Category: Leaders of Islands
Charles Savarin, President of Dominica

President of Dominica

Charles Savarin, President of Dominica (elected on Sept 30, 2013; re-elected on Oct 1, 2018) Following the demise of the Patrick John government (in which Savarin played and integral role)Savarin was made Chairman of the Committee for National Salvation (CNS). This body comprising members of the greater cross section of Dominican Society, was tasked...Read More »

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, President of Maldives

President of Maldives

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, President of the Maldives (elected on Sept 23, 2018) Born 4 May 1964, he is a Maldivian politician who is the President-elect of the Maldives, due to take office on 17 November 2018, after having defeated incumbent Abdulla Yameen in the 2018 presidential election. He was first elected to parliament in...Read More »

Paula-Mae Weekes, President of Trinidad and Tobago

President of Trinidad and Tobago

Paula-Mae Weekes, President of Trinidad and Tobago (since Mar 19, 2018) Paula-Mae Weekes (born December 23, 1958) is the 6th and current president of Trinidad and Tobago. She took office on 19 March 2018 and became the first woman to hold the office of President. Weekes attended the University of the West Indies, Cave...Read More »

Nikos Anastasiadis, President of Cyprus

President of Cyprus

Nikos Anastasiadis, President of Cyprus (re-elected on Feb 4, 2018) Nicos Anastasiades (born 27 September 1946) is a Greek Cypriot politician who has been President of Cyprus since 2013. On 4 February 2018, he was re-elected for a second five-year term. Previously, he was the leader of Democratic Rally and a Member of Parliament...Read More »

J.Y. Pillay, Acting President

President of Singapore

J.Y. Pillay, Acting President (since Sept 1, 2017) Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay, DUNU (First Class) (born 30 March 1934), also known as J. Y. Pillay, is the chairman of the Singapore Council of Presidential Advisers. He has been appointed acting President of Singapore following the end of President Tony Tan’s term on 31 August 2017....Read More »

Tallis Obed Moses, President of Vanuatu

President of Vanuatu

Tallis Obed Moses, President of Vanuatu (since Jul 6, 2017) Tallis Obed Moses (born c. 1954) is a ni-Vanuatu pastor who has been President of Vanuatu since 6 July 2017. Moses was originally from West Ambrym. He studied at the Sydney Missionary and Bible College in Australia from 1980 to 1981 and graduated with...Read More »

Natalie Michel, First Lady of Seychelles

First Lady of Seychelles

Natalie Michel, First Lady of Seychelles (wife of James Michel) Mrs Michel was born on August 18, 1977 and grew up with her family on Praslin. She attended primary and secondary schools on the island and did further studies on Mahe before going on to specialised training in Singapore and the United Kingdom, where she...Read More »

Mustafa Akıncı, President of Northern Cyprus

President of Northern Cyprus

Mustafa Akıncı, President of Northern Cyprus Mustafa Akıncı (Turkish pronunciation: [born 28 December 1947) is a Turkish Cypriot politician serving as the current President of Northern Cyprus. He took office in April 2015. An architect by profession, Akıncı became the first elected mayor of the Nicosia Turkish Municipality in 1976 at the age of...Read More »

Rodney Williams, Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda

Rodney Williams, Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda Rodney is the son of Ernest Emmanuel Williams, the former Antigua Labour Party (ALP) parliamentary representative for the St Paul constituency. He is a medical doctor by profession. He entered politics in 1984 as the Member of Parliament for St Paul constituency, that had been previously...Read More »

Enele Sopoaga, Prime Minister of Tuvalu

Prime Minister of Tuvalu

Enele Sopoaga, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (since Aug 1, 2013) Enele Sosene Sopoaga (born 10 February 1956) is a Tuvaluan diplomat and politician who has been Prime Minister of Tuvalu since 2013. Sopoaga was elected to Parliament in the 2010 general election. He served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, the...Read More »

Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica

Prime Minister of Jamaica

The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II. Portia Simpson Miller,  Prime Minister of Jamaica (since Jan 6, 2012) Portia Simpson Miller was born in Wood Hall, St. Catherine and attended the Marlie Hill Primary School , St. Martin’s High School and the Union Institute, Miami Florida where she read for a Bachelors Degree in Public...Read More »

Gordon Darcy Lilo, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands

Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands

Gordon Darcy Lilo, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (since Nov 16, 2011) Constituency: Gizo/ Kolombangara, Western Province Contact Address: Ministry of Environment and Conservation P.O. Box G13 Honiara Solomon Islands. Phone: +677 28611/ 22453 Fax: +677 28735 Parliamentary Service Elected to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands for Gizo/ Kolombangara Constituency in 5 December 2001....Read More »

Peter O'Neill, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

Peter O’Neill, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Peter Charles Paire O’Neill, CMG (born February 13, 1964) is a Papua New Guinean politician and the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea since 2011. Peter O’Neill was born in Laiagam, Pangia, Southern Highlands Province. O’Neill’s father, Brian O’Neill, was an Australian-born magistrate. His mother, Awambo Yari, a Papua...Read More »

Sarah Wescot-Williams, Prime Minister of Sint Maarten (St. Martin)

Prime Minister of Sint Maarten

Sarah Wescot-Williams, Prime Minister of Sint Maarten (St. Martin) Netherlands Antilles was dissolved on 10 October 2010, resulting in two new constituent countries, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, with the other islands joining the Netherlands as special municipalities. Sarah Wescot-Williams is the leader of the Democratic Party of Sint Maarten and the first Prime Minister...Read More »

Governor-General & Prime Minister of Bahamas

Sir Arthur Foulkes, Governor-General of Bahamas (sworn in on April 14, 2010) Arthur Alexander Foulkes was born at Mathew Town, Inagua, 11 May 1928, son of the late Dr. William A. Foulkes and Mrs. Julie Foulkes nee Maisonneuve. He was educated at public schools in Mathew Town and in Nassau and first worked at...Read More »