The World’s Leaders: A List – L

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[Most recent edit 25 Feb 2024: Liberia has a new president.]

LAOS

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s current state leaders are General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith (born 1945), who assumed office on 15 January 2021 (as General Secretary), and on 22 March 2021 (as President); and Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone (born 1966), who assumed office on 30 December 2022.

Thongloun Sisoulith

Sonexay Siphandone

Living are former General Secretaries and Presidents Khamtai Siphandone (born 1924), who held office from 24 November 1992 until 21 March 2006 (as Chairman) and from 24 February 1998 until 8 June 2006 (as President); Choummaly Sayasone (born 1936), who held office from 21 March 2006 until 22 January 2016 (as General Secretary), and from 8 June 2006 until 20 April 2016 (as President); and Bounnhang Vorachit (born 1938), who held office from 22 January 2016 until 15 January 2021 (as General Secretary), and from 20 April 2016 until 22 March 2021 (as President).

Khamtai Siphandone

Choummaly Sayasone

Bounnhang Vorachit

Also living are former Prime Ministers Khamtai Siphandone (born 1924), who held office from 15 August 1991 until 16 February 1998; Bounnhang Vorachit (born 1938), who held office from 27 March 2001 until 8 June 2006; Bouasone Bouphavanh (born 1954), who held office from 8 June 2006 until 23 December 2010; Thongsing Thammavong (born 1944), who held office from 15 June 2011 until 20 April 2016; Thongloun Sisoulith (born 1945), who held office from 20 April 2016 until 22 March 2021; and Phankham Viphavanh (born 1951), who held office from 22 March 2021 until 30 December 2022.

Khamtai Siphandone

Bounnhang Vorachit

Bouasone Bouphavanh

Thongsing Thammavong

Thongloun Sisoulith

Phankham Viphavanh

LATVIA

The Republic of Latvia’s current state leaders are President Edgars Rinkēvičs (born 1973), who assumed office on 8 July 2023; and Prime Minister Evika Siliņa (born 1975), who assumed office on 15 September 2023.

Edgars Rinkēvičs

Evika Siliņa

Living are former Presidents Anatolijs Gorbunovs (born 1942), who held office in an acting capacity from 21 August 1991 until 8 July 1993; Guntis Ulmanis (born 1939), who held office from 7 July 1993 until 7 July 1999; Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (born 1937), who held office from 8 July 1999 until 8 July 2007; Valdis Zatlers (born 1955), who held office from 8 July 2007 until 8 July 2011; Andris Bērziņš (born 1944), who held office from 8 July 2011 until 8 July 2015; Raimonds Vējonis (born 1966), who held office from 8 July 2015 until 8 July 2019; and Egils Levits (born 1955), who held office from 8 July 2019 until 8 July 2023.

Anatolijs Gorbunovs

Guntis Ulmanis

Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga

Valdis Zatlers

Andris Bērziņš

Raimonds Vējonis

Egils Levits

Also living are former Prime Ministers Ivars Godmanis (born 1951), who held office from 7 May 1990 until 3 August 1993, and again from 20 December 2007 until 12 March 2009; Valdis Birkavs (born 1942), who held office from 3 August 1993 until 15 September 1994; Māris Gailis (born 1951), who held office from 15 September 1994 until 21 December 1995; Andris Šķēle (born 1958), who held office from 21 December 1995 until 6 August 1996, and again from 16 July 1999 until 5 May 2000; Guntars Krasts (born 1957), who held office from 7 August 1997 until 26 November 1998; Vilis Krištopans (born 1954), who held office from 26 November 1998 until 16 July 1999; Andris Bērziņš (born 1951), who held office from 5 May 2000 until 7 November 2002; Einars Repše (born 1961), who held office from 7 November 2002 until 9 March 2004; Indulis Emsis (born 1952), who held office from 9 March 2004 until 2 December 2004; Aigars Kalvītis (born 1966), who held office from 2 December 2004 until 20 December 2007; Valdis Dombrovskis (born 1971), who held office from 12 March 2009 until 22 January 2014; Laimdota Straujuma (born 1951), who held office from 22 January 2014 until 11 February 2016; Māris Kučinskis (born 1961), who held office from 11 February 2016 until 23 January 2019; and Krišjānis Kariņš (born 1964), who held office from 23 January 2019 until 15 September 2023.

Ivars Godmanis

Valdis Birkavs

Māris Gailis

Andris Šķēle

Guntars Krasts

Vilis Krištopans

Andris Bērziņš

Einars Repše

Indulis Emsis

Aigars Kalvītis

Valdis Dombrovskis

Laimdota Straujuma

Māris Kučinskis

Krišjānis Kariņš

LEBANON

The Republic of Lebanon’s current state leader is Prime Minister Najib Mikati (born 1955), who assumed office on 10 September 2021 (and who previously held office from 19 April 2005 until 19 July 2005, and again from 13 June 2011 until 15 February 2014).

Najib Mikati

Living are former Presidents Amine Gemayel (born 1942), who held office from 23 September 1982 until 22 September 1988; Selim Hoss (born 1929), who held office in an acting capacity from 24 September 1988 until 5 November 1989, and again from 22 November 1989 until 24 November 1989; Michel Aoun (born 1933), who held office in an acting capacity from 22 September 1988 until 13 October 1990, and in an official capacity from 31 October 2016 until 30 October 2022; Émile Lahoud (born 1936), who held office from 24 November 1998 until 24 November 2007; and Michel Suleiman (born 1948), who held office from 25 May 2008 until 25 May 2014.

Amine Gemayel

Selim Hoss

Michel Aoun

Émile Lahoud

Michel Suleiman

Also living are former Prime Ministers Selim Hoss (born 1929), who held office from 8 December 1976 until 20 July 1980, and again from 2 June 1987 until 24 December 1990, and again from 6 December 1998 until 23 October 2000; Michel Aoun (born 1933), who held office from 22 September 1988 until 13 October 1990; Fouad Siniora (born 1943), who held office from 18 July 2005 until 9 November 2009; Saad Hariri (born 1970), who held office from 9 November 2009 until 13 June 2011, and again from 18 December 2016 until 21 January 2020; Tammam Salam (born 1945), who held office from 15 February 2014 until 18 December 2016; and Hassan Diab (born 1959), who held office from 21 January 2020 until 10 September 2021.

Selim Hoss

Michel Aoun

Fouad Siniora

Saad Hariri

Tammam Salam

Hassan Diab

LESOTHO

The Kingdom of Lesotho’s current state leaders are King Letsie III (born 1963), who assumed the throne on 7 February 1996 (and previously reigned from 12 November 1990 until 25 January 1995); and Prime Minister Sam Matekane (born 1958), who assumed office on 28 October 2022.

Letsie III

Sam Matekane

Living are former Prime Ministers Hae Phoofolo (born 1947), who held office in an interim capacity from 17 August 1994 until 14 September 1994; Pakalitha Mosisili (born 1945), who held office from 29 May 1998 until 8 June 2012, and again from 17 March 2015 until 16 June 2017; Tom Thabane (born 1939), who held office from 8 June 2012 until 17 March 2015, and again from 16 June 2017 until 19 May 2020; and Moeketsi Majoro (born 1961), who held office from 20 May 2020 until 28 October 2022.

Hae Phoofolo

Pakalitha Mosisili

Tom Thabane

Moeketsi Majoro

LIBERIA

The Republic of Liberia’s current state leader is President Joseph Boakai (born 1944), who assumed office on 22 January 2024.

Joseph Boakai

Living are former Presidents Charles Taylor (born 1948), who held office from 2 August 1997 until 11 August 2003; Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 1938), who held office from 16 January 2006 until 22 January 2018; and George Weah (born 1966), who held office from 22 January 2018 until 22 January 2024.

