2023 in Asia

This is a list of events that took place in Asia in 2023 .

Incumbents

Afghanistan

• Supreme Leader – Hibatullah Akhundzada (2021– )
• Acting Prime Minister – Hasan Akhund (2021– )

Armenia

• President – Vahagn Khachaturyan (2022– )
• Prime Minister – Nikol Pashinyan (2018– )

Azerbaijan

• President – Ilham Aliyev (2003– )
• Prime Minister – Ali Asadov (2019– )

Bahrain

• Monarch – Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1999– )
• Prime Minister – Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (2020– )

Bangladesh

• President – Abdul Hamid (2013–24 April 2023); Mohammed Shahabuddin (24 April 2023– )
• Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina (2009–2024)

Bhutan

• Monarch – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (2006– )
• Prime Minister – Lotay Tshering (2018–1 November 2023); Chogyal Dago Rigdzin (1 November 2023–2024; Interim)

Brunei

• Monarch and Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah (1967– )

Cambodia

• Monarch – Norodom Sihamoni (2004– )
• Prime Minister – Hun Sen (1985–22 August 2023); Hun Manet (22 August 2023– )

China (People's Republic of China)

• President – Xi Jinping (2013– )
• Premier – Li Keqiang (2013–11 March 2023); Li Qiang (11 March 2023– )

Cyprus

• President – Nicos Anastasiades (2013–28 February 2023); Nikos Christodoulides (28 February 2023– )

East Timor

• President – José Ramos-Horta (2022– )
• Prime Minister – Taur Matan Ruak (2018–1 July 2023); Xanana Gusmão (1 July 2023– )

Egypt

• President – Abdel Fattah El-Sisi (2014– )
• Prime Minister – Mostafa Madbouly (2018– )

Georgia

• President – Salome Zourabichvili (2018–2024)
• Prime Minister – Irakli Garibashvili (2021–2024)

India

• President – Droupadi Murmu (2022– )
• Prime Minister – Narendra Modi (2014– )

Indonesia

• President – Joko Widodo (2014–2024)

Iran

• Supreme Leader – Ali Khamenei (1989– )
• President – Ebrahim Raisi (2021–2024)

Iraq

• President – Abdul Latif Rashid (2022– )
• Prime Minister – Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani (2022– )

Israel

• President – Isaac Herzog (2021– )
• Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu (2022– )

Japan

• Monarch – Naruhito (2019– )
• Prime Minister – Fumio Kishida (2021–2024)

Jordan

• Monarch – Abdullah II (1999– )
• Prime Minister – Bisher Al-Khasawneh (2020–2024)

Kazakhstan

• President – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (2019– )
• Prime Minister – Alikhan Smailov (2022–2024)

Kuwait

• Monarch – Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (2020–16 December 2023); Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (16 December 2023– )
• Prime Minister – Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (2022–2024)

Kyrgyzstan

• President – Sadyr Japarov (2021– )
• Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers – Akylbek Japarov (2021– )

Laos

• President – Thongloun Sisoulith (2021– )
• Prime Minister – Sonexay Siphandone (2022– )

Lebanon

• President – *Vacant* (since 30 October 2022)
• Prime Minister – Najib Mikati (2021–2025)

Malaysia

• Monarch – Abdullah of Pahang (2019–2024)
• Prime Minister – Anwar Ibrahim (2022– )

Maldives

• President – Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (2018–17 November 2023); Mohamed Muizzu (17 November 2023– )

Mongolia

• President – Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh (2021– )
• Prime Minister – Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene (2021–2025 )

Myanmar

• Acting President – Myint Swe (2021–2025 )
• Prime Minister – Min Aung Hlaing (2021–2025 )

Nepal

• President – Bidhya Devi Bhandari (2015–13 March 2023); Ram Chandra Paudel (13 March 2023– )
• Prime Minister – Pushpa Kamal Dahal (2022–2024)

North Korea

• Supreme Leader – Kim Jong Un (2011– )
• Head of State (Nominal) – Choe Ryong-hae (2019– )

Oman

• Monarch and Prime Minister – Haitham bin Tariq (2020– )

Pakistan

• President – Arif Alvi (2018–2024)
• Prime Minister – Shehbaz Sharif (2022–14 August 2023); Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (14 August 2023–2024; Caretaker)

Palestine

• President – Mahmoud Abbas (2005– )
• Prime Minister – Mohammad Shtayyeh (2019–2024)

Philippines

• President – Bongbong Marcos (2022– )

Qatar

• Monarch – Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (2013– )
• Prime Minister – Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani (2020–7 March 2023); Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (7 March 2023– )

Russia

• President – Vladimir Putin (2012– )
• Prime Minister – Mikhail Mishustin (2020– )

Saudi Arabia

• Monarch – Salman (2015– )
• Prime Minister – Mohammed bin Salman (2022– )

Singapore

• President – Halimah Yacob (2017–14 September 2023); Tharman Shanmugaratnam (14 September 2023– )
• Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong (2004–2024)

