Father of the Nation

Table columns:
Name
Nation
Title (native)
Title (translation)
Notes

Table rows:
cells: Ahmad Shah Durrani
Afghanistan
Ahmad Shah Baba
Father of the Nation[7][8][9]
Founder of the Afghan Durrani Empire.
cells: Skanderbeg
Albania
Babai i Kombit
Father of the Nation
cells: José de San Martín
Argentina / Peru
Padre de la Patria / Fundador de la República y Protector del Perú[10]
Father of the Fatherland / Founder of the Republic and Protector of Peru
Primary leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain (b. 1778 – d. 1850).
cells: Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG
Australia
Father of Federation
Premier of New South Wales.
cells: Sir Lynden Pindling
The Bahamas
Father of the Nation
Leader at independence in 1973.[11]
cells: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh
Jatir Janak / Bangabandhu (বঙ্গবন্ধু)
Father of the Nation / Friend of Bengal
Leader at independence in 1971.[12]
cells: George Cadle Price
Belize
Father of the Nation
Former Chief Minister, Premier and two-term Prime Minister before retiring in 1997.[13][14]
cells: Simón Bolívar
Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Panama Peru Venezuela
Libertador
Liberator
Primary leader of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.
cells: Dom Pedro I and José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
Brazil
Pai da Nação e Patriarca da Independência
Father of the Nation and Patriarch of Independence
Founder and the first Emperor of Brazil (1822). Bonifácio was the advisor of Pedro I.
cells: Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Brunei
Architect of Modern Brunei
Builder of the Modern Nation and Father of Independence
28th Sultan of Brunei and First Minister of Defence (b. 1914 – d. 1986).
cells: Sir John A. Macdonald
Canada
Premier ministre du Canada
Prime Minister of Canada
First prime minister of Canada, from 1867–1873 and 1878–1891.
cells: Bernardo O'Higgins
Chile
Padre de la patria
Father of the fatherland
Primary leader of Chile's successful struggle for independence from Spain.
cells: Sun Yat-sen
China
simplified Chinese: 国父; traditional 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 Nationalist government decreed the title in 1940. After 1949, Sun's title has not changed but he is currently more widely known as the "Forerunner of the Democratic Revolution".[15]
cells: José María Castro Madriz
Costa Rica
Fundador de la República
Founder of the Republic
First President of the Republic of Costa Rica.[16]
cells: Ante Starčević
Croatia
Otac domovine
Father of the Homeland
His diverse activities and works laid the foundations for the modern Croatian state.[17]
cells: Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
Cuba
Padre de la Patria
Father of the Fatherland[18]
Leader of the first Cuban independence movement which fought the Ten Years' War.
cells: Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Czech Republic
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.[19]
cells: František Palacký
Czech Republic
Otec národa
Father of the Nation
Politician and historian.[19] Whereas vlast "homeland" included all inhabitants, národ "nation" comprised only Czech people.[20]
cells: Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Czech Republic
Tatíček / President Osvoboditel
Father of the Fatherland / President Liberator
First President of Czechoslovakia.[19]
cells: Juan Pablo Duarte
Dominican Republic
Padre de la patria
Father of the Fatherland
Defeated Haiti during war of independence.
cells: Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
Father of the nation
First president and prime minister of Ghana, the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve full independence.
cells: Alexander the Great
Greece
Ο Πατέρας των Ελλήνων
Father of the Greeks
Founder of the Macedonian Empire responsible for spreading Greek culture during the Hellenistic period.
cells: Cheddi Jagan
Guyana
Father of the Nation
President of Guyana from 1992–1997.
cells: Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Haiti
Père de la patrie
Father of the Fatherland
Primary leader of Haiti's successful struggle for independence from France.
cells: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
India
Bapu
Father of the Nation (not an official declaration)[21] [22]
Also called Mahatma, "Great Soul". This title was not an official title and has no records in the National Archives of India. Indian constitution (Art. 18) prohibits the State from conferring any titles.[23]
cells: Sukarno
Indonesia
Bapak Bangsa/Pemimpin Besar Revolusi Indonesia/Proklamator
Father of the Nation/Great Leader of Indonesian Revolution/The Proclamator
First President of Indonesia.