Charles Taylor

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

George Weah

LIBYA

The State of Libya’s current state leaders are Chairman of the Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi (born 1976) and internationally-recognised Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (born 1959), who both assumed office on 15 March 2021; rival Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha (born 1962), who assumed office on 3 March 2022 (powers suspended since 16 May 2023); and rival acting Prime Minister Osama Hamada (born 1979), who assumed office on 16 May 2023.

Mohamed al-Menfi

Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh

Fathi Bashagha

Living are former Secretaries-General of the General People’s Congress Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab (born 1940), who held office from 7 January 1981 until 15 February 1984; Muhammad az-Zanati (born 1937), who held office from 18 January 1992 until 3 March 2008; Miftah Muhammed K’eba (born 1947), who held office from 3 March 2008 until 5 March 2009; Imbarek Shamekh (born 1952), who held office from 5 March 2009 until 26 January 2010; and Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai (born 1952), who held office from 26 January 2010 until 23 August 2011.

Muhammad az-Zanati

Also living is former Chairman of the National Transitional Council Mustafa Abdul Jalil (born 1952), who held office from 5 March 2011 until 8 August 2012.

Mustafa Abdul Jalil

Also living are former Presidents of the General National Congress Mohammed Ali Salim (born 1935), who held office in an acting capacity from 8 August 2012 until 9 August 2012; Mohammed Magariaf (born 1940), who held office from 9 August 2012 until 28 May 2013; Giuma Ahmed Atigha (born 1950), who held office in an acting capacity from 28 May 2013 until 25 June 2013; and Nouri Abusahmain (born 1956), who held office from 25 June 2013 until 5 April 2016.

Mohammed Magariaf

Giuma Ahmed Atigha

Nouri Abusahmain

Also living are former Presidents of the House of Representatives Abu Bakr Baira (born 1941), who held office in an acting capacity from 4 August 2014 until 5 August 2014; and Aguila Saleh Issa (born 1944), who held office from 5 August 2014 until 15 March 2021.

Abu Bakr Baira

Aguila Saleh Issa

Also living is former Chairman of the Presidential Council Fayez al-Sarraj (born 1960), who held office from 30 March 2016 until 15 March 2021.

Fayez al-Sarraj

Also living are former Prime Ministers Abdessalam Jalloud (born 1944), who held office from 16 July 1972 until 2 March 1977; Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi (born 1939), who held office from 2 March 1979 until 16 February 1984, and again from 3 March 1986 until 1 March 1987; Muhammad az-Zaruq Rajab (born 1940), who held office from 16 February 1984 until 3 March 1986; Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush (born 1967), who held office from 29 December 1997 until 1 March 2000; Imbarek Shamekh (born 1952), who held office from 1 March 2000 until 14 June 2003; Baghdadi Mahmudi (born 1945), who held office from 5 March 2006 until 23 August 2011; Ali Tarhouni (born 1951), who held office from 23 October 2011 until 24 November 2011; Ali Zeidan (born 1950), who held office from 14 November 2012 until 11 March 2014; Abdullah al-Theni (born 1954), who held office from 11 March 2014 until 15 March 2021; Ahmed Maiteeq (born 1972), who held office from 25 May 2014 until 9 June 2014; Omar al-Hassi (born 1959), who held office from 6 September 2014 until 31 March 2015; Khalifa al-Ghawil (born 1964), who held office from 31 March 2015 until 5 April 2016, and again from 14 October 2016 until 16 March 2017; and Fayez al-Sarraj (born 1960), who held office from 5 April 2016 until 15 March 2021.

