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This page lists thecurrent heads of state and governmentsin the world. They areheads of stateandheads of government.

In some cases they are de facto leaders not occupying either of those positions orprime ministerswho are not heads of government. 196 states (193UNmembers + 2 UN observers + Taiwan) are the basic list.

Also there are leaders of 10 other national entities (quasi and unrecognized states, and of 7 in exile and/or alternative governments (only in exile governments that exercised power or succeeded governments that exercised power).

For local rulers, for example rulers ofdependenciesand of the main administrative divisions, such as autonomous regions,insularorpeninsularregions, successors of historical regions or regions with strong identity, regions in the news, etc.) seeList of the main local rulers.

Member and observer states of the United Nations

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  • Green cells indicate leaders whose offices constitutionally administer theexecutiveof their respective state/government.
  • Blue cells indicate non–ceremonial heads of state with limited power (e.g. Bhutan) orde factogovernment leaders whose offices lackde jureconstitutional power (e.g. Peru).
    • Note:Names in small font generally denote acting, transitional, temporary leaders, or representatives. Other notes and exceptions are provided at§ Notes.
    State Head of state Head of government
    Afghanistan Emir–Hibatullah Akhundzada
    Albania President–Bajram Begaj Prime Minister–Edi Rama
    Algeria President–Abdelmadjid Tebboune Prime Minister–Nadir Larbaoui
    Andorra Episcopal Co-Prince–Joan Enric Vives i Sicília
    Co-Prince's Representative –Josep Maria Mauri
    French Co-Prince–Emmanuel Macron[lower-greek 1]
    Co-Prince's Representative –Patrick Strzoda     		Head of Government–Xavier Espot Zamora
    Angola President–João Lourenço
    Antigua and Barbuda King–Charles III[lower-greek 2]
    Governor-General– SirRodney Williams     		Prime Minister–Gaston Browne
    Argentina President–Javier Milei
    Armenia President–Vahagn Khachaturyan Prime Minister–Nikol Pashinyan
    Australia King–Charles III[lower-greek 2]
    Governor-General–David Hurley     		Prime Minister–Anthony Albanese
    Austria President–Alexander Van der Bellen Federal Chancellor–Karl Nehammer
    Azerbaijan President–Ilham Aliyev Prime Minister–Ali Asadov
    Bahamas King–Charles III[lower-greek 2]
    Governor-General– DameCynthia A. Pratt     		Prime Minister–Philip Davis
    Bahrain King– SheikhHamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Prime Minister– PrinceSalman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
    Bangladesh President–Shahabuddin Chuppu Chief Adviser–Muhammad Yunus
    Barbados President– DameSandra Mason Prime Minister–Mia Mottley
    Belarus President–Alexander Lukashenko Prime Minister–Roman Golovchenko
    Belgium King–Philippe Prime Minister–Alexander De Croo
    Belize King–Charles III[lower-greek 2]
    Governor-General–Froyla Tzalam     		Prime Minister–Juan Briceño
    Benin President–Patrice Talon
    Bhutan King–Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Prime Minister–Tshering Tobgay
    Bolivia President–Luis Arce
    Bosnia and Herzegovina High Representative–Christian Schmidt
    Presidency[lower-greek 3] Chairman of the Council of Ministers–Borjana Krišto
    Denis Bećirović(asChairman)
    Botswana President–Mokgweetsi Masisi
    Brazil President–Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
    Brunei SultanandPrime Minister–Hassanal Bolkiah
    Bulgaria President–Rumen Radev Prime Minister–Dimitar Glavchev
    Burkina Faso President–Ibrahim Traore Prime Minister–Apollinaire de Tambèla
    Burundi President–Évariste Ndayishimiye[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Gervais Ndirakobuca
    Cambodia King–Norodom Sihamoni Prime Minister–Hun Manet
    Cameroon President–Paul Biya[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Joseph Ngute
    Canada King–Charles III[lower-greek 2]
    Governor General–Mary Simon     		Prime Minister–Justin Trudeau
    Cape Verde President–José Maria Neves Prime Minister–Ulisses Correia e Silva
