PERSONS IN NEWS INDIA & WORLD
(As on july 2013)
1. Snowden - leaker of the US secretive surveillance programme.
2. Dahlan Jumaan Al - Hamad - won AAA (Asian Athletics Association) President's Election
3. Oprah Winfrey named most powerful celebrity by Forbes
4. Parvez Rasool - first cricketer from J&K in Indian cricket teams quad
5. Silvio Berlusconi - Former Italian Prime Minister sentenced to 7 years Jail in
Sex Trial
6. Pervez Musharraf: Former Pakisatni military dictator was formally arrested by the
Pakistani investigators over the murder of Benazir Bhutto after an Anti - terrorism
court directed them to include him in the probe into the 2007 assassination
7. Nik Wallenda : Became First Man to Successfully Walk Across Grand Canyon on
Tightrope
8. Amol Rajan : Indian - Origin First Non - White Editor of the Independent
9. Kanji Ram: became the Second Hindu to enter Pakistan's Punjab Province
10. Mickey Arthur – Former Austraila coach
11. Alex Ferguson - announced retirement as Manchester United Manager
12. Vindoo Dara Singh : Bollywood actor arrested Mumbai crime branch for alleged links with bookies.
13. Salam Fayyad - Palestinian Prime Minister resigned
14. Arunima Sinha – a National - level volleyballplayer with an artificial limb geared
up to climb the world's highest peak - the Mt Everest, accompanied by Sushen
Mahto.
15. Bobby Ghosh - Eminent Indian Journalist became First non - American Editor of Time International.
16. Ang Dami Sherpa, Pregnant runner won women’s Everest Marathon
17. Emomali Rahmon - President of Tajikistan.
18. Pop Benedict XVI – resigned due to poor health.
19. T. S. Vijayan - took over as the Chairman ofIRDA.
20. Hamadi Jebali – Tunisia PM resigned
(As on july 2013)
1. Snowden - leaker of the US secretive surveillance programme.
2. Dahlan Jumaan Al - Hamad - won AAA (Asian Athletics Association) President's Election
3. Oprah Winfrey named most powerful celebrity by Forbes
4. Parvez Rasool - first cricketer from J&K in Indian cricket teams quad
5. Silvio Berlusconi - Former Italian Prime Minister sentenced to 7 years Jail in
Sex Trial
6. Pervez Musharraf: Former Pakisatni military dictator was formally arrested by the
Pakistani investigators over the murder of Benazir Bhutto after an Anti - terrorism
court directed them to include him in the probe into the 2007 assassination
7. Nik Wallenda : Became First Man to Successfully Walk Across Grand Canyon on
Tightrope
8. Amol Rajan : Indian - Origin First Non - White Editor of the Independent
9. Kanji Ram: became the Second Hindu to enter Pakistan's Punjab Province
10. Mickey Arthur – Former Austraila coach
11. Alex Ferguson - announced retirement as Manchester United Manager
12. Vindoo Dara Singh : Bollywood actor arrested Mumbai crime branch for alleged links with bookies.
13. Salam Fayyad - Palestinian Prime Minister resigned
14. Arunima Sinha – a National - level volleyballplayer with an artificial limb geared
up to climb the world's highest peak - the Mt Everest, accompanied by Sushen
Mahto.
15. Bobby Ghosh - Eminent Indian Journalist became First non - American Editor of Time International.
16. Ang Dami Sherpa, Pregnant runner won women’s Everest Marathon
17. Emomali Rahmon - President of Tajikistan.
18. Pop Benedict XVI – resigned due to poor health.
19. T. S. Vijayan - took over as the Chairman ofIRDA.
20. Hamadi Jebali – Tunisia PM resigned
