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* **President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019) **Prime Minister –
Ahmed Ouyahia Ahmed Ouyahia ( ar, rtl=yes, أحمد أويحيى, Aḥmad ʾŪyaḥyā; 2 July 1952) is an Algerian politician who was Prime Minister of Algeria four times (1995–98, 2004–2006, 2008–2012, 2017–2019). A career diplomat, he also served as ...
, Prime Minister of Algeria (2003–2006) * **President –
José Eduardo dos Santos José Eduardo dos Santos (; 28 August 1942 – 8 July 2022) was the president of Angola from 1979 to 2017. As president, dos Santos was also the commander-in-chief of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and president of the People's Movement for the ...
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President of Angola The president of Angola () is both head of state and head of government in Angola. According to the constitution adopted in 2010, the post of prime minister is abolished; executive authority belongs to the president who has also a degree of leg ...
(1979–2017) **Prime Minister –
Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (born 5 March 1950), known as Nandó, is an Angolan politician who was the first vice president of Angola from February 2010 to September 2012. He was the prime minister of Angola from 2002 to 2008 and preside ...
, Prime Minister of Angola (2002–2008) * **President – Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996–2006) * **President –
Festus Mogae Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born 21 August 1939) is a Botswana politician and economist who served as the third President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008. He succeeded Quett Masire as President in 1998 and was re-elected in October 2004; after ten y ...
, President of Botswana (1998–2008) * **President – Blaise Compaoré,
President of Burkina Faso This is a list of heads of state of Burkina Faso since the Republic of Upper Volta gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of seven people have served as head of state of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso (not counting four ...
(1987–2014) **Prime Minister –
Paramanga Ernest Yonli Paramanga Ernest Yonli (born 31 December 1956 in Tansarga, Tapoa Province) also known as Ernest Paramanga Yonli, is a Burkinabé politician. He was Prime Minister from 6 November 2000 to 3 June 2007 and then President of the Economic and Social ...
, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000–2007) * **President – Domitien Ndayizeye, President of Burundi (2003–2005) * **President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present) **Prime Minister – **# Peter Mafany Musonge, Prime Minister of Cameroon (1996–2004) **# Ephraïm Inoni, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2004–2009) * **President – Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–2011) **Prime Minister – José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–2016) * **President –
François Bozizé François Bozizé Yangouvonda (born 14 October 1946) is a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013. Bozizé rose to become a high-ranking army officer in the 1970s, under the rule of Jean-B ...
, President of the Central African Republic (2003–2013) **Prime Minister –
Célestin Gaombalet Célestin Leroy Gaombalet (1 January 1942 – 19 December 2017) was a Central African politician who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2005. He was President of the National Assembly from 2005 to 2013. Biography Gaom ...
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Prime Minister of the Central African Republic This article lists the heads of government of the Central African Republic. There have been twenty-five heads of government of the Central African Republic and the Central African Empire. The office of Prime Minister, the head of government, wa ...
(2003–2005) * **President –
Idriss Déby Idriss Déby Itno ' (18 June 1952 – 20 April 2021) was a Chadian politician and military officer who was the president of Chad from 1990 until his death in 2021. Déby was a member of the Bidayat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group. A high-ranki ...
, President of Chad (1990–2021) **Prime Minister –
Moussa Faki Moussa Faki Mahamat ( ar, موسى فكي محمد ', born 21 June 1960) is a Chadian politician and diplomat who has been the elected Chairperson of the African Union Commission since 14 March 2017. Previously he was Prime Minister of Chad from 2 ...
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Prime Minister of Chad This is a list of prime ministers of Chad since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Chad in 1978 to the present day. A total of eighteen people have served as Prime Minister of Chad (not counting one Acting Prime Minister). Additio ...
(2003–2005) * **President –
Azali Assoumani Azali Assoumani ( ar, غزالي عثماني; born 1 January 1959) is a Comorian politician and military officer who has served as President of the Comoros since April 2019. He was also president from 2002 to 2006 and 2016 to February 2019. He ...
, President of the Comoros (2002–2006) * **President –
Denis Sassou Nguesso Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 23 November 1943) is a Congolese politician and former military officer. He became president of the Republic of the Congo in 1997. He served a previous term as president from 1979 to 1992. During his first period as p ...
, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present) * **President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019) * **President –
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Ismaïl Omar Guelleh ( so, Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle ar, إسماعيل عمر جليه) (born 27 November 1947) is the current President of Djibouti. He has been in office since 1999, making him one of the longest-serving rulers in Africa. He is ...
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President of Djibouti This is a list of presidents of Djibouti. Since the establishment of the office of president in 1977, there have been two presidents. The president is both head of state and head of government of Djibouti and the commander-in-chief of the Djibo ...
(1999–present) **Prime Minister –
Dileita Mohamed Dileita Dileita Mohamed Dileita ( aa, Dileita Macammad Dileita, ar, دليطة محمد دليطة) (born 12 March 1959''Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders'' (2003), page 142–143.Prime Minister of Djibouti This is a list of prime ministers of Djibouti. Since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1977, there have been 6 official prime ministers. The prime minister is the head of government of Djibouti. The current prime minister is A ...
(2001–2013) * **President –
Hosni Mubarak Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak, (; 4 May 1928 – 25 February 2020) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011. Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in t ...
, President of Egypt (1981–2011) **Prime Minister – **#
Atef Ebeid Atef Muhammad Ebeid ( ar, عاطف محمد عبيد, ) (14 April 1932 – 12 September 2014) was an Egyptian politician who served in various capacities in the governments of Egypt. He was Prime Minister of Egypt from 1999 to 2004. Early life a ...
, Prime Minister of Egypt (1999–2004) **#
Ahmed Nazif Ahmed Nazif ( ar, أحمد نظيف, ; born 8 July 1952) served as the Prime Minister of Egypt from 14 July 2004 to 29 January 2011, when his cabinet was dismissed by President Hosni Mubarak in light of a popular uprising that led to the Egyptia ...
, Prime Minister of Egypt (2004–2011) * **President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present) **Prime Minister – **#
Cándido Muatetema Rivas Cándido Muatetema Rivas (20 February 1960 – 16 June 2014) was a political figure in Equatorial Guinea who was Prime Minister from 2001 to 2004. Rivas was born in Batete, a village in southern Fernando Po (today Bioko) near Luba.
, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2001–2004) **#
Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó (11 January 1961 – 6 December 2012) was an Equatorial Guinean politician. He was the 5th Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea having served from 11 July 2004 to 14 August 2006. He was a member of the Bubi ethnic g ...
, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2004–2006) * **President –
Isaias Afwerki Isaias Afwerki ( ti, ኢሳይያስ ኣፍወርቂ, ; born 2 February 1946) is an Eritrean politician and partisan who has been the president of Eritrea since shortly after he led the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) to victory in M ...
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President of Eritrea This is a list of heads of state of Eritrea. Since the establishment of the office of President in 1993, the office has been held by Isaias Afwerki. The President is the head of state and head of government of Eritrea, as well as commander-in-c ...
(1991–present) * **President –
Girma Wolde-Giorgis Girma Wolde-Giorgis (; 28 December 1924 – 15 December 2018) was an Ethiopian politician who was the president of Ethiopia from 2001 to 2013. He was the second person to hold the office of president since the founding of the Federal Democrati ...
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President of Ethiopia The President of Ethiopia is the head of state of Ethiopia. The position is largely ceremonial with executive power vested in the Council of Ministers chaired by The Prime Minister. The current president is Sahle-Work Zewde, who took office on 2 ...
(2001–2013) **Prime Minister –
Meles Zenawi Meles Zenawi Asres (Tigrinya and ; , born Legesse Zenawi Asres; 9 May 1955 – 20 August 2012) was an Ethiopian soldier and politician who served as President of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995 and then Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 1995 until his ...
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Prime Minister of Ethiopia The Prime Minister of Ethiopia is the head of government and Chief executive (gubernatorial), Chief Executive of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a parliamentary republic with a Prime Minister as head of the government and the Commander-in-Chief of the Et ...
(1995–2012) * **President –
Omar Bongo El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo; 30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009) was a Gabonese politician who was the second President of Gabon for 42 years, from 1967 until his death in 2009. Omar Bongo was promoted to key positions as ...
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President of Gabon The president of Gabon is the head of state of Gabon. A total of three people have served as president (not counting two acting presidents) since the post was formed in 1960. Description of the office Election The president of the republic is ...
(1967–2009) **Prime Minister –
Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane (born 6 October 1939Samy Ghorbal"« Nous avons su garder le cap »" ''Jeune Afrique'', 20 November 2005 .) is a Gabonese politician who was Prime Minister of Gabon from 23 January 1999 to 20 January 2006. He was May ...
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Prime Minister of Gabon The Prime Minister of Gabon (French: ''Premier ministre de la République gabonaise'') is the head of government of Gabon. The position was first created in 1960, upon the country's independence from France, but was soon abolished by a new con ...
(1999–2006) * **President –
Yahya Jammeh Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former military officer who was the leader of The Gambia from 1994 to 2017, firstly as chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 199 ...
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President of the Gambia The president of the Republic of The Gambia is the head of state and head of government of the Gambia. The president leads the executive branch of the government of the Gambia and is the commander-in-chief of the Gambia Armed Forces. The post w ...
(1994–2017) * **President – John Kufuor,
President of Ghana The president of the Republic of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana, as well as commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. The current president of Ghana is Nana Akufo-Addo, who won the 2020 presidential elec ...
(2001–2009) * **President – Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–2008) **Prime Minister – **#
Lamine Sidimé Lamine Sidimé (born 1944) is a Guinean political figure who was Prime Minister of Guinea from 1999 to 2004. Early life Born at Mamou in 1944, Sidimé served as President of the Supreme Court from 1992, and he was appointed as Prime Minister by ...
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Prime Minister of Guinea This article lists the prime ministers of Guinea, since the establishment of the office of Prime Minister in 1972. List Key ;''Political parties'' * * * * ;''Other factions'' * * Officeholders Notes Timeline See also *Guinea **List of ...
(1999–2004) **#
François Lonseny Fall François Lonseny Fall (born 21 April 1949) is a Guinean diplomat and politician. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Guinea from February 23, 2004 to July 15, 2004, under authoritarian President Lansana Conté. Later, under democraticly elec ...
