Father of the Nation is an honorific title given to a man considered the driving force behind the establishment of their country, state or nation. The term founding fathers may be used if more than one person is considered key.
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Pater Patriae (plural Patres Patriae), also seen as Parens Patriae, was a Roman honorific meaning "Father of the Fatherland", bestowed by the Senate on heroes, and later on emperors.
The founding myths of many nations regard all the people as descendants of a progenitor, who is often eponymous, such as Lusus for Portugal (Lusitania), or Lech, Czech and Rus for Poland (Lechia), the Czech lands, and Rus'.
In the Hebrew Bible, the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (or Israel) are literally fathers of the Land of Israel, since the Children of Israel are the descendants of Jacob.[1]
In the monarchial tradition, thewas often considered "father/mother of the nation", where the monarch is considered analogous to the tradition of a father or patriarch to guide over his family. This concept is expressed in the Divine Right expoused in some monarchies, while in others it is codified into constitutional law as in Spain, where the monarch is considered the personification 2007.[2]
The following people are still often called the "Father" of their respective nations.
Name | Nation | Title (native) | Title (translation) | Notes | |
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Ahmad Shah Durrani | Afghanistan | Ahmad Shah Baba | Father of the Nation[3][4][5] | Founder of the Afghan Durrani Empire | |
Don José de San Martín | Argentina | Padre de la Patria | Father of the Fatherland | Prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain (1778 – 17 August 1850). | |
Sir Lynden Pindling | Bahamas | Father of the Nation | Leader at independence in 1973.[6] | ||
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman | Bangladesh | Father of the Nation | Leader at independence in 1971. [7] | ||
George Cadle Price | Belize | Father of the Nation | Former Chief Minister, Premier and two-term Prime Minister before retiring in 1997.[8][9] | ||
Sun Yat-sen | Republic of China | Chinese: 國父 (Guófù) | Father of the Nation | Sun played an instrumental role in the overthrow of the Qing dynasty during the Xinhai Revolution. The Kuomintang (KMT) decreed the title in 1940. | |
Ante Starčević | Croatia | Otac domovine | Father of the Homeland | His diverse activities and works laid the foundations for the modern Croatian state. [10] | |
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes | Cuba | Padre de la Patria[11] | Father of the Fatherland[12] | Leader of the first Cuban independence movement which fought the Ten Years' War. | |
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (Karel IV) | Czech lands | Otec vlasti | Father of the Homeland | King of Bohemia. Title coined by the rector of the Charles University of Prague at the emperor's funeral[13] | |
František Palacký | Czech lands | Otec národa | Father of the Nation | Politician and historian.[13] Whereas vlast "homeland" included all inhabitants (see Sudeten Germans), národ "nation" comprised only Czech speakers.[14] | |
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk | Czech lands | Tatíček Masaryk | Dear father (Bohemian dialect, informal) Masaryk | First president of Czechoslovakia[13] | |
Mahatma Gandhi | India | Bapu, Rashtrapita[15] | Father of the Nation | First used by Subhas Chandra Bose in a radio address from Singapore in 1944.[16] Recognized by the Indian government.[17] | |
Sukarno | Indonesia | Bapak Bangsa/Pemimpin Besar Revolusi Indonesia/Proklamator | Father of Nation/Great Leader of Indonesian Revolution | First President of Indonesia. | |
Cyrus the Great | Iran | Father of the Nation | Led the Persians in revolt against the Median Empire, established the Achaemenid Empire. | ||
Victor Emmanuel II | Italy | Padre della Patria | Father of the Fatherland | First King of Italy. | |
Jomo Kenyatta | Kenya | Baba wa Taifa | Father of the Nation/Freedom Fighter | First President of Kenya from 1963 to his death in 1978 who helped create the Kenyan Constitution. | |
Ibrahim Rugova | Kosovo | Baba i Kombit | Father of the Nation | First President of Kosovo. The leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) and the man who lead to the Kosovo's Independence. Served as the President of Kosovo for 16 years. | |
