Online, he is an avid user of social media. Offline, Iran's foreign minister is a seasoned international diplomat known for his calm but serious manner and negotiating skills.

Aged 86, the president of the Amal Movement is a well-known name and battle-hardened parliamentary survivor. Politician, lawyer, and militia leader, what made the Shiite leader who he is today?

With more influence than heads of state, the chair of the US Federal Reserve has received both praise and criticism since taking over. If job growth stays strong and inflation hits 2%, he won't care.

The assassinated Hezbollah leader had a long list of victims that included many more Arabs than Israelis

Israel claims to have targeted the man who many have described as 'Lebanon's Yahya Sinwar'

A dominant figure in Lebanon since 1992 when he became secretary-general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah can be credited with reshaping the playing field of Lebanese politics for over three decades

The longest-living American president is best remembered in the Arab world for the Camp David Accords and for not wanting to rescue the Shah after he was toppled by Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979

The son of Polish immigrants was a career soldier before entering politics in 2015. The ICC requested an arrest warrant for his role in the war on Gaza, which has been ruled as a 'plausible genocide'.

French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of taking Durov hostage in a bid to gain access to private communications on Telegram

While he never underwent any real military training, he has been crucial to his father's bloody power struggle. He is now being backed by a range of powers to be Libya's next leader.