president (1977–1988) Georgios Ladas, former president of the House of Representatives Yiorgos Lillikas, politician Vassos Lyssarides, founder of EDEK and former president of the House of Representatives Averof Neofytou, leader of DISY (2013–present) Makarios III, archbishop, president (1960–1977) Niyazi Manyera, medical doctor, politician and the first Minister of Health of the Republic of Cyprus Marios Matsakis, former MEP Yiannakis Matsis, former MEP Eleni Mavrou, former Mayor of Nicosia (2006–2011) Alekos Michaelides, former Foreign Minister and President of the House of Representatives Andreas Moleskis, senior civil servant Özkan Murat, politician Osman Örek, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1978) Kudret Özersay, politician, first leader of #Toparlanıyoruz Movement and founder of Halkın Partisi Hüseyin Özgürgün, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus Canan Öztoprak, politician Leonidas Pantelides, former Ambassador of Cyprus to Russia Tassos Papadopoulos, president (2003–2008) Ezekias Papaioannou, Secretary General of AKEL (1949–1988) Michalis Papapetrou, politician and diplomat Nikos Sampson, de facto president of the Cyprus Republic after the 1974 coup d'état Benon Sevan, ex-head of UN Oil for Food program Ploutis Servas, first Secretary General of AKEL Ferdi Sabit Soyer, politician Sibel Siber, first female prime minister of Northern Cyprus Kostas Themistocleous, politician Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, MEP Alparslan Türkeş, leading Turkish politician Salih Usar, the Minister of Public Works and Communications Eşref Vaiz, politician Androulla Vasiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth George Vasiliou, president and founder of Cypriot United Democrats party (1988–1993) Religious figures Arkadios II, Archbishop (630s–643) Archbishop Chrysostomos I of Cyprus, Archbishop (1977–2006) Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus, Archbishop (2006–) Barnabas Prominent early Christian disciple. He is traditionally identified as the founder of the Cypriot Orthodox Church. The feast day of Barnabas is celebrated on June 11. Epiphanius of Salamis, Metropolitan of Cyprus (367–403) Gregory II (1241–1290), Patriarch of Constantinople (1283–1289) John the Merciful (7th century), Patriarch of Alexandria Kyprianos, Archbishop (1810–1821) Kyrillos II, Archbishop (1909–1916) Kyrillos III, Archbishop (1916–1933) Leontios of Neapolis (7th century), Bishop of Neapolis and writer Lazarus of Bethany, ordained by Paul and Barnabus as the first Bishop of Kition following his resurrection Makarios I, Archbishop of Cyprus (1854–1865) Makarios II, Archbishop (1947–1950) Makarios III, Archbishop, president (1960–1977) Nazim al-Qubrusi, leader of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order Peter VII (1949–2004), Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa (1997–2004) Saint Spyridon (ca. 270–348) Sports Georgios Achilleos, world champion skeet shooter Mete Adanır, footballer Efstathios Aloneftis, football player with APOEL F.C./Cyprus national football team Anastasios Andreou, 1896