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Queen Elizabeth II

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Queen Elizabeth II Source: Google Elizabeth II ,  in full  Elizabeth Alexandra Mary , officially  Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other realms and territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith  (born  April 21, 1926 , London, England), queen of the  United Kingdom  of  Great Britain  and  Northern Ireland  from February 6, 1952. In 2015 she surpassed  Victoria  to become the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Source: Google Early Life Elizabeth was the elder daughter of Albert, duke of York, and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. As the child of a younger son of King  George V , the young Elizabeth had little prospect of acceding to the throne until her uncle,  Edward VIII  (afterward duke of Windsor),  abdicated  in her father’s favour on December 11, 1936, at whi...

Hillary Clinton

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Hillary Clinton Source: Google When Hillary Clinton was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2001, she became the first American first lady to ever win a public office seat. She later became the 67th U.S. secretary of state in 2009, serving until 2013. In 2016, she became the first woman in U.S. history to become the presidential nominee of a major political party. Synopsis Hillary Clinton was born on October 26, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, going on to earn her law degree from Yale University. She married fellow law school graduate Bill Clinton in 1975. She later served as first lady from 1993 to 2001, and then as a U.S. senator from 2001 to 2009. In early 2007, Clinton announced her plans to run for the presidency. During the 2008 Democratic primaries, she conceded the nomination when it became apparent that Barack Obama held a majority of the delegate vote. After winning the national election, Obama appointed Clinton secretary of state. She was sworn in...

Dato' Lee Chong Wei

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Dato' Lee Chong Wei Source: Google Profile Dato' Lee Chong Wei is a professional Chinese Badminton player of Malaysian origin. Lee is a singles player. He is the third Malaysian player to be rated ‘first’ for 199 consecutive weeks across the globe and the only one to remain in the ‘number one’ slot for over a year. Lee is an Olympic medal winner for 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. He was the only Malaysian to qualify for the ‘men’s singles’ in the Olympics. He was honoured with the title of ‘Dato’ by the Malaysian Prime Minister, who called him a ‘national hero’. Source: Google Childhood Lee was born on October 21, 1982 in Bagan Serai, Perak. Lee started to learn Badminton from the age of eleven. He underwent coaching after school. Lee was spotted by Misbun Sidek and drafted in to the national team at 17-years of age. Lee Chong Wei made a slow start in his career as a Badminton player. He won two titles in 2004; the  Malaysia Open  and the  Chi...