<Li> Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir, chief medical officer . </Li> <Li> Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys, first officer and later commanding officer of Deep Space Nine . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Cecily Adams as Ishka, mother to Quark & Rom and a Ferengi entrepreneur . </Li> <Li> Marc Alaimo as Dukat, Cardassian officer, leader of the Cardassian Union, a leader of the Dominion, and later a Bajoran religious leader . </Li> <Li> Philip Anglim as Bareil Antos, Bajoran religious leader until his death in 2371 . </Li> <Li> Adrienne Barbeau as Kimara Cretak, Romulan liaison to Deep Space Nine . </Li> <Li> Majel Barrett as Lwaxana Troi, Federation Ambassador . </Li> <Li> Felecia M. Bell as Jennifer Sisko, Benjamin Sisko's deceased wife and mother of Jake Sisko . </Li> <Li> Casey Biggs as Damar, Cardassian officer, a leader of the Dominion, and later the leader of the Cardassian resistance until his death in 2375 . </Li> <Li> Rosalind Chao as Keiko O'Brien, botanist, teacher, and wife of Miles O'Brien . </Li> <Li> Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun, a Dominion leader, and Brunt, liquidator with the Ferengi Commerce Authority . </Li> <Li> John Colicos as Kor, Klingon warrior and friend of Jadzia Dax . </Li> <Li> James Darren as Vic Fontaine, a holographic entertainer . </Li> <Li> Paul Dooley as Enabran Tain, former head of the Obsidian Order . </Li> <Li> Aron Eisenberg as Nog, Quark's nephew, student, Starfleet cadet, and later operations officer . </Li> <Li> Louise Fletcher as Winn Adami, Bajoran religious leader and later Kai of Bajor . </Li> <Li> Max Grodénchik as Rom, Quark's brother, bar employee, and later a maintenance engineer until he was appointed Grand Nagus in 2375 . </Li> <Li> Hana Hatae as Molly O'Brien, daughter of Miles O'Brien and Keiko O'Brien . </Li> <Li> J.G. Hertzler as Martok, Klingon liaison to Deep Space Nine, and later leader of the Klingon Empire . </Li> <Li> Barry Jenner as William Ross, Field Commander of Starfleet forces during the Dominion War . </Li> <Li> Salome Jens as the Female Changeling, leader of the Dominion until her incarceration in 2375 . </Li> <Li> Penny Johnson Jerald as Kasidy Yates, freighter captain and wife of Benjamin Sisko . </Li> <Li> Deborah Lacey as Sarah Sisko, mother of Benjamin Sisko . </Li> <Li> Kenneth Marshall as Michael Eddington, security officer and later Maquis rebel until his death in 2373 . </Li> <Li> Chase Masterson as Leeta, a Dabo girl and Rom's wife . </Li> <Li> Julianna McCarthy as Mila, housekeeper to Enabran Tain . </Li> <Li> Natalia Nogulich as Alynna Nechayev, flag officer in charge of Cardassian affairs . </Li> <Li> Robert O'Reilly as Gowron, leader of the Klingon Empire until his death in 2375 . </Li> <Li> Brock Peters as Joseph Sisko, restaurant owner and father of Benjamin Sisko . </Li> <Li> Duncan Regehr as Shakaar Edon, resistance leader, farmer, and later First Minister of Bajor . </Li> <Li> Andrew Robinson as Elim Garak, tailor and former member of the Obsidian Order . </Li> <Li> William Sadler as Luther Sloan, an operative of Section 31 . </Li> <Li> Camille Saviola as Opaka Sulan, Kai of Bajor until her death, resurrection and marooning on a penal colony . </Li> <Li> Wallace Shawn as Zek, Grand Nagus until his retirement in 2375 . </Li> <Li> Mark Allen Shepherd as Morn, freighter captain and bar patron . </Li> <Li> James Sloyan as Mora Pol, a Bajoran scientist who studied Odo . </Li> <Li> Melanie Smith as Tora Ziyal, daughter of Dukat, and an artist until her death in 2374 . </Li> <Li> Tiny Ron Taylor as Maihar'du, attendant to Grand Nagus Zek . </Li> <Li> Marc Worden as Alexander Rozhenko, a Klingon officer and Worf's son . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Cecily Adams as Ishka, mother to Quark & Rom and a Ferengi entrepreneur . </Li>

Who was elected to lead the cardassian union