List of state leaders in 2008

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2007 state leaders - Events of 2008 - 2009 state leaders - State leaders by year

1 Africa
2 Asia
3 Australia and Oceania
4 Europe
5 Middle East
6 North America
7 South America
8 References

[edit] Africa

Algeria
- President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
- Prime Minister - Abdelaziz Belkhadem, Prime Minister of Algeria, (2006–present)
Angola
- President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
- Prime Minister - Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Prime Minister of Angola (2002–present)
Benin
- President - Yayi Boni, President of Benin (2006–present)
Botswana
- President - Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998–present)
Burkina Faso
- President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–present)
- Prime Minister - Tertius Zongo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2007-present)
Burundi
- President - Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–present)
Cameroon
- President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
- Prime Minister - Ephraïm Inoni, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2004–present)
Cape Verde
- President - Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–present)
- Prime Minister - José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–present)
Central African Republic
- President - François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic (2003–present)
- Prime Minister - Élie Doté, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2005–present)
Chad
- President - Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
- Prime Minister - Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye, Prime Minister of Chad (2007–present)
Comoros
- President - Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of Comoros (2006-present)
- Anjouan - Dhoihirou Halidi, President of Anjouan (05/11/2007-present)
- Grande Comore - Mohamed Abdoulwahab, President of Grande Comore (2007–present)
- Mohéli - Mohamed Ali Said, President of Mohéli (2007-present)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- President - Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–present)
- Prime Minister - Antoine Gizenga, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006–present)
Republic of the Congo
- President - Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
- Prime Minister - Isidore Mvouba, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (2005–present)
Côte d'Ivoire
- President - Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Guillaume Soro, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2007–present)
Djibouti
- President - Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
- Prime Minister - Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–present)
Equatorial Guinea
- President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
- Prime Minister - Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2006-present)
Eritrea
- President - Isaias Afewerki, President of Eritrea (1993–present)
Ethiopia
- President - Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–present)
- Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–present)
Gabon
- President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–present)
- Prime Minister - Jean Eyeghe Ndong, Prime Minister of Gabon (2006–present)
The Gambia
- President - Yahya Jammeh, President of The Gambia (1994–present)
Ghana
- President - John Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001–present)
Guinea
- President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–present)
- Prime Minister - Lansana Kouyaté, Prime Minister of Guinea (2007–present)
Guinea-Bissau
- President - João Bernardo Vieira, President of Guinea-Bissau (2005–present)
- Prime Minister - Martinho Ndafa Kabi, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2007–present)
Kenya
- President - Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002–present)
Lesotho
- Monarch - Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
- Prime Minister - Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–present)
Liberia
- Head of State - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia (2006–present)
Libya
- De facto Chief of State - Muammar al-Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution (1969–present)
- Nominal Chief of State - Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani, General Secretary of the General People's Congress (1992–present)
- Head of Government - Baghdadi Mahmudi, General Secretary of the General People's Committee (2006-present)
Madagascar -
- President - Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002–present)
- Prime Minister - Charles Rabemananjara, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2007–present)
Malawi
- President - Bingu wa Mutharika, President of Malawi (2004–present)
Mali
- President - Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–present)
- Prime Minister - Modibo Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2007–present)
Mauritania
- Head of State - Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, President of Mauritania (2007–present)
- Prime Minister - Zeine Ould Zeidane, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2007–present)
Mauritius
- President - Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–present)
- Prime Minister - Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2005–present)
- Rodrigues
  - Chief Commissioner - Johnson Roussety, Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues (2006–present)
  - Chief Executive - Jean-Claude Pierre-Louis, Chief Executive of Rodrigues (2004–present)
Morocco
- Monarch - Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
- Prime Minister - Abbas El Fassi, Prime Minister of Morocco (2007–present)
Mozambique
- President - Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique (2005–present)
- Prime Minister - Luisa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2004–present)
Namibia
- President - Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia (2005–present)
- Prime Minister - Nahas Angula, Prime Minister of Namibia (2005–present)
Niger
- President - Tandja Mamadou, President of Niger (1999–present)
- Prime Minister - Seyni Oumarou, Prime Minister of Niger (2007–present)
Nigeria
- President - Umaru Yar'Adua, President of Nigeria (2007–present)
Rwanda
- President - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–present)
São Tomé and Príncipe
- President - Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–present)
- Prime Minister - Tomé Vera Cruz, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2006–present)
- Príncipe - José Cassandra, President of the Regional Government of Príncipe (2006–present)
Senegal
- President - Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré, Prime Minister of Senegal (2007–present)
Seychelles
- President - James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–present)
Sierra Leone
- President - Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone (2007-present)
Somalia
- President - Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Somalia (2004–present)
- Prime Minister - Nur Hassan Hussein, Prime Minister of Somalia (2007–present)
- Somaliland - Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002–present)
- Puntland - Mohamud Muse Hersi, President of Puntland (2005–present)
South Africa
- President - Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999–present)
Sudan
- President - Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–present)
- Southern Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Government of Southern Sudan (2005–present)
Swaziland -
- Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
- Prime Minister - Themba Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2003–present)
Tanzania
- President - Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania (2005–present)
- Prime Minister - Edward Lowassa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2005–present)
- Zanzibar -
  - President - Amani Abeid Karume, President of Zanzibar (2000–present)
  - Chief Minister - Shamsi Vuai Nahodha, Chief Minister of Zanzibar (2000–present)
Togo
- President - Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present)
- Prime Minister - Komlan Mally, Prime Minister of Togo (2007–present)
Tunisia
- President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–present)
- Prime Minister - Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–present)
Uganda
- President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
- Prime Minister - Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–present)
Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
- President - Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–present)
- Prime Minister - Abdelkader Taleb Oumar, Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (2003–present)
Zambia
- President - Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (2002–present)
Zimbabwe
- President - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1980–present)

