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| Ali Khamenei | | Iran |
Since 1989. Grand Ayatollah
| Captains Regent Nicola Selva and Michele Muratori | | San Marino |
The Captains Regent of San Marino are elected every 6 months
| Chairmen of the Presidency - Milorad Dodik, Sefik Dzaferovic and Zeljko Komsic | | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
The Presidency consists of three members: one Bosniak and one Croat elected from the Federation and one Serb elected from the Republika Srpska. Since 1998, in accordance with the Constitution and Rules of Procedure, every eight months the Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina rotates.
| Co-Princes - Bishop Joan Enric Vives Sicília & Emmanuel Macron | | Andorra |
Since May 2003 and May 2017 respectively. The Co-Princes of Andorra are the Bishop of Urgell and the President of France.
| Dragon King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | | Bhutan |
Since 2006. 5th Dragon King
| Emir Sheik Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | | Kuwait |
Since January 2016
| Emir Sheik Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani | | Qatar |
Since June 2013
| Emperor Naruhito | | Japan |
Since May 2019. Japan has the worlds oldest continuing hereditary monarchy. Naruhito's father, Akihito abdicated at the age of 85, being the first emperor to do so for more than 2 centuries.
| Federal Council | | Switzerland |
The seven-member executive council serves as the collective executive head of state of Switzerland.
| George Vella | | Malta |
Assumed office 4th April 2019
| Gjorge Ivanov | | North Macedonia |
In 2018 a long-running dispute with Greece over the use of the name "Macedonia" was settled with an agreement that the country would be renamed the Republic of North Macedonia, effective from February 2019
| Grand Duke Henri | | Luxembourg |
Since October 2000
| Kim Yong-Nam | | North Korea |
In North Korea the title of 'Head of State' does not exsist. Most sources cite Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Young-Nam as 'nominal head of state', not Kim Jong -Un as might be expected.
| King Abdullah II | | Jordan |
Since February 1999
| King Aho'eitu Tupou VI | | Tonga |
Since March 2012
| King Carl XVI Gustaf | | Sweden |
Since September 1973
| King Felipe VI | | Spain |
Since June 2014
| King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa | | Bahrain |
Since March 1999 as Emir and February 2002 as King.
| King Harald V | | Norway |
Since January 1991
| King Letsie III | | Lesotho |
Since October 1997
| King Maha Vajiralongkorn | | Thailand |
Since October 2016. Also styled Rama X, his full title is King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun.
| King Mohammad VI | | Morocco |
Since July 1999
| King Mswati III | | Eswatini |
Acsended the throne in April 1986. In April 2018 he issued a proclamation changing the name of the country from Swaziland to Eswatini.
| King Norodom Sihamoni | | Cambodia |
Since October 2004
| King Phillipe | | Belgium |
Since July 2013
| King Salman | | Saudi Arabia |
Since January 2015. The King is also the Head of the House of Saud and Prime Minister.
| King Willem-Alexander | | Netherlands |
Since April 2013
| Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz | | Mauritania |
Since August 2009
| Muhammadu Buhari | | Nigeria |
Since May 2015
| O Le Ao O Le Malo Vaaletoa Sualauvi II | | Samoa |
Since July 2017. His full name is Afioga Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II so while he is head of state his full title would be O le Ao o le Malo Afioga Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II
| Pope Francis | | Vatican City |
Since 2013. Pope Francis is the 266th and current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, a title he holds ex officio as Bishop of Rome, and Sovereign of the Vatican City. He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi.
| President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi | | Egypt |
Since June 2014
| President Abdelkader Bensalah | | Algeria |
Acting President following the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in April 2019
| President Abdul Hamid | | Bangladesh |
March 2013
| President Adama Barrow | | Gambia |
Since January 2017
| President Alassane Outtara | | Côte D'Ivoire |
Since December 2010
| President Aleksandar Vucic | | Serbia |
Since May 2017
| President Aleksandr Lukashenko | | Belarus |
Since July 1994
| President Alexander Van Der Bellen | | Austria |
Since January 2017
| President Ali Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi | | Yemen |
Since February 2012
| President Ali Bongo Ondimba | | Gabon |
Son of Omar Bongo Ondimba who was Gabonese president from 1967 to 2009
| President Alpha Conde | | Guinea |
Since December 2010
| President Andrej Kiska | | Slovakia |
Since June 2014
| President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador | | Mexico |
Since December 2018. Mexican presidents are limited to a single term of six years.
