Photo: US Department of the Navy / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Ray Mabus fascinates me because his career refuses to sit in one box. State auditor, governor of Mississippi, ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and finally the 75th Secretary of the Navy: that is a span from local accountability to global diplomacy to military command, and almost nobody covers that much ground credibly. I find the breadth more telling than any single title. People who move between such different worlds usually carry a hard-won pragmatism, a sense of what actually works rather than what merely sounds good. Even the acting credit hints at someone unafraid to step outside expectations. He reads, to me, as a genuine public-service generalist.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ray Mabus
- Name (Japanese)
- レイ・メイバス
- Reading
- れい・めいばす
- Born
- October 11, 1948 (age 77)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rat
- Origin
- Starkville, Mississippi, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- military officer / diplomat / actor / politician / businessperson
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Mississippi
Awards & achievements
- Surface Warfare insignia
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/SECNAV75
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray%20Mabus
Frequently asked questions
When was Ray Mabus born?
Born October 11, 1948 (age 77).
Where is Ray Mabus from?
Ray Mabus is from Starkville, Mississippi, United States.
What does Ray Mabus do?
Ray Mabus works as military officer, diplomat, actor, politician, businessperson.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.