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Sibel Siber is a Turkish Cypriot politician. She served as the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus between 13 June 2013, following the fall of the government of İrsen Küçük in a vote of no confidence, and 2 September 2013. She was the first woman to occupy this post. As of November 2015, Siber was the Speaker of Parliament, the Assembly of the Republic of Northern Cyprus. She was the second woman to occupy this post, after Fatma Ekenoğlu.

Vasif Talibov is the current chairman of the Supreme Assembly of Nakhchivan, an autonomous exclave of Azerbaijan. He is considered the de facto authoritarian ruler of the Nakhichivan Autonomous Republic. Talibov is related by marriage to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

Mike Terrana is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer. His first professional work was in 1984 with the MCA band Hanover Fist from Toronto, Canada, after which he recorded and toured with other bands, playing many styles of music in western New York state. Between 1987 and 1997, he was based in Los Angeles and worked with various virtuoso guitarists, including Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony Macalpine, and Steve Lukather, and bands like Kuni and Beau Nasty.

Nurullah Genç is a noted Turkish poet and novelist. The Cambridge History of Turkey cites him as a principal Turkish author for the period 1981-1999.

Latifa Akherbach is a Moroccan politician and journalist. Between 2007 and 2012, she was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Abbas El Fassi.

Yana Rusyana, better known as Yana Julio, is an Indonesian singer and musician.

Wang Zhongjun is a Chinese billionaire businessman, film producer and art collector. Wang and his brother Wang Zhonglei founded the Chinese entertainment company Huayi Brothers Media.

Perihan Mağden is a Turkish writer. She was a columnist for the newspaper Taraf. She was tried and acquitted for calling for opening the possibility of conscientious objection to mandatory military service in Turkey.

Taneti Maamau is an I-Kiribati politician who is currently the 5th President of Kiribati. A member of Tobwaan Kiribati Party, he began his career in public service as a Planning Officer with the Ministry of Finance before becoming Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, and the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives.