World leaders in 2020
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 2020, in the order they held them. Names are from Wikipedia’s list of state leaders and appear only where the person’s Wikidata record agrees on the post and the years. What happened in 2020 →
Major powers in 2020
United StatesUnited States history
- president
- Donald Trump
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- prime minister
- Boris Johnson
RussiaRussia history
- president
- Vladimir Putin
- prime minister
- Dmitry Medvedev, then Mikhail Mishustin
- acting prime minister
- Andrey Belousov
ChinaChina history
- general secretary and paramount leader
- Xi Jinping
- president
- Xi Jinping
- premier
- Li Keqiang
FranceFrance history
- president
- Emmanuel Macron
- prime minister
- Édouard Philippe, then Jean Castex
GermanyGermany history
- president
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier
- chancellor
- Angela Merkel
JapanJapan history
- emperor
- Naruhito
- prime minister
- Shinzo Abe, then Yoshihide Suga
IndiaIndia history
- president
- Ram Nath Kovind
- prime minister
- Narendra Modi
Africa
AlgeriaAlgeria history
- president
- Abdelmadjid Tebboune
- prime minister
- Abdelaziz Djerad
AngolaAngola history
- president
- João Lourenço
BeninBenin history
- president
- Patrice Talon
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso history
- president
- Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
- prime minister
- Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré
BurundiBurundi history
- president
- Pierre Nkurunziza, then Évariste Ndayishimiye
- prime minister
- Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni
CameroonCameroon history
- president
- Paul Biya
- prime minister
- Joseph Ngute
Cape VerdeCape Verde history
- president
- Jorge Carlos Fonseca
- prime minister
- Ulisses Correia e Silva
Central African Republic
- president
- Faustin-Archange Touadéra
- prime minister
- Firmin Ngrébada
ChadChad history
- president
- Idriss Déby
Comoros
- president
- Azali Assoumani
Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo history
- president
- Félix Tshisekedi
- prime minister
- Sylvestre Ilunga
DjiboutiDjibouti history
- president
- Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
- prime minister
- Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
EgyptEgypt history
- president
- Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
- prime minister
- Mostafa Madbouly
Equatorial Guinea
- president
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
- prime minister
- Francisco Pascual Obama Asue
EritreaEritrea history
- president
- Isaias Afwerki
EswatiniEswatini history
- prime minister
- Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini
- acting prime minister
- Themba Masuku
EthiopiaEthiopia history
- president
- Sahle-Work Zewde
- prime minister
- Abiy Ahmed
GabonGabon history
- president
- Ali Bongo
- prime minister
- Julien Nkoghe Bekale, then Rose Christiane Raponda
GambiaGambia history
- president
- Adama Barrow
GhanaGhana history
- president
- Nana Akufo-Addo
GuineaGuinea history
- president
- Alpha Condé
- prime minister
- Ibrahima Kassory Fofana
Guinea-Bissau
- president
- Umaro Sissoco Embaló
- prime minister
- Aristides Gomes, then Nuno Gomes Nabiam
Ivory CoastIvory Coast history
- president
- Alassane Ouattara
- prime minister
- Amadou Gon Coulibaly, then Hamed Bakayoko
KenyaKenya history
- president
- Uhuru Kenyatta
LesothoLesotho history
- king
- Letsie III
- prime minister
- Tom Thabane, then Moeketsi Majoro
LiberiaLiberia history
- president
- George Weah
LibyaLibya history
- contesting chairman of the Presidential Council
- Fayez al-Sarraj
- prime minister
- Fayez al-Sarraj
MadagascarMadagascar history
- president
- Andry Rajoelina
- prime minister
- Christian Ntsay
MalawiMalawi history
- president
- Peter Mutharika, then Lazarus Chakwera
MaliMali history
- president
- Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
- chairman of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People
- Assimi Goïta
- interim president
- Bah Ndaw
- prime minister
- Boubou Cissé
- acting prime minister
- Moctar Ouane
MauritaniaMauritania history
- president
- Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
- prime minister
- Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya, then Mohamed Ould Bilal
MauritiusMauritius history
