List of state leaders in 2018

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 2018.

Africa

Algeria
- President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019)
- Prime Minister – Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2017–2019)
Angola
- President – João Lourenço, President of Angola (2017–present)
Benin
- President – Patrice Talon, President of Benin (2016–present)
Botswana
- President –
  1. Ian Khama, President of Botswana (2008–2018)
  2. Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana (2018–present)
Burkina Faso
- President – Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President of Burkina Faso (2015–present)
- Prime Minister – Paul Kaba Thieba, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2016–2018)
Burundi
- President – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–2020)
Cameroon
- President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
- Prime Minister – Joseph Dion Ngute, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2009–2019)
Cape Verde
- President – Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde (2011–present)
- Prime Minister – Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2016–present)
Central African Republic
- President – Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic (2016–present)
- Prime Minister – Simplice Sarandji, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2016–2019)
Chad
- President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
- Prime Minister – Albert Pahimi Padacké, Prime Minister of Chad (2016–2018)
Comoros
- President – Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (2016–present)
Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
- President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
- Prime Minister – Clément Mouamba, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (2016–present)
Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)
- Prime Minister – Bruno Tshibala, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2017–2019)
Djibouti
- President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
- Prime Minister – Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2013–present)
Egypt
- President – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt (2014–present)
- Prime Minister –
  1. Sherif Ismail, Prime Minister of Egypt (2015–2018)
  2. Moustafa Madbouly, Acting Prime Minister of Egypt (2017–2018)
  3. Moustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt (2018–present)
Equatorial Guinea
- President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
- Prime Minister – Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2016–present)
Eritrea
- President – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1991–present) [lower-alpha 1]
Ethiopia
- President –
  1. Mulatu Teshome, President of Ethiopia (2013–2018)
  2. Sahle-Work Zewde, President of Ethiopia (2018–present)
- Prime Minister –
  1. Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2012–2018)
  2. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2018–present)
Gabon
- President – Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon (2009–present)
- Prime Minister – Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Prime Minister of Gabon (2016–2019)
The Gambia
- President – Adama Barrow, President of the Gambia (2017–present)
Ghana
- President – Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana (2017–present)
Guinea
- President – Alpha Condé, President of Guinea (2010–present)
- Prime Minister –
  1. Mamady Youla, Prime Minister of Guinea (2015–2018)
  2. Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, Prime Minister of Guinea (2018–present)
Guinea-Bissau
- President – José Mário Vaz, President of Guinea-Bissau (2014–2019)
- Prime Minister –
  1. Umaro Sissoco Embaló, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2016–2018)
  2. Artur Silva, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2018)
  3. Aristides Gomes, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2018–2020)
Ivory Coast
- President – Alassane Ouattara, President of the Ivory Coast (2010–present)
- Prime Minister – Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2017–2020)
Kenya
- President – Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya (2013–present)
Lesotho
- Monarch – Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
- Prime Minister – Tom Thabane, Prime Minister of Lesotho (2017–2020)
Liberia
- President –
  1. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia (2006–2018)
  2. George Weah, President of Liberia (2018–present)
Libya
- Government of House of Representatives of Libya (Government of Libya internationally recognised to 12 March 2016)
  - Head of State – Aguila Saleh Issa, Chairman of the House of Representatives of Libya (co-claimant, 2014–present)
  - Prime Minister – Abdullah al-Thani, Prime Minister of Libya (co-claimant, 2014–present)
- Government of National Accord of Libya (Interim government internationally recognised as the sole legitimate government of Libya from 12 March 2016)
  - Head of State – Fayez al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya (co-claimant, 2016–present)
  - Prime Minister – Fayez al-Sarraj, Prime Minister of Libya (co-claimant, 2016–present)
Madagascar
- President –
  1. Hery Rajaonarimampianina, President of Madagascar (2014–2018)
  2. Rivo Rakotovao, Acting President of Madagascar (2018–2019)
- Prime Minister –
  1. Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2016–2018)
  2. Christian Ntsay, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2018–present)
Malawi
- President – Peter Mutharika, President of Malawi (2014–2020)
Mali
- President – Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, President of Mali (2013–2020)
- Prime Minister – Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, Prime Minister of Mali (2017–2019)
Mauritania
- President – Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania (2009–2019)
- Prime Minister –
  1. Yahya Ould Hademine, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2014–2018)
  2. Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2018–2019)
Mauritius
- President –
  1. Ameenah Gurib, President of Mauritius (2015–2018)
  2. Barlen Vyapoory, Acting President of Mauritius (2018–2019)
- Prime Minister – Pravind Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2017–present)
Morocco
- Monarch – Mohammed VI, Dulquer Salmaan, King of Morocco (1999–present)
- Prime Minister – Saadeddine Othmani, Head of Government of Morocco (2017–present)
Mozambique
- President – Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique (2015–present)
- Prime Minister – Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2015–present)
Namibia
- President – Hage Geingob, President of Namibia (2015–present)
- Prime Minister – Saara Kuugongelwa, Prime Minister of Namibia (2015–present)
Niger
- President – Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger (2011–present)
- Prime Minister – Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister of Niger (2011–present)
Nigeria
- President – Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria (2015–present)
Puntland (self-declared autonomous state)
- President – Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, President of Puntland (2014–2019)
Rwanda
- President – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
- Prime Minister – Édouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2017–present)
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
- Governor – Lisa Honan, Governor of Saint Helena (2016–2019)
São Tomé and Príncipe
- President – Evaristo Carvalho, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2016–present)
- Prime Minister –
  1. Patrice Trovoada, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2014–2018)
  2. Jorge Bom Jesus, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2018–present)
Senegal
- President – Macky Sall, President of Senegal (2012–present)
- Prime Minister – Mohammed Dionne, Prime Minister of Senegal (2014–2019)
Seychelles
- President – Danny Faure, President of Seychelles (2016–2020)
Sierra Leone
- President –
  1. Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone (2007–2018)
  2. Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone (2018–present)
- Chief Minister – David J. Francis, Chief Minister of Sierra Leone (2018–present)
Somalia
- President – Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, President of Somalia (2017–present)
- Prime Minister – Hassan Ali Khaire, Prime Minister of Somalia (2017–2020)
- Somaliland (unrecognised, secessionist state)
  - President – Muse Bihi Abdi, President of Somaliland (2017–present)
South Africa
- President –
  1. Jacob Zuma, Dinesh Kanagaratnam, President of South Africa (2009–2018)
  2. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa (2018–present)
South Sudan
- President – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan (2005–present) [lower-alpha 2]
Sudan
- President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–2019)
- Prime Minister –
  1. Bakri Hassan Saleh, Prime Minister of Sudan (2017–2018)
  2. Motazz Moussa, Prime Minister of Sudan (2018–2019)
Swaziland [lower-alpha 3]
- Monarch – Mswati III, Rajendran King of Swaziland (1986–present)
- Prime Minister –
  1. Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2008–2018)
  2. Vincent Mhlanga, Acting Prime Minister of Swaziland (2018)
  3. Mandvulo Ambrose Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2018–2020)
Tanzania
- President – John Magufuli, President of Tanzania (2015–present)
- Prime Minister – Kassim Majaliwa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2015–present)
Togo
- President – Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present)
- Prime Minister – Komi Sélom Klassou, Prime Minister of Togo (2015–2020)
Tunisia
- President – Beji Caid Essebsi, President of Tunisia (2014–2019)
- Prime Minister – Youssef Chahed, Head of Government of Tunisia (2016–2020)
Uganda
- President – Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
- Prime Minister – Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda (2014–present)
Western Sahara (self-declared, partially recognised state)
- President – Brahim Ghali, President of Western Sahara (2016–present)
- Prime Minister –
  1. Abdelkader Taleb Omar, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (2003–2018)
  2. Mohamed Wali Akeik, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (2018–2020)
Zambia
- President – Edgar Lungu, President of Zambia (2015–present)
Zimbabwe
- President – Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe (2017–present)

