List of current heads of state and government
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This is a list of current heads of state and heads of government. In some cases, mainly in presidential systems, one leader is head of state and head of government. In other cases, mainly in semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of state and the head of government are different people. In semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of government (i . executive) role is fulfilled by the listed head of government and the head of state. In one-party states, the ruling party's leader (e . the general secretary) is usually the de facto top leader of the state, though sometimes this leader also holds the presidency or premiership. In Afghanistan, Andorra, Iran, and Vatican City (Holy See), a clergy member also acts as the head of state. In Afghanistan, this is the supreme leader; in Andorra, this is the bishop of Urgell, Co-Prince of Andorra; in Iran, this is the supreme leader; and in Vatican City, this is the pope. The list includes the names of recently elected or appointed heads of state and government who will take office on an appointed date, as presidents-elect and prime ministers–designate, and those leading a government-in-exile if internationally recognised.
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· Member and observer states of the United Nations
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
State
Afghanistan
Head of state
Supreme Leader – Hibatullah Akhundzada
Head of government
Prime Minister – Hasan Akhund
Albania
Albania
State
Albania
Head of state
President – Bajram Begaj
Head of government
Prime Minister – Edi Rama
Algeria
Algeria
State
Algeria
Head of state
President – Abdelmadjid Tebboune
Head of government
Prime Minister – Sifi Ghrieb
Andorra
Andorra
State
Andorra
Head of state
Episcopal Co-Prince – Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat
Co-Prince's Representative – Eduard Ibáñez
French Co-Prince – Emmanuel Macron
Co-Prince's Representative – Georges-François Leclerc
Head of government
Prime Minister – Xavier Espot
Angola
Angola
State
Angola
Head of state
President – João Lourenço
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
State
Antigua and Barbuda
Head of state
King – Charles III
Governor-General – Sir Rodney Williams
Head of government
Prime Minister – Gaston Browne
Argentina
Argentina
State
Argentina
Head of state
President – Javier Milei
Armenia
Armenia
State
Armenia
Head of state
President – Vahagn Khachaturyan
Head of government
Prime Minister – Nikol Pashinyan
Australia
Australia
State
Australia
Head of state
King – Charles III
Governor-General – Sam Mostyn
Head of government
Prime Minister – Anthony Albanese
Austria
Austria
State
Austria
Head of state
President – Alexander Van der Bellen
Head of government
Chancellor – Christian Stocker
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
State
Azerbaijan
Head of state
President – Ilham Aliyev
Head of government
Prime Minister – Ali Asadov
Bahamas, The
Bahamas, The
State
Bahamas, The
Head of state
King – Charles III
Governor-General – Dame Cynthia A. Pratt
Head of government
Prime Minister – Philip Davis
Bahrain
Bahrain
State
Bahrain
Head of state
King – Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Head of government
Prime Minister – Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
State
Bangladesh
Head of state
President – Mohammed Shahabuddin
Head of government
Prime Minister – Tarique Rahman
Barbados
Barbados
State
Barbados
Head of state
President – Jeffrey Bostic
Head of government
Prime Minister – Mia Mottley
Belarus
Belarus
State
Belarus
Head of state
Chairman of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly – Alexander Lukashenko
President – Alexander Lukashenko
President – Alexander Lukashenko
State
President – Alexander Lukashenko
Head of state
Prime Minister – Aleksandr Turchin
Belgium
Belgium
State
Belgium
Head of state
King – Philippe
Head of government
Prime Minister – Bart De Wever
Belize
Belize
State
Belize
Head of state
King – Charles III
Governor-General – Dame Froyla Tzalam
Head of government
Prime Minister – Johnny Briceño
Benin
Benin
State
Benin
Head of state
President – Patrice Talon
President-elect – Romuald Wadagni
President-elect – Romuald Wadagni
State
President-elect – Romuald Wadagni
Bhutan
Bhutan
State
Bhutan
Head of state
King – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Head of government
Prime Minister – Tshering Tobgay
Bolivia
Bolivia
State
Bolivia
Head of state
President – Rodrigo Paz
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
State
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Head of state
High Representative – Christian Schmidt
Presidency
Presidency
State
Presidency
Head of state
Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers – Borjana Krišto
Members:
Denis Bećirović (Chairman)
