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Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Ceremonial head of state · Age: 58 Nizar Amidi, President of Iraq…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: April 12, 2026

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Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Supreme Leader (since 2026) · Age: 56 Mojtaba Khamenei, Supreme Leader of…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: March 8, 2026

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The West Bank is rated Not Free by Freedom House. Mahmoud Abbas has led the Palestinian Authority since…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: April 15, 2025

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The Gaza Strip is rated Not Free by Freedom House. Hamas has controlled Gaza since 2007. Since October…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: April 15, 2025

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Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Reigning Emir since 16 December 2023 · Age: 85 Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: December 16, 2023

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Last updated: April 2026 · Status: President & Ruler of Abu Dhabi · Age: 65 Mohamed bin Zayed…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: May 14, 2022

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Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Sultan and Prime Minister since Jan 2020 · Age: 70 Haitham bin…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: January 11, 2020

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Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Reigning monarch · Age: 90 King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: January 23, 2015

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Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Ruling Emir since 25 June 2013 · Age: 45 Tamim bin Hamad…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: June 25, 2013

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His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, King of Jordan His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al…

COUNTRY STATUS: PART FREE Last Updated: April 10, 2010