South Korea

• President – Yoon Suk Yeol (2022–2025)
• Prime Minister – Han Duck-soo (2022–2025)

Sri Lanka

• President – Ranil Wickremesinghe (2022–2024)
• Prime Minister – Dinesh Gunawardena (2022–2024)

Syria

• President – Bashar al-Assad (2000–2024)
• Prime Minister – Hussein Arnous (2020–2024)

Taiwan (Republic of China)

• President – Tsai Ing-wen (2016–2024)
• Premier – Su Tseng-chang (2019–31 January 2023); Chen Chien-jen (31 January 2023–2024)

Tajikistan

• President – Emomali Rahmon (1994– )
• Prime Minister – Kokhir Rasulzoda (2013– )

Thailand

• Monarch – Vajiralongkorn (2016– )
• Prime Minister – Prayut Chan-o-cha (2014–22 August 2023); Srettha Thavisin (22 August 2023–2024)

Turkey

• President – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2014– )
• Vice President – Fuat Oktay (2018–4 June 2023); Cevdet Yılmaz (4 June 2023– )

Turkmenistan

• President – Serdar Berdimuhamedow (2022– )
• Prime Minister – Raşit Meredow (2007– )

United Arab Emirates

• President – Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2022– )
• Prime Minister – Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (2006– )

Uzbekistan

• President – Shavkat Mirziyoyev (2016– )
• Prime Minister – Abdulla Aripov (2016– )

Vietnam

• President – Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (2021–18 January 2023; Resigned); Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (18 January 2023–2 March 2023; Acting); Võ Văn Thưởng (2 March 2023–2024)
• Prime Minister – Phạm Minh Chính (2021– )

Yemen

• Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (Internationally Recognized) – Rashad al-Alimi (2022– )
• Prime Minister (Internationally Recognized) – Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed (2018–2024)
• Head of State (Houthi, De Facto) – Mahdi al-Mashat (2018– )
• Prime Minister (Houthi, De Facto) – Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour (2016–2024 )

Events

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Asia

January

• 13 January - 29 January - 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup

February

• 13 February - 2023 Bangladeshi presidential election

March

• 2 March - 2023 Vietnamese presidential election
• 9 March - 2023 Nepalese presidential election
• 19 March - 2023 Kazakh legislative election
• 26 March - 2023 Turkmen parliamentary election

May

• 5 May – A penumbral lunar eclipse was visible in the evening and the following morning in Africa, Asia and Australia and was the 24th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 141. ^[1]
• 14 May – 2023 Thai general election
• 14 May – 2023 Turkish parliamentary election
• 21 May – 2023 East Timorese parliamentary election

June

• 6 June – 2023 Kuwaiti general election
• 16 June – 16 July 16 – 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

July

• 6 July – The 2023 Hong Kong electoral changes confirmed and approved by Legislative Council. Direct elected seats of district councilors decreased from 452 out of 479 (94%) to 88 out of 470 (19%), and will establish the District Council Eligibility Review Committee for review the eligibility of every District Council Candidates. ^[2]
• 9 July – 2023 Uzbek presidential election
• 23 July – 2023 Cambodian general election

September

• 1 September – 2023 Singaporean presidential election
• 9 September – 2023 Maldivian presidential election
• 10 September – 2023 Russian elections
• 19 September – Azerbaijan launched a military offensive against the Armenia-backed Republic of Artsakh. ^[3]
• September 20 – Armenian separatist forces in Nagorno-Karabakh surrender and agree to a Russian proposal for a ceasefire with Azerbaijan effective from 1 pm on Wednesday. ^[4]
• 23 September – 8 October – 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
• 24 September – 4 October – over 100,000 ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh. ^{[5] [6]}
• 28 September – Samvel Shahramanyan, president of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, signs a decree to dissolve all state institutions of Artsakh beginning at the start of 2024. ^[7]

October

• 5 October – 26 November – 2023 Cricket World Cup in India.
• 7 October – 2023 Emirati parliamentary election
• 28 October – A partial lunar eclipse was visible in the evening and the next morning over Europe and most of Africa and Asia and was the 11th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 146. ^[8]
• 29 October – 2023 Omani general election

See also

• 2023 in Asian music
• List of state leaders in 2023 § Asia

References

1. "Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on May 5–6, 2023 – Where and When to See". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
2. "Hong Kong cuts directly elected District Council seats as overhaul unanimously approved". Hong Kong Free Press.
3. Kirby, Paul (2023-09-19). "Azerbaijan launches operation against Nagorno-Karabakh". BBC. Archived from the original on September 19, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
4. "Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces reach Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire deal". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
5. "Why this week's mass exodus from embattled Nagorno-Karabakh reflects decades of animosity". The Independent. 2023-09-28. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
6. "Separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh says it will dissolve itself by January 2024". AP News. 28 September 2023. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
7. Edwards, Christian (2023-09-28). "Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist from next year. How did this happen?". CNN. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
8. "28–29 October 2023 Partial Lunar Eclipse".