Hikaru Sulu

Hikaru Sulu was a human Starfleet officer and President of the United Federation of Planets in the 23rd and 24th centuries. Sulu served as helm officer aboard the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) during James T. Kirk's tenure as commanding officer.

In 2288, Sulu replaced Captain Lawrence Styles as commanding officer of the Excelsior Transwarp Project and supervised its refit with conventional warp drive, over the objections of ETP lead engineer Carter Thorndyke. Following the completion of the refit in 2289, Sulu took temporary command of the Excelsior itself during its final shakedown cruise and assumed permanent command when the ship entered operational service in 2290.

Following 30 years of commanding the Excelsior, Sulu retired from Starfleet and was elected as a Federation Councilor representing Earth in 2321. In 2328, he was elected as the President of the United Federation of Planets, going on to serve three full terms and retiring in 2340.