Abdessalam Jalloud

Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush

Baghdadi Mahmudi

Ali Tarhouni

Ali Zeidan

Abdullah al-Theni

Ahmed Maiteeq

Omar al-Hassi

Khalifa al-Ghawil

Fayez al-Sarraj

LIECHTENSTEIN

The Principality of Liechtenstein’s current state leaders are Prince Hans-Adam II (born 1945), who assumed the throne on 13 November 1989; Prince Regent Alois (born 1968), who assumed office on 15 August 2004; and Prime Minister Daniel Risch (born 1978), who assumed office on 25 March 2021.

Hans-Adam II

Alois

Daniel Risch

Living is former Prince Regent Hans-Adam (born 1945), who held office from 1984 until 13 November 1989.

Hans-Adam

Also living are former Prime Ministers Hans Brunhart (born 1945), who held office from 26 April 1978 until 26 May 1993; Mario Frick (born 1965), who held office from 15 December 1993 until 5 April 2001; Otmar Hasler (born 1953), who held office from 5 April 2001 until 25 March 2009; Klaus Tschütscher (born 1967), who held office from 25 March 2009 until 27 March 2013; and Adrian Hasler (born 1964), who held office from 27 March 2013 until 25 March 2021.

Hans Brunhart

Mario Frick

Otmar Hasler

Klaus Tschütscher

Adrian Hasler

LITHUANIA

The Republic of Lithuania’s current state leaders are President Gitanas Nausėda (born 1964), who assumed office on 12 July 2019; and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė (born 1974), who assumed office on 11 December 2020.

Gitanas Nausėda

Ingrida Šimonytė

Living are former Presidents Valdas Adamkus (born 1926), who held office from 26 February 1998 until 26 February 2003, and again from 12 July 2004 until 12 July 2009; Rolandas Paskas (born 1956), who held office from 26 February 2003 until 6 April 2004; Artūras Paulauskas (born 1953), who held office in an acting capacity from 6 April 2004 until 12 July 2004; and Dalia Grybauskaitė (born 1956), who held office from 12 July 2009 until 12 July 2019.

Valdas Adamkus

Rolandas Paksas

Artūras Paulauskas

Dalia Grybauskaitė

Also living are former Prime Ministers Kazimira Prunskienė (born 1943), who held office from 17 March 1990 until 10 January 1991; Albertas Šimėnas (born 1950), who held office from 10 January 1991 until 13 January 1991; Gediminas Vagnorius (born 1957), who held office from 13 January 1991 until 21 July 1992, and again from 15 February 1996 until 4 May 1999; Aleksandras Abišala (born 1955), who held office from 21 July 1992 until 2 December 1992; Rolandas Paksas (born 1956), who held office from 18 May 1999 until 27 October 1999, and again from 26 October 2000 until 20 June 2001; Andrius Kubilius (born 1956), who held office from 3 November 1999 until 26 October 2000, and again from 9 December 2008 until 13 December 2012; Gediminas Kirkilas (born 1951), who held office from 4 July 2006 until 9 December 2008; Algirdas Butkevičius (born 1958), who held office from 26 November 2012 until 22 November 2016; and Saulius Skvernelis (born 1970), who held office from 13 December 2016 until 11 December 2020.

Kazimira Prunskienė

Albertas Šimėnas

Gediminas Vagnorius

Aleksandras Abišala

Rolandas Paksas

Andrius Kubilius

Gediminas Kirkilas

Algirdas Butkevičius

Saulius Skvernelis

LUXEMBOURG

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg’s current state leaders are Grand Duke Henri (born 1955), who assumed the throne on 7 October 2000; and Prime Minister Luc Frieden (born 1963), who assumed office on 17 November 2023.

Henri

Luc Frieden

Living is former Prince Regent Henri (born 1955), who held office from 3 March 1998 until 7 October 2000.

Henri

Also living are former Prime Ministers Jacques Santer (born 1937), who held office from 20 July 1984 until 26 January 1995; Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954), who held office from 20 January 1995 until 4 December 2013; and Xavier Bettel (born 1973), who held office from 4 December 2013 until 17 November 2023.

Jacques Santer

Jean-Claude Juncker

Xavier Bettel