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Prime Minister of Guinea This article lists the prime ministers of Guinea, since the establishment of the office of Prime Minister in 1972. List Key ;''Political parties'' * * * * ;''Other factions'' * * Officeholders Notes Timeline See also *Guinea **List of ...
(2004) **# Cellou Dalein Diallo,
Prime Minister of Guinea This article lists the prime ministers of Guinea, since the establishment of the office of Prime Minister in 1972. List Key ;''Political parties'' * * * * ;''Other factions'' * * Officeholders Notes Timeline See also *Guinea **List of ...
(2004–2006) * **President – Henrique Rosa, Acting President of Guinea-Bissau (2003–2005) **Prime Minister – **# Artur Sanhá,
Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau This article lists the prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1973. Since Guinea-Bissau's declaration of independence from Portugal on 24 September 1974, there have been twenty prime ministe ...
(2003–2004) **#
Carlos Gomes Júnior Carlos Domingos Gomes Júnior (born December 19, 1949)
(in Portuguese). is a Guinea-Bissau, Bissau-Guinean politician who was Head ...
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Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau This article lists the prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau, since the establishment of the office of prime minister in 1973. Since Guinea-Bissau's declaration of independence from Portugal on 24 September 1974, there have been twenty prime ministe ...
(2004–2005) * **President –
Laurent Gbagbo Koudou Laurent Gbagbo
, FPI website . ( President of the Ivory Coast (2000–2011) **Prime Minister –
Seydou Diarra Seydou Elimane Diarra (23 November 1933 – 19 July 2020) was an Ivorian politician, who served as the Prime Minister in 2000 and again from 2003 to 2005. Life and career Diarra was born on 23 November 1933 in Katiola.
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Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast This article lists the heads of government of Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, since the country gained independence from France in 1960. Patrick Achi currently serves as Prime Minister of Ivory Coast. List Key ;Politi ...
(2003–2005) * **President –
Mwai Kibaki Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013 and is regarded as one of Kenya's founding fathers. He had previously ser ...
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President of Kenya The president of the Republic of Kenya () is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Kenya. The President is also the head of the executive branch of the Government of Kenya and is the commander-in-chief of the Kenya Defe ...
(2002–2013) * **Monarch –
Letsie III Letsie III (born Seeiso Bereng; 17 July 1963) is King of Lesotho. He succeeded his father, Moshoeshoe II, who was forced into exile in 1990. His father was briefly restored in 1995 but died in a car crash in early 1996, and Letsie became king ag ...
, King of Lesotho (1996–present) **Prime Minister –
Pakalitha Mosisili Bethuel Pakalitha Mosisili (born 14 March 1945) is a former Mosotho politician who was the fourth prime minister of Lesotho from May 1998 to June 2012 and again from March 2015 to June 2017.Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–2012) * **Head of State – Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the Transitional Government of Liberia (2003–2006) * **''De facto'' Head of State –
Muammar Gaddafi Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, . Due to the lack of standardization of transcribing written and regionally pronounced Arabic, Gaddafi's name has been romanized in various ways. A 1986 column by ''The Straight Dope'' lists 32 spellin ...
, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–2011) **''De jure'' Head of State –
Muhammad az-Zanati Muhammad al-Zanati ( ) is a Libyan politician who was the General Secretary of the General People's Congress, and as such the head of state of Libya from 18 January 1992 until 3 March 2008. He was reappointed on 1 March 2000. He is of the Qadhadhf ...
, General Secretary of the General People's Congress of Libya (1992–2008) **Prime Minister –
Shukri Ghanem Shukri Mohammed Ghanem ( ar, شكري محمد إمحمد غانم 9 October 1942 – 29 April 2012) was a Libyan politician who was the General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (prime minister) from June 2003 until March ...
, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (2003–2006) * **President – Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002–2009) **Prime Minister –
Jacques Sylla Jacques Hugues Sylla (July 1946 – 26 December 2009) was a Malagasy politician. He was the Prime Minister of Madagascar under President Marc Ravalomanana from February 2002 to January 2007. He subsequently served as the President of the Natio ...
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Prime Minister of Madagascar This is a list of prime ministers of Madagascar, since the establishment of the office of chief minister in 1828, during the Merina Kingdom. List of officeholders ;Political parties ;Other factions ;Status See also * Politics o ...
(2002–2007) * **President – **#
Bakili Muluzi Elson Bakili Muluzi (born March 17, 1943 in Machinga, Nyasaland) is a Malawian politician who was the first freely elected president of Malawi from 1994 to 2004. He was also chairman of the United Democratic Front (UDF) until 2009. He succeeded ...
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President of Malawi The president of the Republic of Malawi ( ny, Mtsogoleri wa Dziko la Malawi) is the head of state and head of government of Malawi. The president leads the executive branch of the Government of Malawi and is the commander-in-chief of the Malawia ...
(1994–2004) **#
Bingu wa Mutharika Bingu wa Mutharika (; born Brightson Webster Ryson Thom; 24 February 1934 – 5 April 2012) was a Malawian politician and economist who was President of Malawi from May 2004 until his death in April 2012. He was also President of the Democ ...
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President of Malawi The president of the Republic of Malawi ( ny, Mtsogoleri wa Dziko la Malawi) is the head of state and head of government of Malawi. The president leads the executive branch of the Government of Malawi and is the commander-in-chief of the Malawia ...
(2004–2012) * **President –
Amadou Toumani Touré Amadou Toumani Touré (4 November 19489 November 2020) was a Malian politician. He supervised Mali's first multiparty elections as chairman of the transitional government (1991–1992), and later became the second democratically-elected Presiden ...
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President of Mali This is a list of heads of state of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of seven people have served as head of state of Mali (excluding three acting presidents). Additionally, two people, ...
(2002–2012) **Prime Minister – **#
Ahmed Mohamed ag Hamani Ahmed Mohamed ag Hamani (born 1942
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Prime Minister of Mali This is a list of prime ministers of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of seventeen people have served as Prime Minister of Mali (not counting five acting prime ministers). Additionally, ...
(2002–2004) **#
Ousmane Issoufi Maïga Ousmane Issoufi Maïga (born 1946) was the Prime Minister of Mali from 2004 to 2007. Issoufi had previously held several ministerial posts in previous governments. Issoufi was born near Gao, in the north of Mali. He studied economics at the Univer ...
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Prime Minister of Mali This is a list of prime ministers of Mali since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day. A total of seventeen people have served as Prime Minister of Mali (not counting five acting prime ministers). Additionally, ...
(2004–2007) * **President –
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya ( ar, معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع, Ma‘āwiyah wuld Sīdi Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭāya‘ / Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya; born 28 November 1941) is a Mauritanian military officer who served as the P ...
, President of Mauritania (1984–2005) **Prime Minister –
Sghair Ould M'Bareck Sghair Ould M'Bareck ( ar, اسغير ولد امبارك; born 1954
, ''Agence Mauritanienne d'Information'', July 6, 2003 .
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Prime Minister of Mauritania This is a list of prime ministers of Mauritania since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Mauritania in 1960 to the present day. A total of sixteen people have served as Prime Minister of Mauritania (not counting one Acting Prime Mi ...
(2003–2005) * **President – Sir Anerood Jugnauth,
President of Mauritius The president of the Republic of Mauritius (french: président de la République de Maurice) is the head of state of the Republic of Mauritius. Mauritius is a parliamentary republic, and the president functions as a ceremonial figurehead, elec ...
(2003–2012) **Prime Minister – Paul Bérenger,
Prime Minister of Mauritius The prime minister of Mauritius (french: link=no, Premier Ministre de Maurice) is the head of government of Mauritius. He presides over the Cabinet of Ministers, which advises the president of the country and is collectively responsible to the ...
(2003–2005) *  ( overseas collectivity of
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) **Prefect – Jean-Jacques Brot, Prefect of Mayotte (2002–2005) **Head of Government – **# Younoussa Bamana, President of the General Council of Mayotte (1991–2004) **#
Saïd Omar Oili Saïd Omar Oili (born 20 June 1957) was the president of the General Council of Mayotte Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an ...
, President of the General Council of Mayotte (2004–2008) * **Monarch –
Mohammed VI Muhammad VI may refer to: * Muhammad Imaaduddeen VI (1868–1932), sultan of the Maldives from 1893 to 1902 * Mehmed VI (1861–1926), sultan of Ottoman Empire, from 1918 to 1922 * Mohammed VI of Morocco Mohammed VI ( ar, محمد السادس ...
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King of Morocco This is the list of rulers of Morocco, since the establishment of the state in 789. The common and formal titles of these rulers has varied, depending on the time period. Since 1957, the designation King has been used. The present King of Moroc ...
(1999–present) **Prime Minister – Driss Jettou,
Prime Minister of Morocco The prime minister of Morocco (officially Head of Government, ar, رئيس حكومة المملكة المغربية, rayiys hukumat almamlakat almaghribia) is the head of government of the Kingdom of Morocco. The prime minister is chosen by t ...
(2002–2007) ** ( self-declared, partially recognised state) ***President – Mohamed Abdelaziz,
President of Western Sahara The president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is the head of state of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), a government in exile based in the Sahrawi refugee camps of Tindouf, Algeria. From the declaration of independence on Febr ...
(1976–2016) ***Prime Minister –
Abdelkader Taleb Omar Abdelkader Taleb Omar ( ar, عبد القادر طالب عمر, ''ʿAbd āl-Qādar Ṭāleb ʿOmar''; born 1951) is a Sahrawi politician currently serving as the ambassador of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to Algeria since 17 March 2018 and a f ...
, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (2003–2018) * **President – Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–2005) **Prime Minister – **#
Pascoal Mocumbi Pascoal Manuel Mocumbi (born 10 April 1941) was the Prime Minister of Mozambique from 1994 until 2004. His traditional name was Mahykete. Education He is the son of Manuel Mocumbi Malume and Leta Alson Cuhle. He began his studies at the ''Miss ...
, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1994–2004) **#
Luísa Diogo Luísa Dias Diogo (born 11 April 1958) is a Mozambican politician who served as Prime Minister of Mozambique from February 2004 to January 2010. She replaced Pascoal Mocumbi, who had been Prime Minister for the previous nine years. Before beco ...
, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2004–2010) * **President – Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990–2005) **Prime Minister – Theo-Ben Gurirab, Prime Minister of Namibia (2002–2005) * **President – Mamadou Tandja, President of Niger (1999–2010) **Prime Minister –
Hama Amadou Hama Amadou (born 1949) is a Nigerien politician who was Prime Minister of Niger from 1995 to 1996 and again from 2000 to 2007. He was also Secretary-General of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD-Nassara) from 1991 to 200 ...
, Prime Minister of Niger (2000–2007) * **President –
Olusegun Obasanjo Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo, , ( ; yo, Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́ ; born 5 March 1937) is a Nigerian political and military leader who served as Nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its pres ...
, President of Nigeria (1999–2007) * **President –
Paul Kagame Paul Kagame (; born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who is the 4th and current president of Rwanda since 2000. He previously served as a commander of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a Uganda-based rebel ...
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President of Rwanda This article lists the presidents of Rwanda since the creation of the office in 1961 (during the Rwandan Revolution), to the present day. The president of Rwanda is the head of state and head of executive of the Republic of Rwanda. The presid ...
(2000–present) **Prime Minister –
Bernard Makuza Bernard Makuza (born 30 September 1962) is a Rwandan politician who was Prime Minister of Rwanda from 8 March 2000 to 6 October 2011. He also served as President of the Senate of Rwanda from 14 October 2014 to 17 October 2019. Background Makuza ...
, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–2011) * ( Overseas Territory of the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
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David Hollamby David James Hollamby (1945–2016) served as Governor of Saint Helena from 24 June 1999 to 29 September 2004. He was preceded by David Leslie Smallman and succeeded by Michael Clancy. He oversaw the return of British citizenship to citizens of th ...
, Governor of Saint Helena (1999–2004) **#
Michael Clancy Michael John Clancy (31 March 1949 – 23 February 2010)Profile
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, Governor of Saint Helena (2004–2007) * **President –
Fradique de Menezes Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes (born March 21, 1942) is a São Toméan politician who was the third president of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2001 to 2011. Early life Menezes was born on the then Portuguese colony of São Tomé in 1942, the s ...
, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2003–2011) **Prime Minister – **#
Maria das Neves Maria das Neves Ceita Baptista de Sousa (born 1958) served as the 11th prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe. She was a key figure in the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe-Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD) and became ...
, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Principe (2002–2004) **# Damião Vaz d'Almeida, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Principe (2004–2005) * **President – Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–2012) **Prime Minister – **# Idrissa Seck,
Prime Minister of Senegal The Prime Minister of Senegal is the head of government of Senegal. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Senegal, who is directly elected for a five-year term. The Prime Minister, in turn, appoints the Senegalese cabinet, after ...
(2002–2004) **#
Macky Sall Macky Sall (, wo, Maki Sàll, fuc, 𞤃𞤢𞤳𞤭 𞤅𞤢𞤤‎, italic=no, Maki Sal; born 11 December 1961) is a Senegalese politician who has been President of Senegal since April 2012. He was re-elected President in the first round voti ...
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Prime Minister of Senegal The Prime Minister of Senegal is the head of government of Senegal. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Senegal, who is directly elected for a five-year term. The Prime Minister, in turn, appoints the Senegalese cabinet, after ...
(2004–2007) * **President **#
France-Albert René France-Albert René (; 16 November 1934 – 27 February 2019) was a Seychellois lawyer, politician and statesman who served as the second President of Seychelles from 1977 to 2004. He also served as the country's 2nd Prime Minister from its in ...
, President of Seychelles (1977–2004) **#
James Michel James Alix Michel, GCSK (born August 16, 1944) is a Seychellois politician and the former President of Seychelles from year 2004 to 2016. He previously served as Vice-President under his predecessor, France-Albert René, from 1996 to 2004. Mi ...
, President of Seychelles (2004–2016) * **President – Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–2007) * **''the Somali Transitional National Government was superseded on 6 April'' **President – **#
Abdiqasim Salad Hassan Abdiqasim Salad Hassan ( so, Cabdiqaasim Salaad Xasan; ar, عبد القاسم سلطة حسن; born on January 1, 1941) or Abdiqasim Salad is a Somali politician. He helped found the Transitional National Government which he served as Presiden ...
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President of Somalia The president of Somalia ( so, Madaxaweynaha Soomaaliya) is the head of state of Somalia. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces. The president represents the Federal Government of Somalia, Federal Republic of Somal ...
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Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed ( so, Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed, ar, عبدالله يوسف أحمد‎; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012) was a Somali politician and former colonel in the Somali National Army. He was one of the founders of the Somali ...
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President of Somalia The president of Somalia ( so, Madaxaweynaha Soomaaliya) is the head of state of Somalia. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces. The president represents the Federal Government of Somalia, Federal Republic of Somal ...
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Muhammad Abdi Yusuf Muhammad Abdi Yusuf ( so, Maxamed Cabdi Yuusuf, ar, محمد يوسف عبدي) (born 1 July 1941) was the Prime Minister of Somalia from November 8, 2003 to November 1, 2004.Prime Minister of Somalia This is a list of prime ministers of Somalia. The prime minister of Somalia ( so, Ra'iisul wasaaraha Soomaaliya) is the head of government of Somalia. There have been 22 official prime ministers since the office was created in 1956. The first p ...
(2003–2004) **# Ali Mohammed Ghedi,
Prime Minister of Somalia This is a list of prime ministers of Somalia. The prime minister of Somalia ( so, Ra'iisul wasaaraha Soomaaliya) is the head of government of Somalia. There have been 22 official prime ministers since the office was created in 1956. The first p ...
(2004–2007) ** ( unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002–2010) ** (self-declared autonomous state) ***President – ***#
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed ( so, Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed, ar, عبدالله يوسف أحمد‎; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012) was a Somali politician and former colonel in the Somali National Army. He was one of the founders of the Somali ...
, President of Puntland (2002–2004) ***#
Mohamed Hashi Mohamed Abdi Hashi ( so, Maxamed Cabdi Xaashi, ar, محمد عبدي هاشي; died 12 July 2020) was a Somali politician, who served as the president of USP during the 1990s. He hailed from the Dhulbahante clan, Qayaad sub clan. He was the V ...
, President of Puntland (2004–2005) * **President – Thabo Mbeki,
President of South Africa The president of South Africa is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa. The president heads the executive branch of the Government of South Africa and is the commander-in-chief of the South African Nationa ...
(1999–2008) * **President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–2019) * **Monarch – Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present) **Prime Minister – Themba Dlamini,
Prime Minister of Swaziland This is a list of prime ministers of Eswatini () since the formation of the post in 1967. Eleven people have been Prime Minister of Eswatini, plus seven acting prime ministers. One person, Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, held two non-consecutive te ...
(2003–2008) * **President – Benjamin Mkapa,
President of Tanzania The President of the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania) is the head of state and head of government of the United Republic of Tanzania. The President leads the executive branch of the Government of Tanzan ...
(1995–2005) **Prime Minister – Frederick Sumaye, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1995–2005) * **President –
Gnassingbé Eyadéma Gnassingbé Eyadéma (; born Étienne Gnassingbé, 26 December 1935 – 5 February 2005) was the president of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005, after which he was immediately succeeded by his son, Faure Gnassingbé. Eyadéma participated i ...
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President of Togo This is a list of presidents of Togo since the formation of the post of president in 1960, to the present day. A total of four people have served as president (not counting one acting president and two interim military officeholders). Additiona ...
(1967–2005) **Prime Minister –
Koffi Sama Koffi Sama (born 1944Page on Sama at ibe.unesco.org
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Prime Minister of Togo This is a list of prime ministers of Togo since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960, to the present day. A total of thirteen people have served as Prime Minister of Togo – twelve men and one woman. Among them, one person, Edem ...
(2002–2005) * **President –
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ( ar, زين العابدين بن علي, translit=Zayn al-'Ābidīn bin 'Alī; 3 September 1936 – 19 September 2019), commonly known as Ben Ali ( ar, بن علي) or Ezzine ( ar, الزين), was a Tunisian politician ...
, President of Tunisia (1987–2011) **Prime Minister –
Mohamed Ghannouchi Mohamed Ghannouchi ( ar, محمد الغنوشي ''Muhammad Al-Ghannushi''; born 18 August 1941) is a Tunisian politician who was Prime Minister of Tunisia from 1999 to 2011. Regarded as a technocrat, Ghannouchi was a long-standing figure in the ...
, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–2011) * **President –
Yoweri Museveni Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician and retired senior military officer who has been the 9th and current President of Uganda since 26 January 1986. Museveni spearheaded rebellions with aid of then ...
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President of Uganda The president of the Republic of Uganda is the head of state and the head of government of Uganda. The president leads the executive branch of the government of Uganda and is the commander-in-chief of the Uganda People's Defence Force. The in ...
(1986–present) **Prime Minister – Apolo Nsibambi,
Prime Minister of Uganda The prime minister of Uganda chairs the Cabinet of Uganda, although the president is the effective head of government. Robinah Nabbanja has been the prime minister since 21 June 2021. The post of Prime Minister was created for the first time in ...
(1999–2011) * **President – Levy Mwanawasa,
President of Zambia The president of Zambia is the head of state and the head of government of Zambia. The office was first held by Kenneth Kaunda following independence in 1964. Since 1991, when Kaunda left the presidency, the office has been held by seven othe ...
(2002–2008) * **President – Robert Mugabe,
President of Zimbabwe The president of Zimbabwe is the head of state of Zimbabwe and head of the executive branch of the government of Zimbabwe. The president chairs the national cabinet and is the chief commanding authority of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. The in ...
(1987–2017)


Asia

*  **''the Transitional Islamic State was superseded by the
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was a presidential republic that ruled Afghanistan from 2004 to 2021. The state was established to replace the Afghan interim (2001–2002) and transitional (2002–2004) administrations, which were formed ...
on 7 December'' **President –
Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai (; Pashto/ fa, حامد کرزی, , ; born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan statesman who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from July 2002 to September 2014, including as the first elected president of the Islamic Repub ...
, President of Afghanistan (2002–2014) * **Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain (1999–present) **Prime Minister – Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa,
Prime Minister of Bahrain In Bahrain, the Prime Minister is the head of government of the country. According to the Constitution of Bahrain, the Prime Minister is appointed directly by the King of Bahrain, King, and needs not to be an elected member of the Council of Rep ...
