Historical figures in Islamabad
The atlas holds 15 people and 33 moments here, from 1969 to 2024. The most recorded lives are Pervez Musharraf, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Khaleda Zia. Among them Political Leaders, Educators and Engineers and Inventors, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
in 2005
1 moment here
Malaysian civil servant and politician who served as Malaysia’s fifth prime minister from 2003 to 2009.…
Ali Khamenei
in 1986
1 moment here
Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026.…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
in 2004
1 moment here
Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…
Benazir Bhutto
in 2007
3 moments here
Pakistani political leader who served twice as prime minister, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.…
Burhanuddin Rabbani
in 1993
1 moment here
Afghan Islamic scholar, Jamiat-e Islami leader, president of Afghanistan during 1992–96 and briefly in 2001, Northern Alliance political leader, and…
Ebrahim Raisi
in 2024
1 moment here
Iranian cleric, judicial official, and politician who served as president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.…
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
in 1981
2 moments here
Peruvian diplomat and politician who became the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991).…
Khaleda Zia
from 1992 to 2006
4 moments here
Bangladeshi politician who was prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–1996 and 2001–2006, chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her…
Li Keqiang
in 2013
1 moment here
Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…
Mohamed Morsi
in 2013
1 moment here
Egyptian engineer, university professor, Muslim Brotherhood politician, and Egypt’s fifth president, serving from 2012 until his removal in July…
Pervez Musharraf
from 2003 to 2014
5 moments here
Pakistani military officer and politician who served as Pakistan’s chief executive after the 1999 coup and as president from 2001 to 2008.…
Rajiv Gandhi
in 1988
1 moment here
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
from 1969 to 1972
3 moments here
Bangladeshi political leader, founding president of Bangladesh, and prime minister. His documented life moved from childhood and schooling in Bengal…
Sushma Swaraj
from 2002 to 2015
3 moments here
Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat. Swaraj served in the Haryana government, represented constituencies in Parliament, was Chief Minister of…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
from 1969 to 1979
5 moments here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…
Moments
- 1969 Round Table Conference Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1969 Round Table Conference Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1971 Imprisonment at Adiala Jail Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1971 Meeting Bhutto at Chaklala Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1971 Assumption of presidency in Rawalpindi Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1972 Meeting Bhutto at Sihala Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1978 Transfer to Rawalpindi Central Jail Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1979 Execution at Rawalpindi District Jail Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1981 Afghanistan negotiations in Islamabad Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 1981 Second Afghanistan mission in Islamabad Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 1986 Presidential visit to Islamabad Ali Khamenei
- 1988 SAARC summit and meeting with Benazir Bhutto Rajiv Gandhi
- 1992 Official visit to Islamabad Khaleda Zia
- 1993 Islamabad power-sharing talks Burhanuddin Rabbani
- 1995 SAARC chair's visit to Islamabad Khaleda Zia
- 2002 PTV interview in Islamabad Sushma Swaraj
- 2002 SAARC information ministers conference Sushma Swaraj
- 2003 Rawalpindi assassination attempt Pervez Musharraf
- 2004 SAARC summit visit to Islamabad Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 2004 SAARC summit visit to Islamabad Khaleda Zia
- 2005 Official visit to Pakistan Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
- 2006 Official visit to Islamabad Khaleda Zia
- 2006 Meeting with George W. Bush Pervez Musharraf
- 2007 Aircraft attack after Rawalpindi departure Pervez Musharraf
- 2007 Death after assassination attack Benazir Bhutto
- 2007 Final PPP rally Benazir Bhutto
- 2007 Visit to Golra Sharif shrine Benazir Bhutto
- 2013 Honorary doctorate in Islamabad Mohamed Morsi
- 2013 Transfer to Islamabad police headquarters Pervez Musharraf
- 2013 Official visit to Pakistan Li Keqiang
- 2014 Treatment at Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology Pervez Musharraf
- 2015 Heart of Asia conference Sushma Swaraj
- 2024 Official visit to Islamabad Ebrahim Raisi