The latest part of my documentation of the current and living former leaders of countries. For the previous, frequently updated parts: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L and M.
NAMIBIA
The Republic of Namibia’s current state leader is President Nangolo Mbumba (born 1941), who assumed office on 4 February 2024.
Nangolo Mbumba
Living are former Presidents Sam Nujoma (born 1929), who held office from 21 March 1990 until 21 March 2005; and Hifikepunye Pohamba (born 1935), who held office from 21 March 2005 until 21 March 2015.
Sam Nujoma
Hifikepunye Pohamba
NAURU
The Republic of Nauru’s current state leader is President David Adeang (born 1969), who assumed office on 30 October 2023.
David Adeang
Living are former Presidents Ludwig Scotty (born 1948), who held office from 29 May 2003 until 8 August 2003, and again from 22 June 2004 until 19 December 2007; Marcus Stephen (born 1969), who held office from 19 December 2007 until 10 November 2011; Freddie Pitcher (born 1967), who held office from 10 November 2011 until 15 November 2011; Baron Waqa (born 1959), who held office from 11 June 2013 until 27 August 2019; Lionel Aingimea (born 1965), who held office from 27 August 2019 until 28 September 2022; and Russ Kun (born 1975), who held office from 29 September 2022 until 30 October 2023.
Ludwig Scotty
Marcus Stephen
Freddie Pitcher
Baron Waqa
Lionel Aingimea
Russ Kun
NEPAL
The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal’s current state leaders are President Ram Chandra Poudel (born 1944), who assumed office on 13 March 2023; and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (born 1954), who assumed office on 26 December 2022 (and previously held office from 15 August 2008 until 25 May 2009, and again from 4 August 2016 until 7 June 2017).
Ram Chandra Poudel
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Living is former King Gyanendra (born 1947), who reigned from 7 November 1950 until 7 January 1951, and again from 4 June 2001 until 28 May 2008.
Gyanendra
Also living are former Presidents Ram Baran Yadav (born 1948), who held office from 23 July 2008 until 29 October 2015; and Bidya Devi Bhandari (born 1961), who held office from 29 October 2015 until 13 March 2023.
Ram Baran Yadav
Bidya Devi Bhandari
Also living are former Prime Ministers Lokendra Bahadur Chand (born 1940), who held office from 12 July 1983 until 21 March 1986, and again from 6 April 1990 until 19 April 1990, and again from 12 March 1997 until 7 October 1997, and again from 11 October 2002 until 5 June 2003; Sher Bahadur Deuba (born 1946), who held office from 12 September 1995 until 12 March 1997, and again from 26 July 2001 until 4 October 2002, and again from 4 June 2004 until 1 February 2005, and again from 7 June 2017 until 15 February 2018, and again from 13 July 2021 until 26 December 2022; Madhav Kumar Nepal (born 1953), who held office from 25 May 2009 until 6 February 2011; Jhala Nath Khanal (born 1950), who held office from 6 February 2011 until 29 August 2011; Baburam Bhattarai (born 1954), who held office from 29 August 2011 until 14 March 2013; Khil Raj Regmi (born 1949), who held office in an acting capacity from 14 March 2013 until 11 February 2014; and K. P. Sharma Oli (born 1952), who held office from 12 October 2015 until 24 August 2016, and again from 14 February 2018 until 13 July 2021.
Lokendra Bahadur Chand
Sher Bahadur Deuba
Madhav Kumar Nepal
Jhala Nath Khanal
Baburam Bhattarai
Khil Raj Regmi
K. P. Sharma Oli
THE NETHERLANDS
The Kingdom of the Netherlands’ current state leaders are King Willem-Alexander (born 1967), who assumed the throne on 30 April 2013; and Prime Minister Mark Rutte (born 1967), who assumed office on 14 October 2010.
Willem-Alexander
Mark Rutte
Living is former Queen Beatrix (born 1938), who reigned from 30 April 1980 until 30 April 2013.
Beatrix
Also living is former Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (born 1956), who held office from 22 July 2002 until 14 October 2010.
Jan Peter Balkenende
NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand’s current state leaders are King Charles III (born 1948), who assumed the throne on 8 September 2022; Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro (born 1958), who assumed office on 21 October 2021; and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (born 1970), who assumed office on 27 November 2023.
Charles III
Dame Cindy Kiro
Christopher Luxon
Living are former Governors-General Dame Silvia Cartwright (born 1943), who held office from 4 April 2001 until 4 August 2006; Sir Anand Satyanand (born 1944), who held office from 23 August 2006 until 23 August 2011; Sir Jerry Mateparae (born 1954), who held office from 31 August 2011 until 31 August 2016; and Dame Patsy Reddy (born 1954), who held office from 28 September 2016 until 28 September 2021.
