Hussein Ali Salad

The question on whether leaders are made or born has been debated and argued by many scholars for a continued period of time over decades now. Several scholars who have researched and written on this topic have used various theories and example to argue out their views. However there is no single clear answer on whether a leader is born or made. This paper adopts the answer ‘yes and no’ approach to the question under investigation. The general scope of argument on this topic is broad but the arguments made in this paper will focus on the analysis of the various ingredients that make a leader and how one comes to possess these ingredients. The factual analysis about leadership is based on results published in journals and books by various reputable scholars within their respective fields. ARE LEADERS BORN OR MADE? Before advancing this argument, we need to answer the question; who is a leader? The obvious answer that rings in one’s mind will simply be “a leader is a person or a bei