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Pakistan

Mamnoon Hussain (Urdu: ; born 23 December 1940) is


a Pakistani businessman and conservative politician who is
the 12th and current President of Pakistan,. 12th President of
Pakistan Assumed office 9 September 2013.

Brunei

Hassanal Bolkiah, GCB GCMG (full name:


Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-
Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi
Waddien; born 15 July 1946) is the 29th and current Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei. He is also the first and
incumbent Prime Minister of Brunei. Sultan and Yang di-
Pertuan of Brunei Assumed office 4 October 1967

Cambodia

Norodom Sihamoni (Khmer: ; born 14 May 1953)


became the King of Cambodia on 14 October 2004.[1] He is the eldest
son of King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Norodom Monineath. He
was Cambodia's ambassador to UNESCO and named by a nine-
member throne council to become the next king after his father
Norodom Sihanouk abdicated in 2004. 14 October 2004 present
Coronation 29 October 2004
East Timor

The President of East Timor officially the President of the


Democratic Republic of East Timor (Portuguese: Presidente da
Repblica Democrtica de Timor-Leste, Tetum: Prezidente
Republika Demokratica Timor-Leste) is the head of state in East
Timor, elected by popular vote for a five-year term. His executive
powers are somewhat limited, though he is able to veto legislation.
Since 20 May 2012.

Indonesia

Joko Widodo (popularly known as Jokowi; born 21 June 1961) is


the seventh President of Indonesia, in office since 2014.
Previously he was the Mayor of Surakarta from 2005 to 2012 and
Governor of Jakarta from 2012 to 2014. He is the first Indonesian
president without a high-ranking political or military background.
7th President of Indonesia. Assumed office 20 October 2014

Malaysia

Tuanku Abdul Halim ibni Almarhum Sultan


Badlishah, DMN GCB KStJ (born 28 November 1927) is the
current Sultan of Kedah, reigning since 1958. He served as the
fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 1970 to 1975, and
the 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 2011 to 2016. He is the first
person to hold the position of Yang di-Pertuan Agong twice, as well
as the oldest elected to the office. He is the second longest-reigning
living monarch in the world and the second oldest currently
reigning monarch after Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
Reign 13 December 2011 12 December 2016.
Myanmar

Htin Kyawborn 20 July 1946) is a Burmese politician and scholar


who has been President of Myanmar since 2016. He is the first
elected president to hold the office with no ties to the military
since the 1962 coup d'tat. The second son of scholar Min Thu
Wun, Htin Kyaw had held various positions in the education,
planning and treasury ministries in prior governments. Assumed
office 30 March 2016.

Philippines

Rodrigo "Rody" Roa Duterte (Tagalog: [odrigo dtrt]; born


March 28, 1945), also known as Digong,[5] is a Filipino politician
and jurist who is the 16th and current President of the Philippines.
He is the first Mindanaoan to hold the office, and the fourth
of Visayan descent.[9] At 71 years old, Duterte is the oldest person
to assume the Philippine presidency, superseding Sergio
Osmea and Fidel Ramos, respectively. 16th President of the
Philippines. Assumed office June 30, 2016.

Thailand

Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun (Thai:


; rtgs: Mahawachiralongkon
Bodinthrathepphayawarangkun; IPA: [mhwralokn
bdintrtppjwrakun]; born 28 July 1952)[3] is
the King of Thailand.[1][4] As the tenth monarch of the Chakri Dynasty,
he is also styled as Rama X. At the age of 64, Vajiralongkorn is the
oldest Thai monarch to ascend to the throne. He is the only son of
King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. In 1972, at the age of 20,
he was made crown prince by his father. King of Thailand. Reign 13
October 2016 present.
Vietnam

Trn i Quang (born 12 October 1956) is a Vietnamese


politician, who is the President of Vietnam, in office since 2 April
2016 and one of the country's top leaders. Previously he served
as Minister of Public Security from 2011 to 2016. He is a member
of the 12th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam, in which
he is ranked second, after General Secretary Nguyn Ph Trng.
9th President of Vietnam. Assumed office
2 April 2016.

