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The Contemporary Era
Lives within living memory, from world wars to the digital age.
Contemporary era
Umaro Sissoco Embaló
b. September 23, 1972
President of Guinea-Bissau from 2020 to 2025
Contemporary era
Rui Duarte de Barros
b. February 18, 1960
Guinea-Bissauan prime minister
Contemporary era
José Mário Vaz
b. December 10, 1957
President of Guinea-Bissau from 2014 to 2020
Contemporary era
Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo
March 25, 1958 – March 17, 2020
Guinea-Bissauan politician (1958-2020)
Contemporary era
Irfaan Ali
b. April 25, 1980
President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Contemporary era
Mark Phillips
b. October 5, 1961
Guyanese politician and retired military officer
Contemporary era
Alix Didier Fils-Aimé
b. November 14, 1971
Prime Minister of Haiti since 2024
Contemporary era
Nasry Asfura
b. June 8, 1958
Honduran politician and businessman (born 1958)
Contemporary era
Péter Magyar
b. March 16, 1981
Hungarian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Hungary since 2026
Contemporary era
Halla Tómasdóttir
b. October 11, 1968
President of Iceland
Contemporary era
Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir
b. May 12, 1988
Icelandic politician
Contemporary era
Droupadi Murmu
b. June 20, 1958
President of India since 2026
Contemporary era
Mojtaba Khamenei
b. September 8, 1969
3rd Supreme Dictator of Iran since 2026
Contemporary era
Masoud Pezeshkian
b. September 29, 1954
9th President of Iran (2024-) and former Co-Interim Supreme Leader of Iran (in 2026)
Contemporary era
Nizar Amidi
b. February 8, 1968
Iraqi politician
Contemporary era
Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani
b. March 4, 1970
Prime Minister of Iraq from 2022 to 2026
Contemporary era
Catherine Connolly
b. November 5, 1955
President of Ireland since 2025 (born 1955)
Contemporary era
Micheál Martin
b. August 16, 1960
Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland (2020–2022, 2025–present)
Contemporary era
Isaac Herzog
b. September 22, 1960
President of Israel since 2021
Contemporary era
Benjamin Netanyahu
b. October 21, 1949
Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
Contemporary era
Robert Beugré Mambé
b. January 1, 1952
Ivorian politician
Contemporary era
Andrew Holness
b. July 22, 1972
Jamaican politician; 9th Prime Minister of Jamaica
Contemporary era
Naruhito
b. February 23, 1960
Emperor of Japan (born 1960)
Contemporary era
Sanae Takaichi
b. March 7, 1961
Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan since 2025
Contemporary era
Abdullah II of Jordan
b. January 30, 1962
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Contemporary era
Jafar Hassan
b. 1968
Prime Minister of Jordan since 2024
Contemporary era
Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev
b. May 17, 1953
President of Kazakhstan since 2019
Contemporary era
Älihan Smaiylov
b. December 18, 1972
Former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2022–2024)
Contemporary era
Frederik X of Denmark
b. May 26, 1968
King of Denmark since 2024
Contemporary era
William Alexander of the Netherlands
b. April 27, 1967
King of the Netherlands (born 1967)
Contemporary era
Rob Jetten
b. March 25, 1987
Prime minister of the Netherlands
Contemporary era
Taneti Maamau
b. September 16, 1960
Kiribati politician
Contemporary era
Albulena Haxhiu
b. May 11, 1987
Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo
Contemporary era
Albin Kurti
b. March 24, 1975
Prime Minister of Kosovo since 2021
Contemporary era
Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
b. March 15, 1953
Crown Prince of Kuwait
Contemporary era
Sadyr Japarov
b. December 6, 1968
Kyrgyz politician and the president of Kyrgyzstan
Contemporary era
Sooronbay Jeenbekov
b. November 16, 1958
President of Kyrgyzstan from 2017 to 2020
Contemporary era
Muhammetkaliy Abulgaziyev
b. January 20, 1968
Kyrgyz politician
Contemporary era
Sapar Isakov
b. July 29, 1977
Kyrgyz politician
Contemporary era
Artyom Novikov
b. January 13, 1987
Russian politician
Contemporary era
Adylbek Kasymaliev
b. December 1, 1960
Kyrgyz politician, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan since 2024
Contemporary era
Kubatbek Boronov
b. December 15, 1964
Kyrgyz politician
Contemporary era
Akylbek Japarov
b. September 14, 1964
Kyrgyz head of government since 2021
Contemporary era
Ulukbek Maripov
b. August 30, 1979
Kyrgyz politician
Contemporary era
Thongloun Sisoulith
b. November 10, 1945
General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Contemporary era
Sonexay Siphandone
b. January 26, 1966
Laotian politician
Contemporary era
Edgars Rinkēvičs
b. September 21, 1973
President of Latvia since 2023 (born 1973)
Contemporary era
Evika Siliņa
b. August 3, 1975
Prime Minister of Latvia from 2023 to 2026
Contemporary era
Joseph Aoun
b. January 10, 1964
President of the Republic of Lebanon since 2025
Contemporary era
Nawaf Salam
b. December 15, 1953
Lebanese Prime Minister
Contemporary era
Letsie III of Lesotho
b. July 17, 1963
King of Lesotho since 1996
Contemporary era
Sam Matekane
b. March 15, 1958
Lesotho businessman and politician
Contemporary era
Mohamed al-Menfi
b. March 3, 1976
Libyan politician
Contemporary era
Abd al-Hamid Dbeibeh
b. February 13, 1959
Libyan politician, architect and Prime Minister of Libya since 2021
Contemporary era
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
b. February 14, 1945
Monarch of Liechtenstein (born 1945)
Contemporary era
Brigitte Haas
b. December 27, 1964
Liechtenstein lawyer and politician (born 1964)
Contemporary era
Gitanas Nausėda
b. May 19, 1964
President of Lithuania since 2019
Contemporary era
Mindaugas Sinkevičius
b. June 20, 1984
Lithuanian jurist and politician
Contemporary era
Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
b. November 11, 1981
Monarch of Luxembourg since 2025
Contemporary era
Luc Frieden
b. September 16, 1963
Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 2023