World leaders in 2025
Everyone who held a state’s top posts at some point in 2025, 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 2025 →
Major powers in 2025
United StatesUnited States history
- president
- Joe Biden, then Donald Trump
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- king
- Charles III
- prime minister
- Keir Starmer
RussiaRussia history
- president
- Vladimir Putin
- prime minister
- Mikhail Mishustin
ChinaChina history
- general secretary and paramount leader
- Xi Jinping
- president
- Xi Jinping
- premier
- Li Qiang
FranceFrance history
- president
- Emmanuel Macron
- prime minister
- François Bayrou, then Sébastien Lecornu
GermanyGermany history
- president
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier
- chancellor
- Olaf Scholz, then Friedrich Merz
JapanJapan history
- emperor
- Naruhito
- prime minister
- Shigeru Ishiba, then Sanae Takaichi
IndiaIndia history
- president
- Droupadi Murmu
- prime minister
- Narendra Modi
Africa
AlgeriaAlgeria history
- president
- Abdelmadjid Tebboune
- prime minister
- Nadir Larbaoui
- acting prime minister
- Sifi Ghrieb
AngolaAngola history
- president
- João Lourenço
BeninBenin history
- president
- Patrice Talon
BotswanaBotswana history
- president
- Duma Boko
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso history
- president of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration; interim president
- Ibrahim Traoré
- interim prime minister
- Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo
BurundiBurundi history
- president
- Évariste Ndayishimiye
- prime minister
- Nestor Ntahontuye
CameroonCameroon history
- president
- Paul Biya
- prime minister
- Joseph Ngute
Cape VerdeCape Verde history
- president
- José Maria Neves
- prime minister
- Ulisses Correia e Silva
Central African Republic
- president
- Faustin-Archange Touadéra
- prime minister
- Félix Moloua
ChadChad history
- president
- Mahamat Déby
- prime minister
- Allamaye Halina
Comoros
- president
- Azali Assoumani
Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo history
- president
- Félix Tshisekedi
- prime minister
- Judith Suminwa
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
- Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua
EritreaEritrea history
- president
- Isaias Afwerki
EswatiniEswatini history
- prime minister
- Russell Dlamini
EthiopiaEthiopia history
- president
- Taye Atske Selassie
- prime minister
- Abiy Ahmed
GabonGabon history
- president
- Brice Oligui Nguema
GambiaGambia history
- president
- Adama Barrow
GhanaGhana history
- president
- Nana Akufo-Addo, then John Mahama
GuineaGuinea history
- chairman of the National Committee of Reconciliation and Development; interim president
- Mamady Doumbouya
- interim prime minister
- Bah Oury
Guinea-Bissau
- president
- Umaro Sissoco Embaló
- acting president
- Horta Inta-A Na Man
- prime minister
- Ilídio Vieira Té
Ivory CoastIvory Coast history
- president
- Alassane Ouattara
- prime minister
- Robert Beugré Mambé
KenyaKenya history
- president
- William Ruto
LesothoLesotho history
- king
- Letsie III
- prime minister
- Sam Matekane
LiberiaLiberia history
- president
- Joseph Boakai
LibyaLibya history
- chairman of the Presidential Council
- Mohamed al-Menfi
- prime minister
- Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
MadagascarMadagascar history
- president
- Andry Rajoelina
- acting president
- Michael Randrianirina
- prime minister
- Christian Ntsay, then Ruphin Zafisambo
MalawiMalawi history
- president
- Lazarus Chakwera, then Peter Mutharika
MaliMali history
- interim president
- Assimi Goïta
- interim prime minister
- Abdoulaye Maïga
MauritaniaMauritania history
- president
- Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
- prime minister
- Mokhtar Ould Djay
MauritiusMauritius history
- president
- Dharam Gokhool
MoroccoMorocco history
- king
- Mohammed VI
- prime minister
- Aziz Akhannouch
MozambiqueMozambique history
- president
- Filipe Nyusi, then Daniel Chapo
- prime minister
- Adriano Maleiane, then Maria Benvinda Levy
NamibiaNamibia history
- president
- Nangolo Mbumba, then Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
- prime minister
- Saara Kuugongelwa, then Elijah Ngurare
NigerNiger history
- president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland
- Abdourahamane Tiani
- prime minister
- Ali Lamine Zeine
NigeriaNigeria history
- president
- Bola Tinubu
Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo history
- president
- Denis Sassou Nguesso
- prime minister
- Anatole Collinet Makosso
RwandaRwanda history
- president
- Paul Kagame
- prime minister
- Édouard Ngirente, then Justin Nsengiyumva
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- general secretary
- Brahim Ghali
- president
- Brahim Ghali
- prime minister
- Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun
São Tomé and Príncipe
- president
- Carlos Vila Nova
- prime minister
- Américo Ramos
SenegalSenegal history
- president
- Bassirou Diomaye Faye
- prime minister
- Ousmane Sonko
Seychelles
- president
- Patrick Herminie
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone history
- president
- Julius Maada Bio
SomaliaSomalia history
- prime minister
- Hamza Abdi Barre
Somaliland
- president
- Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi
South AfricaSouth Africa history
- president
- Cyril Ramaphosa
South SudanSouth Sudan history
- president
- Salva Kiir Mayardit
SudanSudan history
- chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council
- Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
- prime minister
- Kamil Idris
TanzaniaTanzania history
- president
- Samia Suluhu Hassan
- prime minister
- Kassim Majaliwa, then Mwigulu Nchemba
TogoTogo history
- president
- Faure Gnassingbé, then Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové
- prime minister
- Victoire Tomegah Dogbé
- president of the Council of Ministers
- Faure Gnassingbé
TunisiaTunisia history
- president
- Kais Saied
- prime minister
- Kamel Madouri, then Sara Zaafarani
Uganda
- president
- Yoweri Museveni
- Prime minister
- Robinah Nabbanja
ZambiaZambia history
- president
- Hakainde Hichilema
Zimbabwe
- president
- Emmerson Mnangagwa
Americas
Antigua and Barbuda
- king
- Charles III
- governor-general
- Rodney Williams
- prime minister
- Gaston Browne
ArgentinaArgentina history
- president
- Javier Milei
BarbadosBarbados history
- president
- Sandra Mason, then Jeffrey Bostic
- prime minister
- Mia Mottley
BelizeBelize history
- king
- Charles III
- governor-general
- Froyla Tzalam
- prime minister
- Johnny Briceño
BoliviaBolivia history
- president
- Luis Arce, then Rodrigo Paz Pereira
BrazilBrazil history
- president
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
CanadaCanada history
- king
- Charles III
- governor general
- Mary Simon
- prime minister
- Justin Trudeau, then Mark Carney
ChileChile history
- president
- Gabriel Boric
ColombiaColombia history
- president
- Gustavo Petro
Costa RicaCosta Rica history
- president
- Rodrigo Chaves Robles
CubaCuba history
- first secretary
- Miguel Díaz-Canel
- president
- Miguel Díaz-Canel
- prime minister
- Manuel Marrero Cruz
Dominica
- president
- Sylvanie Burton
- prime minister
- Roosevelt Skerrit
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic history
- president
- Luis Abinader
EcuadorEcuador history
- president
- Daniel Noboa
El SalvadorEl Salvador history
- president
- Nayib Bukele
Grenada
- king
- Charles III
- governor-general
- Cécile La Grenade
- prime minister
- Dickon Mitchell
GuatemalaGuatemala history
- president
- Bernardo Arévalo
GuyanaGuyana history
- president
- Irfaan Ali
- prime minister
- Mark Phillips
HaitiHaiti history
- interim prime minister
- Alix Didier Fils-Aimé
JamaicaJamaica history
- king
- Charles III
- governor-general
- Patrick Allen
- prime minister
- Andrew Holness
MexicoMexico history
- president
- Claudia Sheinbaum
NicaraguaNicaragua history
- president; co-president
- Daniel Ortega
- co-president
- Rosario Murillo
PanamaPanama history
- president
- José Raúl Mulino
ParaguayParaguay history
- president
- Santiago Peña
PeruPeru history
- president
- Dina Boluarte
- prime minister
- Gustavo Adrianzén, then Eduardo Arana Ysa, then Ernesto Álvarez Miranda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- king
