Photos and bios of the current Heads of State, Dictators and First Ladies
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, was elected as the new President of the United Arab Emirates on 3rd November, to succeed his father, the late HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. HH Sheikh Khalifa has...Read More »
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is the 12th and current President of Turkey, in office since 2014. He previously served as the Prime Minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as the Mayor of İstanbul from 1994 to 1998. He founded the Justice and...Read More »
Mswati III, King of Swaziland (Eswatini) Mswati III (born Makhosetive on April 19, 1968) of Swaziland is the king of Swaziland, and head of the Swazi Royal Family. He succeeded his late father, Sobhuza II, in 1986. Early life He was the second of 210 sons of the elderly King Sobhuza II, (who had...Read More »
HRH King Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia HRH King Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud was born in Riyadh in 1924 (1343 H). He was taught by a group of senior Ulema and prominent teachers. His knowledge was enhanced by his wide reading in politics, the economy and culture....Read More »
Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, Sultan of Oman (b. Salalah, Oman, 18 Nov. 1940) Omani; Sultan 1970 – From the age of 16, Qaboos was educated in Britain, first privately, then at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He subsequently served on an operational tour of duty with the British army in Germany. On return to...Read More »
Mohamed Ould Abd AZIZ, President of Mauritania General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (var. Muhammad Abdel-‘Aziz, Ould Abdelaziz, born 1956) is a Mauritanian military officer. He was a leading figure in the August 2005 coup that deposed President Maaouya Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya, and in August 2008 he led another coup that toppled President Sidi Ould...Read More »
Nursultan Nazarbaev, President of Kazakhstan Update: On Apr 26, 2015, he is re-elected with 97.7% of the vote. Turnout is 95.1%) Nursultan Nazarbaev was born on July 6, 1940 in the village of Chemolgan, Kaskelen District, Almaty region. In 1967, he graduated from the Highest Technical Educational Institution at the Karaganada Metallurgic Works. He...Read More »
Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki the president of the eight year independent country Eritrea, was a soldier. He was a fighter and a political leader in Eritrea. Isaias is a well respected man he fought for better things for the Eritrean people and for the countries history. Isaias Afwerki has been the...Read More »
Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo President; army officer Personal Information Born Joseph Kabila in either Tanzania or in eastern Congo, between 1968 and 1972; children: Josephine. Education: Received basic military training in Rwanda, 1995; attended university in Uganda, 1996. Religion: Christian. Military/Wartime Service: Trained in China, 1997. Career Major-general in...Read More »