Željka Cvijanović
Željko Komšić
Members:
Denis Bećirović (Chairman)
Željka Cvijanović
Željko Komšić
State
Members:
Denis Bećirović (Chairman)
Željka Cvijanović
Željko Komšić
Botswana
Botswana
State
Botswana
Head of state
President – Duma Boko
Brazil
Brazil
State
Brazil
Head of state
President – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Brunei
Brunei
State
Brunei
Head of state
Sultan – Hassanal Bolkiah
Head of government
Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
State
Bulgaria
Head of state
President – Iliana Iotova
Head of government
Prime Minister – Rumen Radev
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
State
Burkina Faso
Head of state
President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration – Ibrahim Traoré
Interim President – Ibrahim Traoré
Interim President – Ibrahim Traoré
State
Interim President – Ibrahim Traoré
Head of state
Interim Prime Minister – Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo
Burundi
Burundi
State
Burundi
Head of state
President – Évariste Ndayishimiye
Head of government
Prime Minister – Nestor Ntahontuye
Cambodia
Cambodia
State
Cambodia
Head of state
President of the People's Party – Hun Sen
King – Norodom Sihamoni
King – Norodom Sihamoni
State
King – Norodom Sihamoni
Head of state
Prime Minister – Hun Manet
Cameroon
Cameroon
State
Cameroon
Head of state
President – Paul Biya
Head of government
Prime Minister – Joseph Ngute
Canada
Canada
State
Canada
Head of state
King – Charles III
Governor General – Mary Simon
Governor General-designate – Louise Arbour
Head of government
Prime Minister – Mark Carney
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
State
Cape Verde
Head of state
President – José Maria Neves
Head of government
Prime Minister – Ulisses Correia e Silva
Prime minister-designate – Francisco Carvalho
Prime minister-designate – Francisco Carvalho
State
Prime minister-designate – Francisco Carvalho
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
State
Central African Republic
Head of state
President – Faustin-Archange Touadéra
Head of government
Prime Minister – Félix Moloua
Chad
Chad
State
Chad
Head of state
President – Mahamat Déby
Head of government
Prime Minister – Allamaye Halina
Chile
Chile
State
Chile
Head of state
President – José Antonio Kast
China
China
State
China
Head of state
General Secretary of the Communist Party – Xi Jinping
President – Xi Jinping
President – Xi Jinping
State
President – Xi Jinping
Head of state
Premier – Li Qiang
Colombia
Colombia
State
Colombia
Head of state
President – Gustavo Petro
Comoros
Comoros
State
Comoros
Head of state
President – Azali Assoumani
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
State
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Head of state
President – Félix Tshisekedi
Head of government
Prime Minister – Judith Suminwa
Congo, Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
State
Congo, Republic of the
Head of state
President – Denis Sassou Nguesso
Head of government
Prime Minister – Anatole Collinet Makosso
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
State
Costa Rica
Head of state
President – Laura Fernández Delgado
Croatia
Croatia
State
Croatia
Head of state
President – Zoran Milanović
Head of government
Prime Minister – Andrej Plenković
Cuba
Cuba
State
Cuba
Head of state
First Secretary of the Communist Party – Miguel Díaz-Canel
President – Miguel Díaz-Canel
President – Miguel Díaz-Canel
State
President – Miguel Díaz-Canel
Head of state
Prime Minister – Manuel Marrero Cruz
Cyprus
Cyprus
State
Cyprus
Head of state
President – Nikos Christodoulides
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
State
Czech Republic
Head of state
President – Petr Pavel
Head of government
Prime Minister – Andrej Babiš
Denmark
Denmark
State
Denmark
Head of state
King – Frederik X
Head of government
Prime Minister – Mette Frederiksen
Djibouti
Djibouti
State
Djibouti
Head of state
President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
Dominica
Dominica
State
Dominica
Head of state
President – Sylvanie Burton
Head of government
Prime Minister – Roosevelt Skerrit
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
State
Dominican Republic
Head of state
President – Luis Abinader
Ecuador
Ecuador
State
Ecuador
Head of state
President – Daniel Noboa
Egypt
Egypt
State
Egypt
Head of state
President – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Head of government
Prime Minister – Mostafa Madbouly
El Salvador
El Salvador
State
El Salvador
Head of state
President – Nayib Bukele
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
State
Equatorial Guinea
Head of state
President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Head of government
Prime Minister – Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua
Eritrea
Eritrea
State
Eritrea
Head of state
President – Isaias Afwerki
Estonia
Estonia
State