    Central African Republic President–Faustin-Archange Touadéra[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Félix Moloua
    Chad President–Mahamat Idriss Déby Prime Minister–Allamaye Halina
    Chile President–Gabriel Boric
    China General Secretary of the Communist Party–Xi Jinping
    President– Xi Jinping Premier of the State Council–Li Qiang
    Colombia President–Gustavo Petro
    Comoros President–Azali Assoumani
    Congo, Democratic Republic of the President–Félix Tshisekedi Prime Minister–Judith Suminwa Tuluka
    Congo, Republic of the President–Denis Sassou Nguesso Prime Minister–Anatole Collinet Makosso
    Costa Rica President–Rodrigo Chaves Robles
    Croatia President–Zoran Milanović Prime Minister–Andrej Plenković
    Cuba First Secretary of the Communist Party–Miguel Díaz-Canel
    President–Miguel Díaz-Canel Prime Minister–Manuel Marrero Cruz
    Cyprus President–Nikos Christodoulides
    Czech Republic President–Petr Pavel Prime Minister–Petr Fiala
    Denmark King–Frederik X Prime Minister–Mette Frederiksen
    Djibouti President–Ismaïl Omar Guelleh[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
    Dominica President–Sylvanie Burton Prime Minister–Roosevelt Skerrit
    Dominican Republic President–Luis Abinader
    East Timor President–José Ramos-Horta Prime Minister–Xanana Gusmão
    Ecuador President–Daniel Noboa
    Egypt President–Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Prime Minister–Mostafa Madbouly
    El Salvador President–Nayib Bukele
    Equatorial Guinea President–Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua
    Eritrea Chairman of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice–Isaias Afwerki
    President– Isaias Afwerki
    Estonia President–Alar Karis Prime Minister–Kristen Michal
    Eswatini King–Mswati III Prime Minister–Russell Dlamini
    Ethiopia President–Sahle-Work Zewde Prime Minister–Abiy Ahmed
    Fiji President–Ratu Wiliame Katonivere Prime Minister–Sitiveni Rabuka
    Finland President–Sauli Niinistö Prime Minister–Petteri Orpo
    France President–Emmanuel Macron[lower-greek 1] Prime Minister–Gabriel Attal
    Gabon Interim President–Brice Oligui[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Raymond Ndong Sima
    Gambia, The President–Adama Barrow
    Georgia President–Salome Zourabichvili Prime Minister–Irakli Kobakhidze
    Germany President–Frank-Walter Steinmeier Federal Chancellor–Olaf Scholz
    Ghana President–Nana Akufo-Addo
    Greece President–Katerina Sakellaropoulou Prime Minister–Kyriakos Mitsotakis
    Grenada King–Charles III[lower-greek 2]
    Governor-General– DameCécile La Grenade     		Prime Minister–Dickon Mitchell
    Guatemala President–Bernardo Arévalo
    Guinea President–Mamady Doumbouya[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Bah Oury
    Guinea-Bissau President–Umaro Sissoco Embaló Prime Minister–Rui Duarte de Barros
    Guyana President–Irfaan Ali[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Mark Phillips
    Haiti President of the Transitional Presidential Council–Edgard Leblanc Fils Prime Minister–Garry Conille
    Honduras President–Xiomara Castro
    Hungary President–Tamás Sulyok Prime Minister–Viktor Orbán
    Iceland President–Halla Tómasdóttir Prime Minister–Bjarni Benediktsson
    India President–Droupadi Murmu Prime Minister–Narendra Modi
    Indonesia President–Joko Widodo
    Iran Supreme Leader–Ali Khamenei[lower-greek 5] President–Masoud Pezeshkian
    Iraq President–Latif Rashid Prime Minister–Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani
    Ireland President–Michael D. Higgins Taoiseach–Simon Harris
    Israel President–Isaac Herzog Prime Minister–Benjamin Netanyahu
    Italy President–Sergio Mattarella Prime Minister–Giorgia Meloni
    Ivory Coast President–Alassane Ouattara[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Robert Beugré Mambé
    Jamaica King–Charles III[lower-greek 2]
    Governor-General– SirPatrick Allen     		Prime Minister–Andrew Holness
    Japan Emperor–Naruhito[lower-greek 6] Prime Minister–Fumio Kishida
    Jordan King–Abdullah II Prime Minister–Bisher Al-Khasawneh
    Kazakhstan Chairman of theSecurity Council–Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev
    President–Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev Prime Minister–Oljas Bektenov
    Kenya President–William Ruto