Iran

Hassan Rouhani (Persian: , pronunciation (helpinfo);


born Hassan Fereydoun (Persian: ) on 12 November
1948)[7] is the seventh and current President of Iran since 2013. He
is also a lawyer,[8]academic and former diplomat. He has been a
member of Iran's Assembly of Experts since 1999,[9] member of
the Expediency Council since 1991,[10]member of the Supreme
National Security Council since 1989. Rouhani was deputy speaker
of the fourth and fifth terms of the Parliament of Iran (Majlis) and Secretary of the Supreme
National Security Council from 1989 to 2005. 7th President of Iran. Assumed office 3 August
2013.

Iraq

Muhammad Fuad Masum (Arabic: Muammad


Fd Mam; Kurdish: , born 1 January
1938[1]) is the seventh and current President of Iraq, in office since
24 July 2014. He is a veteran Iraqi Kurdish politician[2][3] and was
elected as President following the 2014 parliamentary election.
[4] Masum is the second non-Arab president of Iraq,
succeeding Jalal Talabani, also Kurdish, and is a confidant of
Talabani. 7th President of Iraq. Assumed office 24 July 2014.
Kuwait

Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (Arabic:


, born in 1942)[1] is a Kuwaiti politician and the Prime Minister
of Kuwait since 2011. Previously he served as Minister of Defense as
well as Deputy Prime Minister. Jaber was first appointed as Prime
Minister on 4 December 2011. A year later, on 5 December 2012, he
was reappointed as Prime Minister following the parliamentary
election held on 1 December 2012. Assumed office 4 December 2011.

Palestine

Rami Hamdallah (Arabic: ; born on 10 August 1958) is


a Palestinian politician and academic. He is the Prime Minister of the
State of Palestine and the president of An-Najah National
University in Nablus.[1]
On 2 June 2013, the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas named
him to succeed Salam Fayyad as prime minister.[2] His appointment
was not recognized by Hamas, who were not consulted in the
decision.[3] He is a member of Fatah;[4] however, the BBC states
that he is a political independent.[5] On 20 June 2013, Hamdallah
tendered his resignation, which Abbas accepted on 23 June.[6] Six
weeks after that, Abbas asked Hamdallah to form a new government,
which he did on 19 September 2013.[7] He was appointed the head of the Palestinian
government of 2014 on 2 June 2014. Assumed office 2 June 2014.

Saudi Arabia

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic:


, Salmn ibn Abd al-Azz l Sad; born 31 December
1935) is King of Saudi Arabia, Custodian of the Two Holy
Mosques, and head of the House of Saud.He served as the
Deputy Governor and then the Governor of Riyadh for 48 years
from 1963 to 2011. He was then appointed as Minister of
Defence. He was also named the Crown Prince in 2012 following
the death of his brother Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Salman
was crowned as the new King of Saudi Arabia on 23 January
2015 following the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah.
Reign 23 January 2015 present.
Syria

Imad Mohammad Deeb Khamis (Arabic: ( ) born


1 August 1961) is a Syrian politician who has been Prime Minister
of Syria since 2016. Previously he was Minister of Electricity from
2011 to 2016. 67th Prime Minister of Syria. Assumed office 3 July
2016.

Turkey

Binali Yldrm (Turkish pronunciation: [binali jldm]; born


20 December 1955) is a Turkish politician who is the 27th and
current Prime Minister of Turkey and the leader of the Justice and
Development Party (AKP) since May 2016. He previously served
as the Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication almost
continuously from 2002 to 2013 and again between 2015 and 2016.
Between 2014 and 2015, he served as Senior Advisor to Recep
Tayyip Erdoan. 27th Prime Minister of Turkey. Assumed office
24 May 2016.

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