Category: Public Figures

Ashley Sauls is a South African politician known for his role as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Patriotic Alliance. He has established himself in the political landscape through committee work, vocal advocacy, and a trajectory that is both interesting and dynamic. In this biography, we will explore his…

Elisha Zebedee Ongoya is a name that has grown familiar across Kenya’s legal corridors and social media timelines. A practicing advocate of the High Court, senior lecturer, and partner in private practice, Ongoya has built a reputation as a sharp constitutional lawyer and engaging teacher. In recent years his courtroom…

Betty Bayo — born Beatrice Wairimu Mbugua — was a Kenyan gospel musician whose voice and ministry reached many hearts across the country. Known for emotionally powerful performances and songs that blend Kikuyu praise tradition with contemporary gospel arrangements, Bayo built a devoted following over more than a decade in…

Eliezer “Elie” Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928 in the town of Sighetu Marmaţiei, Transylvania, Romania. He came from a Jewish family immersed in religious study and tradition. His father, Shlomo, was a grocer; his mother, Sarah, encouraged his religious education. Wiesel had three sisters and spent his childhood…

Joanna Rose Bacosa is best known in Philippine tabloids and entertainment press as the mother of Emmanuel “Eman” Bacosa (also reported as Emmanuel Joseph Bacosa Pacquiao), a young boxer whose emergence into the professional ring renewed public interest in Joanna’s past claims about a relationship with boxing icon Manny Pacquiao….

Dr Nabiha Ali Khan is a Pakistani clinical psychologist, motivational speaker and media personality whose personal journey and professional mission align in striving to uplift mental-health awareness in Pakistan. Born on 22 May 1993, she has built a public profile through her work, her openness about personal challenges and her…

Mitali Madhumita is a name that resonates with courage, duty and a pioneering spirit in the Indian Armed Forces. As one of the first women officers to be awarded a gallantry medal for her actions during the 2010 Kabul Indian embassy attack, she not only saved lives under fire but…

Nkosana Kenneth Makate is a South African former Vodacom employee and inventor best known for creating the “Please Call Me” message service — a simple callback message that allowed prepaid users without airtime to ask someone to call them back. Makate’s invention became a hugely successful feature that generated significant…

Firoz Cachalia is a South African lawyer, academic and veteran public servant whose career spans anti-apartheid activism, provincial government, academia and national-level public appointments. Born in Benoni in 1958, Cachalia has been a visible figure in Gauteng politics (as Speaker and as a Member of the Executive Council), later moving…

Rama Duwaji is an emerging name in the worlds of illustration, animation and ceramics—and increasingly in public life. Born in Houston, Texas to Syrian immigrant parents, raised partly in Dubai, educated in the U.S., and based in Brooklyn, New York, she blends artistic exploration with cultural and political themes. Her…