    Kiribati President–Taneti Maamau
    Kuwait Emir– SheikhNawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Prime Minister– SheikhAhmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah
    Kyrgyzstan President–Sadyr Japarov Prime Minister–Akylbek Japarov
    Laos General Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party–Thongloun Sisoulith
    President– Thongloun Sisoulith Prime Minister–Sonexay Siphandone
    Latvia President–Edgars Rinkēvičs Prime Minister–Evika Siliņa
    Lebanon Acting President–Najib Mikati Prime Minister–Najib Mikati
    Lesotho King–Letsie III Prime Minister–Sam Matekane
    Liberia President–Joseph Boakai
    Libya Chairman of the Presidential Council–Mohamed al-Menfi
    Liechtenstein Prince Regnant–Hans-Adam II Head of Government–Daniel Risch
    Regent– Hereditary PrinceAlois
    Lithuania President–Gitanas Nausėda Prime Minister–Ingrida Šimonytė
    Luxembourg Grand Duke–Henri Prime Minister–Luc Frieden
    Madagascar President–Andry Rajoelina Prime Minister–Christian Ntsay
    Malawi President–Lazarus Chakwera
    Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong–Ibrahim Iskandar Prime Minister–Anwar Ibrahim
    Maldives President–Mohamed Muizzu
    Mali Interim President–Assimi Goïta Interim Prime Minister–Choguel Kokalla Maïga
    Malta President–George Vella Prime Minister–Robert Abela
    Marshall Islands President–Hilda Heine
    Mauritania President–Mohamed Ould Ghazouani Prime Minister–Mokhtar Ould Djay
    Mauritius President–Prithvirajsing Roopun Prime Minister–Pravind Jugnauth
    Mexico President–Andrés Manuel López Obrador
    Federated States of Micronesia President–Wesley Simina
    Moldova President–Maia Sandu Prime Minister–Dorin Recean
    Monaco Sovereign Prince–Albert II Minister of State–Pierre Dartout
    Mongolia President–Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh Prime Minister–Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene
    Montenegro President–Jakov Milatović Prime Minister–Milojko Spajić
    Morocco King–Mohammed VI Head of Government–Aziz Akhannouch
    Mozambique President–Filipe Nyusi[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Adriano Maleiane
    Myanmar Chairman of the State Administrative Council–Min Aung Hlaing Acting President–Myint Swe
    Namibia President–Nangolo Mbumba[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Saara Kuugongelwa
    Nauru President–David Adeang
    Nepal President–Ram Chandra Poudel Prime Minister–KP Sharma Oli
    Netherlands King–Willem-Alexander Prime Minister–Dick Schoof
    New Zealand King–Charles III[lower-greek 2]
    Governor-General– DameCindy Kiro[lower-greek 7]     		Prime Minister–Christopher Luxon
    Nicaragua President–Daniel Ortega
    Niger Interim President–Omar Tchiani Prime Minister–Ali Lamine Zeine
    Nigeria President–Bola Tinubu
    North Korea General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea–Kim Jong-un
    Supreme Leader– Kim Jong-un[lower-greek 8]
    Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly–Choe Ryong-hae[lower-greek 9]     		Premier of the Cabinet–Kim Tok-hun
    North Macedonia President–Stevo Pendarovski President of the Government–Hristijan Mickoski
    Norway King–Harald V Prime Minister–Jonas Gahr Støre
    Oman SultanandPrime Minister–Haitham bin Tariq
    Pakistan President–Asif Ali Zardari Prime Minister–Shehbaz Sharif
    Palau President–Surangel Whipps Jr.
    Palestine President–Mahmoud Abbas Prime Minister–Mohammad Mustafa
    Panama President–Laurentino Cortizo
    Papua New Guinea King–Charles III[lower-greek 2]
    Governor-General– SirBob Dadae     		Prime Minister–James Marape
    Paraguay President–Santiago Peña
    Peru President–Dina Boluarte[lower-greek 4] President of the Council of Ministers–Gustavo Adrianzén
    Philippines President–Bongbong Marcos
    Poland President–Andrzej Duda President of the Council of Ministers–Donald Tusk
    Portugal President–Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Prime Minister–Luís Montenegro
    Qatar Emir– SheikhTamim bin Hamad Al Thani Prime Minister– SheikhMohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
    Romania President–Klaus Iohannis Prime Minister–Marcel Ciolacu
    Russia President–Vladimir Putin Prime Minister–Mikhail Mishustin