Dame Silvia Cartwright
Sir Anand Satyanand
Sir Jerry Mateparae
Dame Patsy Reddy
Also living are former Prime Ministers Sir Geoffrey Palmer (born 1942), who held office from 8 August 1989 until 4 September 1990; Jim Bolger (born 1935), who held office from 2 November 1990 until 8 December 1997; Dame Jenny Shipley (born 1952), who held office from 8 December 1997 until 10 December 1999; Helen Clark (born 1950), who held office from 10 December 1999 until 19 November 2008; Sir John Key (born 1961), who held office from 19 November 2008 until 12 December 2016; Sir Bill English (born 1961), who held office from 12 December 2016 until 26 October 2017; Dame Jacinda Ardern (born 1980), who held office from 26 October 2017 until 25 January 2023; and Chris Hipkins (born 1978), who held office from 25 January 2023 until 27 November 2023.
Sir Geoffrey Palmer
Jim Bolger
Dame Jenny Shipley
Helen Clark
Sir John Key
Sir Bill English
Dame Jacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins
NICARAGUA
The Republic of Nicaragua’s current state leader is President Daniel Ortega (born 1945), who assumed office on 10 January 2007 (and previously held office from 18 July 1979 until 25 April 1990, as Coordinator of the Junta of National Reconstruction until 10 January 1985).
Daniel Ortega
Living are former Presidents Violeta Chamorro (born 1929), who held office from 25 April 1990 until 10 January 1997; and Arnoldo Alemán (born 1946), who held office from 10 January 1997 until 10 January 2002.
Violeta Chamorro
Arnoldo Alemán
NIGER
The Republic of the Niger’s current state leaders are President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland Abdourahamane Tchiani (born 1960), who assumed office on 26 July 2021; and Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine (born 1965), who assumed office on 8 August 2023.
Abdourahamane Tchiani
Ali Lamine Zeine
Living are former Presidents Mahamane Ousmane (born 1950), who held office from 16 April 1993 until 27 January 1996; Mahamadou Issoufou (born 1952), who held office from 7 April 2011 until 2 April 2021; and Mohamed Bazoum (born 1960), who held office from 2 April 2021 until 26 July 2023.
Mahamane Ousmane
Mahamadou Issoufou
Mohamed Bazoum
Also living is former Chairman of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy Salou Djibo (born 1965), who held office from 18 February 2010 until 7 April 2011.
Salou Djibo
Also living are former Prime Ministers Mamane Oumarou (born 1946), who held office from 24 January 1983 until 14 November 1983, and again from 15 July 1988 until 20 December 1989; Hamid Algabid (born 1941), who held office from 14 November 1983 until 15 July 1988; Amadou Cheiffou (born 1942), who held office from 26 October 1991 until 17 March 1993; Mahamadou Issoufou (born 1952), who held office from 17 April 1993 until 28 September 1994; Amadou Cissé (born 1948), who held office from 8 February 1995 until 21 February 1995, and again from 21 December 1996 until 27 November 1997; Hama Amadou (born 1950), who held office from 21 February 1995 until 27 January 1996, and again from 1 January 2000 until 7 June 2007; Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki (born 1951), who held office from 27 November 1997 until 1 January 2000; Seyni Oumarou (born 1950), who held office from 7 June 2007 until 23 September 2009; Albadé Abouba, who held office in an acting capacity from 23 September 2009 until 2 October 2009; Ali Badjo Gamatié (born 1957), who held office from 2 October 2009 until 18 February 2010; Mahamadou Danda (born 1951), who held office from 23 February 2010 until 7 April 2011; Brigi Rafini (born 1953), who held office from 7 April 2011 and 2 April 2021; and Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou (born 1954), who held office from 3 April 2021 until 26 July 2023.
Hamid Algabid
Amadou Cheiffou
Mahamadou Issoufou
Amadou Cissé
Hama Amadou
Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki
Seyni Oumarou
Albadé Abouba
Ali Badjo Gamatié
Mahamadou Danda
Brigi Rafini
Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou
NIGERIA
The Federal Republic of Nigeria’s current state leader is President Bola Tinubu (born 1952), who assumed office on 29 May 2023.
Bola Tinubu
Living are former Heads of State Yakubu Gowon (born 1934), who held office from 1 August 1966 until 29 July 1975; Olusegun Obasanjo (born 1937), who held office from 13 February 1976 until 1 October 1979; Muhammadu Buhari (born 1942), who held office from 31 December 1983 until 27 August 1985; and Abdulsalami Abubakar (born 1942), who held office from 9 June 1998 until 29 May 1999.
Yakubu Gowon
Olusegun Obasanjo
Muhammadu Buhari
Abdulsalami Abubakar
Also living are former Presidents Ibrahim Babangida (born 1941), who held office from 27 August 1985 until 26 August 1993; Olusegun Obasanjo (born 1937), who held office from 29 May 1999 until 29 May 2007; Goodluck Jonathan (born 1957), who held office from 9 February 2010 until 29 May 2015; and Muhammadu Buhari (born 1942), who held office from 29 May 2015 until 29 May 2023.
Ibrahim Babangida
Olusegun Obasanjo
Goodluck Jonathan
NIUE
Niue’s current state leaders are King Charles III (born 1948), who assumed the throne on 8 September 2022; Representative of the King Dame Cindy Kiro (born 1958), who assumed office on 21 October 2021 (as Representative of the Queen; position renamed in 2022); and Premier Dalton Tagelagi (born 1968), who assumed office on 11 June 2020.
Charles III
Dame Cindy Kiro
Dalton Tagelagi
Living are former Representatives of the Queen Dame Silvia Cartwright (born 1943), who held office from 4 April 2001 until 4 August 2006; Sir Anand Satyanand (born 1944), who held office from 23 August 2006 until 23 August 2011; Sir Jerry Mateparae (born 1954), who held office from 31 August 2011 until 31 August 2016; and Dame Patsy Reddy (born 1954), who held office from 28 September 2016 until 28 September 2021.
Dame Silvia Cartwright
Sir Anand Satyanand
Sir Jerry Mateparae
Dame Patsy Reddy
Also living are former Premiers Young Vivian (born 1935), who held office from 12 December 1992 until 9 March 1993, and again from 1 May 2002 until 19 June 2008; and Sani Lakatani (born 1936), who held office from 26 March 1999 until 1 May 2002;
Young Vivian
Sani Lakatani
NORTH KOREA
The People’s Democratic Republic of Korea’s current state leaders are General Secretary and President of the State Affairs Kim Jong Un (born c.1982), who assumed office on 11 April 2012 (as General Secretary) and 29 June 2016 (as President of the State Affairs); and Kim Tok Hun (born 1961), who assumed office on 13 August 2020.
Kim Jong Un
Kim Tok Hun
Living are former Premiers Pak Pong-ju (born 1939), who held office from 3 September 2003 until 11 April 2007, and again from 1 April 2013 until 11 April 2019; Kim Yong-il (born 1944), who held office from 11 April 2007 until 7 June 2010; Choe Yong-rim (born 1930), who held office from 7 June 2010 until 1 April 2013; and Kim Jae-ryong (born 1959), who held office from 11 April 2019 until 13 August 2020.
Pak Pong-ju
Choe Yong-rim
Kim Jae-ryong
NORTH MACEDONIA
The Republic of North Macedonia’s current state leaders are President Stevo Pendarovski (born 1963), who assumed office on 12 May 2019; and Prime Minister Talat Xhaferi (born 1962), who assumed office on 28 January 2024.
Stevo Pendarovski
Talat Xhaferi
Living are former Presidents Stojan Andov (born 1935), who held office in an acting capacity from 4 October 1995 until 17 November 1995 (when the country was called Macedonia); Savo Klimovsky (born 1947), who held office in an acting capacity from 19 November 1999 until 15 December 1999 (when the country was called Macedonia); Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962), who held office from 12 May 2004 until 12 May 2009 (when the country was called Macedonia); and Gjorge Ivanov (born 1960), who held office from 12 May 2009 until 12 May 2019 (country’s name was changed from Macedonia to North Macedonia during his tenure, in 2019).