(1970–2020) * **President – Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (2002–2009) **Prime Minister – Khaleda Zia,
Prime Minister of Bangladesh The Prime Minister of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, translit=Bangladesher Prodhanmontri), officially Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজা ...
(2001–2006) * **Monarch –
Jigme Singye Wangchuck Jigme Singye Wangchuck ( dz, འཇིགས་མེད་སེང་གེ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, ; born 11 November 1955) is a member of the House of Wangchuck who was the king of Bhutan (Druk Gyalpo) from 1972 until his abdicati ...
, King of Bhutan (1972–2006) **Prime Minister – **#
Jigme Thinley ''Lyonpo'' Jigme Yoser Thinley (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་འོད་ཟེར་འཕྲིན་ལས་; Wylie:'' 'Jigs-med 'Od-zer 'Phrin-las'') (born 9 September 1952) is a Bhutanese politician who was Prime Minister of Bh ...
, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2003–2004) **#
Yeshey Zimba ''Lyonpo'' Yeshey Zimba (born 10 October 1952) is a political figure from Bhutan. He was Prime Minister (Chairman of the Council of Ministers) of Bhutan two times: first from 2000 to 2001; then from 20 August 2004 to 5 September 2005. During thi ...
, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2004–2005) * **Monarch –
Hassanal Bolkiah Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III ( Jawi: ; born 15 July 1946) is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei since 1967 and the Prime Minister of Brunei since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one ...
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Sultan of Brunei The sultan of Brunei is the monarchical head of state of Brunei and head of government in his capacity as prime minister of Brunei. Since independence from the British in 1984, only one sultan has reigned, though the royal institution dates bac ...
(1967–present) **Prime Minister –
Hassanal Bolkiah Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III ( Jawi: ; born 15 July 1946) is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei since 1967 and the Prime Minister of Brunei since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one ...
, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present) * **Monarch – **#
Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk (; km, នរោត្តម សីហនុ, ; 31 October 192215 October 2012) was a Cambodian statesman, Sangkum and FUNCINPEC politician, Norodom Sihanouk filmography, film director, and composer who led Cambodia in vari ...
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King of Cambodia The monarchy of Cambodia is the head of state of the Cambodia, Kingdom of Cambodia. In the contemporary period, the King's power has been limited to that of a symbolic figurehead. The monarchy had been in existence since at least 68 AD exce ...
(1993–2004) **#
Norodom Sihamoni Norodom Sihamoni ( km, នរោត្តម សីហមុនី, ; born 14 May 1953) is King of Cambodia. He became King on 14 October 2004, a week after the abdication of his father, Norodom Sihanouk. He is the eldest son of Norodom Sihano ...
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King of Cambodia The monarchy of Cambodia is the head of state of the Cambodia, Kingdom of Cambodia. In the contemporary period, the King's power has been limited to that of a symbolic figurehead. The monarchy had been in existence since at least 68 AD exce ...
(2004–present) **Regent – **# Chea Sim, Acting Head of State of Cambodia (2004) **# Nhek Bun Chhay, Acting Head of State of Cambodia (2004) **# Chea Sim, Acting Head of State of Cambodia (2004) **Prime Minister –
Hun Sen Hun Sen (; km, ហ៊ុន សែន, ; born 5 August 1952) is a Cambodian politician and former military commander who has served as the prime minister of Cambodia since 1985. He is the longest-serving head of government of Cambodia, and o ...
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Prime Minister of Cambodia The prime minister of Cambodia ( km, នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីនៃកម្ពុជា, ) is the head of government of Cambodia. The prime minister is also the chairman of the Cabinet and leads the executive branch of the ...
(1985–present) * **Communist Party Leader –
Hu Jintao Hu Jintao (born 21 December 1942) is a Chinese politician who served as the 16–17th general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2002 to 2012, the 6th president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 2003 to 2013, an ...
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General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party The general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party () is the head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since 1989, the CCP general secretary has been the paramount leader o ...
(2002–2012) **President –
Hu Jintao Hu Jintao (born 21 December 1942) is a Chinese politician who served as the 16–17th general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2002 to 2012, the 6th president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 2003 to 2013, an ...
, President of China (2003–2013) **Premier –
Wen Jiabao Wen Jiabao (born 15 September 1942) is a retired Chinese politician who served as the Premier of the State Council from 2003 to 2013. In his capacity as head of government, Wen was regarded as the leading figure behind China's economic policy ...
, Premier of the State Council of China (2003–2013) * **President – Xanana Gusmão,
President of East Timor The president of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste ( pt, Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; tet, Prezidente Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste) is the head of state of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste. The executiv ...
(2002–2007) **Prime Minister –
Mari Alkatiri Mari bin Amude Alkatiri, GCIH ( ar, مرعي بن عمودة الكثيري '; born 26 November 1949) is a Timorese politician. He was Prime Minister of East Timor from May 2002 until his resignation on 26 June 2006 following weeks of politica ...
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Prime Minister of East Timor , insignia = Coat of arms of East Timor.svg , insigniasize = 125px , insigniacaption = Coat of arms of East Timor , flag = , flagsize = , flagborder = ...
(2001–2006) * **President –
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (; 15 October 193127 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied phy ...
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President of India The president of India ( IAST: ) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces. Droupadi Murmu ...
(2002–2007) **Prime Minister – **#
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Atal Bihari Vajpayee (; 25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian politician who served three terms as the 10th prime minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months fr ...
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Prime Minister of India The prime minister of India (IAST: ) is the head of government of the Republic of India. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and their chosen Council of Ministers, despite the president of India being the nominal head of the ...
(1998–2004) **#
Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh (; born 26 September 1932) is an Indian politician, economist and statesman who served as the 13th prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He is also the third longest-serving prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indir ...
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Prime Minister of India The prime minister of India (IAST: ) is the head of government of the Republic of India. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and their chosen Council of Ministers, despite the president of India being the nominal head of the ...
(2004–2014) * **President – **#
Megawati Sukarnoputri Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri (; born 23 January 1947) is an Indonesian politician who served as the fifth president of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004. She previously served as the eighth Vice President of Indonesia, vice president f ...
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President of Indonesia The President of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Presiden Republik Indonesia) is both the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Indonesia. The president leads the executive branch of the Indonesian government and is ...
(2001–2004) **#
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born 9 September 1949), commonly referred to by his initials SBY, is an Indonesian politician and retired army general who served as the sixth president of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party ...
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President of Indonesia The President of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Presiden Republik Indonesia) is both the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Indonesia. The president leads the executive branch of the Indonesian government and is ...
(2004–2014) * **Supreme Leader – Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei ( fa, سید علی حسینی خامنه‌ای, ; born 19 April 1939) is a Twelver Shia ''marja and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously the third president o ...
, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present) **President –
Mohammad Khatami Sayyid Mohammad Khatami ( fa, سید محمد خاتمی, ; born 14 October 1943) is an Iranian politician who served as the fifth president of Iran from 3 August 1997 to 3 August 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture from 1982 to ...
, President of Iran (1997–2005) * **''regained independence; the US-led, occupying Iraqi
Coalition Provisional Authority ) , capital = Baghdad , largest_city = capital , common_languages = ArabicKurdishEnglish (''de facto'') , government_type = Transitional government , legislature = Iraqi Governing Council , title_leader = Administrator , leader1 = Jay ...
dissolved on 28 June'' **Administrator – Paul Bremer,
Civilian administrator of Iraq The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA; ar, سلطة الائتلاف المؤقتة, ku, هاوپەيمانى دەسەڵاتى كاتى) was a transitional government of Iraq established following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, invasion of the co ...
(2003–2004) **President 
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawar ( ar, غازي مشعل عجيل الياور, born 1958) is an Iraqi politician. He was the vice president under the Iraqi Transitional Government in 2006, and was interim president of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Gove ...
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President of Iraq The president of Iraq is the head of state of Iraq and "safeguards the commitment to the Constitution and the preservation of Iraq's independence, sovereignty, unity, the security of its territories in accordance with the provisions of the Con ...
(2004–2005) **
Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein ( ; ar, صدام حسين, Ṣaddām Ḥusayn; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolution ...
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President of Iraq The president of Iraq is the head of state of Iraq and "safeguards the commitment to the Constitution and the preservation of Iraq's independence, sovereignty, unity, the security of its territories in accordance with the provisions of the Con ...
(1979-2005) **Head of Government – **# Adnan Pachachi, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2004) **#
Mohsen Abdel Hamid Mohsen Abdel Hamid (born 1937 ar, محسن عبد الحميد) is an Iraqi politician and Islamic scholar who was a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council (president, February 2004), created following the United States's 2003 invasion of ...
, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2004) **#
Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Bahr al-Uloom ( ar, محمد بحر العلوم‎; 17 December 1927 – 7 April 2015) was a Twelver Shi'a Islamic leader and politician in Iraq, who served as the President of the Governing Council of Iraq ( 43rd ...
, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2004) **#
Masoud Barzani Masoud Barzani ( ku, ,مه‌سعوود بارزانی, translit=Mesûd Barzanî}; born 16 August 1946) is a Kurdish politician who has been leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979, and was President of the Kurdistan Region o ...
, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2004) **#
Ezzedine Salim Ezzedine Salim ( ar, عز الدين سليم), also known as Abdelzahra Othman Mohammed (23 March 1943 – 17 May 2004, عبد الزهراء عثمان محمد), was an Iraqi politician, author, educator, Islamist theorist and one of the leadin ...
, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2004) **#
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawar ( ar, غازي مشعل عجيل الياور, born 1958) is an Iraqi politician. He was the vice president under the Iraqi Transitional Government in 2006, and was interim president of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Gove ...
, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2004) **#
Ayad Allawi Ayad Allawi ( ar, إيَاد عَلَّاوِي ; born 31 May 1944) is an Iraqi politician. He served as the vice president of Iraq from 2014 to 2015 and 2016 to 2018. Previously he was interim prime minister of Iraq from 2004 to 2005 and the p ...
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Prime Minister of Iraq The prime minister of Iraq is the head of government of Iraq. On 27 October 2022, Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani became the incumbent prime minister. History The prime minister was originally an appointed office, subsidiary to the head of state, a ...