- president
- Prithvirajsing Roopun
- prime minister
- Pravind Jugnauth
MoroccoMorocco history
- king
- Mohammed VI
- prime minister
- Saadeddine Othmani
MozambiqueMozambique history
- president
- Filipe Nyusi
- prime minister
- Carlos Agostinho do Rosário
NamibiaNamibia history
- president
- Hage Geingob
- prime minister
- Saara Kuugongelwa
NigerNiger history
- president
- Mahamadou Issoufou
- prime minister
- Brigi Rafini
NigeriaNigeria history
- president
- Muhammadu Buhari
Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo history
- president
- Denis Sassou Nguesso
- prime minister
- Clément Mouamba
RwandaRwanda history
- president
- Paul Kagame
- prime minister
- Édouard Ngirente
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- general secretary
- Brahim Ghali
- president
- Brahim Ghali
- prime minister
- Mohamed Wali Akeik, then Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun
São Tomé and Príncipe
- president
- Evaristo Carvalho
- prime minister
- Jorge Bom Jesus
SenegalSenegal history
- president
- Macky Sall
Seychelles
- president
- Danny Faure
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone history
- president
- Julius Maada Bio
- chief minister
- David J. Francis
SomaliaSomalia history
- president
- Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
- prime minister
- Hassan Ali Khaire, then Mohamed Hussein Roble
- acting prime minister
- Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid
Somaliland
- president
- Muse Bihi Abdi
South AfricaSouth Africa history
- president
- Cyril Ramaphosa
South SudanSouth Sudan history
- president
- Salva Kiir Mayardit
SudanSudan history
- prime minister
- Abdalla Hamdok
TanzaniaTanzania history
- president
- John Magufuli
- prime minister
- Kassim Majaliwa
TogoTogo history
- president
- Faure Gnassingbé
- prime minister
- Komi Sélom Klassou, then Victoire Tomegah Dogbé
TunisiaTunisia history
- president
- Kais Saied
- prime minister
- Youssef Chahed, then Elyes Fakhfakh, then Hichem Mechichi
Uganda
- president
- Yoweri Museveni
- Prime minister
- Ruhakana Rugunda
ZambiaZambia history
- president
- Edgar Lungu
Zimbabwe
- president
- Emmerson Mnangagwa
Americas
Antigua and Barbuda
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- governor-general
- Rodney Williams
- prime minister
- Gaston Browne
ArgentinaArgentina history
- president
- Alberto Fernández
BarbadosBarbados history
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- governor-general
- Sandra Mason
- prime minister
- Mia Mottley
BelizeBelize history
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- governor-general
- Colville Young
- prime minister
- Dean Barrow, then Johnny Briceño
BoliviaBolivia history
- president
- Jeanine Áñez, then Luis Arce
BrazilBrazil history
- president
- Jair Bolsonaro
CanadaCanada history
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- governor general
- Julie Payette
- prime minister
- Justin Trudeau
ChileChile history
- president
- Sebastián Piñera
ColombiaColombia history
- president
- Iván Duque
Costa RicaCosta Rica history
- president
- Carlos Alvarado Quesada
CubaCuba history
- first secretary
- Raúl Castro
- president
- Miguel Díaz-Canel
- prime minister
- Manuel Marrero Cruz
Dominica
- president
- Charles Savarin
- prime minister
- Roosevelt Skerrit
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic history
- president
- Danilo Medina, then Luis Abinader
EcuadorEcuador history
- president
- Lenín Moreno
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- president
- Nayib Bukele
Grenada
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- governor-general
- Cécile La Grenade
- prime minister
- Keith Mitchell
GuatemalaGuatemala history
- president
- Jimmy Morales, then Alejandro Giammattei
GuyanaGuyana history
- president
- David A. Granger, then Irfaan Ali
- prime minister
- Moses Nagamootoo, then Mark Phillips
HaitiHaiti history
- president
- Jovenel Moïse
- acting prime minister
- Jean-Michel Lapin
- prime minister
- Joseph Jouthe
HondurasHonduras history
- president
- Juan Orlando Hernández
JamaicaJamaica history
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- governor-general
- Patrick Allen
- prime minister
- Andrew Holness
MexicoMexico history
- president
- Andrés Manuel López Obrador
NicaraguaNicaragua history
- president
- Daniel Ortega
PanamaPanama history
- president
- Laurentino Cortizo