Asia

Europe

North America

Oceania

South America

Notes

Eritrea only became independent in 1993.
South Sudan only became independent in 2011.
The official name was changed from Kingdom of Swaziland to Kingdom of Eswatini on 9 April 2018.
Bahrain only became independent in 1971.
Brunei only became independent in 1984.
Hun Sen was titled Second Prime Minister in 1993–98.
Kazakhstan only became independent in 1991.
Kim was referred to as supreme leader in 2011, and then appointed as First Chairman of the National Defence Commission in 2012 and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission in 2016 —having been de facto leader of North Korea throughout.
Palestine continues to be administered de jure by the Palestinian National Authority, and hence the Palestinian head of state and head of government jointly remain as both the president and prime minister of this corresponding National Authority. Despite its existing status internationally as a somewhat mostly recognised state, it remains an occupied state on the part of Israel in the West Bank.
Montenegro only became independent in 2006.
The seven-member Swiss Federal Council is head of state and government collectively. Within this executive council, the president serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.

References

External links

CIDOB Foundation (in Spanish)—contextualised biographies of world political leaders
Portale Storia (in Spanish)—a list of current rulers by country
Rulers—a list of rulers throughout time and places
WorldStatesmen—an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories

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[1] Eritrea only became independent in 1993.

[2] South Sudan only became independent in 2011.

[3] The official name was changed from Kingdom of Swaziland to Kingdom of Eswatini on 9 April 2018.

[4] Bahrain only became independent in 1971.

[5] Brunei only became independent in 1984.

[6] Hun Sen was titled Second Prime Minister in 1993–98.

[7] Kazakhstan only became independent in 1991.

[8] Kim was referred to as supreme leader in 2011, and then appointed as First Chairman of the National Defence Commission in 2012 and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission in 2016 —having been de facto leader of North Korea throughout.

[9] Palestine continues to be administered de jure by the Palestinian National Authority, and hence the Palestinian head of state and head of government jointly remain as both the president and prime minister of this corresponding National Authority. Despite its existing status internationally as a somewhat mostly recognised state, it remains an occupied state on the part of Israel in the West Bank.

[10] Montenegro only became independent in 2006.

[11] The seven-member Swiss Federal Council is head of state and government collectively. Within this executive council, the president serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.

[12] "Taneti Maamau declared new president of Kiribati". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 10 April 2016.