Stojan Andov
Savo Klimovsky
Branko Crvenkovski
Gjorge Ivanov
Also living are former Prime Ministers Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962), who held office from 17 August 1992 until 30 November 1998, and again from 1 November 2002 until 12 May 2004 (both times when the country was called Macedonia); Ljubčo Georgievski (born 1966), who held office from 1 November 1998 until 15 September 2002 (when the country was called Macedonia); Radmila Šekerinska (born 1972), who held office in an acting capacity from 12 May 2004 until 2 June 2004, and again from 18 November 2004 until 17 December 2004 (both times when the country was called Macedonia); Hari Kostov (born 1959), who held office from 2 June 2004 until 18 November 2004 (when the country was called Macedonia); Vlado Bučkovski (born 1962), who held office from 17 December 2004 until 27 August 2006 (when the country was called Macedonia); Nikola Gruevski (born 1970), who held office from 27 August 2006 until 18 January 2016 (when the country was called Macedonia); Emil Dimitriev (born 1979), who held office from 18 January 2016 until 31 May 2017 (when the country was called Macedonia); Zoran Zaev (born 1974), who held office from 31 May 2017 until 3 January 2020 (country’s name was changed from Macedonia to North Macedonia during his tenure, in 2019), and again from 30 August 2020 until 16 January 2022; Oliver Spasovski (born 1976), who held office from 3 January 2020 until 30 August 2020; and Dimitar Kovačevski (born 1974), who held office from 16 January 2022 until 28 January 2024.
Branko Crvenkovski
Ljubčo Georgievski
Radmila Šekerinska
Hari Kostov
Vlado Bučkovski
Nikola Gruevski
Emil Dimitriev
Zoran Zaev
Oliver Spasovski
Dimitar Kovačevski
NORTHERN CYPRUS
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ current state leaders are President Ersin Tatar (born 1960), who assumed office on 23 October 2020; and Prime Minister Ünal Üstel (born 1955), who assumed office on 12 May 2022.
Ersin Tatar
Ünal Üstel
Living are former Presidents Mehmet Ali Talat (born 1952), who held office from 24 April 2005 until 23 April 2010; Derviş Eroğlu (born 1938), who held office from 23 April 2010 until 30 April 2015; and Mustafa Akıncı (born 1947), who held office from 30 April 2015 until 23 October 2020.
Mehmet Ali Talat
Derviş Eroğlu
Mustafa Akıncı
Also living are former Prime Ministers Derviş Eroğlu (born 1938), who held office from 19 July 1985 until 1 January 1994, and again from 16 August 1996 until 13 January 2004, and again from 5 May 2009 until 23 April 2010; Hakkı Atun (born 1935), who held office from 1 January 1994 until 16 August 1996; Mehmet Ali Talat (born 1952), who held office from 13 January 2004 until 24 April 2005; Serdar Denktaş (born 1959), who held office in an acting capacity from 24 April 2005 until 26 April 2005; Ferdi Sabit Soyer (born 1952), who held office from 26 April 2005 until 5 May 2009; Hüseyin Özgürgün (born 1965), who held office in an acting capacity from 23 April 2010 until 17 May 2010, and in an official capacity from 16 April 2016 until 2 February 2018; Sibel Siber (born 1960), who held office from 13 June 2013 until 2 September 2013; Özkan Yorgancıoğlu (born 1954), who held office from 2 September 2013 until 16 July 2015; Ömer Kalyoncu (born 1950), who held office from 16 July 2015 until 16 April 2016; Tufan Erhürman (born 1970), who held office from 2 February 2018 until 22 May 2019; Ersin Tatar (born 1960), who held office from 22 May 2019 until 23 October 2020; Ersan Saner (born 1966), who held office from 9 December 2020 until 5 November 2021; and Faiz Sucuoğlu (born 1961), who held office from 5 November 2021 until 12 May 2022.
Derviş Eroğlu
Hakkı Atun
Mehmet Ali Talat
Serdar Denktaş
Ferdi Sabit Soyer
Hüseyin Özgürgün
Sibel Siber
Özkan Yorgancıoğlu
Ömer Kalyoncu
Tufan Erhürman
Ersin Tatar
Ersan Saner
Faiz Sucuoğlu
NORWAY
The Kingdom of Norway’s current state leaders are King Harald V (born 1937), who assumed the throne on 17 January 1991; and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (born 1960), who assumed office on 14 October 2021;
Harald V
Jonas Gahr Støre
Living are former Prime Ministers Gro Harlem Brundtland (born 1939), who held office from 4 February 1981 until 14 October 1981, and again from 9 May 1986 until 16 October 1989, and again from 3 November 1990 until 25 October 1996; Thorbjørn Jagland (born 1950), who held office from 25 October 1996 until 17 October 1997; Kjell Magne Bondevik (born 1947), who held office from 17 October 1997 until 17 March 2000, and again from 19 October 2001 until 17 October 2005; Jens Stoltenberg (born 1959), who held office from 17 March 2000 until 19 October 2001, and again from 17 October 2005 until 16 October 2013; and Erna Solberg (born 1951), who held office from 16 October 2013 until 14 October 2021.
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Thorbjørn Jagland
Kjell Magne Bondevik
Jens Stoltenberg
Erna Solberg
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