These politicians have the longest names you have ever heard of

A politician's name can be a gift or a curse depending on which side of the mirror you are on. Celebrities and other personalities can easily change names to make themselves more appealing but it is harder for politicians to make that switch.

We compiled a list of the longest names of active politicians we could find.

Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoarimanana (President,Madagascar )

The veteran politician prefers to be called  Hery to avoid the trouble of messing up his name.

Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (Prime Minister, Qatar)

The formidable member of the royal family has a an equally formidable 34 letter name count.

Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (Prime Minister, Samoa)

Samoa's much loved leader has been charge since 1998.

Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana (Prime Minister, Madagascar)

Madagascar keeps winning in the name battle.

Jaber AlMubarak AlHamad AlSabah (Prime Minister, Kuwait)

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Emir of UAE)

The transformational leader of the UAE also bears a name that outlines his lineage.

Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson ( Prime Minister, Iceland)