Do you think an entrepreneur can be a good politician or a country leader ?

Absolutely - it works best when the general direction of the government or country in question is heading towards economic reform. To a certain extent, Jordan Egypt Lebanon and even the UAE have all included entrepreneurs in their Government formation. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasmi in the UAE successfully launched Tejari and went on from there to become the Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade. In Jordan, I personally worked for a Minister of ICT who had built and launched several companies before entering government, and since his exit has been even more active in the entrepreneurial industry through the venture capital fund he set up.

But like I said, this really works when the country's priorities are set on economic growth - the minute the politics change and focus is on diplomatic, social and political issues, 'running the institution like a CEO' suddenly turns into an accusation instead of an applaud. When you're dealing with poverty and security, the people want a formula they're familiar with, and have limited patience for trying out new ideas and methods for governance.

I don't consider myself an entrepreneur but I think the general character-traits of an entrepreneur such as charisma, dynamism, drive and constant pushing for change.. might help them become a politician.

I don't think they'd necessarily be successful though, as they tend to be full of ideas (99% of which are not practical) and not always aware of the operational aspects of getting things done.

My counter-question would be why in the world would an entrepreneur want to be a politician or country leader? They'd generally be very frustrated with the shackles of bureaucracy and how difficult and slow the pace of change is.

I beleive there is no black or white answer for this question.

Typically, entrepreneurs are leaders, and leaders obviously can govern nations. However entrepreneurs are ambitious people with business oriented objectives. That is i beleive that entrepreneurs can only lead nations whenever they are able to seperate between their personal objectives and the nation's best interest.

If you are an entrepreneur that does not leverage its privileged position, than you are not really doing what is best for your business, and hence you are not an entrepreneur. I really see a difficulty in entrepreneurs becoming honest politicians.

Does anyone see my point?

I am not sure I agree, actually. Entrepreneurs are people who like to put on different hats, work in small teams, like to get things done, and are usually impatient by nature. Charisma is a plus, but not necessarily a necessity to an entrepreneur's success. At least, this has been my experience with many of the entrepreneurs I know in Silicon Valley and other places. Government, by comparison, usually tend to be a place where things move slowly, which requires a lot of patience, large teams with lots of, well, politics, and planning, rather than the chance to get results triggered quickly. Unless, maybe you are working in a ministry and are executing on specific projects.

Yes, but I don't think that an entrepreneur would enjoy the job.

First, good entrepreneurs bring a business-like mindset to the social world which can make for successful programming. But, they don't bring the diplomatic skill or patience to the job. So, although they would have good ideas, I think they would fail on a practical level.