Father of Nation
"Father of the Nation" is a title given to a national hero or a respected leader who played a significant role in the independence and development of a country. The title is a way to recognize and honor the contributions of the individual and to commemorate their legacy for future generations. The specific person who holds the title of "Father of the Nation" varies from country to country and is determined by cultural, historical, and political factors.
The following is the list of people who recognized as father in their respective country.
| Nation | Person Name |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Ahmad Shah Durrani |
| Argentina | Don José de San Martín |
| Australia | Sir Henry Parkes |
| Bahamas | Sir Lynden Pindling |
| Bangladesh | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| Bolivia | Simón Bolívar |
| Brazil | Dom Pedro I andJosé Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva |
| Burma | Aung San |
| Cambodia | Norodom Sihanouk |
| Chile | Bernardo O'Higgins |
| Republic of China | Sun Yat-sen |
| Colombia | Simón Bolívar |
| Sweden | Gustav I of Sweden |
| Croatia | Ante Starčević |
| Cuba | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes |
| Dominican Republic | Juan Pablo Duarte |
| Ecuador | Simón Bolívar |
| Ghana | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Guyana | Cheddi Jagan |
| Haiti | Jean-Jacques Dessalines |
| India | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
| Indonesia | Sukarno |
| Iran | Cyrus the Great |
| Israel | Theodor Herzl |
| Italy | Victor Emmanuel II |
| Kenya | Jomo Kenyatta |
| Republic of Korea | Kim Gu |
| Kosovo | Ibrahim Rugova |
| Lithuania | Jonas Basanavičius |
| Macedonia | Krste Misirkov |
| Malaysia | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| Mauritius | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam |
| Mexico | Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla |
| Mongolia | Genghis Khan |
| Namibia | Sam Nujoma |
| Netherlands | William the Silent |
| Norway | Einar Gerhardsen |
| Pakistan | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| Panama | Simón Bolívar |
| Peru | Don José de San Martín |
| Portugal | Dom Afonso Henriques |
| Russia | Peter I of Russia |
| Saudi Arabia | Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia |
| Scotland | Donald Dewar |
| Serbia | Dobrica Ćosić |
| Singapore | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Slovenia | Primož Trubar |
| South Africa | Nelson Mandela |
| Spain | Fernando el Católico |
| Sri Lanka | Don Stephen Senanayake |
| Suriname | Johan Ferrier |
| Tanzania | Julius Nyerere |
| Turkey | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
| United Arab Emirates | Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan |
| United States | George Washington |
| Uruguay | José Gervasio Artigas |
| Venezuela | Simón Bolívar |
| Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh |
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