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Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (since Oct 25, 2022) Rishi Sunak (born 12 May 1980) is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since October 2022. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022 and...Read More »

Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy

Prime Minister of Italy

Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy (since Oct 22, 2022) Giorgia Meloni (born 15 January 1977) is an Italian politician who has been serving as the prime minister of Italy since 22 October 2022, the first woman to hold this position. A member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2006, she has led the...Read More »

Mahamat Déby, President of Chad (since Oct 10, 2022)

President of Chad

Mahamat Déby, President of Chad (since Oct 10, 2022) Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno (born 1 January 1984), also known as Mahamat Kaka, is a Chadian army general serving as the transitional president of Chad. He is the son of the late Chadian President Idriss Déby. He gained power as the president of the Transitional...Read More »

William Ruto, President of Kenya

President of Kenya

William Ruto, President of Kenya (elected on Aug 9, 2022 with 50.5% of the vote) William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto (born 21 December 1966) is a Kenyan politician who is serving as the fifth and current president of Kenya since 13 September 2022. Prior to becoming president, he served as the 11th deputy president...Read More »

Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia

President of Colombia

Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia (since Aug 7, 2022) Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego ODB ODSC (born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian economist, politician, and former guerrilla fighter who is the current president of Colombia since 2022. He defeated Rodolfo Hernández Suárez in the second round of the 2022 Colombian presidential election on 19...Read More »

Bajram Begaj, President of Albania

President of Albania

Bajram Begaj, President of Albania (since Jul 24, 2022) Bajram Begaj (born 20 March 1967) is an Albanian retired military officer and politician, who is currently serving as the 9th President of Albania since 24 July 2022. Begaj, who has had a long career in the Albanian army, served as the 26th Chief of...Read More »

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia (since Sept 16, 2012)

President of Somalia

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Former President of Somalia (elected on May 15, 2022) Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (born 29 November 1955) is a Somali politician. He is the current President of Somalia. A civic, academic and political activist, he was previously a university professor and dean. Personal life Mohamud was born in 1955 in Jalalaqsi, a...Read More »

Bongbong Marcos, President of Philippines

President of Philippines

Bongbong Marcos, President of Philippines (elected on May 9, 2022 with 58.8% of the vote) Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. (born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to as Bongbong Marcos and by the initials BBM, is a Filipino politician who is the 17th president-elect of the Philippines. He previously served as a senator from 2010...Read More »

José Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor

President of East Timor

José Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor (Elected on Apr 19, 2022 with 62.1% of the vote) José Manuel Ramos-Horta GColIH GCL (born 26 December 1949) is an East Timorese politician who is the president-elect of East Timor and is due to take office on 20 May 2022, having previously served as president from 20...Read More »

Rodrigo Chaves, President of Costa Rica

President of Costa Rica

Rodrigo Chaves, President of Costa Rica (elected on Apr 4, 2022 with 53% of the vote) Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles (born 10 June 1961) is a Costa Rican economist and politician who is the president-elect of Costa Rica and is due to take office on 8 May 2022. Chaves was previously Minister...Read More »

Serdar Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan

President of Turkmenistan

Serdar Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan (since Mar 19, 2022) Serdar Gurbangulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow (born 22 September 1981) is the third and current president of Turkmenistan, serving since 19 March 2022. In November 2016, Berdimuhamedow won a seat in the Mejlis representing the 25th parliamentary district centered on Dushak, a town in Ahal Province. In March...Read More »

Vahagn Khachaturyan, President of Armenia

President of Armenia

Vahagn Khachaturyan, President of Armenia (since Mar 13, 2022) Vahagn Garniki Khachaturyan (born 26 July 1959) is an Armenian politician who is the 5th and current President of Armenia. He served as Mayor of Yerevan from 1992 to 1996 and as the Minister of High-Tech Industry from 2021 to 2022. He was a member...Read More »

Katalin Novák, President of Hungary

President of Hungary

Katalin Novák, President of Hungary (elected on Mar 10, 2022) Katalin Éva Novák (born 6 September 1977) is a Hungarian politician who is the president-elect of Hungary, having been elected in the 2022 presidential election. Upon inauguration, she will become Hungary’s first female president. A member of Fidesz, Novák has additionally served as Member...Read More »

Yoon Suk Yeol, President of South Korea

President of South Korea

Yoon Suk Yeol, President of South Korea (elected on Mar 9, 2022) Yoon Suk-yeol (born December 18, 1960) is a South Korean politician, former public prosecutor and lawyer who is the president-elect of South Korea. Born in Seoul, he attended Seoul National University. In his capacity as the chief prosecutor of South Korea, Seok-Youl...Read More »

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, President of Burkina Faso

President of Burkina Faso

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, President of Burkina Faso (since Jan 31, 2022) Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (born January 1981) is a Burkinabé military officer who heads the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration (MPSR), having overthrown President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on 24 January 2022 in the 2022 Burkina Faso coup d’état. On 31 January, the...Read More »

Ignazio Cassis, President of Switzerland

President of Switzerland

Ignazio Cassis, President of Switzerland (since Jan 1, 2022) Ignazio Daniele Giovanni Cassis (born 13 April 1961) is a Swiss physician and politician who has served as President of the Swiss Confederation since 1 January 2022. A member of FDP.The Liberals, he has been a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1 November...Read More »