LEADERS

Who leads the world, right now — and who did then.

Every current head of state and government we track, from sovereign states and their constituents and territories to the intergovernmental bodies they belong to. Filter by continent, type, or membership, or flip on the time machine to see who held any office in a given month and year.

Country / OrgPowerLeader
United States1789–⚠️ Donald Trump(Pres.)
China221 BC–Xi Jinping(Pres. (PRC))
United Kingdom1707–Keir Starmer(PM)👑 Charles III (Monarch)
Germany1415–Friedrich Merz(Federal Chanc.)Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Pres.)
France768–Emmanuel Macron(Pres.)
Italy1720–Giorgia Meloni(PM)
Japan1780–Sanae Takaichi(PM)
India1526–Narendra Modi(PM)
Spain1479–Pedro Sánchez(PM)👑 King Felipe VI (Monarch)
Canada1867–Mark Carney(PM)👑 Charles III (Monarch)
Brazil1815–Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva(Pres.)
Australia1901–Anthony Albanese(PM)👑 Charles III (Monarch)
Russia1462–⚠️ Vladimir Putin(Pres.)
Mexico1824–Claudia Sheinbaum(Pres.)
South Korea1948–Lee Jae-myung(Pres.)
Netherlands1581–Rob Jetten(PM)👑 King Willem-Alexander (Monarch)
Turkey1299–⚠️ Recep Tayyip Erdoğan(Pres.)
Switzerland1848–Guy Parmelin(Pres. of the Swiss Confederation)
Indonesia1945–Prabowo Subianto(Pres.)
Poland960–Donald Tusk(PM)Karol Nawrocki (Pres.)
Belgium1831–Bart De Wever(PM)👑 King Philippe (Monarch)
South Africa1910–Cyril Ramaphosa(Pres.)
United Arab Emirates1971–Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan(Pres.)
Malaysia1957–Anwar Ibrahim(PM)👑 Sultan Ibrahim of Johor (Monarch (Yang di-Pertuan Agong))
Saudi Arabia1727–⚠️ 👑 Mohammed bin Salman(Crown Prince & PM)👑 King Salman bin Abdulaziz (King)
Austria1526–Christian Stocker(Federal Chanc.)Alexander Van der Bellen (Federal Pres.)
Argentina1826–Javier Milei(Pres.)
Portugal1889–Luís Montenegro(PM)António José Seguro (Pres.)
Sweden1771–Ulf Kristersson(PM)👑 Carl XVI Gustaf (Monarch)
Taiwan1912–Lai Ching-te(Pres.)
Thailand1782–Anutin Charnvirakul(PM)👑 Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) (Monarch)
Colombia1831–Gustavo Petro(Pres.)
Egypt1805–⚠️ Abdel Fattah el-Sisi(Pres.)
Philippines1935–Bongbong Marcos (Ferdinand Marcos Jr.)(Pres.)
Greece1863–Kyriakos Mitsotakis(PM)Konstantinos Tasoulas (Pres.)
Denmark1766–Mette Frederiksen(PM)👑 Frederik X (Monarch)
Singapore1959–Lawrence Wong(PM)
Vietnam1941–To Lam(Gen. Sec.)
Israel1948–⚠️ Benjamin Netanyahu(PM)
Pakistan1947–Shehbaz Sharif(PM)
Norway1766–Jonas Gahr Støre(PM)👑 Harald V (Monarch)
Iran1789–⚠️ Mojtaba Khamenei(Sup. Leader)Masoud Pezeshkian (Pres.)
New Zealand1856–Christopher Luxon(PM)👑 Charles III (Monarch)
Czech Republic1918–Andrej Babiš(PM)Petr Pavel (Pres.)
Chile1817–José Antonio Kast(Pres.)
Ireland1922–Micheál Martin(Taoiseach)
Finland1809–Petteri Orpo(PM)Alexander Stubb (Pres.)
Nigeria1960–Bola Tinubu(Pres.)
Bangladesh1972–Muhammad Yunus(Chief Adviser)
Ukraine1991–Volodymyr Zelensky(Pres.)
Qatar1868–Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani(PM)👑 Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (Monarch)
Hungary1000–Péter Magyar(PM)Tamás Sulyok (Pres.)
Peru1821–José María Balcázar(Pres.)
Morocco1790–Aziz Akhannouch(PM)👑 King Mohammed VI (Monarch)
Kazakhstan1991–Kassym-Jomart Tokayev(Pres.)
Romania1859–Nicușor Dan(Pres.)
Kenya1964–William Ruto(Pres.)
Sri Lanka1947–Anura Kumara Dissanayake(Pres.)
Venezuela1830–Delcy Rodriguez(Acting Pres.)
Azerbaijan1991–Ilham Aliyev(Pres.)
Congo DR1960–Félix Tshisekedi(Pres.)
Panama1904–Jose Raul Mulino(Pres.)
Serbia1918–Aleksandar Vučić(Pres.)
Kuwait1752–Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah(PM)👑 Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (Monarch)
Iraq1921–Ali al-Zaidi(PM)Nizar Amedi (Pres.)