- Charles III
- governor-general
- Marcella Liburd
- prime minister
- Terrance Drew
Saint Lucia
- king
- Charles III
- governor-general
- Errol Charles
- prime minister
- Philip J. Pierre
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- king
- Charles III
- governor-general
- Susan Dougan
SurinameSuriname history
- president
- Chan Santokhi, then Jennifer Geerlings-Simons
The Bahamas
- king
- Charles III
- governor-general
- Cynthia A. Pratt
- prime minister
- Philip Davis
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago history
- president
- Christine Kangaloo
- prime minister
- Keith Rowley, then Stuart Young, then Kamla Persad-Bissessar
United StatesUnited States history
- president
- Joe Biden, then Donald Trump
UruguayUruguay history
- president
- Luis Lacalle Pou, then Yamandú Orsi
Asia
Abkhazia
- president
- Badra Gunba
AfghanistanAfghanistan history
- supreme leader
- Hibatullah Akhundzada
- prime minister
- Hasan Akhund
ArmeniaArmenia history
- president
- Vahagn Khachaturyan
- prime minister
- Nikol Pashinyan
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan history
- president
- Ilham Aliyev
- prime minister
- Ali Asadov
BahrainBahrain history
- prime minister
- Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
BangladeshBangladesh history
- president
- Mohammed Shahabuddin
- chief adviser
- Muhammad Yunus
BhutanBhutan history
- prime minister
- Tshering Tobgay
BruneiBrunei history
- sultan
- Hassanal Bolkiah
- prime minister
- Hassanal Bolkiah
CambodiaCambodia history
- king
- Norodom Sihamoni
- prime minister
- Hun Manet
ChinaChina history
- general secretary and paramount leader
- Xi Jinping
- president
- Xi Jinping
- premier
- Li Qiang
CyprusCyprus history
- president
- Nikos Christodoulides
Georgia
- prime minister
- Irakli Kobakhidze
IndiaIndia history
- president
- Droupadi Murmu
- prime minister
- Narendra Modi
IndonesiaIndonesia history
- president
- Prabowo Subianto
IranIran history
- supreme leader
- Ali Khamenei
- president
- Masoud Pezeshkian
IraqIraq history
- president
- Abdul Latif Rashid
IsraelIsrael history
- president
- Isaac Herzog
- prime minister
- Benjamin Netanyahu
JapanJapan history
- emperor
- Naruhito
- prime minister
- Shigeru Ishiba, then Sanae Takaichi
JordanJordan history
- king
- Abdullah II
- prime minister
- Jafar Hassan
KazakhstanKazakhstan history
- president
- Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
- prime minister
- Oljas Bektenov
KuwaitKuwait history
- prime minister
- Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah
Kyrgyzstan
- president
- Sadyr Japarov
- chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers
- Adylbek Kasymaliev
LaosLaos history
- general secretary
- Thongloun Sisoulith
- president
- Thongloun Sisoulith
LebanonLebanon history
- acting president
- Najib Mikati
- president
- Joseph Aoun
- prime minister
- Najib Mikati, then Nawaf Salam
MalaysiaMalaysia history
- prime minister
- Anwar Ibrahim
Maldives
- president
- Mohamed Muizzu
MongoliaMongolia history
- president
- Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh
- prime minister
- Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, then Gombojavyn Zandanshatar
MyanmarMyanmar history
- acting president
- Min Aung Hlaing
- chairman
- Min Aung Hlaing
NepalNepal history
- president
- Ram Chandra Poudel
- prime minister
- K. P. Sharma Oli
- interim prime minister
- Sushila Karki
North KoreaNorth Korea history
- general secretary
- Kim Jong Un
- president of the State Affairs Commission
- Kim Jong Un
Northern Cyprus
- president
- Ersin Tatar, then Tufan Erhürman
- prime minister
- Ünal Üstel
OmanOman history
- sultan
- Haitham bin Tariq
- prime minister
- Haitham bin Tariq
PakistanPakistan history
- president
- Asif Ali Zardari
- prime minister
- Shehbaz Sharif
PalestinePalestine history
- president
- Mahmoud Abbas
- prime minister
- Mohammad Mustafa
PhilippinesPhilippines history
- president
- Bongbong Marcos
QatarQatar history
- prime minister
- Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia history
- king
- Salman
- prime minister
- Mohammed bin Salman