cells: Vittorio Emanuele II di Savoia
Italy
Padre della Patria
Father of the Fatherland
First king of a united Italy since the 6th century.
cells: Alikhan Bukeikhanov
Kazakhstan
Prime Minister of the Alash Autonomy
Leader and founder of the Alash Orda national liberation movement.
cells: Dinmukhamed Kunayev
Kazakhstan
Leader of the Kazakh SSR
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan.
cells: 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.
cells: Ibrahim Rugova
Kosovo
Baba i Kombit
Father of the Nation
First President of the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK).
cells: Jonas Basanavičius
Lithuania
Tautos patriarchas
Patriarch of the Nation
Various cultural activities during the Lithuanian National Revival.[24]
cells: Krste Misirkov
Macedonia
Татко на нацијата
Father of the Nation
Prominent linguist, writer and activist.
cells: Tunku Abdul Rahman
Malaysia
Bapa Kemerdekaan
Father of Independence
The first Prime Minister of Malaysia. A prince from the Kedah Sultanate, the Cambridge-educated Tunku led the negotiated independence of Federation of Malaya from the British in 1957. Later formed Malaysia through the union of Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo and Sarawak in 1963.
cells: Giorgio Borg Olivier
Malta
Missier Malta Indipendenti
Father of Independent Malta
A Maltese statesman and leading politician. He twice served as Prime Minister of Malta (from 1950–55, and from 1962–71) as the Leader of the Nationalist Party. In 1964, with him as Prime Minister, Malta gained independence from Britain.
cells: Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Mauritius
Father of the Nation[25]
First post-independence Prime Minister, in 1968.
cells: Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Mexico
Padre de la patria mexicana[26]
Father of the Mexican Nation[27]
First revolutionary leader in the Mexican War of Independence.
cells: Aung San
Myanmar
Father of Nations, Father of Independence Father of Tatmadaw
5th Prime Minister of Burma in British Era from 1946 to 1947
Assassinated on 19 July 1947, before the independence of Burma.
cells: Sam Nujoma
Namibia
Founding Father of the Namibian Nation
First President of Namibia, 1990–2005; title conferred by Act of Parliament in 2005.[28]
cells: King Tribhuwan
Nepal
Shree Paanch Maharajadhiraj (श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज त्रिभुवन वीर विक्रम शाहदेव)
Father of the Nation
Abolished Rana oligarchy from power, which had reduced the Shah monarch to a figurehead and making Prime Minister and other government positions hereditary.
cells: 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.[29]
cells: Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nigeria
First president of Nigeria, the last governor general of Nigeria.
cells: Einar Gerhardsen
Norway
Landsfaderen
Father of the Nation
First post–World War II prime minister of Norway.[30]
cells: Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Pakistan
Quaid-e-Azam[31][32]
Father of the Nation/Great Leader
Founder of Pakistan, leader of the Muslim League and first Governor-General of Pakistan.
cells: Sir Michael Somare
Papua New Guinea
Father of the Nation
Leader at independence in 1975; also known as "the chief" and "the old man".[33]
cells: Emilio Aguinaldo
Philippines
Kauna-unahang Pangulo ng Pilipinas
First President of the Philippines
Leader of the latter part of the Philippine Revolution and first President of the Philippines through the 1899 Malolos Congress, which oversaw the promulgation of the Malolos Constitution.
cells: Andrés Bonifacio
Philippines
Amá ng Himagsikan
Father of the Revolution
De facto President and leader of the Philippine Revolution, which saw armed resistance against the Spanish Empire. His birthday, November 30, 1863, is a national holiday.
cells: José Rizal
Philippines
Pambansáng Bayani
National Hero
Colloquially known as the "National Hero". Rizal's works and writings–which helped start the Philippine Revolution–are part of the national curriculum as mandated by Republic Act No. 1425. The anniversary of his December 30, 1896 execution by the Spanish colonial government is a national holiday.[34]
cells: D. Afonso Henriques
Portugal
Fundador da Nação
Father of the Nation a.k.a. The Conqueror
Founder and 1st. King of Portugal (1139), recognized by the Holy See in 1179.
cells: Peter I of Russia
Russia
Отец Отечества (Otets Otechestva)
Father of the Fatherland
Was granted the title in 1721 by the Governing Senate, along with "Emperor of Russia" and "The Great".[35]
cells: 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.