| President Andry Rajoelina | | Madagascar |
Since January 2019
| President Andrzej Duda | | Poland |
Since August 2015
| President Arif Alvi | | Pakistan |
Since September 2018
| President Armen Sarkissian | | Armenia |
Since April 2018
| President Ashraf Ghani | | Afghanistan |
Since September 2014
| President Azali Asoumani | | Comoros |
Since May 2016
| President Barham Salih | | Iraq |
Since October 2018
| President Barlen Vyapoory | | Mauritius |
Since March 2018. Has served in an acting capacity since the resignation of President Ameerah Gurib.
| President Baron Waqa | | Nauru |
Since June 2013
| President Bashar Al-Assad | | Syria |
Since July 2000
| President Beji Caid Essebi | | Tunisia |
Since December 2014
| President Bidhya Devi Bhandari | | Nepal |
Since October 2015. The first female Nepali head of state
| President Borut Pahor | | Slovenia |
Since December 2012
| President Bounnhang Vorachith | | Laos |
Since April 2016
| President Brahim Ghali | | Western Sahara (SADR) |
Since July 2016
| President Carlos Alvarado Quesada | | Costa Rica |
Since May 2018
| President Charles Savarin | | Dominica |
Since October 2013
| President Cyril Ramaphosa | | South Africa |
Since February 2018
| President Dalia Grybauskaite | | Lithuania |
Since July 2009
| President Daniel Ortega | | Nicaragua |
Since January 2007
| President Danilo Medina | | Dominican Republic |
Since August 2012
| President Danny Faure | | Seychelles |
Since October 2016
| President David Granger | | Guyana |
Since May 2015
| President Denis Sassou Nguesso | | Republic of the Congo |
Since 1997
| President Desi Bouterse | | Suriname |
Since August 2010
| President Donald Trump | | The U.S.A. |
Since January 2017
| President Edgar Lungu | | Zambia |
Since January 2015
| President Emmanuel Macron | | France |
Since May 2017
| President Emmerson Mnangagwa | | Zimbabwe |
Since November 2017. Attained office after the initiation of impeachment proceedings forced the resignation of incumbent Robert Mugabe who at 93 had held office since December 1987.
| President Emomali Rahmon | | Tajikistan |
Since November 1994
| President Evaristo Carvalho | | Sao Tomé and Príncipe |
Since September 2016
| President Evo Morales | | Bolivia |
Since January 2006
| President Faure Gnassingbé | | Togo |
Since May 2005. Installed as president after the death in office of his father Gnassinbe Eyadema who had served since 1967.
| President Faustin-Archange Touadera | | Central African Republic |
Since March 2016
| President Felix Tshisekedi | | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Since January 2019
| President Filipe Nyusi | | Mozambique |
Since January 2015
| President Francisco Guterres | | East Timor |
Since May 2017
| President Frank-Walter Steinmeier | | Germany |
While the German Chancellor is head of government the office of head of state is held by the president.
| President George Weah | | Liberia |
Since January 2018
| President Guoni Thorlacius Johannesson | | Iceland |
Since August 2016
| President Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov | | Turkmenistan |
Since 1990
| President Hage Geinob | | Namibia |
Since March 2015
| President Halimah Yacob | | Singapore |
Since September 2017. The first female President
| President Hilda Heine | | Marshall Islands |
January 2016
| President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita | | Mali |
Since September 2013. Malian presidential terms run for 5 years and are once-renewable.
