See what 25 world leaders were like when they were young

1 - Bill Clinton

Greeting John F. Kennedy at 17, 1963.

2 - John F. Kennedy

Photographed in 1927 when I was 10 years old.

3 - Queen Elizabeth II

Clicked at 18, in 1945, when she, still a princess, served in World War II as a mechanic.

4 - Vladimir Putin

Portrait of 1966 when he was about 14 years old.

5 - Donald Trump

Photographed at the New York Military Academy.

6 - Angela Merkel

Camping with friends in 1973 when I was about 19 years old.

7 - George W. Bush

Clicked at Yale University while still a student.

8 - Hilary Clinton

In a 1969 portrait when she was around 22 years old.

9 - Pope John Paul II

Karol Wojtyla, long before he became pontiff.

10 - Pope Francis

In a portrait when I was still a boy.

11 - Fidel Castro

Photographed during an interview in 1955 when he was around 29 years old.

12 - Saddam Hussein

The former Iraqi dictator photographed in his youth.

13 - Bashar al-Assad

Current Syrian president photographed when he was little.

14 - Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

The king of Saudi Arabia at 19 years of age.

15 - Mahatma Gandhi

Photographed in 1887 at the age of 18 when he was a law student.

16 - Hassan Rouhani

Iranian President in a portrait clicked in the early 70's, when he was serving the military service of his country.

17 - Adolf Hitler

Already with the iconic mustache.

18 - Margareth Thatcher

The illustrious British Prime Minister, also known as the Iron Lady, in her youth.

19 - Hugo Chávez

Posing during his years at the military academy.

20 - Barack Obama

Smoking a cigarette.

21 - Kim Jong-un

When I was little.

22 - Shinzo Abe

In his lap, on the left, the Japanese Prime Minister, in 1956.

23 - Benjamin Netanyahu

Current Israeli Prime Minister greeting then-President Zalman Shazar in 1972 as he served with Israeli security forces.

24 - Tony Blair

Long before he became British Prime Minister.

25 - Nelson Mandela

Photographed in 1961 when he was around 43 years old.

* At the opening of the story, Joseph Stalin, 24 years old.

* Posted on 4/18/2017