(2004–2005) * **President – Moshe Katsav,
President of Israel The president of the State of Israel ( he, נְשִׂיא מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, Nesi Medinat Yisra'el, or he, נְשִׂיא הַמְדִינָה, Nesi HaMedina, President of the State) is the head of state of Israel. The posi ...
(2000–2007) **Prime Minister –
Ariel Sharon Ariel Sharon (; ; ; also known by his diminutive Arik, , born Ariel Scheinermann, ; 26 February 1928 – 11 January 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006. S ...
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Prime Minister of Israel The prime minister of Israel ( he, רֹאשׁ הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה, Rosh HaMemshala, Head of the Government, Hebrew acronym: he2, רה״מ; ar, رئيس الحكومة, ''Ra'īs al-Ḥukūma'') is the head of government and chief exec ...
(2001–2006) ** ( non-state administrative authority) ***President – ***# Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994–2004) ***#
Rawhi Fattouh Rawhi Fattuh ( ar, روحي فتوح, , also transliterated as Rauhi Fattouh; born 23 August 1949) is the former Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council and was the interim President of the Palestinian Authority, following the death of Yas ...
, Acting President of the Palestinian National Authority (2004–2005) ***Prime Minister –
Ahmed Qurei Ahmed Ali Mohammed Qurei (or Qureia; ar, أحمد علي محمد قريع, ), also known by his Arabic ''Kunya (Arabic), kunya'' Abu Alaa (, ) (born 26 March 1937) is a former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. First appointe ...
, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2003–2005) * **Monarch –
Akihito is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 7 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. He presided over the Heisei era, ''Heisei'' being an expression of achieving peace worldwide. Bo ...
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Emperor of Japan The Emperor of Japan is the monarch and the head of the Imperial House of Japan, Imperial Family of Japan. Under the Constitution of Japan, he is defined as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, and his positio ...
(1989–2019) **Prime Minister – Junichirō Koizumi,
Prime Minister of Japan The prime minister of Japan (Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: ''Naikaku Sōri-Daijin'') is the head of government of Japan. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its Ministers of Stat ...
(2001–2006) * **Monarch – Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present) **Prime Minister –
Faisal al-Fayez Faisal Akef Al-Fayez ( ar, فيصل عاكف مثقال الفايز) (born 20 December 1952 in Amman) is a Jordanian politician who was the 34th Prime Minister of Jordan from 25 October 2003 to 6 March 2005. He took office following the resigna ...
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Prime Minister of Jordan The prime minister of Jordan is the head of government of the Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The prime minister is appointed by the List of kings of Jordan, king of Jordan, who is then free to form his own Cabinet of Jordan, Cabinet. Th ...
(2003–2005) * **President – Nursultan Nazarbayev,
President of Kazakhstan The president of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Президенті, Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Prezidentı; russian: Президент Республики Казахстан, Prezident Respu ...
(1990–2019) **Prime Minister – Daniyal Akhmetov,
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan ( Kazakh Cyrillic: Қазақстан Республикасының Премьер-Министрі, Kazakh Latin: Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Premier-Ministrı, ; russian: Премьер-Министр Респ ...
(2003–2007) * **Communist Party Leader –
Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-il (; ; ; born Yuri Irsenovich Kim;, 16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led North Korea from the 1994 death of his father Kim ...
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General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea The general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (Korean: 조선로동당 총비서) is the head of the Workers' Party of Korea, the ruling party in North Korea, and considered as the supreme leader of North Korea. The general secretary i ...
(1997–2011) **''De facto'' Head of State –
Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-il (; ; ; born Yuri Irsenovich Kim;, 16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led North Korea from the 1994 death of his father Kim ...
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Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea The President of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea () is the head of state of North Korea.Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 100 The president chairs the State Af ...
(1993–2011) **''De jure'' Head of State –
Kim Yong-nam Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese f ...
, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1998–2019) **Premier –
Pak Pong-ju Pak Pong-ju (; born 10 April 1939) is a North Korean politician who served as the Premier of North Korea from 2003 to 2007 and again from 2013 to 2019. He was elected a member of the Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in 2016. Earl ...
, Premier of the Cabinet of North Korea (2003–2007) * **President – *** Roh Moo-hyun,
President of South Korea The president of the Republic of Korea (), also known as the president of South Korea (often abbreviated to POTROK or POSK; ), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Korea. The president leads the State Council, and is ...
(2003–2008) ***
Goh Kun Goh Kun (Hangul: 고건, Hanja: 高建, born January 2, 1938) is a South Korean politician, the former Prime Minister of South Korea and former Acting President of South Korea. Career Goh was a Minister of Parliament during the 1980s, before be ...
, Acting President of South Korea (2004) **Prime Minister – **#
Goh Kun Goh Kun (Hangul: 고건, Hanja: 高建, born January 2, 1938) is a South Korean politician, the former Prime Minister of South Korea and former Acting President of South Korea. Career Goh was a Minister of Parliament during the 1980s, before be ...
, Prime Minister of South Korea (2003–2004) **#
Lee Hun-jai Lee Hun Jai (born April 17, 1944) is a South Korean politician who served as the acting Prime Minister of South Korea twice, from May 19, 2000, to May 22, 2000, and from July 25, 2004, to July 30, 2004. Both times others were nominated to offici ...
, Acting Prime Minister of South Korea (2004) **#
Lee Hae-chan Lee Hae-chan (born 10 July 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea from 2018 to 2020. He also served as Prime Minister of South Korea from 2004 to 2006. He served as Member of the National Ass ...
, Prime Minister of South Korea (2004–2006) * **Monarch – Sheikh
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (29 June 1926 – 15 January 2006) ( ar, الشيخ جابر الأحمد الجابر الصباح, translit=ash-Shaykh Jābir al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ) was Emir of Kuwait and Commander of the Kuwa ...
, Emir of Kuwait (1977–2006) **Prime Minister – Sheikh
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ( ar, الشيخ صباح الأحمد الجابر الصباح, translit=ash-Shaykh Sabāh al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ; 16 June 192929 September 2020) was the Emir of Kuwait and Commander of the Kuwa ...
, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2003–2006) * **President – Askar Akayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (1990–2005) **Prime Minister –
Nikolai Tanayev Nikolay Timofeyevich Tanayev (russian: Николай Тимофеевич Танаев; 5 November 1945 – 19 July 2020) was a Kyrgyz politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 2002 to 2005, under President Askar Akayev. ...
, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2002–2005) * **Communist Party Leader –
Khamtai Siphandon General Khamtai Siphandone ( lo, ຄຳໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ; born 8 February 1924)Joseph Chinyong Liow''Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia''(fourth edition, 2015), Routledge, page 212. is a Laotian politician who was ...
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General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party is the office of the highest-ranking member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and also typically the supreme leader of Laos. Since the party's takeov ...
(1992–2006) **President –
Khamtai Siphandon General Khamtai Siphandone ( lo, ຄຳໄຕ ສີພັນດອນ; born 8 February 1924)Joseph Chinyong Liow''Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia''(fourth edition, 2015), Routledge, page 212. is a Laotian politician who was ...
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President of Laos The president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is the head of state of Laos. The current president is Thongloun Sisoulith, since 22 March 2021. He was previously elected as the General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, ...
(1998–2006) **Premier –
Bounnhang Vorachith Bounnhang Vorachit ( lo, ບຸນຍັງ ວໍລະຈິດ; born 15 August 1938) is a Laotian politician. He was previously General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos from 2016 to 2021. Early life Bou ...
, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (2001–2006) * **President –
Émile Lahoud Émile Jamil Lahoud (born 12 January 1936) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 16th president of Lebanon from 1998 to 2007. His main foreign-policy achievement was to end the Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon in May 2000, which was ...
, President of Lebanon (1998–2007) **Prime Minister – **# Rafic Hariri, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon (2000–2004) **#
Omar Karami Omar Abdul Hamid Karami (last name also spelled Karamé and Karameh) ( ar, عمر عبد الحميد كرامي; 7 September 1934 – 1 January 2015) was the 29th prime minister of Lebanon, who served two separate terms. He was Prime Minis ...
, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon (2004–2005) * **Monarch – Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2001–2006) **Prime Minister –
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Tun Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi ( Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia from October 2003 to April 2009. He was also the sixth president of ...
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Prime Minister of Malaysia The prime minister of Malaysia ( ms, Perdana Menteri Malaysia; ms, ڤردان منتري مليسيا, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is the head of government of Malaysia. The prime minister directs the executive branch of the fede ...
(2003–2009) * **President –
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (; dv, މައުމޫން ޢަބްދުލް ޤައްޔޫމް; born 29 December 1937) is a Maldivian politician and an Islamic scholar who served as the President of Maldives from 1978 to 2008. After serving as Minister of Trans ...
, President of the Maldives (1978–2008) * **President – Natsagiin Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997–2005) **Prime Minister – **# Nambaryn Enkhbayar,
Prime Minister of Mongolia The Prime Minister of Mongolia () is the head of government of Mongolia and heads the Mongolian cabinet. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Mongolian parliament or the State Great Hural, and can be removed by the parliament with a vote of no ...
(2000–2004) **# Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj,
Prime Minister of Mongolia The Prime Minister of Mongolia () is the head of government of Mongolia and heads the Mongolian cabinet. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Mongolian parliament or the State Great Hural, and can be removed by the parliament with a vote of no ...
(2004–2006) * **Head of State –
Than Shwe Than Shwe ( my, သန်းရွှေ, ; born 2 February 1933 or 3 May 1935) is a Burmese strongman politician who was the head of state of Myanmar from 1992 to 2011 as Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC). During this ...
, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar (1992–2011) **Prime Minister – **# Khin Nyunt,
Prime Minister of Myanmar The prime minister of Myanmar is the head of government of Myanmar. The post was re-established in 2021 by the State Administration Council, the country's ruling military junta, to lead its nominally-civilian provisional government. The provis ...
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Soe Win Soe Win is the name of: * Soe Win (prime minister) (1947–2007), Prime Minister of Burma * Soe Win (general), deputy commander-in-chief of the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) * Soe Win (minister) (born 1938), Minister for Planning and Finance of ...
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Prime Minister of Myanmar The prime minister of Myanmar is the head of government of Myanmar. The post was re-established in 2021 by the State Administration Council, the country's ruling military junta, to lead its nominally-civilian provisional government. The provis ...
