Passion or Profession: President

Period: 1931–

Born in Othaya, Kibaki was educated in Uganda and England. He joined the Kenya African National Union (KANU) and held positions in the administrations of the first two presidents of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi. Kibaki left KANU to pursue the presidency and after unsuccessful bids in 1992 and 1997, became the nation's third president in 2002.