[edit] Asia

Afghanistan
- President - Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan (2001–present)
Bangladesh
- President - Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (2002–present)
- Prime Minister - Fakhruddin Ahmed, Chief Adviser of the Caretaker Government (2007–present)
Bhutan
- King - Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (2006–present)
- Prime Minister - Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, Caretaker Prime Minister of Bhutan (2007–present)
Brunei
- Sultan - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
Cambodia
- King - Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (2004–present)
- Prime Minister - Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–present)
People's Republic of China
- Communist Party Leader - Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2002–present)
- President - Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China (2003–present)
- Premier - Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People's Republic of China (2003–present)
- Hong Kong - Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (2005–present)
- Macau - Edmund Ho, Chief Executive of Macau (1999–present)
East Timor -
- President - José Ramos Horta, President of East Timor (2007–present)
- Prime Minister - Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of East Timor (2007–present)
India
- President - Pratibha Patil, President of India (2007–present)
- Prime Minister - Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India (2004–present)
Indonesia
- President - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia (2004–present)
Japan
- Emperor - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–present)
- Prime Minister - Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan (2007–present)
Kazakhstan -
- President - Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–present)
- Prime Minister - Karim Masimov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2007–present)
North Korea
- De facto Ruler - Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defence Commission (1993–present)
- Communist Party Leader - Kim Jong-il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997–present)
- Nominal Head of State - Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–present)
- Premier - Kim Yong-il, Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2007–present)
South Korea
- President - Roh Moo-hyun, President of South Korea (2003–present)
- Prime Minister - Han Duck-soo, Prime Minister of South Korea (2007-present)
Kyrgyzstan
- President - Kurmanbek Bakiyev, President of Kyrgyzstan (2005–present)
- Prime minister - Igor Chudinov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2007–present)
Laos
- Communist Party Leader - Choummaly Sayasone, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (2006-present)
- President - Choummaly Sayasone, President of Laos (2006-present)
- Prime Minister - Bouasone Bouphavanh, Prime Minister of Laos (2006–present)
Malaysia
- Monarch - Mizan Zainal Abidin, Paramount Ruler of Malaysia (2006–present)
- Prime Minister - Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003–present)
Maldives
- President - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of Maldives (1978–present)
Mongolia
- President - Nambaryn Enkhbayar, President of Mongolia (2005–present)
- Prime Minister - Sanjaagiin Bayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2007–present)
Myanmar
- Head of State - Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (1992–present)
- Prime Minister - Thein Sein, Prime Minister of Myanmar (2007–present)
Nepal
- Monarch - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Raja of Nepal (2001–present)
- Prime Minister - Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (2006–present)
Pakistan -
- President - Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001–present)
- Prime Minister - Muhammad Mian Soomro, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2007–present)
The Philippines
- President - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–present)
- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) - Governor - Zaldy Ampatuan, Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (2005–present)
Singapore
- President - S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999–present)
- Prime Minister - Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (2004–present)
Sri Lanka
- President - Mahinda Rajapakse, President of Sri Lanka (2005–present)
- Prime Minister - Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2005–present)
Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China (2000–present)
- Premier - Chang Chun-hsiung, President of the Executive Yuan (2007–present)
Tajikistan
- President - Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
- Prime Minister - Akil Akilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–present)
- Gorno-Badakhshan - Alimamad Niyozmamadov, Chairman of the administration (1994–present)
Thailand
- King - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
- Prime Minister - Surayud Chulanont (2006–present)
- Chief of the Administrative Reform Council - General Sondhi Boonyaratglin (2006-present)
Turkmenistan -
- President - Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow, President of Turkmenistan (2006–present)
Uzbekistan -
- President - Islom Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1991–present)
- Prime Minister - Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–present)
Vietnam
- Communist Party Leader - Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001–present)
- President - Nguyen Minh Triet, President of Vietnam (2006-present)
- Prime Minister - Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of Vietnam (2006-present)

