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Uhuru Kenyatta

1961 - Today

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Uhuru Mũigai Kenyatta ( born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. The son of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president, he had previously served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2008 to 2013 and as the leader of official opposition from 2003 to 2007. Daniel Arap Moi had picked Kenyatta as his preferred successor. However, he was defeated by the then opposition leader Mwai Kibaki in the 2002 election, and Kibaki was subsequently sworn in as the President. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia. Uhuru Kenyatta is the 12,623rd most popular politician (down from 12,213th in 2024), the 14th most popular biography from Kenya and the 5th most popular Kenyan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Uhuru Kenyatta ranks 12,623 out of 19,576. Before him are Edmund Randolph, Marduk-apla-iddina I, Rodrigo Paz, Herbert Kickl, Karen Bass, and Eduard Kokoity. After him are Walery Sławek, Fritz Manteuffel, Mokgweetsi Masisi, Erich Leinsdorf, Alfons Gorbach, and Qabus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Uhuru Kenyatta ranks 163. Before him are Toru Yoshikawa, Jackie Earle Haley, Christian Ntsay, Alexander Payne, Eva Illouz, and The Godfather. After him are Mokgweetsi Masisi, Rodrigo Chaves Robles, John Key, Christopher Atkins, Vladimir Potanin, and Alexander Bard.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta ranks 14 out of 150. Before him are Roger Whittaker (1936), Mwai Kibaki (1931), Richard Leakey (1944), John Njue (1944), Kipchoge Keino (1940), and Deep Roy (1949). After him are Eliud Kipchoge (1984), Naftali Temu (1945), Amos Biwott (1947), William Ruto (1966), Edi Gathegi (1979), and Philippa Gregory (1954).

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Among POLITICIANS In Kenya

Among politicians born in Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta ranks 5. Before him are Wangari Maathai (1940), Jomo Kenyatta (1893), Daniel arap Moi (1924), and Mwai Kibaki (1931). After him are William Ruto (1966), Raila Odinga (1945), Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911), Tom Mboya (1930), Amina Mohamed (1961), and Milka Chepkorir (1990).

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