    Rwanda President–Paul Kagame[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Édouard Ngirente
    Saint Kitts and Nevis King–Charles III[lower-greek 2]
    Governor-General– DameMarcella Liburd     		Prime Minister–Terrance Drew
    Saint Lucia King–Charles III[lower-greek 2]
    Governor-General– SirErrol Charles     		Prime Minister–Philip Pierre
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines King–Charles III[lower-greek 2]
    Governor-General– DameSusan Dougan     		Prime Minister–Ralph Gonsalves
    Samoa O le Ao o le Malo–Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II Prime Minister–Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
    San Marino Captain Regent–Alessandro Rossi
    Captain Regent–Milena Gasperoni
    São Tomé and Príncipe President–Carlos Vila Nova Prime Minister–Patrice Trovoada
    Saudi Arabia King–Salman[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Mohammad bin Salman
    Senegal President–Bassirou Diomaye Faye Prime Minister–Ousmane Sonko
    Serbia President–Aleksandar Vučić Prime Minister–Miloš Vučević
    Seychelles President–Wavel Ramkalawan
    Sierra Leone President–Julius Maada Bio[lower-greek 4] Chief Minister–David Moinina Sengeh
    Singapore President–Tharman Shanmugaratnam Prime Minister–Lawrence Wong
    Slovakia President–Zuzana Čaputová Prime Minister–Robert Fico
    Slovenia President–Nataša Pirc Musar Prime Minister–Robert Golob
    Solomon Islands King–Charles III[lower-greek 2]
    Governor-General–David Tiva Kapu     		Prime Minister–Jeremiah Manele
    Somalia President–Hassan Mohamud Prime Minister–Hamza Abdi Barre
    South Africa President–Cyril Ramaphosa
    South Korea President–Yoon Suk-yeol[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Han Duck-soo
    South Sudan President–Salva Kiir Mayardit
    Spain King–Felipe VI President of the Government–Pedro Sánchez
    Sri Lanka President–Ranil Wickremesinghe Prime Minister–Dinesh Gunawardena
    Sudan Leader of the Sovereignty Council–Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Prime Minister–Osman Hussein
    Suriname President–Chan Santokhi
    Sweden King–Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister–Ulf Kristersson
    Switzerland
    Viola Amherd(asPresident)
    Syria President–Bashar al-Assad Prime Minister–Hussein Arnous
    Tajikistan President–Emomali Rahmon[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Kokhir Rasulzoda
    Tanzania President–Samia Suluhu Hassan[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Kassim Majaliwa
    Thailand King– MahaVajiralongkorn Prime Minister–Paetongtarn Shinawatra
    Togo President–Faure Gnassingbé[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Victoire Tomegah Dogbé
    Tonga King–Tupou VI Prime Minister–Siaosi Sovaleni
    Trinidad and Tobago President–Christine Kangaloo Prime Minister–Keith Rowley
    Tunisia President–Kaïs Saïed Prime Minister–Kamel Madouri
    Turkey President–Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
    Turkmenistan President–Serdar Berdimuhamedow
    Tuvalu King–Charles III[lower-greek 2]
    Governor-General– SirTofiga Vaevalu Falani     		Prime Minister–Feleti Teo
    Uganda President–Yoweri Museveni[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Robinah Nabbanja
    Ukraine President–Volodymyr Zelensky Prime Minister–Denys Shmyhal
    United Arab Emirates President– SheikhMohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Prime Minister– SheikhMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
    United Kingdom King–Charles III[lower-greek 2] Prime Minister–Keir Starmer
    United States President–Joe Biden
    Uruguay President–Luis Lacalle Pou
    Uzbekistan President–Shavkat Mirziyoyev[lower-greek 4] Prime Minister–Abdulla Aripov
    Vanuatu President–Nikenike Vurobaravu Prime Minister–Charlot Salwai
    Vatican City Sovereign–Pope Francis President of the Governorate– CardinalFernando Vérgez Alzaga
    Venezuela President–Nicolás Maduro[lower-greek 11]
    Vietnam General Secretary of the Communist Party–Tô Lâm
    President– Tô Lâm Prime Minister–Phạm Minh Chính
    Yemen President–Rashad al-Alimi Prime Minister–Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak
    Zambia President–Hakainde Hichilema
    Zimbabwe President–Emmerson Mnangagwa