(2004–2007) * **Monarch –
Gyanendra Gyanendra Shah ( ne, ज्ञानेन्द्र शाह, born 7 July 1947) is a former monarch who was the last King of Nepal, reigning from 2001 to 2008. As a child, he was briefly king from 1950 to 1951, when his grandfather, Tribhuva ...
, King of Nepal (2001–2008) **Prime Minister – **# Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (2003–2004) **# Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal (2004–2005) * **Monarch – Qaboos bin Said al Said,
Sultan of Oman The sultan of the Sultanate of Oman is the monarchical head of state and head of government of Oman. It is the most powerful position in the country. The sultans of Oman are members of the Busaid dynasty, which has been the ruling family of O ...
(1970–2020) **Prime Minister – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Prime Minister of Oman (1972–2020) * **President –
Pervez Musharraf General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of the ...
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President of Pakistan The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.Zafarullah Khan Jamali,
Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Paki ...
(2002–2004) **# Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain,
Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Paki ...
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Shaukat Aziz Shaukat Aziz ( ur, ; born 6 March 1949) is a Pakistani former banker and financier who served as 17th prime minister of Pakistan from 28 August 2004 to 15 November 2007, as well as the finance minister of Pakistan from 6 November 1999 to 15 ...
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Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Paki ...
(2004–2007) * **President –
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (, born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician serving as one of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House Deputy Spe ...
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President of the Philippines The president of the Philippines ( fil, Pangulo ng Pilipinas, sometimes referred to as ''Presidente ng Pilipinas'') is the head of state, head of government and chief executive of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of t ...
(2001–2010) * **Monarch – Sheikh
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, حمد بن خليفة الثاني; born 1 January 1952) is a member of the ruling Al Thani Qatari royal family. He was the ruling Emir of Qatar from 1995 ...
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Emir of Qatar The Emir, or Amir, of the State of Qatar ( ar, أمیر دولة قطر) is the monarch and head of state of the country. He is also the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and guarantor of the Constitution. He holds the most powerful positio ...
(1995–2013) **Prime Minister – Sheikh
Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani ( ar, عبد الله بن خليفة آل ثاني; born 11 February 1958) was Prime Minister of Qatar from 29 October 1996 to 3 April 2007. He served as an advisor to the Emir and often represented him at ceremon ...
, Prime Minister of Qatar (1996–2007) * **Monarch – Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005) **Regent – Crown Prince Abdullah, Regent of Saudi Arabia (1996–2005) **Prime Minister – Fahd,
Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia The prime minister of Saudi Arabia is the chair of the Council of Ministers and head of government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mohammed bin Salman has been Prime Minister since 27 September 2022. The post has always been held by either the K ...
(1982–2005) * **President –
S. R. Nathan Sellapan Ramanathan (; 3 July 1924 – 22 August 2016),. often known as S. R. Nathan, was a Singaporean politician who served as the sixth president of Singapore between 1999 and 2011. He was also the longest-serving president in Singapore's hi ...
, President of Singapore (1999–2011) **Prime Minister – **# Goh Chok Tong,
Prime Minister of Singapore The prime minister of Singapore is the head of government of the Republic of Singapore. The president appoints the prime minister, a Member of Parliament (MP) who in their opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of the majority of ...
(1990–2004) **# Lee Hsien Loong,
Prime Minister of Singapore The prime minister of Singapore is the head of government of the Republic of Singapore. The president appoints the prime minister, a Member of Parliament (MP) who in their opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of the majority of ...
(2004–present) * **President –
Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga ( si, චන්ද්‍රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග, ta, சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்க குமாரதுங்க; born 29 Ju ...
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President of Sri Lanka The President of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති ''Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi''; ta, இலங்கை சனாதிபதி ''Ilankai janātipati'') is the head of state and head of government of t ...
(1994–2005) **Prime Minister – **# Ranil Wickremesinghe,
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka The Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head and most senior member of parliament in the cabinet of ministers. It is the second-most powerful position in Sri Lanka's executive branch behind the president, wh ...
(2001–2004) **#
Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa ( si, මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, ta, மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to ...
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Prime Minister of Sri Lanka The Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head and most senior member of parliament in the cabinet of ministers. It is the second-most powerful position in Sri Lanka's executive branch behind the president, wh ...
(2004–2005) * **President –
Bashar al-Assad Bashar Hafez al-Assad, ', Levantine pronunciation: ; (, born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the 19th president of Syria, since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and the ...
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President of Syria The president of Syria, officially the president of the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: رئيس سوريا) is the head of state of the Syrian Arab Republic. They are vested with sweeping powers that may be delegated, at their sole discretion, to ...
(2000–present) **Prime Minister – Muhammad Naji al-Otari,
Prime Minister of Syria The prime minister of Syria (Arabic: رئيس وزراء سوريا), formally titled the president of the Council of Ministers ( ar, رئيس مجلس الوزراء), is the head of government of the Syrian Arab Republic. Nomination The prime ...
(2003–2011) * **President – Chen Shui-bian,
President of Taiwan The president of the Republic of China, now often referred to as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Republic of China (ROC), as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The position once had aut ...
(2000–2008) **Premier – Yu Shyi-kun, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2002–2005) * **President – Emomali Rahmonov,
President of Tajikistan The president of Tajikistan is the head of state and de facto head of government of the Republic of Tajikistan. The president heads the executive branch of the country's federal government and is the supreme commander in chief of the Armed Forc ...
(1992–present) **Prime Minister –
Oqil Oqilov Oqil Ghaybulloyevich Oqilov ( tg, Оқил Ғайбуллоевич Оқилов, ''Oqil Ghaybulloyevich Oqilov''; russian: Окил Гайбуллаевич Окилов; born 2 February 1944) is a Tajikistani politician. He was the 7th Prime Mini ...
, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–2013) * **Monarch –
Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...
, King of Thailand (1946–2016) **Prime Minister –
Thaksin Shinawatra Thaksin Shinawatra ( th, ทักษิณ ชินวัตร; ; ; Chinese: 丘達新; cnr, Taksin Šinavatra; born 26 July 1949), is a Thai businessman, politician and visiting professor. He served in the Thai Police from 1973 to 1987, a ...
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Prime Minister of Thailand The prime minister of Thailand ( th, นายกรัฐมนตรี, , ; literally 'chief minister of state') is the head of government of Thailand. The prime minister is also the chair of the Cabinet of Thailand. The post has existed si ...
(2001–2006) * **President –
Ahmet Necdet Sezer Ahmet Necdet Sezer (; born 13 September 1941) is a Turkish statesman and judge who served as the tenth president of Turkey from 2000 to 2007. Previously he was president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey from 1998 to 2002. The Grand Nationa ...
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President of Turkey The president of Turkey, officially the president of the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı), is the head of state and head of government of Turkey. The president directs the executive branch of the government of Tu ...
(2000–2007) **Prime Minister –
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician serving as the List of presidents of Turkey, 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as prime minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as Lis ...
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Prime Minister of Turkey The prime minister of the Republic of Turkey (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Başbakanı'') was the head of government of the Republic of Turkey from 1920 to 2018, who led a political coalition in the Grand National Assembly of ...
(2003–2014) * **President –
Saparmurat Niyazov Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov; tk, Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow, in Cyrillic: Сапармырат Атаевич Ныязов (19 February 1940 – 21 December 2006), also known as Turkmenbashi, was a Turkmen politician who rule ...
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President of Turkmenistan The president of Turkmenistan ( tk, Türkmenistanyň prezidenti), officially the president and chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, is the head of state and head of government of Turkmenistan. The president is also the supreme c ...
(1990–2006) * **President – **#Sheikh
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, زَايِد بِن سُلْطَان آل نَهْيَان, Zāyed bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was an Emirati politician, statesman, and philanthropist who served as ...
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President of the United Arab Emirates The president of the United Arab Emirates, or the Raʾīs ( ar, رَئِيْس), is the head of state of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The president and vice-president are elected every five years by the Federal Supreme Council. Though the p ...
(1976–2004) **#Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Acting President of the United Arab Emirates (2004) **#Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
President of the United Arab Emirates The president of the United Arab Emirates, or the Raʾīs ( ar, رَئِيْس), is the head of state of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The president and vice-president are elected every five years by the Federal Supreme Council. Though the p ...
(2004–present) **Prime Minister – Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates The Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates is the head of government of the Federal government of the United Arab Emirates. While not required by the UAE constitution, the practice is that the ruler of Dubai serve as the prime minister and ...
(1990–2006) * **President – Islam Karimov,
President of Uzbekistan The president of the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti, Ўзбекистон Республикасининг Президенти) is the head of state and executive authority in Uzbekistan. The office of Pre ...
(1990–2016) **Prime Minister – Shavkat Mirziyoyev,
Prime Minister of Uzbekistan This is a list of prime ministers of Uzbekistan ( uz, O‘zbekiston bosh vaziri), from the establishment of the office in 1925 as the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Uzbek SSR to the present day. The current prime minister, Abdulla ...
(2003–2016) * **Communist Party Leader –
Nông Đức Mạnh Nông Đức Mạnh (; born 11 September 1940) is a Vietnamese politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the most powerful position in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, from 22 April 2001 to 19 January 2011. ...
, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001–2011) **President – Trần Đức Lương, President of Vietnam (1997–2006) **Prime Minister – Phan Văn Khải, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997–2006) * **President – Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1978–2012) **Prime Minister – Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Prime Minister of Yemen (2001–2007)


Europe

* **President – Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–2007) **Prime Minister – Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002–2005) * **Monarchs – ***French Co-Prince – Jacques Chirac, Co-Princes of Andorra, French Co-prince of Andorra (1995–2007) ****Co-Prince's Representative – Philippe Massoni (2002–2007) ***Episcopal Co-Prince – Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Co-Princes of Andorra, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (2003–present) ****Co-Prince's Representative – Nemesi Marqués Oste (1993–2012) **Prime Minister – Marc Forné Molné, Prime Minister of Andorra, Head of Government of Andorra (1994–2005) * **President – Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008) **Prime Minister – Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007) * **President – **#Thomas Klestil, President of Austria, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004) **#Andreas Khol, Barbara Prammer, and Thomas Prinzhorn; President of Austria, Acting Heads of State of Austria (2004) **#Heinz Fischer, President of Austria, Federal President of Austria (2004–2016) **Chancellor – Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007) * **President – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present) **Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–2018) ** (international recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh, unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Arkadi Ghukasyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (1997–2007) ***Prime Minister – Anushavan Danielyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (1999–2007) * **President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present) **Prime Minister – Sergei Sidorsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2003–2010) * **Monarch – Albert II of Belgium, Albert II, monarchy of Belgium, King of the Belgians (1993–2013) **Prime Minister – Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008) * **Head of State – Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina ***Serb Member – Borislav Paravac (2003–2006; Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004–2005) ***Bosniak Member – Sulejman Tihić (2002–2006; Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004) ***Croat Member – Dragan Čović (2002–2005, Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–2004) **Prime Minister – Adnan Terzić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2007) **High Representative – Lord Paddy Ashdown, (Paddy) Ashdown, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2006) * **President – Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–2012) **Prime Minister – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2001–2005) * **President – Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–2010) **Prime Minister – Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia (2003–2009) * **President – Tassos Papadopoulos, President of Cyprus (2003–2008) ** (international recognition of Northern Cyprus, unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Rauf Denktaş, President of Northern Cyprus (1976–2005) ***Prime Minister – ***#Derviş Eroğlu, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1996–2004) ***#Mehmet Ali Talat, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2004–2005) * **President – Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003–2013) **Prime Minister – **#Vladimír Špidla, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2002–2004) **#Stanislav Gross, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2004–2005) * **Monarch – Margrethe II of Denmark, Margrethe II, monarchy of Denmark, Queen of Denmark (1972–present) **Prime Minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–2009) * **President – Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–2006) **Prime Minister – Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia (2003–2005) * **President – Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–2012) **Prime Minister – Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland (2003–2010) * **President – Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007) **Prime Minister – Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France (2002–2005) * **President – **#Nino Burjanadze, President of Georgia, Acting President of Georgia (2003–2004) **#Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia (2004–2007) **Prime Minister – Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of Georgia (2003–2005) ** (international recognition of Abkhazia, unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1990–2005) ***Prime Minister – ***#Raul Khajimba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2003–2004) ***#Nodar Khashba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2004–2005) ** (international recognition of South Ossetia, unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–2011) ***Prime Minister – Igor Sanakoyev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2003–2005) * **President – **#Johannes Rau, President of Germany, Federal President of Germany (1999–2004) **#Horst Köhler, President of Germany, Federal President of Germany (2004–2010) **Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany (1949–), Federal Chancellor of Germany (1998–2005) * **President – Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005) **Prime Minister – **#Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996–2004) **#Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece (2004–2009) * **President – Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–2005) **Prime Minister **#Péter Medgyessy, Prime Minister of Hungary (2002–2004) **#Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of Hungary (2004–2009) * **President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–2016) **Prime Minister – **#Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991–2004) **#Halldór Ásgrímsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (2004–2006) * **President – Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–2011) **Prime Minister – Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach, Taoiseach of Ireland (1997–2008) * **President – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999–2006) **Prime Minister – Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2001–2006) * **President – Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007) **Prime Minister – **#Einars Repše, Prime Minister of Latvia (2002–2004) **#Indulis Emsis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2004) **#Aigars Kalvītis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2004–2007) * **Monarch – Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present) **Regent – Hereditary Prince Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, Alois, Regent of Liechtenstein (2004–present) **Prime Minister – Otmar Hasler, Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–2009) * **President – **#Rolandas Paksas, President of Lithuania (2003–2004) **#Artūras Paulauskas, President of Lithuania, Acting President of Lithuania (2004) **#Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (2004–2009) **Prime Minister – Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006) * **Monarch – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri, monarchy of Luxembourg, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present) **Prime Minister – Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–2013) * **President – **#Boris Trajkovski, President of Macedonia (1999–2004) **#Ljupčo Jordanovski, President of Macedonia, Acting President of Macedonia (2004) **#Branko Crvenkovski, President of Macedonia (2004–2009) **Prime Minister – **#Branko Crvenkovski, Prime Minister of Macedonia, President of the Government of Macedonia (2002–2004) **#Radmila Šekerinska, Prime Minister of Macedonia, Acting President of the Government of Macedonia (2004) **#Hari Kostov, Prime Minister of Macedonia, President of the Government of Macedonia (2004) **#Radmila Šekerinska, Prime Minister of Macedonia, Acting President of the Government of Macedonia (2004) **#Vlado Bučkovski, Prime Minister of Macedonia, President of the Government of Macedonia (2004–2006) * **President – **#Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999–2004) **#Eddie Fenech Adami, President of Malta (2004–2009) **Prime Minister – **#Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998–2004) **#Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta (2004–2013) * **President – Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–2009) **Prime Minister – Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–2008) ** (international recognition of Transnistria, unrecognised, secessionist state) ***President – Igor Smirnov (politician), Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1990–2011) * **Monarch – Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Rainier III, monarchy of Monaco, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (1949–2005) **Prime Minister – Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State (Monaco), Minister of State of Monaco (2000–2005) * **Monarch – Beatrix of the Netherlands, Beatrix, monarchy of the Netherlands, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013) ** (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) ***Prime Minister – Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002–2010) ** (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) ***''see '' ** (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) ***''see '' * **Monarch – Harald V of Norway, Harald V, monarchy of Norway, King of Norway (1991–present) **Regent – Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, Haakon, Regent of Norway (2003–2004) **Prime Minister – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–2005) * **President – Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995–2005) **Prime Minister – **#Leszek Miller, Prime Minister of Poland, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2001–2004) **#Marek Belka, Prime Minister of Poland, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2004–2005) * **President – Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–2006) **Prime Minister – **#José Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal (2002–2004) **#Pedro Santana Lopes, Prime Minister of Portugal (2004–2005) * **President – **#Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000–2004) **#Traian Băsescu, President of Romania (2004–2014) **Prime Minister – **#Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000–2004) **#Eugen Bejinariu, Prime Minister of Romania, Acting Prime Minister of Romania (2004) **#Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Prime Minister of Romania (2004–2008) * **President – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008) **Prime Minister – **#Mikhail Kasyanov, Prime Minister of Russia, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2000–2004) **#Viktor Khristenko, Prime Minister of Russia, Acting Chairman of the Government of Russia (2004) **#Mikhail Fradkov, Prime Minister of Russia, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2004–2007) * **Captains-Regent – **#Giovanni Lonfernini and Valeria Ciavatta, Captains Regent, Captains Regent of San Marino (2003–2004) **#Paolo Bollini and Marino Riccardi, Captains Regent, Captains Regent of San Marino (2004) **#Giuseppe Arzilli and Roberto Raschi, Captains Regent, Captains Regent of San Marino (2004–2005) * **President – Svetozar Marović, President of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) **Prime Minister – Svetozar Marović, Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) **Kosovo (Kosovo#Post-war, Self-Governing Entity United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, under UN administration) ***President – Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo (2002–2006) ***Prime Minister – ***#Bajram Rexhepi, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2002–2004) ***#Ramush Haradinaj, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2004–2005) ***UN Special Representative – ***#Harri Holkeri, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2003–2004) ***#Charles H. Brayshaw, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2004) ***#Søren Jessen-Petersen, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2004–2006) * **President – **#Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999–2004) **#Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia (2004–2014) **Prime Minister – Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006) * **President – Janez Drnovšek, President of Slovenia (2002–2007) **Prime Minister – **#Anton Rop, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2002–2004) **#Janez Janša, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2004–2008) * **Monarch – Juan Carlos I of Spain, Juan Carlos I, monarchy of Spain, King of Spain (1975–2014) **Prime Minister – **#José María Aznar, Prime Minister of Spain, President of the Government of Spain (1996–2004) **#José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain, President of the Government of Spain (2004–2011) * **Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, monarchy of Sweden, King of Sweden (1973–present) **Prime Minister – Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–2006) * **Council – Swiss Federal Council, Federal Council of Switzerland ***Members – Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010), Pascal Couchepin (1998–2009), Joseph Deiss (1999–2006; President of the Swiss Confederation, President of Switzerland, 2004), Samuel Schmid (2000–2008), Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–2011), Christoph Blocher (2003–2007), and Hans-Rudolf Merz (2003–2010) * **President – Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005) **Prime Minister – **#Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2002–2005) **#Mykola Azarov, Prime Minister of Ukraine, Acting Prime Minister of Ukraine (2004) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of the United Kingdom, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022) **Prime Minister – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007) ** (Crown dependencies, Crown dependency of the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
) ***Lieutenant-Governor – Ian Macfadyen, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2000–2005) ***Chief Minister – ***#Richard Corkill, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2001–2004) ***#Donald Gelling, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2004–2006) ** (Crown dependencies, Crown dependency of the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
) ***Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Foley (British Army general, born 1939), John Foley, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2000–2005) ***Bailiff – Sir de Vic Carey, Bailiff of Guernsey (1999–2005) ***Chief Minister – Laurie Morgan, Chief Minister of Guernsey (2004–2007) ** (Crown dependencies, Crown dependency of the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
) ***Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Cheshire, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2001–2006) ***Bailiff – Sir Philip Bailhache, Bailiff of Jersey (1995–2009) ** ( Overseas Territory of the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
) ***Governor – Sir Francis Richards (diplomat), Francis Richards, Governor of Gibraltar (2003–2006) ***Chief Minister – Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–2011) * **Monarch – Pope John Paul II, list of sovereigns of Vatican City State, Sovereign of Vatican City (1978–2005) **Head of Government – Cardinal Edmund Szoka, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1997–2006) **Holy See (legal status of the Holy See, ''sui generis'' subject of public international law) ***Secretary of State – Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006)


North America

* ( Overseas Territory of the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
