Dictators

Africa Leaders

President of Burkina Faso

Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Interim/Transitional President since 30 September 2022 · Age: 38 Ibrahim Traoré, President…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: October 2, 2022

1 Africa dictators

President of Angola

Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Second and final term (2022–2027) · Age: 72 João Lourenço, President of…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: September 15, 2022

1 Africa dictators

President of Somalia

Last updated: April 2026 · Status: In office (second non-consecutive term) · Age: 70 Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: May 23, 2022

1 Asia dictators

President of the United Arab Emirates

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

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

1 Asia dictators

President of Yemen

Rashad al-Alimi is the chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council since April 2022. Yemen has been in civil…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: April 7, 2022

1 Asia dictators

President of Turkmenistan

Last updated: April 2026 · Status: In office 4 years (first term 2022–2029) · Age: 44 Serdar Berdimuhamedow,…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: March 19, 2022

1 Americas dictators

President of Nicaragua

Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Co-presidency with Rosario Murillo since Feb 2025 · Age: 80 Daniel Ortega,…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: November 7, 2021

1 Africa dictators

President of Guinea

Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Civilian President since 17 January 2026 · Age: 41 Mamady Doumbouya, President…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: October 1, 2021

1 Asia dictators

President of Afghanistan

Last updated: April 2026 · Status: De facto ruler (Taliban) · Age: 58 Hibatullah Akhundzada, Supreme Leader of…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: August 15, 2021

1 Africa dictators

President of Mali

Last updated: April 2026 · Status: 6th President since 8 July 2025 (de facto since May 2021) ·…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: May 28, 2021

1 Africa dictators

President of Congo (Brazzaville)

Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Current 5-year term 2021–2026; 2026 election scheduled · Age: 82 Denis Sassou…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: March 21, 2021

1 Africa dictators

Head of the Presidential Council of Libya

Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Head of the Presidential Council (UN-recognised GNU) · Age: 50 Mohamed al-Menfi,…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: March 10, 2021

1 Africa dictators

President of South Sudan

Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan (since 2011; unity government formed February 22, 2021). South Sudan formed…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: February 22, 2021

1 Asia dictators

President of Kyrgyzstan

Last updated: April 2026 · Status: First 5-year term; next election 2027 · Age: 57 Sadyr Japarov, President…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: January 28, 2021

1 Africa dictators

President of Uganda

Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (re-elected January 14, 2021 with 58.6% of the vote). Museveni has ruled Uganda…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: January 14, 2021

1 Asia dictators

President of Tadjikistan

Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan (re-elected October 11, 2020 with 90.9% of the vote). Rahmon has ruled Tajikistan…

Last Updated: October 11, 2020

1 Africa dictators

President of Burundi

Last updated: April 2026 · Status: Serving first term (2020–2027) · Age: 57 Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of Burundi…

COUNTRY STATUS: NOT FREE Last Updated: May 20, 2020

1 Middle East dictators

Sultan of Oman

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