    Other states

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    The following states control their territory and are recognised by at least one UN member state.

    State Also claimed by Head of state Head of government
    Abkhazia Georgia President–Aslan Bzhania Prime Minister–Alexander Ankvab
    Republic of China(Taiwan) People's Republic of China President–Tsai Ing-wen President of the Executive Yuan–Chen Chien-jen
    Cook Islands New Zealand[lower-greek 12] King–Charles III[lower-greek 2]
    King's Representative–Tom Marsters     		Prime Minister–Mark Brown
    Kosovo Serbia President–Vjosa Osmani Prime Minister–Albin Kurti
    Niue New Zealand[lower-greek 12] King–Charles III[lower-greek 2]
    Governor-General– DameCindy Kiro[lower-greek 7]     		Premier–Dalton Tagelagi
    Northern Cyprus Cyprus President–Ersin Tatar Prime Minister–Ünal Üstel
    Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Morocco General Secretary of the Polisario Front–Brahim Ghali
    President– Brahim Ghali Prime Minister–Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun
    South Ossetia Georgia President–Alan Gagloyev Prime Minister–Konstantin Dzhussoyev

    The following states control their territory, but are not recognised by any UN member states.

    State Also claimed by Head of state Head of government
    Artsakh Azerbaijan President–Samvel Shahramanyan
    Somaliland Somalia President–Muse Bihi Abdi
    Transnistria Moldova President–Vadim Krasnoselsky Prime Minister–Aleksandr Rozenberg

    Other governments

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    These alternative governments are recognized as legitimate by at least one UN member.

    Government State Head of state Head of government
    Coordination Council Belarus President-elect–Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
    House of Representatives Libya President of the House of Representatives–Aguila Saleh Issa Prime Minister–Osama Hamada
    National Assembly Venezuela President of the National Assembly–Juan Guaidó
    National League for Democracy Myanmar President–Win Myint[lower-greek 4] State Counsellor–Aung San Suu Kyi
    Supreme Political Council Yemen President of the Supreme Political Council–Mahdi al-Mashat Prime Minister–Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour
    Syrian oppositionSyrian Interim Government Syria President–Salem al-Meslet Prime Minister–Abdurrahman Mustafa

    Other entities

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    Entity Head of entity Head of government
    Sovereign Military Order of Malta Prince and Grand Master–John T. Dunlap Grand Chancellor–Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo

    Notes

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    1. ↑1.01.1ThePresident of Franceand the French Co-Prince of Andorra are positions held by the same person.
    2. ↑2.002.012.022.032.042.052.062.072.082.092.102.112.122.132.142.152.16Charles III is separately and equally monarch of 15 sovereign states known collectively as theCommonwealth realms.In each of these states (except theUnited Kingdom,where he lives), he is represented at the national level by agovernor-general.
    3. ↑The three-member Bosnian presidency is the head of state collectively.
    4. ↑4.004.014.024.034.044.054.064.074.084.094.104.114.124.134.144.154.164.174.184.194.204.21In this state, thepresidentis both head of state and head of government; the office ofprime ministermay exist in these states, but it does not direct executive power—nor does the Myanma/BurmeseState Counsellor,the PeruvianPresident of the Council of Ministers,the Saudi ArabianFirst Deputy Prime Minister,or the Sierra LeoneanChief Minister.
    5. ↑According to articles 89 to 91 of theConstitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran,the Supreme Leader of Iran is the head of state, and the President is the head of government. However, the President is still required to gain the Supreme Leader's official approval before being sworn in before Parliament, and the Supreme Leader also has the power to dismiss the elected President at any time.
    6. ↑In actuality theconstitution of Japandoes not define a formalhead of state.TheEmperorby unwritten constitutional convention fulfills the functions and duties of the head of state.
    7. ↑7.07.1The Governor-General of New Zealand and theGovernor-General of Niueare positions held by the same person.
    8. ↑The term "Supreme Leader"is used as a description (for the sake of brevity) rather than being an official title of a single office. The three actual offices held by Kim are:
    9. ↑The President (otherwise known as Chairman) of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly accepts the credentials of foreign ambassadors and represents North Korea on all state visits—ceremonial functions usually performed by heads of state in other states. The president has held these duties since 1998, when theconstitutionwas revised.
    10. ↑The seven-member Swiss Federal Council is collectively head of state and government. As a party to the Council, the President serves solely in aprimus inter parescapacity for one year.
    11. ↑The office of head of state of Venezuela has been disputed betweenNicolás Maduroand thePresident of the National Assembly of Venezuela,Juan Guaidó,since 11 January 2019. See also theOther governmentssection of this list article.
    12. ↑12.012.1States infree associationwith New Zealand.
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