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Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman arrived in Pakistan on 17 February 2019 for a two-day official visit.

During the visit, investment agreements worth over $20 billion were signed between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

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Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian statesman who served as the prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020. 

At the age of 92 years 141 days in 2018, he becomes the Oldest Prime Minister having been born on 20 December 1925.

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In the June 2018 presidential election, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan secured 52.59% of the total votes.

This win confirmed his position as President of Turkey under the new executive presidential system.

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In the June 2018 Turkish general elections, the Justice and Development Party (AKP), led by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, won the majority of seats.

Erdoğan was also re-elected as President under the new presidential system.

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Zakir Husain Khan served as the third president of India, from 13 May 1967 to 3 May 1969.

He previously served as the governor of Bihar from 1957 to 1962.

Second vice president of India from 1962 to 1967.

He was the first Muslim to hold the office of President in India.

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Hamid Karzai was appointed as the interim president of Afghanistan in December 2001 after the fall of the Taliban.

He was later elected as President in 2004.

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Donald Trump became the 45th & 47th President of the United States of America.

He served from January 20, 2017, to January 20, 2021.

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The organisers of Anti-discriminatory Student Movement announced to launch a countrywide non-cooperation movement from 4 Aug 2024

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned over violent students-led protests

Resignation date: 5 August 2024

Since July 2024, Bangladesh has been engulfed by protests and violence as hundreds of thousands of students took to the streets against reserved quotas in government jobs.

The ‘Students Against Discrimination’ group led the demonstrations.

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Explanation

Russian Vladimir Putin belongs to the Independent (1991–1995, 2001–2008, 2012–present)

He has served as President of Russia since 2012

He previously served from 2000 to 2008.

He also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012

He is the longest-serving Russian president since the independence of Russia from the Soviet Union.

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In 2025, former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in Manila, Philippines and extracted to the Hague, the Netherlands.

He faces charges from International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity.

These charges relate to his controversial war on drugs, which resulted in thousands of deaths during his presidency from 2016 to 2022.

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