[edit] Australia and Oceania

American Samoa (U.S. territory)
- Togiola Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa (2003–present)
Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
- Governor-General - Michael Jeffery, Governor-General of Australia (2003–present)
- Prime Minister - Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia (2007-present)
Cook Islands (self-governing territory of New Zealand)
- High Commissioner - John Bryan, High Commissioner of the Cook Islands (2005–present)
- Queen's Representative - Frederick Goodwin, Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands (2001–present)
- Prime Minister - Jim Marurai, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2004–present)
Fiji
- President - Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Commodore Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji (2007–present)
French Polynesia (French Overseas Country) -
- High Commissioner - Anne Boquet, High Commissioner of French Polynesia (2005–present)
- President of the Government - Gaston Tong Sang President of the Government (2006-)
Kiribati - Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003–present)
Marshall Islands - Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–present)
Federated States of Micronesia
- President - Manny Mori, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (2007–present)
Nauru
- President - Marcus Stephen, President of Nauru (2007–present)
New Caledonia (French Overseas Country)
- High Commissioner - Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2005–present)
- President of the Government - Marie-Noëlle Thémereau, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2004–present)
New Zealand
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
- Governor-General or Administrator - Judge Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand (2006-present)
- Prime Minister - Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–present)
Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
- Resident Commissioner - Sandra Lee-Vercoe, Resident Commissioner of Niue (2003–present)
- Premier - Young Vivian, Premier of Niue (2002–present)
Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the U.S.)
- Governor - Juan Babauta, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2002–present)
Palau - Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2001–present)
Papua New Guinea
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Paulias Matane, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2004–present)
- Prime Minister - Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002–present)
- Bougainville - Joseph Kabui, President of Bougainville Autonomous Government (2005-present)
Pitcairn Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
- Governor - Richard Fell, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2001–present)
- Commissioner - Leslie Jacques, Commissioner of the Pitcairn Islands (2003–present)
- Mayor - Jay Warren, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (2004–present)
Samoa
- O le Ao o le Malo - Tupua Tamasese Tupuola Tufuga Efi, Head of State of Samoa (2007–present)
- Prime Minister - Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998–present)
Solomon Islands -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
- Governor-General - Nathaniel Waena, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2004–present)
- Prime Minister - Derek Sikua, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2007–present)
Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)
- Administrator - Neil Walter, Administrator of Tokelau (2003–present)
- Head of Government - Pio Tuia, Head of Government (2005–present)
Tonga
- Monarch - George Tupou V, King of Tonga (2006–present)
- Prime Minister - Feleti Sevele, Prime Minister of Tonga (2006–present)
Tuvalu
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present)
- Governor-General - Filoimea Telito, Governor-General of Tuvalu (2005–present)
- Prime Minister - Apisai Ielemia, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2006-present)
Vanuatu -
- President - Kalkot Mataskelekele, President of Vanuatu (2004–present)
- Prime Minister - Ham Lini, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2004–present)
Wallis and Futuna (French overseas collectivity)
- Administrator-Superior - Xavier de Furst Administrator-Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2005-present)
- President of the Territorial Assembly - Pesamino Taputai President of the Territorial Assembly (2007-present)