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 role (i.e. executive branch) is fulfilled by the listed head of government and the head of state.

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In one-party states, the ruling party's leader (i.e. General Secretary) is usually the de facto top leader of the state, though sometimes this leader also holds the presidency or premiership. In some countries like Andorra and Vatican City (Holy See), a clergy member also acts as the head of state for both countries (Bishop of Urgell as Co-Prince of Andorra and the Pope) and head of government for the latter (President of the Governorate of Vatican City State).

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.

Member and observer states of the United Nations

Colour key
  Green cells indicate leaders whose offices constitutionally administer the executive of their respective state/government.
  Blue cells indicate de facto executive branch leaders whose offices lack de jure constitutional power.
Note: Names in small font generally denote acting, interim, transitional, temporary leaders, or representatives. Other notes and exceptions are provided at § Notes.

Other states

The following states are in free association with a UN member state.

State Associated with Head of state Head of government
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand King  – Charles III [ν]
King's Representative  – Sir Tom Marsters 		Prime Minister – Mark Brown
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand King  – Charles III [ν]
King's Representative  – Dame Cindy Kiro [ι] 		Prime Minister – Dalton Tagelagi

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

State Also claimed by Head of state Head of government
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Acting President  – Badra Gunba Acting Prime Minister  – Valeri Bganba
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China (Taiwan)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China President – Lai Ching-te Premier  – Cho Jung-tai
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia President  – Vjosa Osmani Prime Minister – Albin Kurti
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus President – Ersin Tatar Prime Minister  – Ünal Üstel
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Sahrawi Republic Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco General Secretary of the Polisario Front – Brahim Ghali
President  – Brahim Ghali Prime Minister  – Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun
Flag of South Ossetia.svg  South Ossetia Flag of Georgia.svg 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
Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia President – Muse Bihi Abdi
President-elect – Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi
Flag of Transnistria (state).svg  Transnistria Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova President – Vadim Krasnoselsky Prime Minister  – Aleksander Rozenberg

Other governments

These alternative governments control part of their territory and are recognised as legitimate by at least one UN member state.

GovernmentState Head of state Head of government
Flag of Yemen.svg  Supreme Political Council Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Leader of Ansar Allah – Abdul-Malik al-Houthi [17]
Chairman – Mahdi al-Mashat Prime Minister  – Ahmed al-Rahawi [18]

These alternative governments control part of their territory, but are not recognized as legitimate by any UN member states.

GovernmentState Head of state Head of government
Flag of Libya.svg  Government of National Stability Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Supreme Commander of the Libyan National Army – Khalifa Haftar
Chairman of the Presidential Council  – Mohamed al-Menfi [ξ] Acting Prime Minister  – Osama Hammad [19]
Flag of Hamas.svg Hamas government in Gaza Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Hamas Chief in the Gaza Strip – Mohammed Sinwar
President – Mahmoud Abbas [ο] Head of the Government Administrative Committee  – Essam al-Da'alis
Flag of Myanmar.svg  National Unity Government Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Acting President – Duwa Lashi La Prime Minister – Mahn Win Khaing Than
Flag of the Syrian Salvation Government.svg  Syrian Salvation Government Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Commander-in-Chief of Tahrir al-Sham – Abu Mohammad al-Julani [20]
President of the General Shura Council – Mustafa al-Mousa Prime Minister – Mohammed al-Bashir

These alternative governments do not control their territory but are recognized as legitimate by at least one UN member state.

GovernmentState Head of state Head of government
Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Coordination Council Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus President and Head of the Cabinet – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Flag of Venezuela.svg  National Assembly (2015) Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela President of the National Assembly – Dinorah Figuera [21]

Sui generis entities

Entity Head of entity Head of government
Flag of Europe.svg  European Union President of the European Council  – Charles Michel [22] President of the European Commission – Ursula von der Leyen [23]  
Flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.svg Sovereign Military Order of Malta Prince and Grand Master – John T. Dunlap Grand Chancellor  – Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 The President of France and the French Co-Prince of Andorra are positions held by the same person.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Charles III is separately and equally monarch of 15 sovereign states known collectively as the Commonwealth realms. In each of these states (with the exception of the United Kingdom, where he permanently resides), he is represented at the national level by a governor-general.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 In this state, the president is both head of state and head of government; the office of prime minister may exist in these states, but it does not direct executive power—nor does the Kyrgyzstani Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Peruvian President of the Council of Ministers, or the Sierra Leonean Chief Minister.
  4. ↑ The high representative is an international civilian overseer of the Dayton Agreement with authority to dismiss elected and non-elected officials and enact legislation.
  5. ↑ The three-member Bosnian presidency is the head of state collectively.
  6. ↑ The council will exercise certain presidential powers until a new president is elected or until February 7, 2026, whichever comes first. The presidency has been vacant since the assassination of Jovenel Moïse in 2021. [5] [6] [7] [8]
  7. ↑ According to articles 89 to 91 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Supreme Leader of Iran is the head of state, and the President is the head of government. The President is 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.
  8. ↑ The constitution of Japan does not define a formal head of state, but the Emperor by unwritten constitutional convention fulfills the functions and duties of this role.
  9. 1 2 The Governor-General of New Zealand and the King's Representative of Niue are positions held by the same person.
  10. 1 2 The Captain Regent representing the party with a plurality of seats in the legislature of San Marino, the Grand and General Council, exercises more legislative power than the Captain Regent belonging to the opposition.
  11. ↑ The Transitional Sovereignty Council is the collective head of state of Sudan per the 2019 Draft Constitutional Declaration. While the council was intended to be a unity government incorporating civilian and military elements that used consensus decision making, Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who is also Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, has monopolized power. [11] [12] [13]
  12. ↑ The seven-member Swiss Federal Council is collectively head of state and government. As a party to the Council, the President serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.
  13. 1 2 Charles III is head of state of the Cook Islands and Niue in his capacity as King in Right of New Zealand. He is represented in each of these states by a King's Representative.
  14. ↑ Al-Menfi is also considered head of state by the internationally-recognized Government of National Unity. Hamada is disputing the premiership of Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, with the backing of the House of Representatives and the Libyan National Army.
  15. ↑ Internationally-recognized president also recognized by Hamas since the Palestinian Unity Government of June 2014

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