List of world leaders
This is a list of current heads of state and government, showing heads of State and heads of Government where different, mainly in parliamentary systems; often a leader is both in presidential systems. Some states have semi-presidential systems where the head of government role is fulfilled by both the listed head of government and the head of state.
The list includes the names of the recently elected or appointed heads of state who will take office on an appointed date.
Contents
Member states and observers of the United Nations
- Legend: Names in small font generally denote acting, transitional, temporary leaders or representatives. Other notes and exceptions are provided in the References section below.
States recognised by at least one United Nations member
| State | Head of state | Head of government |
|---|---|---|
 Abkhazia
|
President - Alexander Ankvab | Prime Minister - Leonid Lakerbaia |
 Kosovo
|
President - Atifete Jahjaga | Prime Minister - Hashim Thaçi |
 Northern Cyprus
|
President - Derviş Eroğlu | Prime Minister - Özkan Yorgancıoğlu |
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
|
President - Mohamed Abdelaziz | Prime Minister - Abdelkader Taleb Omar |
 South Ossetia
|
President - Leonid Tibilov | Prime Minister - Rostislav Khugayev |
 Syria (Syrian National Coalition)
|
President - Ahmad Jarba | Prime Minister - Ahmad Saleh Touma |
 Taiwan
|
President - Ma Ying-jeou | President of the Executive Yuan - Jiang Yi-huah |
States not recognised by any United Nations members
This list encompasses the leaders of geo-political entities that lack significant international recognition. The degree of control these entities exert over their claimed territories may vary.
| State | Head of State | Head of Government |
|---|---|---|
 Nagorno-Karabakh
|
President - Bako Sahakyan | Prime Minister - Arayik Harutyunyan |
 Somaliland
|
President - Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo
| |
 Transnistria
|
President - Yevgeny Shevchuk | Prime Minister - Tatiana Turanskaya |
See also
- List of current foreign ministers
- List of current presidents of assembly
- List of current vice presidents
- List of current dependent territory leaders
- List of elected or appointed female heads of government
- List of elected or appointed female heads of state
- Lists of office-holders
- List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
- List of current longest ruling non-royal national leaders
- List of longest-ruling non-royal national leaders since 1900
- Lists of state leaders by year
- List of state leaders in 2013
- Lists of state leaders
- List of current Permanent Representatives to the United Nations
- List of countries by system of government
- List of leaders of dependent territories
Notes
References
External links
- United Nations list of heads of state, heads of government and foreign ministers
- Rulers.org List of rulers throughout time and places
- List of official websites for heads of state
