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William Ruto

1966 - Today

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William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto (born 21 January 1967) is a Kenyan politician who is the fifth and current president of Kenya since 13 September 2022. Prior to becoming president, he served as the first elected deputy president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. He previously served in three cabinet portfolios as the Minister for Home Affairs, the Minister of Agriculture and as Minister for Higher Education. Ruto was elected Member of Parliament for Eldoret North constituency from 1997 to 2007 under the KANU, and from 2007 to 2013 through the ODM party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Ruto is the 13,910th most popular politician (down from 13,031st in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 16th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Kenyan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Ruto ranks 13,910 out of 19,576. Before him are Volodymyr Groysman, Heraclianus, Loki Schmidt, King Ding of Zhou, Òscar Ribas Reig, and Chang Taek-sang. After him are Ramón Puerta, Yahya Petra of Kelantan, Diego Portales, Sima Samar, Antti Hackzell, and Mesilim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, William Ruto ranks 169. Before him are Benedicta Boccoli, Leon Lai, Lyuboslav Penev, Philip Reeve, Angelo Di Livio, and Rainn Wilson. After him are Dmitry Rybolovlev, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Michael Cohen, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Akhrik Tsveiba, and Rubén Sosa.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, William Ruto ranks 18 out of 150. Before him are Kipchoge Keino (1940), Deep Roy (1949), Uhuru Kenyatta (1961), Eliud Kipchoge (1984), Naftali Temu (1945), and Amos Biwott (1947). After him are Edi Gathegi (1979), Philippa Gregory (1954), Raila Odinga (1945), Chris Froome (1985), Benjamin Kogo (1944), and Charles Asati (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In Kenya

Among politicians born in Kenya, William Ruto ranks 6. Before him are Wangari Maathai (1940), Jomo Kenyatta (1893), Daniel arap Moi (1924), Mwai Kibaki (1931), and Uhuru Kenyatta (1961). After him are Raila Odinga (1945), Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911), Tom Mboya (1930), Amina Mohamed (1961), and Peres Jepchirchir (1993).

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