Asian democratic socialists

Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. Nehru was a principal leader of the Indian nationalist movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India's independence in 1947, he served as the country's first prime minister for 16 years. Nehru promoted parliamentary democracy, secularism, and science and technology during the 1950s, powerfully influencing India's arc as a modern nation. In international affairs, he steered India clear of the two blocs of the Cold War. A well-regarded author, he wrote books such as Letters from a Father to His Daughter (1929), An Autobiography (1936) and The Discovery of India (1946), that have been read around the world.

Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)

Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974

Cambodian monarch and politician (1922–2012)

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

Israeli politician (1928-2014)

Nepalese politician and writer (1914-1982)

Russian politician (1873–1952)

Russian historian (1887-1966)

Malaysian politician (born 1941)

Pakistani politician (1935-2015)

Russian socialist revolutionary political activist (1866-1939)

Philippine trade unionist and politician

Indian politician