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. 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. State Head of state Head of government Afgha nistan President - Ashraf Ghani Prime Minister - Abdullah Abdullah Albania President - Bujar Nishani Prime Minister - Edi Rama Algeria President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika Prime Minister - Abdelmalek Sellal Andorra Episcopal Co- Prince - Joan Enric Vives Sicília Representative - Josep Maria Mauri French Co-Prince - François Hollande[n 1] Representative - Sylvie Hubac Head of Government - Antoni Martí Angola President - José Eduardo dos Santos Antigua and Barbuda Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Governor- General - Sir Rodney Williams Prime Minister - Gaston Browne Argentina President - Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Armenia President - Serzh Sargsyan Prime Minister - Hovik Abrahamyan Australia Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Governor- General - Sir Peter Cosgrove Prime Minister - Tony Abbott Austria Federal President - Heinz Fischer Federal Chancellor - Werner Faymann Azerbaijan President - Ilham Aliyev Prime Minister - Artur Rasizade Bahamas Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Governor- General - Dame Marguerite Pindling Prime Minister - Perry Christie Bahrain King - Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Prime Minister - Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Bangl adesh President - Abdul Hamid Prime Minister - Sheikh Hasina Barbados Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Governor- General - Sir Elliott Belgrave Prime Minister - Freundel Stuart Belarus President - Alexander Lukashenko Prime Minister - Mikhail Myasnikovich Belgium King - Philippe Prime Minister - Charles Michel Belize Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Governor- General - Sir Colville Young Prime Minister - Dean Barrow Benin President - Yayi Boni Bhutan King - Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Prime Minister - Tshering Tobgay Bolivia President - Evo Morales Bosnia and Herzegovi na High Representative - Valentin Inzko Presidency:[1] Mladen Ivanić (Chairman) Bakir Izetbegović (Member) Dragan Čović (Member) Chairman of the Council of Ministers - Vjekoslav Bevanda Botswana President - Ian Khama Brazil President - Dilma Rousseff Brunei Sultan and Prime Minister - Hassanal Bolkiah Bulgaria President - Rosen Plevneliev Prime Minister - Boyko Borisov Burkina Faso Head of State of the Transition - Michel Kafando Acting Prime Minister - Yacouba Isaac Zida Burundi President - Pierre Nkurunziza Cambodia King - Norodom Sihamoni Prime Minister - Hun Sen Cameroon President - Paul Biya Prime Minister - Philémon Yang Canada Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Governor General - David Johnston Prime Minister - Stephen Harper Cape Verde President - Jorge Carlos Fonseca Prime Minister - José Maria Neves Central African Republic Head of State of the Transition - Catherine Samba-Panza Acting Prime Minister - Mahamat Kamoun Chad President - Idriss Déby Prime Minister - Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet Chile President - Michelle Bachelet China President - Xi Jinping Premier of the State Council - Li Keqiang Colombia President - Juan Manuel Santos Comoros President - Ikililou Dhoinine Congo, Democratic Republic of the President - Joseph Kabila Prime Minister - Augustin Matata Ponyo Congo , Republic of the President - Denis Sassou Nguesso Costa Rica President - Luis Guillermo Solís Croatia President - Ivo Josipović Prime Minister - Zoran Milanović Cuba President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers - Raúl Castro Cyprus President - Nicos Anastasiades Czech Republic President - Miloš Zeman Prime Minister - Bohuslav Sobotka Denmark Queen - Margrethe II Prime Minister - Helle Thorning- Schmidt Djibouti President - Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Prime Minister - Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed Dominica President - Charles Savarin Prime Minister - Roosevelt Skerrit Dominican Republic President - Danilo Medina East Timor President - Taur Matan Ruak Prime Minister - Xanana Gusmão Ecuador President - Rafael Correa Egypt President - Abdel Fattah el- Sisi Prime Minister - Ibrahim Mahlab El Salvador President - Salvador Sánchez Cerén Equatorial Guinea President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Prime Minister - Vicente Ehate Tomi Eritrea President - Isaias Afwerki Estonia President - Toomas Hendrik Ilves Prime Minister - Taavi Rõivas Ethiopia President - Mulatu Teshome Prime Minister - Hailemariam Desalegn Fiji President - Ratu Epeli Nailatikau Prime Minister - Frank Bainimarama Finland President - Sauli Niinistö Prime Minister - Alexander Stubb France President - François Hollande[n 1] Prime Minister - Manuel Valls Gabon President - Ali Bongo Ondimba Prime Minister - Daniel Ona Ondo Gambia, The President - Yahya Jammeh Georgia President - Giorgi Margvelashvili Prime Minister - Irakli Garibashvili Germany Federal President - Joachim Gauck Federal Chancellor - Angela Merkel Ghana President - John Dramani Mahama Greece President - Karolos Papoulias Prime Minister - Antonis Samaras Grenada Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Governor- General - Dame Cécile La Grenade Prime Minister - Keith Mitchell Guatemala President - Otto Pérez Molina Guinea President - Alpha Condé Prime Minister - Mohamed Said Fofana Guinea- Bissau President - José Mário Vaz Prime Minister - Domingos Simões Pereira Guyana President - Donald Ramotar Prime Minister - Sam Hinds Haiti President - Michel Martelly Prime Minister - Laurent Lamothe Honduras President - Juan Orlando Hernández Hungary President - János Áder Prime Minister - Viktor Orbán Iceland President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Prime Minister - Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson India President - Pranab Mukherjee Prime Minister - Narendra Modi Indonesia President - Joko Widodo Iran Supreme Leader - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei President - Hassan Rouhani Iraq President - Fuad Masum Prime Minister - Haider Al-Abadi Ireland President - Michael D. Higgins Taoiseach - Enda Kenny Israel President - Reuven Rivlin Prime Minister - Benjamin Netanyahu Italy President - Giorgio Napolitano President of the Council of Ministers - Matteo Renzi Ivory Coast President - Alassane Ouattara Prime Minister - Daniel Kablan Duncan Jamaica Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Governor- General - Sir Patrick Allen Prime Minister - Portia Simpson- Miller Japan Emperor - Akihito Prime Minister - Shinzō Abe Jordan King - Abdullah II Prime Minister - Abdullah Ensour Kazak hstan President - Nursultan Nazarbayev Prime Minister - Karim Masimov Kenya President - Uhuru Kenyatta Kiribati President - Anote Tong Kuwait Emir - Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah Prime Minister - Sheikh Jaber Al- Mubarak Al- Hamad Al-Sabah Kyrgyzstan President - Almazbek Atambayev Prime Minister - Djoomart Otorbaev Laos President - Choummaly Sayasone Prime Minister - Thongsing Thammavong Latvia President - Andris Bērziņš Prime Minister - Laimdota Straujuma Lebanon Acting President and President of the Council of Ministers - Tammam Salam Lesotho King - Letsie III Prime Minister - Tom Thabane Liberia President - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Libya Head of state - disputed Aguila Saleh Issa (Chairman of the House of Representatives) (Tobruk) Nouri Abusahmain (President of the General National Congress) (Tripoli) Prime Minister - disputed Abdullah al- Thani (Tobruk) Omar al-Hasi (Tripoli) Liecht enstein Sovereign Prince - Hans-Adam II Regent - Hereditary Prince Alois Head of Government - Adrian Hasler Lithuania President - Dalia Grybauskaitė Prime Minister - Algirdas Butkevičius Luxe mbourg Grand Duke - Henri Prime Minister - Xavier Bettel Macedonia President - Gjorge Ivanov President of the Government - Nikola Gruevski Madag ascar President - Hery Rajaonarimampi anina Prime Minister - Roger Kolo Malawi President - Peter Mutharika Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong - Abdul Halim Prime Minister - Najib Razak Maldives President - Abdulla Yameen Mali President - Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta Prime Minister - Moussa Mara Malta President - Marie Louise Coleiro Preca Prime Minister - Joseph