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Jacob Zuma

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Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (Zulu: [geɮʱejiɬeˈkisa ˈzʱuma]; born 12 April 1942) is a South African politician who served as the fourth president of South Africa from 2009 to 2018. He is also referred to by his initials JZ and clan names Nxamalala and Msholozi. Zuma was a former anti-apartheid activist, member of uMkhonto weSizwe, and president of the African National Congress (ANC) from 2007 to 2017. He is also the father-in-law of Eswatini king, Mswati III, as of 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob Zuma is the 2,850th most popular politician (down from 2,798th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 16th in 2019) and the 9th most popular South African Politician.

Jacob Zuma is the current president of South Africa. He is most famous for his involvement in a scandalous sex scandal that led to his dismissal as deputy president of the country.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jacob Zuma ranks 2,850 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, Lee Teng-hui, Stanley Baldwin, Władysław I the Elbow-high, and Dionysius II of Syracuse. After him are Odaenathus, Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, Nureddin al-Atassi, Herodes Atticus, Emperor Go-Daigo, and Raúl Alfonsín.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jacob Zuma ranks 67. Before him are Thabo Mbeki, Walter Hill, Michael Bloomberg, Stanley B. Prusiner, Manuel Castells, and Giacomo Agostini. After him are Sandro Mazzola, Arto Paasilinna, Neil Kinnock, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Vladimír Mečiar, and Tobin Bell.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Jacob Zuma ranks 22 out of 454. Before him are Max Theiler (1899), Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), Thabo Mbeki (1942), C. R. Swart (1894), Cyril Ramaphosa (1952), and Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1761). After him are J. G. Strijdom (1893), Sydney Brenner (1927), Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (1942), Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), Paul Kruger (1825), and Jody Scheckter (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Jacob Zuma ranks 9. Before him are John Vorster (1915), D. F. Malan (1874), Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826), Thabo Mbeki (1942), C. R. Swart (1894), and Cyril Ramaphosa (1952). After him are J. G. Strijdom (1893), Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), Paul Kruger (1825), P. W. Botha (1916), Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936), and Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798).

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