) **Governor – **#Peter Johnstone (governor), Peter Johnstone, Governor of Anguilla (2000–2004) **#Mark Andrew Capes, Governor of Anguilla, Acting Governor of Anguilla (2004) **#Alan Huckle, Governor of Anguilla (2004–2006) **Chief Minister – Osbourne Fleming, Chief Minister of Anguilla (2000–2010) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Antigua and Barbuda, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–2022) **Governor-General – Sir James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993–2007) **Prime Minister – **#Lester Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004) **#Baldwin Spencer (politician), Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (2004–2014) * (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) **Governor – **#Olindo Koolman, Governor of Aruba (1992–2004) **#Fredis Refunjol, Governor of Aruba (2004–2016) **Prime Minister – Nelson Oduber, Prime Minister of Aruba (2001–2009) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of the Bahamas, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–2022) **Governor-General – Dame Ivy Dumont, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2001–2005) **Prime Minister – Perry Christie, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2002–2007) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Barbados, Queen of Barbados (1966–2021) **Governor-General – Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996–2011) **Prime Minister – Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados (1994–2008) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Belize, Queen of Belize (1981–2022) **Governor-General – Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–2021) **Prime Minister – Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize (1998–2008) * ( Overseas Territory of the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
) **Governor – Sir John Vereker (governor), John Vereker, Governor of Bermuda (2002–2007) **Premier – Alex Scott (politician), Alex Scott, Premier of Bermuda (2003–2006) * ( Overseas Territory of the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
) **Governor – Tom Macan, Governor of the Virgin Islands, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2002–2006) **Chief Minister – Orlando Smith, Chief Minister of the Virgin Islands, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (2003–2007) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Canada, Queen of Canada (1952–2022) **Governor-General – Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada (1999–2005) **Prime Minister – Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada (2003–2006) * ( Overseas Territory of the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
) **Governor – Bruce Dinwiddy, Governor of the Cayman Islands (2002–2005) **Head of Government – McKeeva Bush, Leader of Government Business of the Cayman Islands (2001–2005) * **President – Abel Pacheco, President of Costa Rica (2002–2006) * **Communist Party Leader – Fidel Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011) **President – Fidel Castro, President of Cuba, President of the Council of State of Cuba (1976–2008) **Prime Minister – Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba, President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (1959–2008) * **President – Nicholas Liverpool, President of Dominica (2003–2012) **Prime Minister – **#Pierre Charles (Dominican politician), Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (2000–2004) **#Osborne Riviere, Prime Minister of Dominica, Acting Prime Minister of Dominica (2004) **#Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica (2004–present) * **President – **#Hipólito Mejía, President of the Dominican Republic (2000–2004) **#Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic (2004–2012) * **President – **#Francisco Flores Pérez, President of El Salvador (1999–2004) **#Antonio Saca, President of El Salvador (2004–2009) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Grenada, Queen of Grenada (1974–2022) **Governor-General – Sir Daniel Williams (governor-general), Daniel Williams, Governor-General of Grenada (1996–2008) **Prime Minister – Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (1995–2008) * **President – **#Alfonso Portillo, President of Guatemala (2000–2004) **#Óscar Berger, President of Guatemala (2004–2008) * **President – **#Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti (2001–2004) **#Boniface Alexandre, President of Haiti (2004–2006) **Prime Minister – **#Yvon Neptune, Prime Minister of Haiti (2002–2004) **#Gérard Latortue, Prime Minister of Haiti (2004–2006) * **President – Ricardo Maduro, President of Honduras (2002–2006) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Jamaica, Queen of Jamaica (1962–2022) **Governor-General – Sir Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991–2006) **Prime Minister – P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992–2006) * **President – Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000–2006) * ( Overseas Territory of the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
) **Governor – **#Tony Longrigg, Governor of Montserrat (2001–2004) **#Sir Howard Fergus, Governor of Montserrat, Acting Governor of Montserrat (2004) **#Deborah Barnes-Jones, Governor of Montserrat (2004–2007) **Chief Minister – John Osborne (Montserrat politician), John Osborne, Chief Minister of Montserrat (2001–2006) * (Constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) **Governor – Frits Goedgedrag, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (2002–2010) **Prime Minister – **#Mirna Louisa-Godett, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (2003–2004) **#Etienne Ys, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (2004–2006) * **President – Enrique Bolaños, President of Nicaragua (2002–2007) * **President – **#Mireya Moscoso, President of Panama (1999–2004) **#Martín Torrijos, President of Panama (2004–2009) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–2022) **Governor-General – Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996–2013) **Prime Minister – Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995–2015) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Saint Lucia, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–2022) **Governor-General – Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997–2017) **Prime Minister – Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1997–2006) *  ( overseas collectivity of
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) **Prefect – Claude Valleix, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2002–2005) **Head of Government – Marc Plantegenest, President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2000–2005) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–2022) **Governor-General – Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002–2019) **Prime Minister – Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001–present) * **President – George Maxwell Richards, President of Trinidad and Tobago (2003–2013) **Prime Minister – Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2001–2010) * ( Overseas Territory of the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
) **Governor – Jim Poston, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2002–2005) **Chief Minister – Michael Misick, Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2003–2009) * **President – George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001–2009) ** (Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of the United States) ***Governor – Sila María Calderón, Governor of Puerto Rico (2001–2005) ** (insular area of the United States) ***Governor – Charles Wesley Turnbull, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (1999–2007)


Oceania

* (Territories of the United States, unorganised, territories of the United States, unincorporated territory of the United States) **Governor – Togiola Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa (2003–2013) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Australia, Queen of Australia (1952–2022) **Governor-General – Michael Jeffery, Governor-General of Australia (2003–2008) **Prime Minister – John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–2007) ** (Australian Indian Ocean Territories, external territory of Australia) ***Administrator – Evan Williams (diplomat), Evan Williams, Administrator of Christmas Island (2003–2005) ***Shire-President – Gordon Thomson (Christmas Island), Gordon Thomson, President of Shire of Christmas Island Shire Council, Shire president of Christmas Island (2003–2011) ** (Australian Indian Ocean Territories, external territory of Australia) ***Administrator – Evan Williams (diplomat), Evan Williams, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2003–2005) ***Shire-President – Ronald Grant (Cocos Islands), Ronald Grant, President of the Shire of Cocos Council, Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001–2007) ** (politics of Norfolk Island#Relationship with Australia, self-governing territory of Australia) ***Administrator – Grant Tambling, Administrator of Norfolk Island (2003–2007) ***Chief Minister – Geoffrey Robert Gardner, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2001–2006) * **President – Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (2000–2006) **Prime Minister – Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2001–2006) *  ( overseas collectivity of
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) **High Commissioner – Michel Mathieu (French politician), Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2001–2005) **President – **#Gaston Flosse, President of French Polynesia, President of the Government of French Polynesia (1991–2004) **#Oscar Temaru, President of French Polynesia (2004) **#Gaston Flosse, President of French Polynesia (2004–2005) * (insular area of the United States) **Governor – Felix Perez Camacho, Governor of Guam (2003–2011) * **President – Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003–2016) * **President – Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–2008) * **President – Joseph Urusemal, President of Micronesia (2003–2007) * **President – **#René Harris, President of Nauru (2003–2004) **#Ludwig Scotty, President of Nauru (2004–2007) * (French overseas departments and territories#Special collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) **High Commissioner – Daniel Constantin (administrator), Daniel Constantin, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2002–2005) **Head of Government – **#Pierre Frogier, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2001–2004) **#Marie-Noëlle Thémereau, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2004–2007) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of New Zealand, Queen of New Zealand (1952–2022) **Governor-General – Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–2006) **Prime Minister – Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–2008) ** (associated state of New Zealand) ***Queen's Representative – Sir Frederick Tutu Goodwin, Queen's Representative, Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2001–2013) ***Prime Minister – ***#Robert Woonton, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2002–2004) ***#Jim Marurai, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2004–2010) ** (associated state of New Zealand) ***Premier – Young Vivian, Premier of Niue (2002–2008) **Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand) ***Administrator – Neil Walter, Administrator of Tokelau (2003–2006) ***Head of Government – ***#Kolouei O'Brien, list of heads of government of Tokelau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2003–2004) ***#Patuki Isaako, list of heads of government of Tokelau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2004–2005) * (Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of the United States) **Governor – Juan Babauta, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2002–2006) * **President – Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2001–2009) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Papua New Guinea, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–2022) **Governor-General – **#Bill Skate, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, Acting Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2003–2004) **#Jeffrey Nape, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, Acting Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2004) **#Sir Paulias Matane, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2004–2010) **Prime Minister – Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002–2010) * ( Overseas Territory of the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
) **Governor – Richard Fell, Governor of Pitcairn, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2001–2006) **Mayor – **#Steve Christian, Mayor of Pitcairn, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (1999–2004) **#Brenda Christian, Mayor of Pitcairn, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (2004) * **Head of State – Malietoa Tanumafili II, O le Ao o le Malo, O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa (1962–2007) **Prime Minister – Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998–2021) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of the Solomon Islands, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–2022) **Governor-General – **#Sir John Lapli, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1999–2004) **#Nathaniel Waena, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2004–2009) **Prime Minister – Sir Allan Kemakeza, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2001–2006) * **Monarch – Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, monarchy of Tonga, King of Tonga (1965–2006) **Prime Minister – Prince Tupou VI, Lavaka Ata ʻUlukālala, Prime Minister of Tonga (2000–2006) * **Monarch – Elizabeth II, monarchy of Tuvalu, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–2022) **Governor-General – Faimalaga Luka, Governor-General of Tuvalu (2003–2005) **Prime Minister – **#Saufatu Sopoanga, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2002–2004) **#Maatia Toafa, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2004–2006) * **President – **#John Bani, President of Vanuatu (1999–2004) **#Roger Abiut, President of Vanuatu, Acting President of Vanuatu (2004) **#Alfred Maseng, President of Vanuatu (2004) **#Roger Abiut, President of Vanuatu, Acting President of Vanuatu (2004) **#Josias Moli, President of Vanuatu, Acting President of Vanuatu (2004) **#Kalkot Mataskelekele, President of Vanuatu (2004–2009) **Prime Minister – **#Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2001–2004) **#Serge Vohor, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2004) **#Ham Lini, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2004–2008) *  ( overseas collectivity of
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) **Administrator – Christian Job, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2002–2005) **Head of Government – Patalione Kanimoa, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2001–2005)


South America

* **President – Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina (2003–2007) * **President – Carlos Mesa, President of Bolivia (2003–2005) * **President – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil (2003–2010) * **President – Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile (2000–2006) * **President – Álvaro Uribe, President of Colombia (2002–2010) * **President – Lucio Gutiérrez, President of Ecuador (2003–2005) * ( Overseas Territory of the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
) **Governor – Howard Pearce, Governor of the Falkland Islands (2002–2006) * **President – Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999–2011) **Prime Minister – Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999–2015) * **President – Nicanor Duarte, President of Paraguay (2003–2008) * **President – Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru (2001–2006) **Prime Minister – Carlos Ferrero, Prime Minister of Peru, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2003–2005) * **President – Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (2000–2010) * **President – Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, President of Uruguay (2000–2005) * **President – Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (2002–2013)


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