Estonia
Head of state
President – Alar Karis
Head of government
Prime Minister – Kristen Michal
Eswatini
Eswatini
State
Eswatini
Head of state
Ngwenyama – Mswati III
Head of government
Prime Minister – Russell Dlamini
Ndlovukati – Ntfombi
Ndlovukati – Ntfombi
State
Ndlovukati – Ntfombi
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
State
Ethiopia
Head of state
President – Taye Atske Selassie
Head of government
Prime Minister – Abiy Ahmed
Fiji
Fiji
State
Fiji
Head of state
President – Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu
Head of government
Prime Minister – Sitiveni Rabuka
Finland
Finland
State
Finland
Head of state
President – Alexander Stubb
Head of government
Prime Minister – Petteri Orpo
France
France
State
France
Head of state
President – Emmanuel Macron
Head of government
Prime Minister – Sébastien Lecornu
Gabon
Gabon
State
Gabon
Head of state
President – Brice Oligui Nguema
Gambia, The
Gambia, The
State
Gambia, The
Head of state
President – Adama Barrow
Georgia
Georgia
State
Georgia
Head of state
Honorary Chairman of Georgian Dream – Bidzina Ivanishvili
President – Mikheil Kavelashvili
President – Mikheil Kavelashvili
State
President – Mikheil Kavelashvili
Head of state
Prime Minister – Irakli Kobakhidze
Germany
Germany
State
Germany
Head of state
President – Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Head of government
Chancellor – Friedrich Merz
Ghana
Ghana
State
Ghana
Head of state
President – John Mahama
Greece
Greece
State
Greece
Head of state
President – Konstantinos Tasoulas
Head of government
Prime Minister – Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Grenada
Grenada
State
Grenada
Head of state
King – Charles III
Governor-General – Dame Cécile La Grenade
Head of government
Prime Minister – Dickon Mitchell
Guatemala
Guatemala
State
Guatemala
Head of state
President – Bernardo Arévalo
| State | Head of state | Head of government |
| Afghanistan | Supreme Leader – Hibatullah Akhundzada | Prime Minister – Hasan Akhund |
| Albania | President – Bajram Begaj | Prime Minister – Edi Rama |
| Algeria | President – Abdelmadjid Tebboune | Prime Minister – Sifi Ghrieb |
| Andorra | Episcopal Co-Prince – Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat Co-Prince's Representative – Eduard Ibáñez French Co-Prince – Emmanuel Macron Co-Prince's Representative – Georges-François Leclerc | Prime Minister – Xavier Espot |
| Angola | President – João Lourenço | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | King – Charles III Governor-General – Sir Rodney Williams | Prime Minister – Gaston Browne |
| Argentina | President – Javier Milei | |
| Armenia | President – Vahagn Khachaturyan | Prime Minister – Nikol Pashinyan |
| Australia | King – Charles III Governor-General – Sam Mostyn | Prime Minister – Anthony Albanese |
| Austria | President – Alexander Van der Bellen | Chancellor – Christian Stocker |
| Azerbaijan | President – Ilham Aliyev | Prime Minister – Ali Asadov |
| Bahamas, The | King – Charles III Governor-General – Dame Cynthia A. Pratt | Prime Minister – Philip Davis |
| Bahrain | King – Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Prime Minister – Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa |
| Bangladesh | President – Mohammed Shahabuddin | Prime Minister – Tarique Rahman |
| Barbados | President – Jeffrey Bostic | Prime Minister – Mia Mottley |
| Belarus | Chairman of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly – Alexander Lukashenko | |
| President – Alexander Lukashenko | Prime Minister – Aleksandr Turchin | |
| Belgium | King – Philippe | Prime Minister – Bart De Wever |
| Belize | King – Charles III Governor-General – Dame Froyla Tzalam | Prime Minister – Johnny Briceño |
| Benin | President – Patrice Talon | |
| President-elect – Romuald Wadagni | ||
| Bhutan | King – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck | Prime Minister – Tshering Tobgay |
| Bolivia | President – Rodrigo Paz | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | High Representative – Christian Schmidt | |
| Presidency | Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers – Borjana Krišto | |
| Members: Denis Bećirović (Chairman) Željka Cvijanović Željko Komšić | ||
| Botswana | President – Duma Boko | |
| Brazil | President – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | |
| Brunei | Sultan – Hassanal Bolkiah | Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah |
| Bulgaria | President – Iliana Iotova | Prime Minister – Rumen Radev |
| Burkina Faso | President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration – Ibrahim Traoré | |
| Interim President – Ibrahim Traoré | Interim Prime Minister – Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo | |
| Burundi | President – Évariste Ndayishimiye | Prime Minister – Nestor Ntahontuye |
| Cambodia | President of the People's Party – Hun Sen | |