Muscat Marshall Islands President - Christopher Loeak Mauritania President - Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Prime Minister - Yahya Ould Hademine Mauritius President - Rajkeswur Purryag Prime Minister - Navin Ramgoolam Mexico President - Enrique Peña Nieto Micronesia President - Manny Mori Moldova President - Nicolae Timofti Prime Minister - Iurie Leancă Monaco Sovereign Prince - Albert II Minister of State - Michel Roger Mongolia President - Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Prime Minister of Mongolia - Chimed Saikhanbileg Monte negro President - Filip Vujanović Prime Minister - Milo Đukanović Morocco King - Mohammed VI Prime Minister - Abdelilah Benkirane Moza mbique President - Armando Guebuza President-elect - Filipe Nyusi Prime Minister - Alberto Vaquina Myanmar President - Thein Sein Namibia President - Hifikepunye Pohamba President-elect - Hage Geingob Prime Minister - Hage Geingob Nauru President - Baron Waqa Nepal President - Ram Baran Yadav Prime Minister - Sushil Koirala Nether lands King - Willem- Alexander Prime Minister - Mark Rutte New Zealand Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Governor- General - Sir Jerry Mateparae [n 3] Prime Minister - John Key Nicaragua President - Daniel Ortega Niger President - Mahamadou Issoufou Prime Minister - Brigi Rafini Nigeria President - Goodluck Jonathan North Korea Supreme Leader - Kim Jong-un[n 4] Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Peoples Assembly - Kim Yong-nam[n 5] Premier of the Cabinet - Pak Pong-ju Norway King - Harald V Prime Minister - Erna Solberg Oman Sultan and Prime Minister - Qaboos bin Said al Said Pakistan President - Mamnoon Hussain Prime Minister - Nawaz Sharif Palau President - Tommy Remengesau Palestine President - Mahmoud Abbas Prime Minister - Rami Hamdallah Panama President - Juan Carlos Varela Papua New Guinea Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Governor- General - Sir Michael Ogio Prime Minister - Peter ONeill Paraguay President - Horacio Cartes Peru President - Ollanta Humala President of the Council of Ministers - Ana Jara Philippines President - Benigno Aquino III Poland President - Bronisław Komorowski President of the Council of Ministers - Ewa Kopacz Portugal President - Aníbal Cavaco Silva Prime Minister - Pedro Passos Coelho Qatar Emir - Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Prime Minister - Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani Romania President - Traian Băsescu President-elect - Klaus Iohannis Prime Minister - Victor Ponta Russia President - Vladimir Putin Chairman of the Government - Dmitry Medvedev Rwanda President - Paul Kagame Prime Minister - Anastase Murekezi Saint Kitts and Nevis Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Governor- General - Sir Edmund Lawrence Prime Minister - Denzil Douglas Saint Lucia Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Governor- General - Dame Pearlette Louisy Prime Minister - Kenny Anthony Saint Vincent and the Grenadine s Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Governor- General - Sir Frederick Ballantyne Prime Minister - Ralph Gonsalves Samoa O le Ao o le Malo - Tufuga Efi Prime Minister - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi San Marino Captain Regent - Gianfranco Terenzi Captain Regent - Guerrino Zanotti São Tomé and Príncipe President - Manuel Pinto da Costa Prime Minister - Patrice Trovoada Saudi Arabia King and Prime Minister - Abdullah Senegal President - Macky Sall Prime Minister - Mohamed Dionne Serbia President - Tomislav Nikolić President of the Government - Aleksandar Vučić Seychelles President - James Michel Sierra Leone President - Ernest Bai Koroma Singapore President - Tony Tan Prime Minister - Lee Hsien Loong Slovakia President - Andrej Kiska Prime Minister - Robert Fico Slovenia President - Borut Pahor President of the Government - Miro Cerar Solomon Islands Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Governor- General - Sir Frank Kabui Prime Minister - Gordon Darcy Lilo Somalia President - Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Prime Minister - Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed South Africa President - Jacob Zuma