2025 in Asia

This is a list of events that will take or have taken place in Asia in 2025 .

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 – Mohammed Shahabuddin (2023– )
• Chief Adviser – Muhammad Yunus (2024– )

Bhutan

• Monarch – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (2006– )
• Prime Minister – Tshering Tobgay (2024– )

Brunei

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

Cambodia

• Monarch – Norodom Sihamoni (2004– )
• Prime Minister – Hun Manet (2023– )

China (People's Republic of China)

• President – Xi Jinping (2013– )
• Premier – Li Qiang (2023– )

Cyprus

• President – Nikos Christodoulides (2023– )

East Timor

• President – José Ramos-Horta (2022– )
• Prime Minister – Xanana Gusmão (2023– )

Egypt

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

Georgia

• President – Salome Zourabichvili (2018–2024); Mikheil Kavelashvili (2024– ; disputed)
• Prime Minister – Irakli Garibashvili (2021–2024); Irakli Kobakhidze (2024– )

India

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

Indonesia

• President – Prabowo Subianto (2024– )

Iran

• Supreme Leader – Ali Khamenei (1989– )
• President – Masoud Pezeshkian (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 – Shigeru Ishiba (2024–September 2025); Sanae Takaichi (October 2025– )

Jordan

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

Kazakhstan

• President – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (2019– )
• Prime Minister – Oljas Bektenov (2024– )

Kuwait

• Monarch – Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (2023– )
• Prime Minister – Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah (2024– )

Kyrgyzstan

• President – Sadyr Japarov (2021– )
• Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers – Adylbek Kasymaliev (2024– )

Laos

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

Lebanon

• President – *Vacant* (2022–2025); Joseph Aoun (2025– )
• Prime Minister – Najib Mikati (2021–2025 ); Nawaf Salam (2025– )

Malaysia

• Monarch – Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor (2024– )
• Prime Minister – Anwar Ibrahim (2022– )

Maldives

• President – Mohamed Muizzu (2023– )

Mongolia

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

Myanmar

• Acting President – Myint Swe (2021–2025 ); vacant (2025– )
• Prime Minister – Min Aung Hlaing (2021–2025 ); Nyo Saw (2025– )

Nepal

• President – Ram Chandra Paudel (2023– )
• Prime Minister – K. P. Sharma Oli (2024–2025 ); Sushila Karki (2025– )

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 – Asif Ali Zardari (2024– )
• Prime Minister – Shehbaz Sharif (2024– )

Palestine

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

Philippines

• President – Bongbong Marcos (2022– )

Qatar

• Monarch – Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (2013– )
• Prime Minister – Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (2023– )

Russia

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

Saudi Arabia

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

Singapore

• President – Tharman Shanmugaratnam (2023– )
• Prime Minister – Lawrence Wong (2024– )

South Korea

• President – Yoon Suk Yeol (2022–December 2024; Impeached); Lee Jae-myung (4 June 2025– )
• Prime Minister – Han Duck-soo (2022–June 2025; Resigned/Caretaker); Kim Min-seok (31 July 2025– )

Sri Lanka

• President – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (2024– )
• Prime Minister – Harini Amarasuriya (2024– )

Syria

• Leader of the Syrian Transitional Government – Ahmed al-Sharaa (2024– )
• Head of Government – Mohammed al-Bashir (2024–2025)

Taiwan (Republic of China)

• President – Lai Ching-te (2024– )
• Premier – Cho Jung-tai (2024– )

Tajikistan

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

Thailand

• Monarch – Vajiralongkorn (2016– )
• Prime Minister – Paetongtarn Shinawatra (2024–2025 ); Anutin Charnvirakul (2025– )

Turkey

• President – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2014– )
• Vice President – Cevdet Yılmaz (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 – Lương Cường (2024– )
• Prime Minister – Phạm Minh Chính (2021– )

Yemen (Internationally recognized government)

• Yemen (Internationally recognized government) – Chairman – Rashad al-Alimi (2022– )
• Yemen (Internationally recognized government) – Prime Minister –
  • Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak (2024–2025 )
  • Salem Saleh bin Braik (2025– )
• Yemen (Houthi-led government) – President of the Supreme Political Council – Mahdi al-Mashat (2018– )
• Yemen (Houthi-led government) – Prime Minister (Houthi-led) –
  • Ahmed al-Rahawi (2024–2025 )
  • Muhammad Ahmed Miftah (2025– )

Events

January

• 7 January – A 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes the Tibet Autonomous Region of Southwest China, killing at least 126 people, whilst another 201 are injured. ^{[1] [2]}

February

• 6 – 23 February – 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup in China ^[3]
• 7 – 14 February – 2025 Asian Winter Games in China ^[4]

April

• 3 – 20 April – 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia ^[3]
• April 13 – October 13 – Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. ^[5]

May

• 12 May – 2025 Philippine general election
• 27 - 31 May - 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in South Korea ^[6]

August

• 5 August – Four people are killed 70+ missing and several others are injured Uttarakhand flash flood in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand India ^[7]

Predicted and scheduled events

• 13 – 20 July – 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in China ^{[8] [9]}
• 5 – 17 August – 2025 FIBA Asia Cup in Saudi Arabia ^[10]
• 7 – 17 August – 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China ^[11]
• 14 September – 2025 Russian elections

See also

• 2025 in Asian music
• List of state leaders in 2025 § Asia

References

1. "China earthquake: Dozens dead as tremor strikes Tibet". BBC News. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
2. "At least 95 killed as magnitude-6.8 earthquake hits China's Tibet region". ABC News. 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
3. "Pivotal reforms approved by AFC Competitions Committee". Asian Football Association. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
4. "成功！哈尔滨喜获2025年第九届亚冬会举办权" (in Chinese). hlj.cnr.cn. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
5. "Osaka Is World Expo 2025 Host". Japan Forward. 2018-11-23. Archived from the original on March 17, 2019. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
6. "All set for the event! Final checks completed for a successful championship!". 2025gumi.kr. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
7. "Dozens feared trapped after cloudburst triggers flash floods in Indiastate". BBC. 5 August 2025.
8. "Women's Asia Cup returns to China with Shenzhen confirmed as host". FIBA. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
9. "China's Shenzhen to host 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup". english.news.cn. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
10. Bacnis, Justine (7 December 2023). "Saudi Arabia awarded hosting of FIBA Asia Cup 2025". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
11. Mackay, Duncan (10 October 2021). "World Games 2025 in Chengdu set to return to normal place on calendar". Inside the games. Retrieved 18 July 2022.