SingaporeSingapore history
- president
- Tharman Shanmugaratnam
- prime minister
- Lawrence Wong
South KoreaSouth Korea history
- president
- Yoon Suk Yeol, then Lee Jae Myung
- acting president
- Choi Sang-mok, then Han Duck-soo, then Lee Ju-ho
- prime minister
- Han Duck-soo, then Kim Min-seok
- acting prime minister
- Choi Sang-mok, then Lee Ju-ho
South Ossetia
- president
- Alan Gagloev
- prime minister
- Konstantin Dzhussoev
Sri LankaSri Lanka history
- president
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- prime minister
- Harini Amarasuriya
SyriaSyria history
- de facto leader; president
- Ahmed al-Sharaa
- prime minister
- Mohammed al-Bashir
TaiwanTaiwan history
- president
- Lai Ching-te
- premier
- Cho Jung-tai
TajikistanTajikistan history
- president
- Emomali Rahmon
- prime minister
- Kokhir Rasulzoda
ThailandThailand history
- King
- Vajiralongkorn
- acting prime minister
- Phumtham Wechayachai, then Suriya Juangroongruangkit
- prime minister
- Paetongtarn Shinawatra, then Anutin Charnvirakul
Timor-Leste
- president
- José Ramos-Horta
- prime minister
- Xanana Gusmão
TurkeyTurkey history
- president
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Turkmenistan
- chairman of the People's Council
- Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
- president
- Serdar Berdimuhamedow
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates history
- president
- Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- prime minister
- Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
UzbekistanUzbekistan history
- president
- Shavkat Mirziyoyev
- prime minister
- Abdulla Aripov
VietnamVietnam history
- general secretary
- Tô Lâm
- president
- Lương Cường
YemenYemen history
- chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council
- Rashad al-Alimi
- prime minister
- Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak, then Salem Saleh bin Braik
Europe
AlbaniaAlbania history
- president
- Bajram Begaj
- prime minister
- Edi Rama
Andorra
- episcopal co-prince
- Joan Enric Vives i Sicília, then Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat
- French co-prince
- Emmanuel Macron
- representative of the episcopal co-prince
- Eduard Ibáñez
- representative of the French co-prince
- Patrice Faure
- prime minister
- Xavier Espot Zamora
AustriaAustria history
- president
- Alexander Van der Bellen
- acting chancellor
- Alexander Schallenberg
- chancellor
- Karl Nehammer, then Christian Stocker
BelarusBelarus history
- chairman
- Alexander Lukashenko
- president
- Alexander Lukashenko
- prime minister
- Roman Golovchenko, then Alexander Turchin
BelgiumBelgium history
- king
- Philippe
- prime minister
- Alexander De Croo, then Bart De Wever
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina history
- chairman
- Željko Komšić
- chairwoman
- Borjana Krišto, then Željka Cvijanović
- member
- Željko Komšić, then Denis Bećirović, then Željka Cvijanović
BulgariaBulgaria history
- president
- Rumen Radev
- acting prime minister
- Dimitar Glavchev
- prime minister
- Rosen Zhelyazkov
CroatiaCroatia history
- president
- Zoran Milanović
- prime minister
- Andrej Plenković
Czech RepublicCzech Republic history
- president
- Petr Pavel
- prime minister
- Petr Fiala, then Andrej Babiš
DenmarkDenmark history
- king
- Frederik X
- prime minister
- Mette Frederiksen
EstoniaEstonia history
- president
- Alar Karis
- prime minister
- Kristen Michal
FinlandFinland history
- president
- Alexander Stubb
- prime minister
- Petteri Orpo
FranceFrance history
- president
- Emmanuel Macron
- prime minister
- François Bayrou, then Sébastien Lecornu
GermanyGermany history
- president
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier
- chancellor
- Olaf Scholz, then Friedrich Merz
GreeceGreece history
- president
- Katerina Sakellaropoulou, then Konstantinos Tasoulas
- prime minister
- Kyriakos Mitsotakis
HungaryHungary history
- president
- Tamás Sulyok
- prime minister
- Viktor Orbán
IcelandIceland history
- president
- Halla Tómasdóttir
- prime minister
- Kristrún Frostadóttir
Ireland
- president
- Michael D. Higgins, then Catherine Connolly
- Taoiseach