South Korea President - Park Geun-hye Prime Minister - Jung Hong-won South Sudan President - Salva Kiir Mayardit Spain King - Felipe VI President of the Government - Mariano Rajoy Sri Lanka President - Mahinda Rajapaksa Prime Minister - D. M. Jayaratne Sudan President - Omar al-Bashir Suriname President - Dési Bouterse Swaziland King - Mswati III Prime Minister - Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini Sweden King - Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister - Stefan Löfven Switzer land Federal Council:[2] Doris Leuthard (Member), Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (Member), Ueli Maurer (Member), Didier Burkhalter (President), Simonetta Sommaruga (Vice President), Johann Schneider- Ammann (Member), Alain Berset (Member) Syria President - Bashar al-Assad Prime Minister - Wael Nader Al- Halqi Tajikistan President - Emomalii Rahmon Prime Minister - Kokhir Rasulzoda Tanzania President - Jakaya Kikwete Prime Minister - Mizengo Pinda Thailand King - Bhumibol Adulyadej Prime Minister - Prayuth Chan- ocha Togo President - Faure Gnassingbé Prime Minister - Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu Tonga King - Tupou VI Prime Minister - Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō Trinidad and Tobago President - Anthony Carmona Prime Minister - Kamla Persad- Bissessar Tunisia President - Moncef Marzouki Head of Government - Mehdi Jomaa Turkey President - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Prime Minister - Ahmet Davutoğlu Turkm enistan President - Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Tuvalu Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Governor- General - Sir Iakoba Italeli Prime Minister - Enele Sopoaga Uganda President - Yoweri Museveni Prime Minister - Ruhakana Rugunda Ukraine President - Petro Poroshenko Prime Minister - Arseniy Yatsenyuk United Arab Emirates President - Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Prime Minister - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum United Kingdom Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Prime Minister - David Cameron United States President - Barack Obama Uruguay President - José Mujica President-elect - Tabaré Vázquez Uzbekistan President - Islam Karimov Prime Minister - Shavkat Mirziyoyev Vanuatu President - Baldwin Lonsdale Prime Minister - Joe Natuman Vatican City Sovereign - Pope Francis President of the Governorate - Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello Venezuela President - Nicolás Maduro Vietnam President - Trương Tấn Sang Prime Minister - Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Yemen President - Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi Prime Minister - Khaled Bahah Zambia Acting President - Guy Scott Zimbabwe President - Robert Mugabe Other states The following states control their territory and are recognised by at least one UN member state. State Head of state Head of government Abkhazia President - Raul Khadjimba Prime Minister - Beslan Butba Cook Islands[n 6] Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Queens Representativ e - Tom Marsters Prime Minister - Henry Puna Kosovo President - Atifete Jahjaga Prime Minister - Hashim Thaçi Nagorno- Karabakh President - Bako Sahakyan Prime Minister - Arayik Harutyunyan Niue[n 6] Queen - Elizabeth II[n 2] Governor- General - Sir Jerry Mateparae[n 3] Premier - Toke Talagi Northern Cyprus President - Derviş Eroğlu Prime Minister - Özkan Yorgancıoğlu Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic President - Mohamed Abdelaziz Prime Minister - Abdelkader Taleb Omar Somaliland President - Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud South Ossetia President - Leonid Tibilov Prime Minister - Domenty Kulumbegov Taiwan President - Ma Ying-jeou President of the Executive Yuan - Mao Chi-kuo Transnistria President - Yevgeny Shevchuk Prime Minister - Tatiana Turanskaya Other governments These alternative governments are recognized as a sovereign state by at least one UN member. Governm ent Also claimed by Head of State Head of Governme nt Syrian Interim Governme nt Syria President - Hadi al- Bahra[3] Prime Minister - Ahmad Tumah
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