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President of Algeria
Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of Algeria (re-elected September 7, 2024 with 94.7% of the vote). Tebboune has been president…
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President of Rwanda
Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (re-elected July 15, 2024 with 99.2% of the vote). Kagame has ruled Rwanda…
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President of Russia
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (re-elected March 17, 2024 with 87.3% of the vote). Putin has dominated Russian…
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Prime Minister of Pakistan
Shehbaz Sharif is the Prime Minister of Pakistan (since March 4, 2024, second term). Pakistan is rated Not…
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President of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (re-elected February 7, 2024 with 92.1% of the vote). Aliyev has been president…
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President of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (re-elected December 20, 2023 with 73.3% of the vote).…
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President of Egypt
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of Egypt (re-elected December 18, 2023 with 89.6% of the vote). Sisi has ruled…
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Emir of Kuwait
Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Reigning Emir since 16 December 2023 · Age: 85 Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber…
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President of Zimbabwe
Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe (re-elected August 23, 2023 with 52.6% of the vote). Mnangagwa came to power…
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Prime Minister of Cambodia
Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Prime Minister since 22 August 2023 · Age: 48 Hun Manet, Prime…
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President of Uzbekistan
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan (re-elected July 9, 2023 with 87.7% of the vote). Mirziyoyev has been president…
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President of Turkey
Last updated: April 2026 · Status: In office · Age: 72 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey Recep…
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President of Cuba
Miguel Díaz-Canel, President and First Secretary of Cuba (confirmed First Secretary April 19, 2023). Díaz-Canel has led Cuba…
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President of Laos
Sonexay Siphandon, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and effective leader of Laos (since March…
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President of China
Xi Jinping, President of China (confirmed for unprecedented third term March 10, 2023). Xi has consolidated more personal…
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President Of Equatorial Guinea
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (re-elected November 20, 2022 with 94.9% of the vote). Obiang…
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President of Chad
Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Elected President since 23 May 2024 · Age: 42 Mahamat Déby, President…
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President of Burkina Faso
Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Interim/Transitional President since 30 September 2022 · Age: 38 Ibrahim Traoré, President…