- Simon Harris, then Micheál Martin
ItalyItaly history
- president
- Sergio Mattarella
- prime minister
- Giorgia Meloni
KosovoKosovo history
- caretaker prime minister
- Albin Kurti
LatviaLatvia history
- president
- Edgars Rinkēvičs
- prime minister
- Evika Siliņa
Liechtenstein
- prince
- Hans-Adam II
- regent
- Alois
- prime minister
- Daniel Risch, then Brigitte Haas
LithuaniaLithuania history
- president
- Gitanas Nausėda
- prime minister
- Gintautas Paluckas, then Inga Ruginienė
- acting prime minister
- Rimantas Šadžius
LuxembourgLuxembourg history
- grand duke
- Henri, then Guillaume V
- regent
- Guillaume
- prime minister
- Luc Frieden
MaltaMalta history
- president
- Myriam Spiteri Debono
- prime minister
- Robert Abela
MoldovaMoldova history
- president
- Maia Sandu
- prime minister
- Dorin Recean, then Alexandru Munteanu
Monaco
- prince
- Albert II
- minister of state
- Didier Guillaume
MontenegroMontenegro history
- president
- Jakov Milatović
- prime minister
- Milojko Spajić
North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia history
- president
- Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova
- prime minister
- Hristijan Mickoski
NorwayNorway history
- king
- Harald V
- prime minister
- Jonas Gahr Støre
PolandPoland history
- president
- Andrzej Duda, then Karol Nawrocki
- prime minister
- Donald Tusk
PortugalPortugal history
- president
- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
- prime minister
- Luís Montenegro
RomaniaRomania history
- president
- Klaus Iohannis, then Nicușor Dan
- acting president
- Ilie Bolojan
- acting prime minister
- Cătălin Predoiu
- prime minister
- Marcel Ciolacu, then Ilie Bolojan
RussiaRussia history
- president
- Vladimir Putin
- prime minister
- Mikhail Mishustin
San Marino
- Captains Regent
- Matteo Rossi, then Lorenzo Bugli
- secretary
- Luca Beccari
SerbiaSerbia history
- president
- Aleksandar Vučić
- prime minister
- Miloš Vučević, then Đuro Macut
SlovakiaSlovakia history
- president
- Peter Pellegrini
- prime minister
- Robert Fico
SloveniaSlovenia history
- president
- Nataša Pirc Musar
- prime minister
- Robert Golob
SpainSpain history
- king
- Felipe VI
- prime minister
- Pedro Sánchez
SwedenSweden history
- king
- Carl XVI Gustaf
- prime minister
- Ulf Kristersson
SwitzerlandSwitzerland history
- president
- Karin Keller-Sutter
The Netherlands
- king
- Willem-Alexander
Transnistria
- president
- Vadim Krasnoselsky
- prime minister
- Aleksandr Rozenberg
UkraineUkraine history
- president
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- prime minister
- Denys Shmyhal, then Yulia Svyrydenko
United KingdomUnited Kingdom history
- king
- Charles III
- prime minister
- Keir Starmer
Vatican City
- president
- Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, then Raffaella Petrini
Oceania
AustraliaAustralia history
- king
- Charles III
- governor-general
- Sam Mostyn
- prime minister
- Anthony Albanese
Cook Islands
- king
- Charles III
- king's representative
- Tom Marsters
- prime minister
- Mark Brown
Federated States of Micronesia
- president
- Wesley Simina
FijiFiji history
- president
- Naiqama Lalabalavu
- prime minister
- Sitiveni Rabuka
Kiribati
- president
- Taneti Maamau
Marshall Islands
- president
- Hilda Heine
Nauru
- president
- David Adeang
New ZealandNew Zealand history
- king
- Charles III
- governor-general
- Cindy Kiro
- prime minister
- Christopher Luxon
Niue
- king
- Charles III
- prime minister
- Dalton Tagelagi
Palau
- president
- Surangel Whipps Jr.
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea history
- king
- Charles III
- governor-general
- Bob Dadae
- prime minister
- James Marape
SamoaSamoa history
- O le Ao o le Malo
- Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II
- prime minister
- Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands history
- king
- Charles III
- governor-general
- David Tiva Kapu
- prime minister
- Jeremiah Manele
TongaTonga history
- king
- Tupou VI
- prime minister
- ʻAisake Eke, then Fatafehi Fakafānua
Tuvalu
- king
- Charles III
- prime minister
- Feleti Teo
VanuatuVanuatu history
- president
- Nikenike Vurobaravu