| President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih | | Maldives |
Since November 2018
| President Idriss Déby | | Chad |
Since 1990
| President Igor Dodon | | Moldova |
December 2016
| President Ilir Meta | | Albania |
Since July 2017
| President Isaias Afewerki | | Eritrea |
Since 1993
| President Ismail Omar Guelleh | | Djibouti |
Since May 1999
| President Ivan Duque Marquez | | Colombia |
Since August 2018
| President Jair Bolsonaro | | Brazil |
Since January 2019
| President Janos Ader | | Hungary |
Since May 2017
| President Jimmy Morales Cabrera | | Guatemala |
Since Januray 2016
| President Jioji Konrote | | Fiji |
Since November 2015. The first president to be chosen by parliament rather than the Great Council of Chiefs.
| President Joao Lourenco | | Angola |
Since September 2017
| President John Magufuli | | Tanzania |
Since November 2015
| President Joko Widodo | | Indonesia |
Since October 2014
| President Jorge Carlos Fonseca | | Cape Verde |
Since September 2011
| President Jose Mario Vaz | | Guinea-Bissau |
Since June 2014
| President Jovenel Moise | | Haiti |
Since February 2017
| President Juan Carlos Varela | | Panama |
Since July 2014
| President Julius Maada Bio | | Sierra Leone |
Since April 2018
| President Juan Orlando Hernandez | | Honduras |
Since January 2014
| President Kersti Kaljulaid | | Estonia |
Since October 2016
| President Khaltmaagiin Battulga | | Mongolia |
Since July 2017
| President Klaus Iohannis | | Romania |
Since December 2014
| President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic | | Croatia |
Since February 2015
| President Lenin Moreno | | Ecuador |
Since May 2017
| President İlham Aliyev | | Azerbaijan |
Since October 2003
| President Macky Sall | | Senegal |
Since April 2012
| President Mahamadou Issoufou | | Niger |
Since April 2011
| President Mahmoud Abbas | | Palestine |
Since 2005
| President Maithripala Sirisena | | Sri Lanka |
Since January 2015
| President Marcelo Rebelo De Sousa | | Portugal |
Since March 2016
| President Mario Abdo Benitez | | Paraguay |
Since August 2018
| President Martin Vizcarra | | Peru |
Since March 2018. Full name Martin Alberto Vizcarra Cornejo.
| President Mauricio Macri | | Argentina |
Since December 2015
| President Michael D Higgins | | Ireland |
Since November 2011
| President Michel Aoun | | Lebanon |
Since October 2016
| President Miguel Diaz-Canel | | Cuba |
Since April 2018
| President Milo Dukanovic | | Montenegro |
Since May 2018
| President Milos Zeman | | Czech Republic |
Since March 2013
| President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed | | Somalia |
Since February 2017
| President Mokgweetsi Masisi | | Botswana |
Since April 2018
| President Moon Jae-in | | South Korea |
Since May 2017
| President Nana Akufo-Addo | | Ghana |
Since January 2017
| President Nguyen Phu Trong | | Vietnam |
Since October 2018
| President Nicolas Maduro | | Venezuela |
Since April 2013. Sworn in for a second term in May 2018. His legitimacy as president is in dispute. After the results of the 2018 election were called into question the National Assembly of Venezuela government invoked articles 233, 333 and 350 to elect Juan Guaido leader of a transitional government. Some countries and organizations support the move while others recognise Maduro as the duly elected leader.
| President Nicos Anastasiades | | Cyprus |
Since February 2013
| President Nursultan Nazarbayev | | Kazakhstan |
Since 1990. Became the first president when the nation gained indepenence from the Soviet Union.
| President Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir | | Sudan |
Since 1989
| President Patrice Talon | | Benin |
Since April 2016
| President Paula-Mae Weekes | | Trinidad and Tobago |
Since March 2018. The first woman to hold the office.
| President Paul Biya | | Cameroon |
Since February 1984
| President Paul Kagame | | Rwanda |
Since March 2000
| President Peter Christian | | Micronesia |
Since May 2015
| President Peter Mutharika | | Malawi |
Since May 2014. Younger brother of former president Bingu wa Mutharika, who served from May 2004 until his death in April 2012.
| President Petro Poroshenko | | Ukraine |
Since June 2014
| President Pierre Nkurunziza | | Burundi |
Since August 2005
| President Prokopis Pavlopoulos | | Greece |
Since March 2015
| President Raimonds Vejonis | | Latvia |
Since July 2015
| President Ram Nath Kovind | | India |
Since July 2017
| President Recep Tayyip Erdogan | | Turkey |
Since August 2014
| President Reuven Rivlin | | Israel |
Since July 2014. As executive power lies with the Prime Minister and government, the president's role is mainly that of figurehead.