ParaguayParaguay history
- president
- Mario Abdo Benítez
PeruPeru history
- president
- Martín Vizcarra, then Manuel Merino, then Francisco Sagasti
- prime minister
- Vicente Zeballos, then Pedro Cateriano, then Walter Martos, then Ántero Flores Aráoz, then Violeta Bermúdez
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- governor-general
- Tapley Seaton
- prime minister
- Timothy Harris
Saint Lucia
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- governor-general
- Neville Cenac
- prime minister
- Allen Chastanet
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- governor-general
- Susan Dougan
SurinameSuriname history
- president
- Dési Bouterse, then Chan Santokhi
The Bahamas
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- governor-general
- Cornelius A. Smith
- prime minister
- Hubert Minnis
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago history
- president
- Paula-Mae Weekes
- prime minister
- Keith Rowley
United StatesUnited States history
- president
- Donald Trump
UruguayUruguay history
- president
- Tabaré Vázquez, then Luis Lacalle Pou
Asia
Abkhazia
- president
- Raul Khajimba, then Aslan Bzhania
- acting president
- Valeri Bganba
- prime minister
- Valeri Bganba, then Alexander Ankvab
AfghanistanAfghanistan history
- president
- Ashraf Ghani
- chief executive
- Abdullah Abdullah
ArmeniaArmenia history
- president
- Armen Sarkissian
- prime minister
- Nikol Pashinyan
Artsakh
- president
- Bako Sahakyan, then Arayik Harutyunyan
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan history
- president
- Ilham Aliyev
- prime minister
- Ali Asadov
BahrainBahrain history
- prime minister
- Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, then Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
BangladeshBangladesh history
- president
- Mohammad Abdul Hamid
- prime minister
- Sheikh Hasina
BhutanBhutan history
- prime minister
- Lotay Tshering
BruneiBrunei history
- sultan
- Hassanal Bolkiah
- prime minister
- Hassanal Bolkiah
CambodiaCambodia history
- king
- Norodom Sihamoni
- prime minister
- Hun Sen
ChinaChina history
- general secretary and paramount leader
- Xi Jinping
- president
- Xi Jinping
- premier
- Li Keqiang
CyprusCyprus history
- president
- Nicos Anastasiades
Georgia
- prime minister
- Giorgi Gakharia
IndiaIndia history
- president
- Ram Nath Kovind
- prime minister
- Narendra Modi
IndonesiaIndonesia history
- president
- Joko Widodo
IranIran history
- supreme leader
- Ali Khamenei
- president
- Hassan Rouhani
IraqIraq history
- president
- Barham Salih
- prime minister
- Adil Abdul-Mahdi, then Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
IsraelIsrael history
- president
- Reuven Rivlin
- caretaker prime minister
- Benjamin Netanyahu
JapanJapan history
- emperor
- Naruhito
- prime minister
- Shinzo Abe, then Yoshihide Suga
JordanJordan history
- king
- Abdullah II
- prime minister
- Omar Razzaz, then Bisher Khasawneh
KazakhstanKazakhstan history
- president
- Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
- prime minister
- Asqar Mamin
KuwaitKuwait history
- prime minister
- Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
Kyrgyzstan
- president
- Sooronbay Jeenbekov
- acting president
- Sadyr Japarov, then Talant Mamytov
- prime minister
- Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev, then Kubatbek Boronov
LaosLaos history
- general secretary
- Bounnhang Vorachit
- president
- Bounnhang Vorachit
- prime minister
- Thongloun Sisoulith
LebanonLebanon history
- president
- Michel Aoun
- prime minister; caretaker prime minister
- Hassan Diab
MalaysiaMalaysia history
- prime minister; interim prime minister
- Mahathir Mohamad
- prime minister
- Muhyiddin Yassin
Maldives
- president
- Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
MongoliaMongolia history
- president
- Khaltmaagiin Battulga
- prime minister
- Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh
MyanmarMyanmar history
- president
- Win Myint
- state counsellor
- Aung San Suu Kyi
NepalNepal history
- president
- Bidya Devi Bhandari
- prime minister
- K. P. Sharma Oli
North KoreaNorth Korea history
- president of the State Affairs Commission
- Kim Jong Un
- premier
- Kim Jae-ryong, then Kim Tok-hun
Northern Cyprus
- president
- Mustafa Akıncı, then Ersin Tatar
- prime minister
- Ersin Tatar, then Ersan Saner
OmanOman history
- sultan
