medal in this event.whitney houstandied on February 11, 2012) was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time.Oscar Pistorius (Bladerunner)first amputee runner to compete at an Olympic Game 2012 hes from S.Africa.Events: 400m and 400 replay did not win medals. (Olympic Game 2012)But he won gold medal in Paralympics 2012

Indian MenIndian WomenInternational: Head of State/Institutes etcInternational : Otherworlds richest woman in world. (ref link)SportsmenIndian Winners in Olympic 2012

Sheet2BhutanJigme Khesar Namgyel WangchuckKing of Bhutan. Chief guest for 26th Jan. 2013.BrazilDilma RousseffFirst woman President of Brazil. She replaced Lula Desilva. (Lula got Indira Gandhi peace prize.)ChinaXi JingpingReplaced Hu Jintao, China. He is expected to become President, in March 2013.ChinaLi KequiangNew PM of China. Replaced Wen Jiabao.ChinaBo Xilaicorrupt leader in Chinese politbureu. ExpelledCubaRaul CastroPresident of Cuba. Replaced Fidel CastroEgyptMohd. MorsyPresident of Egypt.EuHerman Van RompuyPM of Belgium. President of European CouncilFranceFrancois HollandePresident of France. He defeated Sarkozi. Belongs to Socialist partyGreeceAtonis SamrasPM Greece. Name is important only because Greece=#EPICFAIL economy.IranAytollah KhameneiSupreme leader of IranIranAhmedijadPresident of Iran.IsraelPresident Shimon Peres.Their parliament =Knesset.PM Benjamin Netanyahu.JapanShinzo AbePM japan. Defeated Yoshiko Noda. Their parliament =Diet.LiberiaEllen SirleafPresident of Liberia, got Indira Gandhi peace price. (2012)Maldives -CoupNasheed N Waheedafter coup, Nasheed was replaced by WaheedMali-coupDiarra N TraoreAfter coup, Diarra was replaced by TraoreMauritiusRajkeshwur PurryagPresident of Mauratius. He was chief guest @Pravasi bharatiya Divas 2013.Click me for more detailsMexicoEnrique NietoMexico new PresidentMyanmarThein SeinMyanmar presidentMyanmarAung San Suu KiNobel peace 91. Opposition leader in Myanmar. Party National league for democracy. Visited India in Nov 12N.KoreaKim Jong-UnNorth Korea President. After his father King Jong-il DiedPakRaja ParvezPM of Pakistan, SC ordered his arrested.GermanyAngela MarkelGerman ChancellorPalestineMohd.AbbasPresident of Palestine AuthorityS.KoreaPark Geun-hyefirst female President of S.Korea. She replaced Lee Myung-bakSrilankaGen.Sarath FonsecaEx-General of Sri Lankan army. Was jailed after power struggle with President.SrilankaMahinda RajpaksheSri lankan President. He threw out CJI Shiran Bandaranyake.SyriaWael HalqiPM of Syria.SyriaBashar Al AssadPresident of SyriaThailandYingluck ShinawatraFirst female PM of Thailand. She was chief guest of 26thJan parade in 2012.UkDavid CameronPM of UK. (Conservative party) He replaced Gordon Brown.UkNick CleggDeputy PM of UK. (liberal democrats)UsaObama (Democrat)won second time Presidential election. His VP candidate was Joe Biden.UsaMitt Romney (Republican)Contested against Obama. His VP candidate was Paul Ryan.VenHugo ChavezPresident Venezuela. Right now getting treatment for cancer in Cuba.International Org (non political)nameOrgBan-Ki-MoonUN General SecretaryJim Yong KimWorld BankJustice Dalveer BhandariIndian. became Judge of International court of Justice.Christine LagardeChief of IMFPascal LamyChief of WTOJacques RoggePresident IOC, olympic Committee.SK Jainfirst Indian to become chairman of World Assco. Of Nuke operators.Nkosazana ZumaHead of African Union (AU): First womanIndian in India (Non political)NameOrgAdmiral Devendra Joshireplaced Admiral Nirmal VermaAir Marshal N.A.K. BrowneHe replaced Pradeep Vasant NaikAshok ChawlaCCI. Competition Commission of IndiaBrajesh MishraIndias first National Security Advisor. During Vajpayee Government. DeadChief Justice of India Altamas Kabirreplaced SH Kapadia.Duvvuri SubbaraoRBI Governor.Urjit Patelrecently appointed deputy RBI Governor.Ela Ramesh BhattFounder of SEWA. Got Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace. (actually won in 2011, but was awarded that prize in 2013).GadgilCommittee on Western Ghat ecology.Gen. Bikram Singhhe replaced Gen.VK SinghGopi Chand Narangassociated with Urdu litt. Got Pakistani award Sitara-i-Imtiaz. The highest civilian award in Pakistan is Nishan-i-Imtiaz, earlier Morariji Desai and Dilip Kumar got itGulzarIndira gandhi award for national integration.JS VermaCommittee on women safety after Delhi gangrapeJustice DK Jain20th law commissionKaushik BasuWorld bank Chief economistKC ChakrabaryCommittee : financial inclusion. Deputy Governor RBI ,Major Abup J. ManjaliKirti Chakra.Mrinal GoreNoted socialist. Dead.Naina Kidwaichief of HSBC India. Became first woman President of FICCI.Parthsarthi ShomeCommittee GAAR . General anti avoidance rules.Raghuram RajanPreviously with IMF. Now Chief Economic Advisor to Finance ministryRahul KhullarTRAIRangachariCommittee Taxation in IT sectorRangarajanDomestic gas price. Rangarajan is also the Chairman ofPrime Ministers Economic Advisory Council.Ranjit SinhaCBISam PitrodaNational Knowledge Commission.Satyanand MishraCIC. He replaced Wajahat Habibullah.Shivshankar MenonNational Security Advisor (current). He replaced MK Narayan. First NSA was Brajesh Mishra who recently died.Tessy ThomasDefense scientist, making India self reliant in missile tech. Won Lal Bahdur Shashtri national award.UK SinghaSEBIVergheze kurienAmul. NDDB. Father of white revolution. Norman Barlung was father of green revolution.Vijay KelkarCommittee on Fiscal deficit. Ex-Chairman of Finance CommissionVinod RaiCAG. Also Enemy #1 of Kapil Sibbal, Manish Tewari, A.Raja and countless others in UPA. hahaha.VS SampathChief election Commissioner (CEC). He replaced SY Quraishi.YV ReddyHe is chairman of 14th Finance Commission. (period: 2015-2020) And Chairman of 13th Finance Commission was Vijay Kelkar.Indian Diaspora abroadNameWhyAmi BeraCalifornia, House of representative.Bobby JindaLouisiana Governer, USA, Indian origin, Republican partyFareed Zakariaworked for CNN and TIME. Suspended for plagarism.Halimah YacobSingapores first woman speaker, of Indian origin.Jacintha Saldanashe was a nurse in London, treating Kate William. She committed suicide after two Australian radio DJ mocked her.Kamla Persad BissessarPM of Trinidad and Tobago. Chief Guest of PBD-2012.Nikky HaleyS.Carolina Governer, USA, Indian origin, Republican partyPatricia Maria RozarioUK Musician. Won PBD 2013.Rajat GuptaJailed for insider trading in USA. Was associated with Goldman SachsRajkeswur PurryagPresident of Mauritius. Chief guest of PBD-2013Rasik JoshiSanskrit Litt. Mexico. Won PBD-2013 awardTulsi Gabbard1st Hindu in US House of Representatives (their Lok Sabha). Elected from Hawai State.Party:Democrat.She took oath on Gita, Served in US army, was deployed in Iraq.

President of Mauratius. He was chief guest @Pravasi bharatiya Divas 2013.Click me for more details

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