POLITICIAN
Mwai Kibaki
1931 - 2022

Mwai Kibaki
Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013. He served in various leadership positions in Kenya's government including being the longest serving Member of Parliament (MP) in Kenya from 1963 to 2013. He had previously served as the fourth Vice-President of Kenya for ten years from 1978 to 1988 under President Daniel arap Moi. He also held cabinet ministerial positions in the Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi governments, including as minister for Finance (1969–1981) under Kenyatta, and Minister for Home Affairs (1982–1988) and Minister for Health (1988–1991) under Moi. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mwai Kibaki is the 7,684th most popular politician (up from 9,013th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 10th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Kenyan Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Mwai Kibaki ranks 7,684 out of 19,576. Before him are Hümaşah Sultan, Ralph I, Count of Vermandois, Abdul Ghani Baradar, Dwight F. Davis, Margaret of Navarre, and Mikuláš Dzurinda. After him are Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este, Histiaeus, Olof Björnsson, Antonio Possevino, Marwan Barghouti, and Wilhelm Kube.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHümaşah Sultan
1634 - 1672
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 7,681
Ralph I, Count of Vermandois
1085 - 1152
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 7,682
Abdul Ghani Baradar
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 7,683
Dwight F. Davis
1879 - 1945
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 7,684
Margaret of Navarre
1134 - 1182
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 7,685
Mikuláš Dzurinda
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 7,686
Mwai Kibaki
1931 - 2022
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 7,687
Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este
1776 - 1848
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 7,688
Histiaeus
550 BC - 493 BC
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 7,689
Olof Björnsson
950 - 975
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 7,690
Antonio Possevino
1533 - 1611
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 7,691
Marwan Barghouti
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 7,692
Wilhelm Kube
1887 - 1943
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 7,693
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Mwai Kibaki ranks 131. Before him are Masaaki Hatsumi, Dean Smith, Barbara Eden, Márta Mészáros, Gunnel Lindblom, and Antonella Lualdi. After him are Lucian Mureșan, Haya Harareet, John Charles, Josep Lluís Núñez, Juan Goytisolo, and Barbara Bain. Among people deceased in 2022, Mwai Kibaki ranks 126. Before him are Jozef Tomko, Joachim Streich, Yuri Averbakh, Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Mirosław Hermaszewski, and Paul Sorvino. After him are Christine McVie, Margarita Lozano, Fernando Gomes, Nick Holonyak, Tony Sirico, and Just Jaeckin.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsMasaaki Hatsumi
PAINTER
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 125
Dean Smith
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 126
Barbara Eden
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 127
Márta Mészáros
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 128
Gunnel Lindblom
ACTOR
1931 - 2021
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 129
Antonella Lualdi
ACTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 130
Mwai Kibaki
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 131
Lucian Mureșan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 132
Haya Harareet
ACTOR
1931 - 2021
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 133
John Charles
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2004
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 134
Josep Lluís Núñez
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - 2018
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 135
Juan Goytisolo
WRITER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 136
Barbara Bain
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 137
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsJozef Tomko
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2022
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 120
Joachim Streich
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2022
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 121
Yuri Averbakh
CHESS PLAYER
1922 - 2022
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 122
Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2022
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 123
Mirosław Hermaszewski
ASTRONAUT
1941 - 2022
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 124
Paul Sorvino
ACTOR
1939 - 2022
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 125
Mwai Kibaki
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 126
Christine McVie
SINGER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 127
Margarita Lozano
ACTOR
1931 - 2022
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 128
Fernando Gomes
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2022
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 129
Nick Holonyak
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2022
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 130
Tony Sirico
ACTOR
1942 - 2022
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 131
Just Jaeckin
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2022
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 132
In Kenya
Among people born in Kenya, Mwai Kibaki ranks 9 out of 150. Before him are Barack Obama Sr. (1936), Jomo Kenyatta (1893), Louis Leakey (1903), Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938), Daniel arap Moi (1924), and Roger Whittaker (1936). After him are Richard Leakey (1944), John Njue (1944), Kipchoge Keino (1940), Deep Roy (1949), Uhuru Kenyatta (1961), and Eliud Kipchoge (1984).
Others born in Kenya
Go to all RankingsBarack Obama Sr.
ECONOMIST
1936 - 1982
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 3
Jomo Kenyatta
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1978
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 4
Louis Leakey
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1903 - 1972
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 5
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
WRITER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 6
Daniel arap Moi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2020
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 7
Roger Whittaker
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 8
Mwai Kibaki
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 9
Richard Leakey
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1944 - 2022
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 10
John Njue
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 11
Kipchoge Keino
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 12
Deep Roy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 13
Uhuru Kenyatta
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 14
Eliud Kipchoge
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 15
Among POLITICIANS In Kenya
Among politicians born in Kenya, Mwai Kibaki ranks 4. Before him are Wangari Maathai (1940), Jomo Kenyatta (1893), and Daniel arap Moi (1924). After him are Uhuru Kenyatta (1961), William Ruto (1966), Raila Odinga (1945), Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911), Tom Mboya (1930), Amina Mohamed (1961), and Peres Jepchirchir (1993).
Wangari Maathai
1940 - 2011
HPI: 81.47
Rank: 1
Jomo Kenyatta
1893 - 1978
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 2
Daniel arap Moi
1924 - 2020
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 3
Mwai Kibaki
1931 - 2022
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 4
Uhuru Kenyatta
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 5
William Ruto
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 6
Raila Odinga
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 7
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga
1911 - 1994
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 8
Tom Mboya
1930 - 1969
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 9
Amina Mohamed
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 10
Peres Jepchirchir
1993 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 11