Tanzania1961–Samia Suluhu Hassan(Pres.)
Algeria1963–Abdelmadjid Tebboune(Pres.)
Bahrain1783–Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa(PM)👑 Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (Monarch)
Ecuador1830–Daniel Noboa(Pres.)
Uzbekistan1991–Shavkat Mirziyoyev(Pres.)
Cambodia1806–Hun Manet(PM)👑 Norodom Sihamoni (Monarch)
Dominican Republic1930–Luis Abinader(Pres.)
Tunisia1957–⚠️ Kais Saied(Pres.)
Ethiopia1855–Abiy Ahmed(PM)Taye Atske Selassie (Pres.)
Croatia1990–Andrej Plenković(PM)Zoran Milanović (Pres.)
Bolivia1825–Rodrigo Paz(Pres.)
Jordan1946–Jafar Hassan(PM)👑 Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein (Monarch)
Cyprus1960–Nikos Christodoulides(Pres.)
Bulgaria1879–Rumen Radev(PM)Iliana Iotova (Pres.)
North Korea1948–⚠️ Kim Jong-un(Sup. Leader)
Sudan1881–⚠️ Abdel Fattah al-Burhan(Pres. (Sovereignty Council Chairman))
Belarus1991–⚠️ Alexander Lukashenko(Pres.)
Myanmar1948–⚠️ Min Aung Hlaing(Pres.)
Lithuania1236–Inga Ruginienė(PM)Gitanas Nausėda (Pres.)
Uruguay1830–Yamandú Orsi(Pres.)
Georgia1991–Irakli Kobakhidze(PM)Mikheil Kavelashvili (Pres.)
Ghana1960–John Mahama(Pres.)
Cuba1952–Miguel Díaz-Canel(Gen. Sec. (First Secretary, PCC))
Costa Rica1838–Laura Fernández Delgado(Pres.)
Slovakia1993–Robert Fico(PM)Peter Pellegrini (Pres.)
Slovenia1990–Janez Janša(PM)Nataša Pirc Musar (Pres.)
Luxembourg1815–Luc Frieden(PM)👑 Guillaume (Monarch)
Cameroon1960–Paul Biya(Pres.)
Lebanon1943–Joseph Aoun(Pres.)
Monaco1856–👑 Albert II(Monarch)
Bosnia-Herzegovina1992–Borjana Krišto(PM)Denis Bećirović (Pres. (Presidency))
Montenegro2006–Milojko Spajić(PM)Jakov Milatović (Pres.)
Malta1964–Robert Abela(PM)Myriam Spiteri Debono (Pres.)
Syria1958–Ahmed al-Sharaa(Pres.)
Oman1744–👑 Haitham bin Tarik Al Said(Monarch)
Nepal1768–Ram Chandra Poudel(Pres.)
Angola1975–João Lourenço(Pres.)
Paraguay1814–Santiago Peña Palacios(Pres.)
Latvia1918–Edgars Rinkēvičs(Pres.)
Jamaica1962–Andrew Holness(PM)👑 Charles III (Monarch)
Afghanistan1747–Hibatullah Akhundzada(Pres.)
Fiji1970–Naiqama Lalabalavu(Pres.)
Armenia1918–Vahagn Khachatryan(Pres.)
Zimbabwe1980–Emmerson Mnangagwa(Pres.)
Estonia1918–Kaja Kallas(PM)Alar Karis (Pres.)
Senegal1957–Bassirou Diomaye Faye(Pres.)
Iceland1918–Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir(PM)Halla Tómasdóttir (Pres.)
Côte d'Ivoire1960–Alassane Ouattara(Pres.)
Mauritius1968–Pravind Jugnauth(PM)Dharam Gokhool (Pres.)
Rwanda1961–Paul Kagame(Pres.)
Mozambique1974–Daniel Chapo(Pres.)
Guatemala1844–Bernardo Arévalo de León(Pres.)
Albania1912–Edi Rama(PM)Bajram Begaj (Pres.)
Bahamas1969–Philip Davis(PM)👑 Charles III (Monarch)
Honduras1841–Nasry Asfura(Pres.)
Uganda1961–Yoweri Museveni(Pres.)
Yemen1918–Rashad al-Alimi(Pres.)
North Macedonia1991–Hristijan Mickoski(PM)Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova (Pres.)
Barbados1966–Sandra Mason(Pres.)
Turkmenistan1991–Serdar Berdimuhamedow(Pres.)
Zambia1964–Hakainde Hichilema(Pres.)
Seychelles1976–Patrick Herminie(Pres.)
Laos1953–Thongloun Sisoulith(Pres.)
Madagascar1787–Michael Randrianirina(Pres.)
Tajikistan1994–Emomali Rahmon(Pres.)
El Salvador1841–Nayib Bukele(Pres.)
San Marino1986–Luca Beccari(Sec. of State)
Moldova1990–Alexandru Munteanu(PM)Maia Sandu (Pres.)
Mali1960–Assimi Goïta(Pres.)
Nicaragua1853–Daniel Ortega(Pres.)
Bhutan1907–Tshering Tobgay(PM)👑 Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (Monarch)
Malawi1966–Peter Mutharika(Pres.)
Andorra2003–Xavier Espot Zamora(PM)Emmanuel Macron (Pres.)
St. Kitts & Nevis1983–Terrance Drew(PM)👑 Charles III (Monarch)
Libya1951–Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh(PM)Mohamed al-Menfi (Head of State)
Vatican City30–✝ Leo XIV(Pope)
Trinidad & Tobago1962–Kamla Persad-Bissessar(PM)Christine Kangaloo (Pres.)
Antigua & Barbuda1981–Gaston Browne(PM)👑 Charles III (Monarch)
Saint Lucia1979–Philip J. Pierre(PM)👑 Charles III (Monarch)
Gabon1961–Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema(Pres.)
Kosovo2002–Albin Kurti(PM)Vjosa Osmani (Pres.)
Congo1960–Anatole Collinet Makosso(PM)Denis Sassou-Nguesso (Pres.)
Djibouti1977–Ismail Omar Guelleh(Pres.)
Kyrgyzstan1991–Adylbek Kasymaliev(PM)Sadyr Japarov (Pres.)
Brunei1950–👑 Hassanal Bolkiah(Monarch)
Somalia1956–Hassan Sheikh Mohamud(Pres.)
Burkina Faso1959–Ibrahim Traoré(Pres.)
Togo1961–Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové(Pres.)
Haiti1804–Transitional Presidential Council(Pres.)
Botswana1966–Duma Boko(Pres.)
Papua New Guinea1975–James Marape(PM)👑 Charles III (Monarch)
Guyana1966–Mark Phillips(PM)Irfaan Ali (Pres.)
St. Vincent & the Grenadines1979–Godwin Friday(PM)👑 Charles III (Monarch)
Grenada1974–Dickon Mitchell(PM)👑 Charles III (Monarch)
Mongolia1912–Uchral Nyam-Osor(PM)Khurelsukh Ukhnaa (Pres.)
Guinea1958–Mamady Doumbouya(Pres.)
Sierra Leone1961–Julius Maada Bio(Pres.)
Namibia1990–Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah(Pres.)
Liberia1839–Joseph Boakai(Pres.)
Samoa1962–Va'aletoa Sualauvi II(Pres.)
Niger1960–Abdourahamane Tchiani(Pres.)
Benin1960–Romuald Wadagni(Pres.)
Palestine1989–Mahmoud Abbas(Pres.)Hussein al-Sheikh (VP)
Burundi1966–Évariste Ndayishimiye(Pres.)
Mauritania1960–Mohamed Ould Ghazouani(Pres.)
São Tomé and Príncipe1974–Carlos Vila Nova(Pres.)
Chad1960–Mahamat Déby(Pres.)
Central African Republic1960–Faustin-Archange Touadéra(Pres.)
Equatorial Guinea1968–Teodoro Obiang(Pres.)
Eritrea1993–Isaias Afwerki(Pres.)
Cape Verde1975–José Maria Neves(Pres.)
Gambia1970–Adama Barrow(Pres.)
Marshall Islands2012–Hilda Heine(Pres.)
Lesotho1965–Sam Matekane(PM)👑 Letsie III of Lesotho (Monarch)
South Sudan2011–Salva Kiir Mayardit(Pres.)
Guinea-Bissau1973–Rui Duarte de Barros(PM)
Eswatini1967–👑 Mswati III(Monarch)
East Timor2018–José Ramos-Horta(Pres.)
Suriname1949–Jennifer Geerlings-Simons(Pres.)
Belize1984–Johnny Briceño(PM)👑 Charles III (Monarch)
Maldives1953–Mohamed Muizzu(Pres.)
Comoros1975–Azali Assoumani(Pres.)
Vanuatu1980–Nikenike Vurobaravu(Pres.)
Solomon Islands1978–Matthew Wale(PM)👑 Charles III (Monarch)
Tonga1845–👑 Tupou VI(Monarch)
Kiribati1979–Taneti Maamau(Pres.)
Liechtenstein1884–Daniel Risch(PM)👑 Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (Monarch)
Dominica1978–Sylvanie Burton(Pres.)
Palau2001–Surangel Whipps Jr.(Pres.)
Nauru1968–David Adeang(Pres.)
Tuvalu1978–Feleti Teo(PM)👑 Charles III (Monarch)
Federated States of Micronesia1979–Wesley Simina(Pres.)
African Union1963–Mahmoud Ali Youssouf(Commission Chairperson)
Arab League1945–Ahmed Aboul Gheit(Secretary-General)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations1976–Kao Kim Hourn(Secretary-General)
European Union1958–Ursula von der Leyen(Commission President)
Gulf Cooperation Council1981–Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi(Secretary-General)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization1952–Mark Rutte(Secretary General)
United Nations1946–António Guterres(Secretary-General)

204 offices shown (current).