| President Roch Marc Christian Kabore | | Burkina Faso |
Since December 2015
| President Rodrigo Duterte | | The Philippines |
Since June 2016
| President Rumen Radev | | Bulgaria |
Since January 2017
| President Sahle-Work Zewde | | Ethiopia |
Since October 2018. The countries first female president.
| President Salome Zourabichvili | | Georgia |
Since December 2018
| President Salvador Sanchez Ceren | | El Salvador |
Since June 2014
| President Salva Kiir Mayardit | | South Sudan |
Since July 2011
| President Sauli Niinisto | | Finland |
Since March 2012
| President Sebastian Pinera | | Chile |
Since March 2018
| President Sergio Mattarella | | Italy |
Since February 2015
| President Shavkat Mirviyoyev | | Uzbekistan |
Since December 2016
| President Sooronbay Jeenbekov | | Kyrgyzstan |
Since November 2017
| President Tabaré Vázquez | | Uruguay |
Since March 2015
| President Tallis Obed Moses | | Vanuatu |
Since July 2017
| President Taneti Mamau | | Kiribati |
Since March 2016
| President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | | Equatorial Guinea |
Since August 1979
| President Thomas Remengesau Jr | | Palau |
Since January 2013
| President Tsai Ing-wen | | Taiwan (Republic of China) |
Since May 2016
| President Uhuru Keyatta | | Kenya |
Since April 2013
| President Vladimir Putin | | Russia |
Since May 2012
| President Wint Myint | | Myanmar |
Since March 2018
| President Xi Jinping | | China |
Since November 2012
| President Yoweri Museveni | | Uganda |
Since January 1986
| Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj | | Libya |
Since March 2016. The political landscape in Libya has been unstable since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. Various factions dispute his authority.
| Queen Elizabeth II / Dame Cecile La Grenade | | Grenada |
Since May 2013
| Queen Elizabeth II / Dame Marguerite Pindling | | Bahamas |
Since July 2014
| Queen Elizabeth II / Dame Sandra Mason | | Barbados |
Since January 2018
| Queen Elizabeth II / Julie Payette | | Canada |
Since October 2017
| Queen Elizabeth II / Patsy Reddy | | New Zealand |
Since September 2016
| Queen Elizabeth II / Sir Colville Young | | Belize |
Since November 1993
| Queen Elizabeth II / Sir Frank Kabui | | Solomon Islands |
Since July 2009
| Queen Elizabeth II / Sir Frederick Ballantyne | | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Since September 2002
| Queen Elizabeth II / Sir Iakoba Italeti | | Tuvalu |
Since April 2010
| Queen Elizabeth II / Sir Neville Cenac | | Saint Lucia |
Since January 2018
| Queen Elizabeth II / Sir Patrick Allen | | Jamaica |
Since February 2009
| Queen Elizabeth II / Sir Peter Cosgrove | | Australia |
Since 2014
| Queen Elizabeth II / Sir Robert Dadae | | Papua New Guinea |
Since February 2017
| Queen Elizabeth II / Sir Rodney Williams | | Antigua and Barbuda |
Since August 2014
| Queen Elizabeth II / Sir Tapley Seaton | | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Since May 2015
| Queen Elizabeth II | | United Kingdom |
Since February 1952
| Queen Margrethe II | | Denmark |
Since January 1972
| Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahayan | | United Arab Emirates |
Since 2014
| Sovereign Prince Albert II | | Monaco |
Since April 2005
| Sovereign Prince Hans-Adam II | | Liechtenstein |
Since November 1989
| Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah | | Brunei |
Since October 1967
| Sultan Qaboos Bin Sa’id Al ‘Bu Sa’id | | Oman |
Since 1970. Overthrew his father Said bin Taimur during the 1963-76 Dhofar Rebellion.
| Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Abdullah | | Malaysia |
Since January 2019. Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the title given to the head of state
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