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.

Father of Nation
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