- Qaboos bin Said, then Haitham bin Tariq
- prime minister
- Qaboos bin Said, then Haitham bin Tariq
PakistanPakistan history
- president
- Arif Alvi
- prime minister
- Imran Khan
PalestinePalestine history
- president
- Mahmoud Abbas
- prime minister
- Mohammad Shtayyeh
PhilippinesPhilippines history
- president
- Rodrigo Duterte
QatarQatar history
- prime minister
- Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani, then Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia history
SingaporeSingapore history
- president
- Halimah Yacob
- prime minister
- Lee Hsien Loong
South KoreaSouth Korea history
- president
- Moon Jae-in
- prime minister
- Lee Nak-yon, then Chung Sye-kyun
South Ossetia
- president
- Anatoly Bibilov
- prime minister
- Erik Pukhayev
- acting prime minister
- Gennady Bekoyev
Sri LankaSri Lanka history
- president
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa
- prime minister
- Mahinda Rajapaksa
SyriaSyria history
- president
- Bashar al-Assad
- prime minister
- Imad Khamis
- acting prime minister
- Hussein Arnous
TaiwanTaiwan history
- president
- Tsai Ing-wen
- premier
- Su Tseng-chang
TajikistanTajikistan history
- president
- Emomali Rahmon
- prime minister
- Kokhir Rasulzoda
ThailandThailand history
- King
- Vajiralongkorn
- prime minister
- Prayut Chan-o-cha
Timor-Leste
- president
- Francisco Guterres
- prime minister
- Taur Matan Ruak
TurkeyTurkey history
- president
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Turkmenistan
- president
- Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates history
- president
- Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- prime minister
- Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
UzbekistanUzbekistan history
- president
- Shavkat Mirziyoyev
- prime minister
- Abdulla Aripov
VietnamVietnam history
- general secretary
- Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- president
- Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- prime minister
- Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
YemenYemen history
- prime minister
- Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed
Europe
AlbaniaAlbania history
Andorra
- episcopal co-prince
- Joan Enric Vives i Sicília
- French co-prince
- Emmanuel Macron
- representative of the French co-prince
- Patrick Strzoda
- prime minister
- Xavier Espot Zamora
AustriaAustria history
- president
- Alexander Van der Bellen
- chancellor
- Brigitte Bierlein, then Sebastian Kurz
BelarusBelarus history
- president
- Alexander Lukashenko
- prime minister
- Syarhey Rumas, then Roman Golovchenko
BelgiumBelgium history
- king
- Philippe
- prime minister
- Sophie Wilmès, then Alexander De Croo
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina history
- high representative
- Valentin Inzko
- chairman
- Željko Komšić, then Zoran Tegeltija, then Šefik Džaferović, then Milorad Dodik
- member
- Šefik Džaferović, then Željko Komšić, then Milorad Dodik
BulgariaBulgaria history
- president
- Rumen Radev
- prime minister
- Boyko Borisov
CroatiaCroatia history
- president
- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, then Zoran Milanović
- prime minister
- Andrej Plenković
Czech RepublicCzech Republic history
- president
- Miloš Zeman
- prime minister
- Andrej Babiš
DenmarkDenmark history
- queen
- Margrethe II
- prime minister
- Mette Frederiksen
Donetsk People's Republic
- prime minister
- Alexander Ananchenko
EstoniaEstonia history
- president
- Kersti Kaljulaid
- prime minister
- Jüri Ratas
FinlandFinland history
- president
- Sauli Niinistö
- prime minister
- Sanna Marin
FranceFrance history
- president
- Emmanuel Macron
- prime minister
- Édouard Philippe, then Jean Castex
GermanyGermany history
- president
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier
- chancellor
- Angela Merkel
GreeceGreece history
- president
- Prokopis Pavlopoulos, then Katerina Sakellaropoulou
- prime minister
- Kyriakos Mitsotakis
HungaryHungary history
- president
- János Áder
- prime minister
- Viktor Orbán
IcelandIceland history
- president
- Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
- prime minister
- Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Ireland
- president
- Michael D. Higgins
- Taoiseach
- Leo Varadkar, then Micheál Martin
ItalyItaly history
- president
- Sergio Mattarella
- prime minister
- Giuseppe Conte