cells: Sir John Compton
Saint Lucia
Father of the Nation
Prime Minister at independence in 1979. Also known as "Daddy Compton".[36]
cells: Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
والد الأمة (Waalid Al Ummah)/ المؤسس (Al-Moa'sis)
Father of the Nation/ The Founder
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 Salman is the current head of state of Saudi Arabia. Five other older sons – Saud, Faisal, Khalid, Fahd and Abdullah – served as former heads of state.
cells: Saint Sava
Serbia
Отац отаџбине[37]
Father of the Fatherland
Founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
cells: Karađorđe
Serbia
Отац отаџбине[38]
Father of the Fatherland
Leader of the First Serbian Uprising.
cells: Miloš Obrenović
Serbia
Отац отаџбине[39]
Father of the Fatherland
Leader of the Second Serbian Uprising.
cells: Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore
Father of Singapore
First Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, governing for over 30 years. Leading figure throughout Singapore's time as a part of Malaysia and its later independence.
cells: Andrej Hlinka (disputed)
Slovakia
Otec národa
Father of the Nation
Catholic priest, fighter for Slovak autonomy and leader of controversial Slovak People's Party.
cells: Primož Trubar
Slovenia
Oče naroda
Father of the Nation
A consolidator of the Slovene language and the author of the first Slovene printed book.
cells: Mohammed Abdullah Hassan
Somalia
Father of the fatherland
Leader of the first Somali independence movement against the Kingdom of Italy and Great Britain.
cells: Nelson Mandela
South Africa
Tata wethu
Father of the Nation
First President of post-apartheid South Africa.[40]
cells: Jan van Riebeeck
South Africa
Father of the Nation
Founder of Cape Town, first European settlement in South Africa.[41]
cells: Catholic Monarchs
Spain
Reyes Católicos de los reinos de Castilla y Aragón
Catholic Monarchs of the Kingdoms of Castille and Aragon
The unifiers of Spain. They unified the territories of Castille, Aragon and Al-Andalus, all the territories of the Iberian Peninsula, except Portugal. During their reign America was discovered and started the Spanish Empire.
cells: Don Stephen Senanayake
Sri Lanka
ජාතියේ පියා (Jathiyay Piya)
Father of the Nation
First Prime Minister, from 1947 to 1952.[42]
cells: 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).
cells: Gustav I of Sweden
Sweden
Nationalhjälte
National hero
Broke Sweden from Danish rule under Christian II.
cells: Julius Nyerere
Tanzania
Baba wa Taifa
Father of the Nation
First President of Tanzania.[43]
cells: Bhadase Sagan Maraj
Trinidad and Tobago
Father of the Nation (not an official declaration)
Founded the People's Democratic Party, and later merged it into the Democratic Labour Party, was the President-General of All Trinidad Sugar Estates and Factory Workers Union, and founded the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha.
cells: Eric Williams
Trinidad and Tobago
Father of the Nation
Founder of the People's National Movement, first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, first Premier of Trinidad and Tobago, second Chief Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
cells: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Turkey
Atatürk
Father of the Turks
Founder of the Republic of Turkey and first President of Turkey. He led the Turkish national movement in the Turkish War of Independence, and enacted the reforms that made Turkey a democratic nation-state. Granted in accordance with the 1934 Surname Law establishing surnames in Turkey.[44]
cells: 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).[45][46]
cells: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin and other Signers and Framers
United States
Founding Fathers[47][48]
The Signers signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Framers were delegates to the Constitutional Convention and took part in framing or drafting the proposed United States Constitution.
cells: George Washington
United States
Father of his country[49][50]
George Washington is particularly highlighted out of the Founding Fathers of the United States as being the "father of his country"[49][50] for his role as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and for his tenure as the first President of the United States.
cells: José Gervasio Artigas
Uruguay
Padre de la independencia uruguaya[51]
Father of Uruguayan independence[52]
Fought against British, Spanish, and Portuguese colonial armies in Río de la Plata.
cells: Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
Cha già dân tộc
Old Father of the Nation
First president of independent Vietnam, led Vietnam during wars against Japanese, French and American forces.

Questions about this table:
originalText: who is known as the father of india
answer: answerTexts: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi