Leaders & Statesmen
Rulers, presidents, and reformers who steered nations.
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Contemporary era
Italo Righi
b. June 14, 1959
Captain Regent, head of government for San Marino
Contemporary era
Carlos Vila Nova
b. July 27, 1959
President of São Tomé and Príncipe since 2021
Contemporary era
Américo Ramos
b. 1957
São Toméan politician
Modern era
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
b. December 31, 1935
King of Saudi Arabia since 2015
Contemporary era
Bassirou Diomaye Faye
b. March 25, 1980
President of Senegal since 2024
Contemporary era
Aleksandar Vučić
b. March 5, 1970
President of the Republic of Serbia
Contemporary era
Patrick Herminie
b. September 22, 1963
Seychellois politician
Contemporary era
Julius Maada Bio
b. May 12, 1964
President of Sierra Leone since 2018
Contemporary era
David Sengeh
b. February 25, 1986
Biomechatronics engineer and politician in Sierra Leone
Contemporary era
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
b. January 22, 1957
President of Singapore since 2023
Contemporary era
Peter Pellegrini
b. October 6, 1975
President of Slovakia
Contemporary era
Robert Fico
b. September 15, 1964
Prime Minister of Slovakia since 2023
Contemporary era
Nataša Pirc Musar
b. May 9, 1968
President of Slovenia since 2022
Contemporary era
Janez Janša
b. September 17, 1958
Slovenian politician (born 1958)
Contemporary era
Jeremiah Manele
b. 1968
Solomon Islands politician
Contemporary era
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
b. November 29, 1955
Somali removal of president
Contemporary era
Mohamed Hussein Roble
b. 1963
Prime Minister of Somalia (born 1970)
Contemporary era
Han Seong-sook
b. June 20, 1967
South Korean businesswoman (born 1967)
Contemporary era
Salva Kiir Mayardit
b. September 13, 1951
President of South Sudan since 2011
Contemporary era
Anura Kumara Dissanayake
b. November 24, 1968
President of Sri Lanka since 2024
Contemporary era
Harini Amarasuriya
b. March 6, 1970
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Contemporary era
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
b. July 11, 1960
President of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan
Contemporary era
Abdalla Hamdok
b. January 1, 1956
Sudanese public administrator and former prime minister
Contemporary era
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons
b. September 5, 1953
Surinamese physician and politician
Contemporary era
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
b. April 30, 1946
King of Sweden since 1973
Contemporary era
Ahmed al-Sharaa
b. October 29, 1982
President of Syria since 2025
Contemporary era
Cho Jung-tai
b. January 22, 1959
Premier of Taiwan since 2024
Contemporary era
Emomali Rahmon
b. October 5, 1952
President of Tajikistan (1992-present)
Contemporary era
Kokhir Rasulzoda
b. March 8, 1961
Tajikistani politician
Contemporary era
Vajiralongkorn
b. July 28, 1952
King of Thailand since 2016
Contemporary era
Paetongtarn Shinawatra
b. August 21, 1986
Businesswoman and former Prime Minister of Thailand
Contemporary era
Philip "Brave" Davis
b. June 7, 1951
Bahamian politician (born 1951)
Contemporary era
Adama Barrow
b. February 15, 1965
3rd President of the Gambia
Contemporary era
José Ramos-Horta
b. December 26, 1949
2nd and 5th President of East Timor, Nobel Prize laureate
Contemporary era
Xanana Gusmão
b. June 20, 1946
Prime Minister and former President of East Timor
Modern era
Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové
b. May 7, 1939
Togolese politician
Contemporary era
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé
b. June 6, 1966
Togolese politician
Contemporary era
Tupou VI of Tonga
b. July 12, 1959
King of Tonga
Contemporary era
Fatafehi Fakafānua, 8th Lord Fakafānua
b. March 20, 1985
Prime Minister of Tonga since 2025
Contemporary era
Christine Kangaloo
b. December 1, 1961
Politician from Trinidad and Tobago
Contemporary era
Kamla Persad-Bissessar
b. April 22, 1952
Politician from Trinidad and Tobago
Contemporary era
Sarra Zaafrani
b. January 26, 1963
Tunisian engineer, senior civil servant and politician (born 1963)
Contemporary era
Serdar Berdimuhamedow
b. September 22, 1981
3rd President of Turkmenistan since 2022
Contemporary era
Ben Do
b. October 9, 1962
Prime Minister of Tuvalu since 2024
Modern era
Yoweri Museveni
b. August 15, 1944
President of Uganda since 1986
Contemporary era
Nabbanja Robinah
b. December 17, 1969
Ugandan politician
Contemporary era
Serhii Koretskyi
b. March 14, 1978
Prime Minister of Ukraine
Contemporary era
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
b. March 11, 1961
President of the United Arab Emirates
Contemporary era
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
b. July 15, 1949
Emirati royal and politician (born 1949)
Contemporary era
Andy Burnham
b. January 7, 1970
Leader of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2026
Contemporary era
Yamandú Orsi
b. June 13, 1967
43rd President of Uruguay
Contemporary era
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
b. July 24, 1957
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Contemporary era
Abdulla Aripov
b. May 24, 1961
4th Prime Minister of Uzbekistan
Contemporary era
Nikenike Vurobaravu
b. December 3, 1951
President of Vanuatu since 2022
Contemporary era
Bob Loughman
b. March 8, 1961
Vanuatuan politician
Contemporary era
Delcy Rodriguez
b. May 18, 1969
Acting President of Venezuela since 2026
Contemporary era
Tô Lâm
b. July 10, 1957
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and leader of Vietnam since 2024
Contemporary era
Phạm Minh Chính
b. December 10, 1958
Vietnamese politician
Contemporary era
Rashad al-Alimi
b. January 15, 1954
Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen since 2022
Contemporary era
Salem Saleh bin Braik
b. April 3, 1965
Yemeni politician