| King – Norodom Sihamoni | Prime Minister – Hun Manet | |
| Cameroon | President – Paul Biya | Prime Minister – Joseph Ngute |
| Canada | King – Charles III Governor General – Mary Simon Governor General-designate – Louise Arbour | Prime Minister – Mark Carney |
| Cape Verde | President – José Maria Neves | Prime Minister – Ulisses Correia e Silva |
| Prime minister-designate – Francisco Carvalho | ||
| Central African Republic | President – Faustin-Archange Touadéra | Prime Minister – Félix Moloua |
| Chad | President – Mahamat Déby | Prime Minister – Allamaye Halina |
| Chile | President – José Antonio Kast | |
| China | General Secretary of the Communist Party – Xi Jinping | |
| President – Xi Jinping | Premier – Li Qiang | |
| Colombia | President – Gustavo Petro | |
| Comoros | President – Azali Assoumani | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | President – Félix Tshisekedi | Prime Minister – Judith Suminwa |
| Congo, Republic of the | President – Denis Sassou Nguesso | Prime Minister – Anatole Collinet Makosso |
| Costa Rica | President – Laura Fernández Delgado | |
· Other states
Cook Islands
Cook Islands
State
Cook Islands
Associated with
New Zealand
Head of state
King – Charles III
King's Representative – Sir Tom Marsters
Head of government
Prime Minister – Mark Brown
Niue
Niue
State
Niue
Associated with
New Zealand
Head of state
King – Charles III
Governor-General – Dame Cindy Kiro
Head of government
Prime Minister – Dalton Tagelagi
| State | Associated with | Head of state | Head of government |
| Cook Islands | New Zealand | King – Charles III King's Representative – Sir Tom Marsters | Prime Minister – Mark Brown |
| Niue | New Zealand | King – Charles III Governor-General – Dame Cindy Kiro | Prime Minister – Dalton Tagelagi |
· Other states
Abkhazia
Abkhazia
State
Abkhazia
Also claimed by
Georgia
Head of state
President – Badra Gunba
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Republic of China (Taiwan)
State
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Also claimed by
People's Republic of China
Head of state
President – Lai Ching-te
Head of government
Premier – Cho Jung-tai
Kosovo
Kosovo
State
Kosovo
Also claimed by
Serbia
Head of state
Acting President – Albulena Haxhiu
Head of government
Prime Minister – Albin Kurti
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus
State
Northern Cyprus
Also claimed by
Cyprus
Head of state
President – Tufan Erhürman
Head of government
Prime Minister – Ünal Üstel
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
State
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Also claimed by
Morocco
Head of state
General Secretary of the Polisario Front – Brahim Ghali
President – Brahim Ghali
President – Brahim Ghali
State
President – Brahim Ghali
Also claimed by
Prime Minister – Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun
Somaliland
Somaliland
State
Somaliland
Also claimed by
Somalia
Head of state
President – Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi
South Ossetia
South Ossetia
State
South Ossetia
Also claimed by
Georgia
Head of state
President – Alan Gagloyev
Head of government
Prime Minister – Dzambolyt Tadtayev
| State | Also claimed by | Head of state | Head of government |
| Abkhazia | Georgia | President – Badra Gunba | |
| Republic of China (Taiwan) | People's Republic of China | President – Lai Ching-te | Premier – Cho Jung-tai |
| Kosovo | Serbia | Acting President – Albulena Haxhiu | Prime Minister – Albin Kurti |
| Northern Cyprus | Cyprus | President – Tufan Erhürman | 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 | ||
| Somaliland | Somalia | President – Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi | |
| South Ossetia | Georgia | President – Alan Gagloyev | Prime Minister – Dzambolyt Tadtayev |
· Other states
Transnistria
Transnistria
State
Transnistria
Also claimed by
Moldova
Head of state
President – Vadim Krasnoselsky
Head of government
Prime Minister – Aleksander Rozenberg
| State | Also claimed by | Head of state | Head of government |
| Transnistria | Moldova | President – Vadim Krasnoselsky | Prime Minister – Aleksander Rozenberg |
· Alternative governments
Houthi-controlled Yemen (Supreme Political Council)
Houthi-controlled Yemen (Supreme Political Council)
Government
Houthi-controlled Yemen (Supreme Political Council)
State
Yemen
Head of state
Leader of the Houthis – Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
Chairman – Mahdi al-Mashat
Chairman – Mahdi al-Mashat
Government
Chairman – Mahdi al-Mashat
State
Acting Prime Minister – Muhammad Ahmed Miftah
| Government | State | Head of state | Head of government |
| Houthi-controlled Yemen (Supreme Political Council) | Yemen | Leader of the Houthis – Abdul-Malik al-Houthi | |
| Chairman – Mahdi al-Mashat | Acting Prime Minister – Muhammad Ahmed Miftah | ||
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