KosovoKosovo history
- president
- Hashim Thaçi
- acting president
- Vjosa Osmani
- prime minister
- Ramush Haradinaj, then Albin Kurti, then Avdullah Hoti
LatviaLatvia history
- president
- Egils Levits
- prime minister
- Krišjānis Kariņš
Liechtenstein
- prince
- Hans-Adam II
- regent
- Alois
- prime minister
- Adrian Hasler
LithuaniaLithuania history
- president
- Gitanas Nausėda
- prime minister
- Saulius Skvernelis, then Ingrida Šimonytė
LuxembourgLuxembourg history
- grand duke
- Henri
- prime minister
- Xavier Bettel
MaltaMalta history
- president
- George Vella
- prime minister
- Joseph Muscat, then Robert Abela
MoldovaMoldova history
- president
- Igor Dodon, then Maia Sandu
- prime minister
- Ion Chicu
- acting prime minister
- Aureliu Ciocoi
Monaco
- prince
- Albert II
- minister of state
- Serge Telle, then Pierre Dartout
MontenegroMontenegro history
- president
- Milo Đukanović
- prime minister
- Duško Marković, then Zdravko Krivokapić
North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia history
- president
- Stevo Pendarovski
- prime minister
- Zoran Zaev
- acting prime minister
- Oliver Spasovski
NorwayNorway history
- king
- Harald V
- prime minister
- Erna Solberg
PolandPoland history
- president
- Andrzej Duda
- Prime minister
- Mateusz Morawiecki
PortugalPortugal history
- president
- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
- prime minister
- António Costa
RomaniaRomania history
- president
- Klaus Iohannis
- prime minister
- Ludovic Orban, then Florin Cîțu
- acting prime minister
- Nicolae Ciucă
RussiaRussia history
- president
- Vladimir Putin
- prime minister
- Dmitry Medvedev, then Mikhail Mishustin
- acting prime minister
- Andrey Belousov
San Marino
- Captains Regent
- Luca Boschi, then Mariella Mularoni, then Alessandro Mancini, then Grazia Zafferani, then Alessandro Cardelli, then Mirko Dolcini
- secretary
- Nicola Renzi, then Luca Beccari
SerbiaSerbia history
- president
- Aleksandar Vučić
- prime minister
- Ana Brnabić
SlovakiaSlovakia history
- president
- Zuzana Čaputová
- prime minister
- Peter Pellegrini, then Igor Matovič
SloveniaSlovenia history
- president
- Borut Pahor
- prime minister
- Marjan Šarec, then Janez Janša
SpainSpain history
- king
- Felipe VI
SwedenSweden history
- king
- Carl XVI Gustaf
- prime minister
- Stefan Löfven
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- president
- Simonetta Sommaruga
The Netherlands
- king
- Willem-Alexander
- prime minister
- Mark Rutte
Transnistria
- president
- Vadim Krasnoselsky
- prime minister
- Aleksandr Martynov
UkraineUkraine history
- president
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- prime minister
- Oleksiy Honcharuk, then Denys Shmyhal
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- prime minister
- Boris Johnson
Vatican City
- pope
- Francis
- president
- Giuseppe Bertello
Oceania
AustraliaAustralia history
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- governor-general
- David Hurley
- prime minister
- Scott Morrison
Cook Islands
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- prime minister
- Henry Puna, then Mark Brown
Federated States of Micronesia
- president
- David Panuelo
FijiFiji history
- president
- Jioji Konrote
- prime minister
- Frank Bainimarama
Kiribati
- president
- Taneti Maamau
Marshall Islands
- president
- Hilda Heine, then David Kabua
Nauru
- president
- Lionel Aingimea
New ZealandNew Zealand history
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- governor-general
- Patsy Reddy
- prime minister
- Jacinda Ardern
Niue
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- premier
- Toke Talagi
Palau
- president
- Thomas Remengesau Jr.
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea history
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- governor-general
- Bob Dadae
- prime minister
- James Marape
SamoaSamoa history
- O le Ao o le Malo
- Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands history
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- governor-general
- David Vunagi
- Prime minister
- Manasseh Sogavare
TongaTonga history
- king
- Tupou VI
- prime minister
- Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa
Tuvalu
- queen
- Elizabeth II
- acting governor-general
- Teniku Talesi
VanuatuVanuatu history
- president
- Tallis Obed Moses
- prime minister
- Charlot Salwai, then Bob Loughman