Syria / Bashar al-Assad
- Went to medical school and started as a doctor in the army
- When his brother Bassel died, Bashar was recalled to Syria to take over Bassel's role as heir apparent
- He ordered mass crackdowns and military sieges on Arab Spring protesters, leading to the Syrian Civil War
- During the war, an inquiry by the United Nations human rights chief found evidence to implicate Assad in war crimes and crimes against humanity
Canada / Justin Trudeau
- Born on Christmas Day
- He defended Canadian federalism at a student event
- His brother was killed in an avalanche during a ski trip
- Trudeau fought against a proposed $100-million zinc mine
Israel / President Rivlin and Prime Minister Netanyahu
- (Binyamin Netanyahu) His brother was killed int he course of the Entebbe Operation
- "Bibi" Netanyahu returned to Israel and started to advocate international cooperation in fighting terrorism
United States / President Donald J. Trump
- At 70 years old, he was the oldest person ever to assume the presidency
- businessman, billionaire, author, reality television star, politician
- Forbes Magazine lists him as the 248th wealthiest man in the world
Kenya / Uhuru Kenyatta
- He is the son of Kenya's first president
- He was re-elected for a second term in the August 2017 general elections winning 54% of the popular vote
- His election was successfully challenged in the Supreme Court of Kenya
South Korea / President Moon Jae-in
- He was a former student activist, human rights lawyer, and chief presidential secretary to then-President Roh Moo-hyun
- Moon was the legal counsel to Roh
- The investigation led to Roh's retirement, and (possibly) his suicide
- Moon won Korea's 2017 presidential election, following the Impeachment of Park Geun-hye
North Korea (DPRK) / Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un
- His brother, Kim Jong-nam was killed in Malaysia in 2017 by suspected North Korean agents
- Kim Jong-un has also put to death members of the Jang's family, to completely destroy all traces of Jang's existence through "extensive executions" of his family
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