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Political<br />
religious parties in Pakistan’s parliament. He is also the president of the Deobandi religio-political<br />
organization, Jamiat Ulema-Islam, or Assembly of <strong>Islamic</strong> Scholars. Rahman leads one of two<br />
main branches of the expansive organization which is a member of the National Assembly of<br />
Pakistan. He is widely-respected as a dedicated scholar of Islam and is a seasoned politician.<br />
PHILIPPINES<br />
misuari, nur<br />
Nur Misuari is a revolutionary leader of the Bangsamoro and began his campaign for better<br />
treatment of the people of Mindanao by the Manila government through the Mindanao<br />
Independence Movement (MIM) in the 1970s, which later became the Moro National Liberation<br />
Front (MNLF). Under Misuari’s leadership the MNLF challenged the government until the Tripoli<br />
Agreement was negotiated in 1976.<br />
SINGAPORE<br />
rasheed, his excellency zainul abidin<br />
Rasheed is the senior minister of state for foreign affairs for Singapore and the mayor of the North<br />
Eastern district of Singapore. Rasheed’s activities have a focus on Singapore’s diplomatic relations<br />
with the Muslim world, and also on sharing knowledge about Singapore’s experience of intercultural<br />
and inter-religious relations with nations with substantial Muslim populations. Rasheed<br />
is widely known domestically, having held numerous positions of leadership throughout his career<br />
in journalism, organized labor and representing Singapore’s large percentage of Muslims.<br />
TAJIKISTAN<br />
rahmon, his excellency emomalii [new]<br />
Rasheed has been the President of Tajikistan since 1994. He has done much to establish a distinct<br />
Tajik identity, and has called for closer ties with other Muslim nations in the region.<br />
THAILAND<br />
pitsuwan, his excellency dr surin<br />
Pitsuwan is the secretary general of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and a<br />
former foreign minister of Thailand. He is an advocate for better relations with Muslims in South<br />
East Asia, speaking out against the marginalization of Muslim communities. ASEAN is one of the<br />
most important international organizations in the world, coordinating the economies and politics<br />
of some of the fastest-growing middle-income economies in the world.<br />
TURKMENISTAN<br />
berdimuhamedow, his excellency president gurbanguly mälikgulyýewiç<br />
Berdimuhamedow has been the president of Turkmenistan since 21 December, 2006. In April<br />
2007, Berdimuhamedow visited <strong>Islamic</strong> holy sites in Medina furthering the relationship he seeks<br />
to build with the broader Muslim world. He is a moderate Muslim traditionalist who has sought<br />
to normalize life in Turkmenistan after the more unorthodox religious beliefs of his predecessor<br />
Niyazov.<br />
Europe<br />
DENMARK<br />
khader, nasser<br />
Khader is Denmark’s leading Muslim politician. As a member of parliament, he has represented<br />
both the Social Liberal Party and the Liberal Alliance, the latter until 5 January, 2009 as founding<br />
leader. A leading proponent of the peaceful co-existence of democracy and Islam, he established<br />
a new movement, Moderate Muslims (later renamed Democratic Muslims), when the Jyllands-<br />
Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy started.
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