Jonas Basanavičius | Lithuania | Tautos patriarchas | Patriarch of the Nation | Various cultural activities during the Lithuanian National Revival[18] | |
Krste Misirkov | Macedonia | Татко на нацијата | Father of the Nation | Prominent linguist, writer and activist. | |
Tunku Abdul Rahman | Malaysia | Bapa Kemerdekaan | Father of Independence | The first Prime Minister of Malaysia. | |
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam | Mauritius | Father of the Nation[19] | First post-independence Prime Minister, in 1968. | ||
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla | Mexico | Padre de la patria mexicana[20] | Father of the Mexican Nation[21] | First revolutionary leader in the Mexican War of Independence. | |
Sam Nujoma | Namibia | Founding Father of the Namibian Nation | First President of Namibia, 1989–2004; title conferred by Act of Parliament in 2005.[22] | ||
William the Silent | Netherlands | Vader des Vaderlands | Father of the Fatherland | Leader of the successful Dutch Revolt against Spain, which led to the Dutch Republic (the first independent Dutch state)[23] | |
Einar Gerhardsen | Norway | Landsfaderen | Father of the Nation | The post–World War II prime minister of Norway[24] | |
Mohammad Ali Jinnah | Pakistan | Quaid-e-Azam[25][26] | Great Leader | Founder of Pakistan, leader of the Muslim League and first Governor-General of Pakistan. | |
Sir Michael Somare | Papua New Guinea | Father of the Nation | Leader at independence in 1975; also known as "the chief" and "the old man".[27] | ||
Peter I of Russia | Russia | Отец Отечества (Otéc Otéčestva) | Father of the Fatherland | Was granted the title in 1721 by the Governing Senate, along with "Emperor of Russia" and "The Great".[28] | |
El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Father of the Nation | Leader of the Polisario Front, First President of the SADR. Fought against Spanish colonial army & against the invasion of the Moroccan & Mauritanian armies. | ||
Sir John Compton | Saint Lucia | Father of the Nation | Prime Minister at independence in 1979. Also known as "Daddy Compton".[29] | ||
Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | والد الأمة (Waalid Al Ummah) | Father of the Nation | He is the man which unified the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula and established the modern Saudi state. He established the House of Saud, the dynasty which rules the country. His son King Abdullah is the current head of state of Saudi Arabia. | |
Donald Dewar | Scotland | Father of the Nation | First person elected First Minister of Scotland when the devolved Scottish Parliament was constituted in 1999.[30] Dewar was also credited with securing that constitutional reform.[30] | ||
Primož Trubar | Slovenia | Oče naroda | Father of the Nation | A consolidator of the Slovene language and the author of the first Slovene printed book. | |
Fernando el Católico | Spain | Father of the nation | The unifier of Spain in 1492 conquering all the territories of the Iberian Peninsula. | ||
Don Stephen Senanayake | Sri Lanka | Father of the Nation | First Prime Minister, from 1947 to 1952.[31] | ||
Johan Ferrier | Suriname | Vader des Vaderlands | Father of the Nation | First president after the independence of the country in 1975 (the term Vader des Vaderlands has its roots in the Netherlands) | |
Julius Nyerere | Tanzania | Baba wa Taifa | Father of the Nation | First President of Tanzania[32] | |
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | Turkey | Atatürk | [Great] Father of the Turks | Adopted in accordance with a 1934 law establishing surnames in Turkey.[33] | |
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan | United Arab Emirates | والد الأمة (Waalid Al Ummah) | Father of the Nation | President of the UAE for its first 33 years (1971–2004)[34][35] | |
George Washington | United States | Father of His Country[36] | Commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War, and first President of the United States | ||
José Gervasio Artigas | Uruguay | Padre de la independencia uruguaya[37] | Father of Uruguayan independence[38] | Fought against British, Spanish, and Portuguese colonial armies in Río de la Plata. | |
Ho Chi Minh | Vietnam | Cha già dân tộc | Great Father of the Nation | Founder of modern Vietnam, leader at independence at 1945 |
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